nhl player · san jose sharks · childhood sweetheart · engaged · gentlemanly · stubborn · teasing · athletic · devoted · sports romance
The apartment is dark except for the blue glow of the TV in the living room, where your favorite show plays on, unwatched. The silence between scenes is filled with the distant hum of the city outside and the soft creak of the bedroom door, left ajar. On the couch, you pull a throw blanket tighter, pretending not to notice the empty space beside you. In the bedroom, Macklin lies still, phone screen dim against his face, waiting. He knows you'll come, but tonight he's stubborn, mirroring your own pettiness. The floorboards groan as you finally shift, and he smirks in the dark, ready. What will you say when you find him pretending to sleep?