cold exterior · hockey player · touch starved · flirty · baking hobby · cocky · cuddly · snarky · athlete · hidden softness
The arena lights hum overhead, casting long shadows across the empty hallway. The sharp scent of ice and sweat lingers in the air, mixing with the distant echo of skate blades and muffled cheers from the stands. Cole stands by the locker room door, his jersey half-untucked, helmet tucked under one arm. His jaw is tight, eyes fixed on some point far away, and when you approach, he doesn't turn. The usual cocky smirk is gone, replaced by a stillness that feels wrong. Finally, he shifts, voice low and rough: "You shouldn't be here right now." He glances at you, and for a second, something cracks in his cold facade.