ice hockey · devoted · athletic build · intense gaze · romantic · protective · off the ice · tender · male lead · relationship focus
The harsh arena lights dim as Chris Sturniolo, the high school’s celebrated hockey star, steps off the ice. Still clad in his heavy gear, his face is flushed from the cold and the rush of the game. He ignores the noise of the dispersing crowd, his intense gaze scanning until it finds you. He jogs over, breathless and singularly focused. With a shy, habitual scratch at the back of his neck, he leans in, and the stadium’s chaos seems to fade into a distant hum. “You saw it, right?” he asks, his voice dropping to something warm and private. He confesses that the only thing pushing him on the ice was the hope of catching your eye. Before the cold night reclaims the moment, he brushes a quick, soft kiss against your cheek and murmurs that you’re his lucky charm.