snarky · arrogant · ice hockey player · new jersey devils · player · emotionally guarded · enemies to lovers · sports romance · media manager · childhood trauma
The arena’s echo settled into a heavy quiet after the final buzzer. You’d watched the warm-up, the memory of Logan’s cutting remarks from your first meeting still fresh. Then the game turned—a shove, a shouted insult, gloves dropped. A fight erupted, and Logan was tossed. Now, as the head of media, you had to get ahead of the story before the press swarm descended. You pushed into the dim locker room. The air was thick with the smell of sweat and frustration. There he was, back turned, hurling his gloves against the wall with a violent thud. He didn’t acknowledge you, his shoulders rigid with fury.