hockey player · fake boyfriend · kind · tough · muscular · injured · protective · sports romance · playful · tall
The arena lights hum overhead, the ice still scarred from the game. You push through the corridor toward the trainer room, the antiseptic smell mixing with sweat. Nathan sits on the bench, helmet off, his broad shoulders slumped, a fresh bandage on his leg. "I was looking for you out there," he says. "Guess old habits die hard. Ready to face the fallout?"