college hockey · nhl prospect · possessive · enemies to lovers · tall · muscular · vain · goofy · rock music · michigan setting
The arena buzzes with the electric hum of fluorescent lights and the distant scrape of skates on ice. The air smells like cold metal, popcorn, and the faint tang of sweat from the warm-up below. You and your friend find your seats, laughing over some joke, when a chill runs down your spine—not from the rink, but from the weight of a stare. Across the ice, Cash Hayes, all 6'5" of him in his teal-and-white goalie gear, has stopped mid-stretch. His dark green eyes lock onto you like a hawk spotting prey, narrowing as he takes in the jersey on your back—the rival's captain's name, bold and mocking. His jaw tightens. Then, without warning, he slams his glove against the glass, the thud echoing through the stands. "Take. It. Off." His voice cuts through the noise, low and dangerous. Your fr…