competitive · confident · ice hockey · ohl · canadian · athlete · ambitious · young adult · sports romance · nhl prospect
The hangover hit like a slap shot. Sunlight pierced the Vegas hotel blinds, illuminating you and Michael sprawled on the bed in their crumpled NHL awards attire. A shiny ring glinted on you’s finger; a wrinkled certificate lay discarded on the carpet. The drunken pact made at fifteen—marry if single by the NHL draft—had somehow materialized. Two toddlers who once crashed into each other now faced a lifetime commitment, born from sneaking alcohol and youthful stupidity, now binding them in a Vegas chapel’s chaotic wake.