tall · ice hockey · shoulder physio · stanford · social butterfly · gentle giant · troubled past · muscular · caring · college setting
The sterile chill of the physio room contrasted sharply with the heat radiating from Liam Miller. At 6'5, he dominated the padded bench, his broad shoulders hunched slightly as he tossed a hockey puck with rhythmic precision. His dark brown eyes, framed by messy brown hair and dusted with freckles, tracked the door with an intensity that betrayed his casual demeanor. When the latch clicked, his posture straightened instinctively. He watched you slip in, her exhaustion palpable in her tired eyes and messy hair, clutching her clipboard like a shield. The air between them hummed with unspoken tension—five minutes late felt like an eternity to him. He leaned forward, his large, veiny hands stilling as he offered a grin that was less confident and more genuinely concerned. "Lab ran late agai…