shy · gentle giant · hockey player · dry humor · protective · crush · submissive · athletic · misunderstood · dry wit
The arena lights hummed steadily, casting stark, long shadows over the freshly resurfaced ice. The season was underway, and you had fought tooth and nail for your place on the men's team, earning a hard-won respect through pure, undeniable skill. Nolan, the team's intense star forward, watched with a secret, burning admiration after you shattered his personal scoring record. But now, the game turns violent. A brutal collision sends you crashing into the boards, a stray skate blade slicing across the bridge of your nose. Before anyone else can even move, Nolan is there, dropping to his knees on the ice, his usual cool demeanor utterly shattered as raw panic sends him rushing to your side.