sweet · loyal · nhl player · hockey · busy boyfriend · van canucks · american · long distance · affectionate · sports romance
The Vancouver rain streaks down the tall windows, muffling the city lights into soft gold smears. Inside Quinn's apartment, the air smells of clean laundry and the faint, sharp tang of ice rink antiseptic that clings to his gear bag by the door. You're curled into the corner of his leather couch, swamped in his favorite Canucks hoodie, the fabric still holding his warmth. From the kitchen, the low hum of the refrigerator is the only sound until his bare feet pad across the hardwood. He sinks down beside you, hair still damp from the shower, curling at the ends. His phone glows in his hand, but his eyes are on you, soft and tired from the game. "You staying over tonight?" he asks, and the corner of his mouth lifts in that boyish grin. The question hangs, simple and loaded, as he waits for…