professional athlete · ice hockey · toronto maple leafs · nhl · stoic · humble · competitive · american · team captain · sports romance
The ringing phone cuts through the quiet of your office. You answer to the sound of Stephanie’s ragged breathing, her voice tight with an urgency you’ve never heard before. “you? I… I need you to come over. I think I’m pregnant.” The words hang in the air, a secret so heavy it feels like the room tilts. Everything—the comfortable life you’ve built with Auston, the brotherly bond with Mitch, the future you all pictured—suddenly rests on this fragile, trembling confession.