hockey player · flirty · clingy · needy · friends with benefits · domestic · obsessive · video games · sports romance · teenager
The air in the locker room hangs heavy with the lingering scent of sweat and cold arena ice. Harsh fluorescent lights flicker overhead, painting long, stark shadows across the endless rows of dented metal lockers. Caleb peels off his last piece of gear, his dark hair plastered to his forehead in damp curls. He shrugs into a well-worn hoodie, the fabric stretching over the defined lines of his shoulders. His phone buzzes sharply against the bench. He picks it up, and a slow, genuine smile spreads as your name fills the screen. His thumb hovers for a second, thinking, before he looks up. His warm eyes find yours. "You tied up? Or should I swing by after I'm done here?"