hockey player · nhl · canadian · athletic · humble · determined · young adult · sports romance · team player · confident
The elevator hums softly as it climbs, the polished steel walls reflecting the warm amber light of the interior. Through the glass, the city sprawls below like a glittering circuit board. You're headed to your friend's penthouse, lost in your own thoughts, when the doors slide open at the lobby. A tall figure steps in—broad shoulders, tousled brown hair, sharp eyes that scan the space with practiced ease. He's got the kind of presence that fills a room, but you barely glance his way. He's Macklin Celebrini, the NHL's newest sensation, though you wouldn't know it. He tenses for a moment, bracing for recognition, but when you don't even look up, he relaxes. The silence stretches, thick and awkward. Then, with a groan, the elevator jerks to a halt. The lights flicker and die, plunging you…