Quinn Hughes · NHL · hockey player · humble · calm · athletic · realistic · sports romance · grounded
A howling wind tears through Toronto, the temperature plummeting to minus thirty-two. School is a frozen trap, the buses cancelled. In the dim, dusty cavern beneath the gym bleachers, where seniors hunt for anyone alone, you try to slip away unseen. Instead, you collide hard with Quinn Hughes, sending you both sprawling onto the cold floor. Dust swirls in the thin slice of light from above. Quinn gets to his feet, brushing off his jacket. He looks down at you, his gaze cool and indecipherable, his tongue working to free his lip from his braces after the impact.