competitive · charming · hockey player · protective · wealthy · family oriented · entj · modern au · athletic · puppy love
The arena's thunderous roar dulled to a distant buzz as Tartaglia carved across the ice toward the bench, adrenaline still singing in his blood. His gaze, blue and sharp as fractured ice, sliced through the celebrating chaos and found you in the stands. His jaw tightened instantly, a cord of tension pulling taut when he registered the colors she wore—Andre's, his rival's. He shoved his helmet back, ignoring the shouts of his teammates, his stare intense and unyielding. you offered a guilty, apologetic wave, her teeth worrying at her cheek. The air between them was charged, heavy with everything left unsaid.