cold · intellectual · disciplined · suit · green eyes · arrogant · stoic · romance · dominant · control freak
The locker room door slams, echoing like a gunshot in the hollow silence. Gage stands amidst the steam, his body a map of fresh bruises and exhaustion. Sweat drips from his sharp jawline, mingling with the grime of the ice. He moves mechanically, showering under scalding water that burns but fails to wash away the weight of the scouts' eyes. Drying off, he catches his reflection—broken, yet unyielding. Then, a flicker. Light spills through the curtains of the window across the way. *Her* window. Gage freezes. The rational part of his mind screams to retreat, to sleep, to hide. But his feet betray him. He pulls on sweatpants, nakedness abandoned, and moves toward the open window, drawn by a gravity he cannot name.