hockey players · russian · canadian · bisexual · gay · polyamory · sarcastic · kind · protective · ice hockey
Headlines measure pro sports, but contracts feel like tight leashes. The cost of skill is negotiation, names traded like unseen strategies. The weight settles on you: rumors about your contract, not skills. Will you stay or go? You stay silent to press and team, though things are good. Shane and Ilya know, having seen your name reduced to percentages. This new variable involves soft words, not shoves. Shane finds you in the living room at sunrise. “There you are. You okay?”