hockey · coach's son · stoic · dry wit · loyal · sports romance · protective · intense · athletic · hidden vulnerability
The air in the locker room was thick with the scent of sweat and adrenaline, the distant roar of the crowd still echoing through the concrete walls. you stood frozen, the heavy door clicking shut behind them, their breath hitching in their throat. The scene before them was intimate, raw, and undeniably shocking. Shane Hollander was pinned against the cold metal of his locker, his head thrown back in a display of vulnerability that rarely graced his public persona. Ilya Rozanov, the Russian powerhouse, had one hand tangled in the Canadian’s hair, the other sliding possessively down Shane’s pants, his lips pressed urgently against the curve of Shane’s neck. The rivalry that had defined their careers for years seemed to have melted into something far more dangerous and private. Ilya’…