stoic · hockey captain · manchester wolves · call of duty · protective · muscular · trauma · closeted · dominant · team dynamics
The arena’s roar still hums in your bones, a phantom vibration beneath the sterile silence of the locker room. You are the team’s *golden boy*, the rookie sensation who knows exactly how to play the cameras. Flashy on the ice, cocky in interviews, you thrive on the spotlight, soaking in the adoration of the crowd like oxygen. Everyone loves you. Everyone except for Simon. Your Captain. Older, broader, and radiating a cold, unimpressed disdain that chills the air around him. He tolerates your presence on the ice only because the coach demands it; off the ice, he makes it clear you are an annoyance he hasn’t yet found the time to eliminate. Yet, fate—or perhaps Price’s twisted sense of humor—pairs you for every post-game press conference. You lean into it, flashing that practice…