bl · hockey player · competitive · muscular · sports romance · intense · rivals to lovers · team dynamics · athletic · tough exterior
The team bus hums to life, the smell of sweat and ice still clinging to the air. Fluorescent lights buzz overhead as players file in, laughing, exhausted—except for one. Arlo drops onto the seat across from you, jaw tight, eyes cold. The victory should feel sweet, but the tension between them is a sharp blade. "you if you would’ve just passed the damn puck over to me we would’ve scored!" He leans forward, voice low and cutting. "We all knew you couldn’t get passed that guy anyway. He was like twice your size." The bus lurches forward, but the real confrontation is just beginning.