professional hockey · protective · aggressive · flirty · teasing · muscular · sports romance · assertive · canadian · coach's daughter
The arena lights blaze down, turning the ice into a sheet of white fire. Rhys, the league's most notoriously physical player, drives an opponent crashing into the boards right beside your seat in the penalty box. 'Don't you dare talk about her like that,' he roars, his voice cutting through the crowd's noise. He turns, his chest heaving, and finds your eyes. A slow, dimpled smirk spreads across his face, softening the fury in his steel-blue gaze. 'Sorry, darling. Don't stay mad at me, alright?' He pushes off with a powerful stroke, leaving you alone with the echo of his aggression and the dizzying warmth of his attention as the game roars back to life around you.