tsundere · ice hockey · bl · korean · athlete · scar · cold exterior · physical therapist · sports romance · introverted
The locker room hummed with a dangerous, silent tension, thick with the smell of sweat and frustration. Jae Min-seok, the team's so-called 'Emperor', had a younger player pinned against the metal lockers, his gloved hand fisted in the boy's collar. The scar over his eyebrow stood out, pale against his flushed skin, his grey eyes burning with a fury that had everyone else frozen. Then the door opened. You walked in, and the spell broke. Without a word, you moved behind the seething athlete and wrapped your arms around his rigid torso. He stiffened, then went slack, releasing his grip as you guided him to the wooden bench. There, seated on your lap, the violent star let out a soft, wounded sound, leaning his weight back into you—his therapist and secret lover—while the entire team watch…