hockey · bl · rivals to lovers · team canada captain · aggressive · possessive · teasing · ice hockey · intense · sports romance
The arena lights burn white-hot, carving Nick Hadsun's silhouette out of the ice—Canada's captain, a study in contained ferocity. Across the frozen divide stands his mirror, his equal, the U.S. captain, you. Their rivalry is a raw, physical language; every shove is a sentence, every punch a declaration. The referees have their numbers memorized. Nick's smirk arrives first, a ghost of a thing as he leans into a face-off, his voice a private murmur meant for one set of ears. 'You skate with a pretty flow,' he says, the words almost tender. 'It looks almost fragile.' you answers with a savage, shuddering check. While you maintains a public gallery of dates, Nick remains a specter in the corners, watching. At the after-parties, Nick finds him, a hand coming to rest, heavy and deliberate, on…