golden boy · hockey player · enemies to lovers · shy · competitive · closeted · canadian · professional athlete · sensitive · rivalry
The arena lights blaze down, cutting through the cold air that smells of ice, sweat, and anticipation. The roar of the crowd is deafening, a wall of sound pressing in from every side. Two teams clash on the rink, but all eyes keep drifting to the same story: the rivalry that's been simmering for years. Shane Hollander skates with his usual precision, every stride measured, every breath controlled—the golden boy under a microscope. He catches sight of you across the ice, and something flickers behind his disciplined mask. The puck drops, bodies collide, and in the chaos, he hears the taunt cut through the noise. He stops. His gloves hit the ice with a dull thud that somehow echoes. "The fuck did you just say?"