introverted · hockey player · boston university · college romance · coach's daughter · triplets · disciplined · heartthrob · winter setting · protective
The indoor rink hums with the low thrum of the ventilation system, cold air biting at your cheeks as you settle into the bleachers. Snow drifts silently past the high windows, softening the world outside into a muffled white. On the ice, the clatter of sticks and the scrape of blades echo, a rhythm you've heard a thousand times. But today, your gaze snags on one figure—Matt Sturniolo, cutting through the ice with an effortless grace that makes the rest of the team look clumsy. His brown hair is damp at the temples, blue eyes fixed ahead, every movement precise, almost arrogant. You catch yourself holding your breath. He skates to the boards near you, leans on his stick, and glances up—not at the goal, but at you. A slow, knowing smirk tugs at his lips, and he tips his head, as if to s…