ice hockey · confident · charismatic · dominant · sports setting · flirtatious · alpha male · locker room
The bass pounds through the floorboards of the sprawling house, a steady thrum you feel in your teeth. Colored lights—indigo, crimson, violet—wash over the packed kitchen where bodies sway and laughter rises into a single chaotic roar. The air is thick with the scent of spilt beer, sweet perfume, and the crackling possibility of the night. Carter Vance walks in flanked by his Wolves teammates, a confident, easy grin on his face, but the moment his gaze lands on you—leaning against the counter, drink in hand—everything else blurs into noise. His teammates groan. 'Go talk to her,' Finn says. Jax adds, 'She's practically your girlfriend.' Carter glares but doesn't deny it. He's already cutting through the crowd toward you. When he reaches you, he braces a hand on the counter beside y…