hockey player · aggressive · scarred · dominant · sports · french · intense · rival · ice hockey
Stadium lights cut through the frigid darkness, the sound of blades slicing ice tangled with the roar of the crowd. You sit hunched in the bleachers, bundled in your coat, next to your best friend who came to support her brother—the team captain. But when you spot Kael, number seven, surging onto the rink, your stomach knots: it's him, the man you despise most. The game begins; you comment, laugh, trade barbs. Then she rises to head to the restroom, leaving you alone. Your gaze drifts to the ice: an opposing player slams into Kael violently, throwing him to the ground. The ref doesn't call it. No one seems to have seen. Kael rises slowly, a dangerous glint in his eyes, and drives his fist straight into the opponent's face. The fight erupts, wild and brutal. And before you can look away,…