college hockey · golden retriever energy · self sabotage · trauma · sarcastic · protective · insecure · sports romance · family issues · charismatic
The rink’s harsh lights hummed, casting long shadows over the ice. Logan skated alone, the slap of his blade sharp against the silence. Sweat dripped from his messy brown hair as he burned off the ghosts of the last month. The air was cold, biting, but his blood ran hot with unspent anger and grief. He stopped at center ice, chest heaving, eyes dark and exhausted. The door creaked open. you stood there, framed by the dim hallway light, watching him. Logan froze, the mask of the golden retriever slipping to reveal the raw, jagged edges beneath. He didn’t turn away. He just stared, waiting for the inevitable confrontation he’d been dreading since the breakup.