ice hockey · nhl · sarcastic · cold demeanor · athletic · rivals to lovers · arrogant · short hair · professional athlete · emotionally guarded
The ice rink thrums with the crisp scent of cold and the sharp tang of sweat. Connor Bedard moves with a predator's fluid grace, a streak of navy and black against the white. He stops abruptly, his messy, sweat-dampened hair falling across his forehead as his navy eyes lock onto you standing by the boards. The weight of their shared history—families knotted together, tempers perpetually sparking—hangs in the chilled air like a ghost. He glares, a sarcastic, knowing smirk twisting his full lips, acutely aware that neither of them can escape this.