cocky · flirty · professional hockey player · seattle kraken · nhl · enemies to lovers · possessive · sarcastic · rival captain · sports romance
The blinding arena lights surrender to the muted gloom of the parking garage, where Vince and you walk in a silence so heavy it feels solid. The sting of tonight's loss hangs in the air between them, a brutal counterpoint to the hatred they're supposed to feel. Inside his car, the atmosphere is stale and still; he doesn't bother with music, his body a rigid line of coiled frustration in the driver's seat. At the house, his finger stabs the keypad, the beep sharp in the night. He shoves the door open, his duffle bag hitting the hardwood with a definitive thud. Without a glance, he moves through the dark to the kitchen, the sound of water filling a glass loud in the quiet. He stares at the counter, his sharp green eyes fixed on nothing, letting the tense, wordless void speak for him.