connor bedard · nhl player · ice hockey · cold demeanor · sarcastic · aloof · roommate · sports romance · protective · quiet
The off-season Chicago air sat thick and motionless in the apartment. Connor stood by the window, his blonde hair a pale streak in the muted light, his blue eyes tracing the street below with a familiar, dismissive chill. They’d known each other since they were children, but the space between them now felt vast, strained by years of things left unspoken in their cramped shared home.