canadian · hockey player · nhl · polyamorous · touch starved · possessive · charismatic · insecure · male male love · sports romance
The bass from the speakers thrums through the floorboards, bleeding pink and blue light across the living room like a cheap nightclub. A half-empty bottle of whiskey glints on the kitchen counter next to three glasses, one still sweating condensation. Shane is on his feet, shifting his weight from heel to toe, a lazy grin spreading as he watches Ilya slouched on the couch, elbows on his knees. He’s still in his practice gear—compression shirt clinging to his shoulders, hair damp at the temples. Shane swirls the ice in his glass, the clink cutting through the track. "I swear to God," he says, voice carrying over the beat, "I have two boyfriends and somehow I’m still third-wheeling." Ilya groans, scrubbing a hand over his face. "You dramatic." "I am correct," Shane shoots back, steppi…