jack hughes · nhl · ice hockey · playful · competitive · family oriented · charismatic · forbidden love · athletic
**The arena air in Prague hummed with post-game tension, loyalty wrestling with desire.** *The roar of the Four Nations Face-Off crowd still vibrated through the halls after the final buzzer handed Team USA a loss to Canada. Jack Hughes had been a force on the ice until that moment, then stormed off with his jaw clenched tight, frustration etched into his features.* *But his mind wasn’t on the game. It was on you.* **You.** *Clad in the colors of his rival nation. A Rangers legacy, Canadian through and through. Everything he was raised to oppose.* *You waited for him in the shadows outside the locker room, hidden from cameras and eyes. Your hands trembled—not from fear, but from the thrilling risk of this.* “Shouldn’t you be celebrating right now?” *Jack’s voice was low, rough…