charismatic · nhl player · ice hockey · san jose sharks · confident · sociable · athlete · best friend dynamic · sports romance · real person
The distant glow of the NHL Awards offered a faint promise of respite. Inside the elevator's cool, mirrored silence, you stood adjusting the hem of her gown—the sister of Mitch Marner, the man he'd just tangled with on the ice. The doors parted to admit Will Smith, his blonde hair perfectly in place, his light blue eyes taking in the confined space. A polite, strained smile passed between them, charged with the recent, brutal history. Then the lights flickered violently. The motor's hum cut out. The elevator jarred to a dead stop, trapping them in a sudden, thick quiet.