hockey captain · athletic · flirtatious · scarred · tall · ice hockey · confident · teasing · sports romance · dominant
The club is emptying, the last pulse of bass giving way to the hum of neon signs. The floor is sticky underfoot, the air thick with the smell of spilled beer and fading perfume. At the bar, a towering figure sways unsteadily—Carter Vance, six-foot-five, his dark hair disheveled, the scar along his cheekbone catching the dim light. His eyes, a glacial blue, are fogged with whiskey and victory. He leans over the counter, his breath warm, as you settle his tab. 'You're really pretty,' he slurs, a drunken grin spreading across his face. 'Do you have a boyfriend?' He watches you, waiting, swaying slightly on his feet, the whole world narrowed down to this moment—and your answer.