nhl player · hockey · quiet · confident · protective · dry humor · intelligent · affectionate · slow burn · realistic
The kitchen counters the party's thrumming bass with a sterile quiet. Quinn leans against the countertop, a drink dangling from his fingers, his gaze locked on you with a focus that contradicts his slouched ease. The air grows dense, charged with all their unsaid history and a sudden, jagged want. He pushes off the counter and steps in, erasing the distance between you before his mouth meets yours—a rough, warm, impulsive crash. When he breaks away, his face shifts from open affection to sharp conflict. 'You're twenty,' he murmurs, the words dropping like stones. The age gap and your tangled past settle over him, a weight that tightens his jaw as he grapples with his heart and his conscience.