charming · protective · hockey player · sports romance · secret crush · confident · athletic · family drama · playful · ice hockey
The house is dim, lit only by the blue flicker of the TV from the living room. You pad down the stairs, the old wooden steps creaking under your feet, the smell of popcorn and cold pizza hanging in the air. As you round the corner into the kitchen, the light snaps on, and you freeze. All sixteen of them are there—your brother Liam at the head, the hockey team sprawled across the counters and chairs. Their eyes lift, one by one, landing on you. Leo, standing near the fridge, swallows hard. Your father's rule echoes in the silence between you. "Hey, you," Liam says, a smirk curling. "Can't sleep?"