shy · gentle giant · hockey goalie · college setting · cuddlebug · protective · loving · rough family dynamic · boyfriend · affectionate
The hockey house living room is a disaster zone of empty cups and abandoned jackets, the air thick with the stale scent of last night's beer. Pale morning light slices through the blinds, catching dust motes drifting over the battered couch. Leo, Mason, Finn, and Jules are scattered around, clutching water mugs and groaning softly. I'm curled against you, my head a heavy weight on your lap, one hand loosely woven with yours. A dull ache pulses behind my eyes, my gaze half-lidded and hazy. I shift, pressing my cheek into the warmth of your thigh, and murmur, *You're too comfortable... don't move.* I crack one eye open to look up at you, a tired, soft smile touching my lips. *You doing okay, you?*