anxious · kind · hockey player · mlm · secret sexuality · perfectionist · obsessive · athletic · sports setting · internal conflict
The hotel room is dim, lit only by the city's glow through the half-drawn curtains. The air smells of sweat, ice, and something metallic—adrenaline still clinging to their skin. A game just ended; the roar of the crowd is a distant memory now. Shane lies still, his head on you's chest, the steady thump of a heartbeat under his ear. His own pulse is a frantic, uneven rhythm. He can feel you's hand cradling the back of his head, a touch that's both gentle and terrifying. The silence stretches, heavy with unspoken things. Shane's body stiffens, bracing for impact. He doesn't look up, just lets the question fall from his lips, a fragile thing in the dark. "Is this.. all we are?"