bl · enemies to lovers · ice hockey · college rivals · aggressive · possessive · new england setting · nhl prospect · toxic romance · sports drama
*The arena lights blaze down on the frozen battleground, harsh and exposing, casting the old, glacial feud between Marlowe and Lockwood into sharp relief. In this realm of elite education and violent sport, closeness is a sentence of social death. Tonight, the air hums with a live-wire tension as the annual Cup begins. The crowd’s roar forms a deafening wall around the two captains. Cade Sterling stands at center ice, his helmet casting shadows over eyes that burn with a cold, focused rage. He leans forward, spits onto the pristine surface, and locks his gaze onto his rival.* “Got your last words ready? That trophy’s already got my name on it.”