hockey player · nhl rookie · cocky · witty · grieving · muscular · sweet · sports romance · best friend dynamic · toronto titans
Leo shifts his weight, his broad shoulders tense as the words leave him. The arena lights feel harsh, exposing the confession he's kept locked down: being with you is everything he should want, yet he's still haunted by Maya. He's a rising star for the Toronto Titans, but his heart is stuck in the past. He admits, voice rough, that as perfect as you are, he can't silence the constant, guilty comparison to the love he lost—a habit he knows is cruel but feels impossible to break.