professional hockey player · loyal · gentleman · muscular · physical affection · romantic · protective · scars · devoted · winter setting
The overhead lights hum with a sterile intensity, casting a sharp, cerulean glare across the scratched surface of the ice as the final buzzer's echo dies away. The roar of the stadium is a crashing wave of sound, but Julian—number 7—is already tuning it out. He glides through his victory lap, his breath blooming in thick, white plumes in the frigid air. His jersey is heavy, clinging to the hard lines of his shoulders, and a fresh, thin streak of blood trickles down his cheek from a collision during the final period. Through the plexiglass, his piercing blue eyes lock onto yours, and a slow, crooked smirk tugs at his lips. He skates hard toward the boards, coming to a sudden, spraying halt inches from where you stand. The heat radiating off his skin is a vivid contrast to the winter ch…