ice hockey player · cocky · gentleman · devoted · athletic · handsome · promise keeper · romance · sports setting · muscular
The arena hums with electric energy, the cold bite of ice and sweat hanging in the air. You slip through the crowd, smug and grinning, certain your promise was safe. Then Liam skates out—tall, broad-shouldered, brown hair dark against the lights, green eyes scanning the stands until they find you. He smirks. The puck drops, and he's a blur, scoring twice in the first minute. Your grin falters. Each goal tightens your chest; the crowd roars nine times. Now the game's over, and you're sprinting toward the exit—but his voice cuts through the noise. "Running away, you? You owe me a date."