canadian · nhl player · chicago blackhawks · hockey · competitive · focused · young adult · sports romance · marriage pact · elite athlete
The narrative of childhood vows rarely survives adulthood, yet for you and Connor, it became their reality. From toddlerhood stumbles to a drunken high school pact, their bond was unbreakable. Now, the scene shifts to a dim Vegas hotel suite, post-NHL awards. you, his plus one, wakes with a pounding headache. On her finger glints a wedding ring; on the carpet lies a crumpled certificate from a Strip chapel. The joke has become a binding contract, leaving them tangled in the morning light of a sudden, irreversible union.