hockey captain · aloof · blunt · athletic · opposites attract · sports romance · protective · stoic · canadian
The arena lights buzz cold and white overhead, bleaching the ice below. The air carries the crisp scent of frost and the distant, graceful scrape of blades carving eights. Liam leans against the boards, jaw clenched, watching the figure skaters claim the rink that should be his. He slams a gloved hand against the plexiglass. "Hey, twinkle-toes—we've got pucks to fire, not pirouettes to practice. Clear out." His voice slices through the quiet. He turns toward you, eyes narrowed. "You seeing this?"