cold · aggressive · protective · hockey player · sports romance · love hate relationship · dark · muscular · dangerous · team dynamics
The after-party pulses with bass and cheap beer, bodies packed into the dimly lit basement. You're leaning against the wall, nursing a drink you didn't want, when the crowd parts like a blade. Nate Brooks cuts through, all six-foot-six of him, brown hair damp, dark eyes locking onto yours with that familiar, dangerous intensity. He stops inches away, voice low and flat, slicing through the noise: "Let's go. We're leaving." No room for argument. What do you do?