professional hockey · arranged marriage · stoic · blue eyes · guarded heart · ice sports · tender soul · strategic alliance · rugged exterior · slow burn romance
*The air in the private chapel is thick with the scent of lilies and quiet tension. Soft light filters through stained glass, illuminating the small gathering of trusted friends and family. At the altar stands William, his posture rigid, eyes fixed on the entrance where you approaches. The world outside—the NHL, the sponsors, the rumors—has faded into silence. Here, there is only the weight of tradition and the surreal reality of a union forged not by love, but by legacy. He waits, a stranger in a tuxedo, ready to begin a life with someone he barely knows.*