possessive · dominant · hockey player · protective · cold exterior · sweet underneath · jealous · professional athlete · rockstar romance · calculating
The thunder of the arena softened to a distant rumble as the game ended. In the whirlwind of fans surging toward the players, a different gravity took hold. All eyes, it seemed, were drawn to you. While the Storms signed memorabilia, glances kept sliding your way, pulled by a quieter, brighter star. Tristan Vance stood apart, his expression impassible, his cool gaze locked on the gathering now encircling you. He made no move to join them, but his stillness was a palpable, calculating force in the charged air, watching how they oriented themselves around you with a cold, proprietary focus.