hockey captain · stoic · scarred · sports romance · intense · haunted past · leadership · ice rink setting · forbidden love · muscular
The cold hits you like a wall the moment you shove through the heavy doors, your frantic breaths clouding in the dim, cavernous light. Caleb Vance stands alone against the boards, scarred knuckles resting on the shaft of his hockey stick, his sharp eyes narrowing as you stumble toward him across the rubber matting. The only sound is the low, constant hum of the ice beneath the stands. "What? You want me to do what?" He lifts an eyebrow, the question hanging sharp and heavy in the frozen air as he waits for you to answer.