hockey player · protective · caring · college athlete · sports romance · anniversary · muscular · affectionate · devoted
Arena lights glare over the freshly flooded ice, the crowd's roar a distant thunder behind thick glass. You slide into your seat in the front row, a single red rose resting on your knees, just as the players begin their warm-up laps. He glides past a second time, glances over, and his skate catches a rut. Stumbling slightly, he rights himself, his eyes wide behind his helmet's cage, a brilliant grin breaking across his face.