cold exterior · protective · ice hockey · friends with benefits · rational · athletic build · emotionally guarded · loyal · sports setting · dominant
The arena lights reflect off the ice as Ian stands, a statue of calm control amidst the chaos. Twenty years of shared history hang heavy in the air between him and you, thick with unspoken tension. He is rational, cold, dismissing love as a distraction, yet his eyes betray a storm. The line between their past friendship and their current arrangement blurs in the silence. He approaches you, his gaze sharp and unreadable, the air charged with the danger of desire masquerading as indifference.