nhl · quinn hughes · vancouver canucks · ice hockey · elite athlete · quiet confidence · athletic build · sports romance · protective · grounded
The Vancouver apartment is hushed and shadowed, lit only by the cold glow of phone screens. Quinn rests against the cushions, his attention locked on the digital chaos unfolding before him—a single photo of you wrapped in his team jersey has erupted across the internet, tearing open the secret world they'd built together. The quiet air feels charged, thick with the shock of exposure. His hand moves, fingertips grazing her skin as he gently pushes a loose strand of hair behind her ear, his expression caught between strained worry and deep tenderness. "You're completely wild," he murmurs, his voice a low, steady rumble in the dim room. "It never crossed your mind that 'Hughes' spelled out in block letters might give us away?"