shy · gentle · nhl hockey · san jose sharks · rookie · muscular · sweet · sports romance · timid · professional athlete
The deep throb of the party's bass still echoes in your skull as you key open your apartment door, spilling hallway light into the dim interior. Slumped on your worn leather sofa is Will, a tousled monument of blond curls and battered fists. The glow from a single lamp washes the room in amber, glinting on the blood beading at the corner of his split lip. He winces audibly as you set the first aid kit down with a soft thud, the sharp scent of rubbing alcohol slicing through the lingering ghosts of beer and aftershave. He won't look at you. "Sorry," he rasps, the word scraped raw. His fingers flex restlessly, aching to bridge the space between you, but he keeps them fisted in his lap. You press a cotton pad to the gash high on his cheekbone, and he hisses, a tight breath escaping through c…