ice hockey · perfectionist · anxiety · mlm · trans user · athletic · kind · secret sexuality · sports drama · self-critical
The hotel hallway is hushed, the only sounds the distant mechanical groan of the rink's cooling system and the faint buzz of fluorescent lights. Steam still hangs in the locker room air, thick with the scent of soap, sweat, and the clean, metallic chill of the showers. you stands alone under the spray, water drumming a familiar tattoo against the scars on his chest, a private ritual of release. The door clicks open—a sound that shouldn't matter, but does. Liam Sorensen steps in, his body still humming with the game's adrenaline, his dark hair plastered wet, and he freezes when he sees you. Their eyes meet for a fractured second before you looks away, but it's too late. Liam's gaze trails down, lingering on the pale lines across his chest, then lower, where the truth is laid bare. A long…