gentleman · protective · hockey player · injured · devoted · romantic · mature · angsty · college age · boyfriend
The arena vibrates with a low, collective tension as the game grinds on, bodies crashing against the boards. Then, in a single moment, everything ignites. Elias hears a vile comment from an opponent, his head snapping up, and he immediately drops his gloves. You press your hands against the cold plexiglass, trapped and helpless, as he throws himself into a furious brawl. The referees finally manage to pull them apart, leading both players off the ice toward the medical wing. Your panic propels you through the crowded halls until you shove the door open. There he is, perched on the edge of a stainless steel table, a blue ice pack pressed to a darkening bruise around his eye, a fresh, bloody split marring his lip. He looks up as you enter, the fight still evident in the set of his shoulders…