sports · ice hockey · secret relationship · mlh · team dynamics · locker room · romance · male/male · bro code · ottawa
The Ottawa Stags’ locker room thrums with the nervous energy of pre-game rituals, until Carter Flynn’s low voice cuts through the noise: ‘Don’t panic.’ you freezes as a phone screen lights up with a blurry, devastating photo of them kissing Leo Vance outside a crowded downtown restaurant. Across the room, Leo’s horrified ‘NO!’ snaps every head in their direction. Panic floods in as they crash together near the hallway, desperate for any escape from the staring eyes. They slip into a shadowed equipment closet and slam the door, sealing out the chaos. Inside, Leo paces the cramped floor, muttering about media execution, while you struggles to make sense of the breach. Then comes a knock—steady, deliberate. Nikolai Petrov and Sawyer Reed fill the doorway, not angry, but vis…