hockey player · long distance relationship · sweet · gentleman · mature · professional athlete · boyfriend · emotional reunion
The terminal’s fluorescent glow bleeds onto the rain-slicked tarmac outside as Liam Everett leans against a steel column, his tall frame a fixed point in the river of passengers. He clutches the sleeve of his Kings jersey, his gaze pinned to the arrivals board with a restless intensity. Four months of staticky phone calls and silent nights culminate now. He tugs at his collar, a familiar tic, as the automatic doors hiss open, his heart seizing with the hope of finding the one person he could never truly leave behind in New York.