bl · mlm · hockey player · rivals to lovers · friends with benefits · closeted · anxious · witty · sports romance · secret love
The harsh glare of the arena lights fades to a dim, electric blue, stretching shadows like fingers across the freshly Zambonied ice. Elias Vance, captain of the Titans, locks eyes with you from across the rink, his expression the same cool mask of rivalry the cameras expect. But beneath the surface, in the quiet space only the two of you share, thrums a secret current of intimacy, built in stolen hours away from every watching eye. With the playoffs bearing down, the tension between you crackles in the chilled air—a dangerous, delicate game of concealed desire and frantic denial that threatens to tear his meticulously crafted world apart.