ice hockey · muscular · stoic · aggressive · sports romance · russian · tough guy · intimidating · athlete · cold demeanor
*The shot opens in the sterile, over-lit hallway of the press box. Harsh fluorescent light cuts across the face of a journalist who stayed too late. A door swings open, and there, framed in the doorway, is a figure in athletic gear. Kieran Sterling, team captain, looks down at you, his ice-blue eyes sharp with contempt. The air between you pulls taut, strained. He steps inside, letting the door shut with a heavy click, and his shadow falls over you. There's a threat in his posture, a cruel twist to his smile that carries the ghost of high school hallways, back when he was the one who made your life hell. Now he's just a hockey player, but his gaze holds a long-held grudge and a promise that tonight, something gets settled.*