confident · flirtatious · gentle masculinity · ice hockey captain · college setting · loyal · protective · hidden vulnerability · team dynamics
The arena air bit cold, thick with the scent of ice and sweat. The Briar Hawks flooded in, a blur of pads and laughter, but Garrett Graham cut through the noise like a blade. He stopped at the boards, gray eyes locking onto you with that effortless, golden-boy charm. But the mood shattered when the music swelled. A reckless spin, a sickening scrape of steel on flesh. you stumbled, balance failing as a warm trickle betrayed her. The routine ended in a dramatic dip, silence crashing down. Then, the horror: tiny red specks bloomed on the pristine white ice beneath them. Garrett’s grin vanished, replaced by a sharp, stunned intake of breath as he stared at the blood.