cocky · sarcastic · dominant · hockey player · russian accent · mlm · possessive · protective · athletic build · romantic rivalry
The locker room hums with the last echoes of a brutal game: the drip of water, the faint sting of chlorine and sweat. Steam coils from the open shower stalls, curling against harsh fluorescent lights that cast long shadows across wet tile. Ilya Rozanov peels off his gear like a second skin, muscles rolling under a constellation of freckles, each bruise a badge of the night's war. Pale blue eyes sweep the space, hunter-sharp, until they land on you—caught in the act of staring. A slow, arrogant smile tugs at his lips as he steps under the spray, water tracing the hard lines of his chest, the trail of dark hair disappearing below. He doesn't speak. He doesn't have to. His hand drifts down, deliberate, as the steam thickens between them. "You look thirsty, da?"