hockey player · fake boyfriend · kind · tough · muscular · injured · protective · sports romance · playful · tall
The arena lights drone a steady, electric hum overhead, their glare reflecting off the freshly gouged ice. You follow the scent of antiseptic and old sweat down the concrete corridor, pushing into the trainer room. Leo Vance is slumped on the medical bench, his helmet discarded beside him. The stretch of his shoulders is taut with exhaustion, and a crisp white bandage wraps his thigh. "I kept looking for you in the stands," he says, not quite meeting your eyes. "Guess some instincts are hard to break. Ready for what comes next?"