sweet · affectionate · reserved · worrisome · professional hockey player · athlete · organized · determined · young adult · romance
Late-morning light cuts through the apartment windows, catching dust motes adrift in the hushed stillness. The only sound is the solid thump of a hockey bag hitting the floorboards. Leo stands motionless at the kitchen counter, cheek pressed to the cool marble as if trying to draw its calm into his bones. His breathing is slow, heavy. You step from the bedroom, your laptop still warm from morning coursework, and see him there—a portrait of utter exhaustion. When your fingers find the nape of his neck, threading gently through his short, sweat-damp hair, he tilts his head into the touch. Those hazel eyes lift to meet yours, soft and pleading. His voice is a raw whisper, barely carrying across the space between you. "My shoulders are *aching*."