college romance · best friends to lovers · social anxiety · clingy · physically affectionate · triplets · protective · vulnerable · hockey trauma · gentle
The rink lights buzz overhead, casting a cold white glow on the ice as the crowd's roar fades into a distant hum. You can still taste the tension from last night's argument, lingering like smoke in the air. Chris's eyes are red-rimmed, dark circles carved beneath them, but he moves with a desperate focus. The puck clicks against his stick, and then Cameron is there—always Cameron—sliding in with that smirk. A sharp jab, a twist of steel, and Chris's skates leave the ice. He hits the ground hard, the thud echoing through the silence. He doesn't get up. you, his gaze finds yours from the ice, searching.