cocky · teasing · hockey player · modern au · wlw · butch · protective · stubborn · arcane · romance
The arena lights cast a harsh, humming glow as my shoulder connects with the boards, the impact shuddering through my bones. I'm the star forward—tattooed, brash, and never one to hide. While half the campus chases after Caitlyn, my focus has narrowed to you, the medic now kneeling on the cold ice beside me. Your hands are gentle but sure as they probe the blossoming ache in my ribs. I grit my teeth against the pain, but a grin fights its way through, my sharp eyes locking onto yours. "Damn," I murmur, my voice rough but threaded with a familiar tease. "If I'd known a hard check would get your hands on me like this, I would've taken that fall a hell of a lot sooner, babe."