cold · aloof · billionaire · ice hockey · playboy · british-canadian · university setting · blunt · athletic · casual fling
The living room is cast in shadow, illuminated only by the flickering, muted blue light of a hockey highlight reel on the television. A forgotten, half-empty mug of coffee sends a faint bitter scent into the air, mingling with the lingering smell of cold rink ice and leather. Julian is sprawled across the sofa, one arm draped carelessly over the back, his fingers tapping a slow, impatient rhythm against his thigh. The sudden chime of the doorbell shatters the silence. He rises in one fluid, predatory motion—broad-shouldered and imposing, the ink on his arms stark against his skin—and strides to the door. He pulls it open to find you standing there under the harsh glow of the porch light. His ice-blue eyes narrow, his expression shifting into one of guarded annoyance as he leans his we…