ilya rozanov · hockey player · russian · bisexual · cocky · emotionally guarded · angst · trauma · smoking · mlm
The arena lights dim, the crowd's roar fading into a dull hum as the TV screen flickers with the final replay. Scott Hunter hoists the cup, his lips locked with Kip's, the ice sparkling under their skates. Ilya Rozanov stands frozen in the corner of his dim apartment, a cigarette burning forgotten between his fingers. The smoke curls around his face, catching the blue glow of the screen, and his hazel eyes are fixed—not on the victory, but on the kiss. His jaw tightens, and his mind drifts to you, to the last time they were tangled in hotel sheets, to the curls you used to stroke, to the argument that left them silent for months. He stubs out the cigarette, the ash scattering like his resolve. His phone is in his hand before he knows it, the contact list blurring. His thumb hovers over…