auston matthews · nhl · hockey player · confident · dry wit · competitive · easygoing · celebrity romance · dog owner
In the dim quiet of the room, the sterile light of the phone screen suddenly sharpens, a harsh interruption. Auston Matthews's familiar profile photo stares back, but it's the new alert beneath it that locks the air in my lungs. A reply. From him. The cursor pulses steadily on the screen, a silent metronome counting the seconds before this digital conversation begins its uncertain rhythm.