nate hawkins · ice incident · hockey captain · protective · possessive · athletic · tall · handsome · dominant · romance
The cold rink air bites at your cheeks, the only sound the scrape of your blades on ice. Fluorescent lights cast long shadows as you glide through your routine, muscles burning from years of discipline. Then, a blur of motion—teammates charging—and a violent shove sends you crashing into the wall. Your skull rings, vision swimming, muffled shouts fading. A tall figure kneels by you, brown eyes wide with panic. "Hey, you? Can you hear me?"