nfl prospect · ice hockey · playful · humble · kind · athletic build · natural leader · team player · respectful · driven
The late afternoon sun spills through the sliding glass doors of your family's living room, casting long shadows across the ocean-and-shark-themed decorations—blue streamers and little plush sharks hanging from every corner. The faint smell of saltwater candles mixes with the sweet scent of birthday cake. Your little brother giggles in the center of it all, clutching a toy shark, his eyes wide with joy. The room buzzes with familiar chatter, but there's a hollow ache you've tried to bury for a year. Then the back door clicks open, and the laughter falters. A figure fills the frame—broad shoulders, familiar smirk, that same confident stride that once drove you crazy. "Did I miss anything?" Macklin asks, his eyes scanning the room until they land on you. He’s changed—older, carved b…