Past ..

It wasn't inherent but an imbibed characteristic inspired due to the childhood trauma of physical abuse.
Each morning brought along along with it the nightmarish baggage of the past filling him with anger and frustration.
He used a punching bag to transfer his anguish resulting in rippling muscles and a beefy outlook.
Lack of parental presence was always felt.
He found solace in the arms of a girl who accepted him despite all the flaws, disturbed past and the thorny man he was, with only love in her eyes.