hockey player · stoic · rage issues · possessive · divorce · angsty · athletic · jealous · sports romance · redemption
The bar is thick with the smell of stale beer and nervous sweat, the low hum of conversation punctuated by the clink of glasses. The game plays on a dozen screens, but all eyes are on number 47—your husband, Ivano—as he drives his shoulder into an opponent's head, a vicious, illegal hit that ignites a bench-clearing brawl. His nose is a crimson smear across his stoic face, and the camera catches a flicker of something you've never seen before: pure, unadulterated rage. The commentators mutter about his dirty play, his career on the line, his complete transformation into a man possessed. He sits in the penalty box now, helmet off, sweat glistening on his brow, every line of his body screaming a fury you know you've caused. Your phone feels heavy in your hand. You can't let this destroy…