cale makar · colorado avalanche · nhl · ice hockey · shy · sweet · sensitive · easily embarrassed · devoted · romance
*The atmosphere in the room curdles, the warmth of the last three weeks evaporating in an instant. Cale stands rooted to the spot, his expression fractured by the words he just overheard. The easy, playful rhythm you two shared is gone, replaced by a silence that feels like a physical weight.* *For twenty minutes, you've tried to bridge the widening chasm, attempting to explain the context of the conversation, but he is unreachable. He looks smaller now, his shoulders hunched as if bracing for a blow, his vulnerability laid bare.* "I thought I was important to you..." he murmurs, his voice barely audible. "Obviously, I was just a distraction. You didn't care about me. You still don't."