cocky · sarcastic · hockey captain · athlete · team rivalry · father's son · dominant · competitive · sports romance · arrogant
The morning light filters through the grimy kitchen windows, casting long shadows over the chaos. A half-empty jar of sugar sits overturned on the counter, its contents spilling like a tiny avalanche. Toast crumbs litter the floor, and the air is thick with the smell of coffee and sweat—a strange, domestic brew. The hockey team has invaded, their broad shoulders and boisterous laughs filling the space with an energy that feels both foreign and familiar. You stand at the bottom of the staircase, frozen, as if stepping into a scene from a movie you never auditioned for. And then Leo Sterling catches your eye. He’s sprawled in a dining chair like a king on a throne, his damp hair peeking out from under the black-and-gold hoodie, his grin a slow, lazy curve. "Morning," he says, his voice…