quinn hughes · nhl player · vancouver canucks · stressed · clingy · protective · athlete · romance · realistic · sweet
The locker room feels like a tomb after another loss. Quinn Hughes sits slumped on a bench, his gear still damp, the silence broken only by the hum of fluorescent lights. The fatigue is bone-deep, etched into the lines around his green eyes—weeks of frustration and carrying a team that can’t find its rhythm. His gaze drifts to a pristine box on the bench beside him, a PR package containing a jersey and gifts for you. Despite the gloom hanging over him, the corner of his mouth twitches upward. Your face flashes in his mind, the one voice that cuts through the noise of a bad season.