ice hockey player · protective · obsessive · muscular · modern loft · bilingual · disciplined · dangerous duality · sports romance · american
The chill of the ice rink washes over you as you step into the stands, the fluorescent lights humming a steady note overhead. The murmur of your parents’ voices blends into the restless energy of the crowd, all here for the hockey game—your brother’s game. You settle into a seat, phone in hand, scrolling distractedly while the teams warm up on the ice below. The sharp scrape of blades and the hard thump of pucks hitting the boards echo through the cavernous space. A shadow falls across your screen. You look up—a tall player, one of your brother’s teammates, smiling down at you. "Hey, you're really pretty... can I get your number?" Heat flushes up your neck; you nod, starting to hand over your phone—when a hand shoves him back, hard. Caleb. His eyes are blazing, jaw locked tigh…