Everything is worth fighting for

Rocco "Lightning" Bolt | 21 years old | Wilmington born and raised | Professional fighter | Bouncer at night | Can easily fuck you up

[ella-halder]

“But you can at least have conversations, right? You’re really going through life with the minimal contact necessarily?“ he asked. He kept to himself a lot, but not having friends? That was impossible to imagine.

“Only when I have no other choice. It may sound crazy, but I guess I’m just fucking nuts, and off my meds. But that’s a me problem.” He would probably think she was being sarcastic. She would let him think that. 

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“Well, then I’ll keep you with your problems,“ he said and lay down. He grabbed the bar and started pressing the weight.

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spencerconrxd:

“I’m sorry, Roc. I know how hard that must be. Support from family means the world, but sometimes we still need to push and live our lives the way that we want to. I’ll let you know, you’re not the only one who is being themselves and doesn’t have their family’s support.” 

“I luckily do have the support of my father. And my brother doesn’t really have an opinion on the matter,“ Rocco said, “But I just wish my whole family would support me in it,“ he said and sighed. “I guess that fighting to make a living isn’t the most ideal career, but it’s what I want. It makes me happy. All she sees is me getting my ass kicked. Which rarely happens. I mean, I haven’t lost a kickbox match in over a year!“

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welshfirefighter:

“Then they just don’t want that tahappensagain” he remember how worried his mom was when he became a firefighter. “How so? If you don’t me askin’ “

“It’s that I’ve already invested money in training,“ Rocco said. “And it was Christmas of all days they decided to talk to me about it. And that the match is coming up. I don’t need to feel doubt, right now. When I enter the octagon and I don’t feel 100% good about the fight, than I will get hurt.“

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liana-ruzzo:

“Yeah. I guess just try to remember that, not many people are lucky enough to be in a close family.” She smiled softly at the stranger, listening intently to his description. “That sounds intense. I can imagine how crazy the training must be, but I’m sure you must be passionate about it if you decided to take all that on. I don’t think I could ever do anything like that.” She shrugged. “I’m Liana by the way.”

“Yeah, I’ve heard that before,“ he smiled, “Thanks though. For listening to me.“ He nodded, “It is. But I love it and it’s all worth it. Normal jobs aren’t for me. I work as a bouncer as well, but that gets boring really quickly,“ Rocco said, “And it’s nice to meet you. I’m Rocco.“

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kangmichael:

His eyes widened a little and he couldn’t help his lingering stare. “Is that dangerous?” He’d only ever seen professional fighters on television; Michael had always considered them as a type of celebrity. “Did you always want to do that?”

“It is if you lose,“ Rocco chuckled, “Which I barely do. Undefeated for over a year, actually.“ He smiled, “I wanted to become a professional kickboxer when I was about 9. When I was 18 that shifted towards MMA. I’m now 21 I have my first MMA match in a month.“

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camden-booth:

“They could just be concerned about your health. They probably don’t want to see you hurt.”

“I get hurt a lot. It’s part of the job. I mean, I was in the hospital two years ago because of a punctured lung. But I’m better now, and I haven’t lost a kickbox fight in over a year.“

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thedevlinmarks:

“I’m sure it’s for other purposes other than just for the government’s knowledge, like organizing both of your finances once you marry - I don’t know. I’ve never thought about marriage too much, it’s honestly not of interest to me.”

“I just hate you need a marriage certificate to take care of things like finances. Or when the other person gets hurt and you can’t visit them at the hospital unless you’re family or married. Or when it comes to having children,“ Rocco said and shook his head. “I just think marriage is bullshit. So, yeah, I don’t care for it. Especially if the person gets asked in a public bathroom.“

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ella-halder:

“I think I’ll pass, I have no need to prove myself to you.” She had no lack of confidence when it came to fighting; it was the one thing in life she was sure of. “Yeah, pretty much. I don’t understand why that’s so strange to people. You don’t have to know everything about someone to keep a weight from crushing their skull.”

“But you can at least have conversations, right? You’re really going through life with the minimal contact necessarily?“ he asked. He kept to himself a lot, but not having friends? That was impossible to imagine.

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ella-halder:

“Neither have I.” She pointed out, eyebrows raising. “And I don’t fight where there’s all the rules to keep people from killing each other.” She wasn’t afraid to fight dirty. Her eyes rolled and she looked away. “I don’t do friends. I’m a shitty person and family means nothing but hell to me. Sorry if you have a problem with that.” She shrugged, pulling her hands out of her pockets. “Not particularly, but I will.”

“We can totally have a fight, if you want,“ he grinned, “I’m not opposed to hitting girls, if they’re asking for it.“ He put some weights on the bar and sat down. “So we just work out and don’t talk about anything that’s going on in our lives?“

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liana-ruzzo:

“Parents are parents. They don’t know better…sorry. I don’t mean to defend them. I’m sure that’s not what you want to hear right now. I’m sure they’ll come around. So, are you a boxer? Wrestler? Sorry. I don’t know much about the sport.”

“It’s fine. I know I should try to see it from their point of view. We’re a tight family, we don’t fight a lot. So I guess I’m also just taking it harder than I should,“ he said and shook his head. “And yeah, kickboxer. But I’m switching to MMA. It’s mixed martial arts. All kinds of fighting styles in one. So some boxing, wresting, muay thai, jiu-jitsu. That kinda thing.“

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welshfirefighter:

“Maybe ‘cause it didn’t hit them before now, that you actually have a match’ he said with a frown “This is not really them not supportin’ you, this is just probably them bein’ scared that you will be seriously hurt”

“I have already been seriously hurt,” Rocco mumbled. “But I guess I get it. The timing is just terrible.“

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ella-halder:

“If you want to find yourself lying on the ground struggling for air, you can certainly try.” He might fight professionally, but she spent her free time going to underground fights and winning. She was small, but she’d taken down people bigger than him. “Great. Then go complain somewhere else, around someone that might give a shit. Because I really don’t want to hear about family shit right now.”

“But I won’t,“ he grinned, “Do I need to remind you I haven’t lost a fight in over a year?“ His grin faltered. “I thought we were friends, El. I thought we gave a shit about each other. We look out for each other when we take work outs too far. I just thought I could talk to you. Apparently not,“ he said and sighed. “You want to spot?“

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thedevlinmarks:

“Well, that makes the two of us. I don’t quite understand it either.”

“I just don’t see why you need to do all these gestures to convince other people you love someone. I mean, marriage... why does it even exist? Just so the government knows you love someone? It only causes trouble.“

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ella-halder:

“A petrified squid. I thought it encapsulated how I feel about him quite well.” He wasn’t the only coworker to think her stranger, and that much didn’t really bother her. “Well, I’m really never one to listen to complaining. Especially when it comes to family. Suck it up and be grateful you even have a family around to disagree with.”

“I can put you in a chokehold and make you listen to me complaining,“ he challenged her. “And I get it I’m lucky. But I don’t know differently, so it’s a bit hard for me to just ‘suck it up’.“

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thedevlinmarks:

“Sure does. But there wasn’t anyone else in there besides us three and it didn’t bother me any.”

“It’s a weird story. Why... why do it in the men’s room. With another man there? I don’t get love. At all.“

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welshfirefighter:

“Maybe they are just scared? ‘Cause that wouldn’t be surprisin’, they love you, you know? They don’t want bad things ta bad ta you”

“I guess. But they know I’ve been wanting to be an MMA fighter for a while now. So... why fight it now? Now I got an actual match booked and am busy with preparing.“ He sighed, “It just sucks. I love them, but I love MMA and kickboxing too.“

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colbylennon:

“There’s a tentative line between support and being scared shitless about your safety, handsome. One blow too square to the face and you’ll land yourself in hospital or worse…gross looking. Not that I’m condoning the yelling…”

“How is gross looking worse than the hospital?“ he asked with a soft chuckle. He appreciated it though. What she was saying did make sense. “And I have been in the hospital before. I had a punctured lung. I guess, maybe, they’re afraid of it happening again.“