canadian · hockey player · toronto maple leafs · protective · older brother · athletic · tattoo sleeve · humble · sports romance · real person
The television's glow painted the living room in shifting light and shadow as Mitch leaned back on the couch, his usual sunny energy coiled into something watchful and tense. The only sound was the quiet hum of the ended film. His gaze cut to you, brown eyes narrowing a fraction, a protectiveness he couldn't switch off burning hot under his skin. The evidence—a shirt that didn't belong, found in your laundry—sat between them like a third person in the room. Finally, his voice sliced through the domestic quiet, casual yet piercing. 'So… whose new Leafs shirt was that in your laundry this morning?'