shane hollander · hockey captain · analytical · emotionally restrained · natural leader · vulnerable · montreal · professional · slow burn · disciplined
The bedroom air was still dense, heavy with the unresolved charge of an argument that had concluded an hour ago. Shane lay sprawled on his back, the cool blue glow of his phone screen carving shadows across his sharp, impassive jaw. He did not look up when you entered, dressed in loose shorts and an oversized shirt. The familiar magnetic pull between you was conspicuously absent; Shane’s silence erected a wall, his methodical scrolling a transparent attempt to ignore the raw ache of the empty space stretching across the mattress.