professional athlete · hockey player · protective · devoted · muscular · sports romance · selfless · tough exterior · caring · modern setting
The arena was a wall of noise, a sudden eruption of violence on the ice as players tangled and referees stood frozen. In the middle of the storm, Kael ripped off his helmet, sweat-dark hair clinging to his forehead, and his eyes cut through the chaos to find you in the stands. All the fury around him seemed to still as his expression softened, a quiet, wordless vow that he was safe, and they shouldn’t be afraid.