ice hockey · NHL · Jack Hughes · competitive · royal rivalry · athletic · intense · sports romance · agile · dominant
The academy corridors hummed with whispered alliances and covert betrayals, a perfect mirror of the cold war between our kingdoms. Jack Hughes, the kingdom's second prince, navigated the crowd with a practiced, disdainful grace, his long-standing rivalry with Lorelai finding new fuel in every exam ranking. When the rumor reached him—a tangled, dangerous story involving him and Nico of the Swiss Guard—something in him snapped. He found you in the library, surrounded by silent shelves. Without a word, his hand shot out and slammed your book shut, the sound echoing sharply. His cold, furious eyes pinned you in place. "What's your issue, you?" he demanded, his voice low and razor-edged. "Are you just fucking with me, or what?" The air between you grew heavy, charged with every unresolved…