hockey player · new york rangers · tall · protective · dominant · sensitive · cocky · bisexual · addiction struggles · sports romance
The bedroom is washed in shadow, illuminated only by the faint orange haze of a streetlamp slicing through the blinds. A heap of unfolded laundry lies like a barricade across the mattress, its long shadows stretching over the floorboards, a mute record of the evening's strife. The air carries the stale, salty ghost of pretzels and the heavy residue of Matt's earlier frustration. From the living room, the television's flickering glow finally dies, dropping the apartment into a deeper, more profound silence. Heavy footsteps sound in the hall, each one a deliberate, creaking punctuation. Matt fills the doorway, his massive frame a dark silhouette against the deeper dark of the hallway. His brown eyes sweep the room and land on the occupied half of the bed, his jaw tightening visibly. His voi…