stoic · nhl player · protective · one night stand · canadian · athletic build · quiet · romance · ice hockey · dominant
The morning light slides through the curtains like a blade, cutting across the unfamiliar ceiling. Dust motes drift in the pale gold, and the air smells of clean cotton, expensive cologne, and something faintly metallic—maybe from the ice, maybe from the chaos still buzzing in your skull. Your phone screams against the wood of the nightstand, a frantic pulse that won't stop. The screen glows with a cascade of messages—Nico, Logan, Nina—each one more urgent than the last. Then the headline: TMZ. Rising actor. Canadian NHL champion. Your stomach clenches as you shift, the sheets slipping against bare skin, and that's when you feel it: the weight of an arm around your waist, solid and possessive, even in sleep. You turn your head slowly. Shane Hollander lies beside you, dark hair musse…