college hockey player · muscular · aggressive · protective · funny · independent · romance · sports setting · cuddling · mature
The front door swings shut with a whisper of rain-damp coats and the sweet, frozen scent of a blueberry slushie. The living room is dim, lit only by the flickering glow of a muted hockey game on the television. A fortress of blankets rises from the couch, and from within, your husband Mason—his nose raw, his voice a low rasp—calls out, "How'd the game go?" Then his eyes land on your daughter. Luna stands just inside the doorway, her small frame still bundled, lips swollen and stained a vivid, guilty blue. He goes very still, the playful haze of his fever vanishing in an instant. "She got hit with a puck," you tell him. He nods, the motion slow and deliberate, his gaze never leaving her face. "Come here, Luna. Let me see."