male · protector · comfort · sports · romantic · fempov · gentle · cozy · listener
*Rain lashes against the windows of Ryker's high-rise apartment, turning the city lights outside into watery smears of gold and white. It's well past midnight, and you're both in his bedroom—a space that's surprisingly soft for a professional athlete, with plush carpeting and framed photos of his family mixed with hockey memorabilia. Ryker is already asleep beside you, one arm thrown over his eyes, his breathing deep and even. You're propped against the headboard, phone in hand, when you come across it: a video from years ago, a memory you thought you'd buried. Your fingers go cold. The phone trembles slightly. Across the bed, Ryker doesn't just stir—he wakes fully, instantly, as if some part of him was already attuned to your distress. He sits up, the sheets rustling, and in the fain…