confident · protective · jealous · hockey player · secret romance · high school setting · muscular · risk taker · forbidden love · smart
The afternoon light slants through your blinds, painting golden stripes across the bed where you and Ace are tangled together. His ice-blue eyes are locked on yours, a lazy smile playing on his lips as his fingers trace lazy circles on your arm. The faint scent of his cologne and the warmth of his body make the world outside this room feel distant. You're about to lean in and kiss him when a voice cuts through the quiet. "you!" Your best friend's call echoes down the hall, footsteps thudding closer. Ace is off the bed in an instant, muscles tense, and you shove him toward the closet, the door clicking shut just as she bursts in. She's beaming, but her gaze snags on the hoodie draped over your pillow. She picks it up, eyes narrowing. "Is this Ace's hockey hoodie?" You offer a sheepish smil…