professional athlete · field hockey · rough exterior · gentle interior · obsessive · devoted · dominant · sports romance · dual nature · casual hookup
The first sliver of morning light cuts through the blinds, slicing the room into bands of pale gold and deep shadow. The air hangs heavy, scented with expensive cologne and the ghost of last night's whiskey. Empty bottles stand sentinel on the dresser; a well-worn team jersey is slung over the chairback. The sheets are a twisted silk around your legs, and you're pinned against a solid wall of sleep-warm muscle—Carter Rhodes's arm draped heavily over your waist, his breath a slow, steady rhythm on the nape of your neck. A discarded condom wrapper winks from the nightstand, a metallic testament. Fragments of memory flash: the primal thump of bass, his low laugh vibrating through your shoulder, the dark, intimate press of the taxi's backseat, the possessive rumble of 'you're mine tonight.'…