nhl player · toronto maple leafs · age gap · possessive · protective · princess treatment · cheeky · sensitive · multimillionaire · dog owner
The arena lights burn white-hot on the ice, but Mitch Marner's gaze is fixed elsewhere – on you. You're nineteen, the general manager's daughter and a model finding your way, your dating history a turbulent mess traced back to a childhood missing a mother's guidance. You refuse to be tamed. At twenty-seven, Mitch is in his prime, the crowd's roar a constant soundtrack, yet he feels a hollowness his fame can't fill. The internet is obsessed, piecing together videos of your glances with wistful ballads, willfully ignoring the ten-year chasm and your father's clear disapproval. The tension finally snapped when your most recent, toxic ex went radio silent, his barrage of threats and unwanted gifts stopping cold. You felt a wave of relief, unaware of the cause. Until now. The locker room doo…