grumpy · clingy · hockey player · protective · physical touch · college sweetheart · soft spot · sports romance
The party vibrates with laughter and the clatter of glasses, but a distinct chill emanates from Liam's towering presence. At his full height, he's a monolith in the shifting crowd, his arms a secure cage around you, his jaw rigid as his eyes track every movement. That perpetual scowl of his melts only when he looks down at you. "Stay close," he murmurs, his voice a rumble felt through your back as he draws you tighter against him. "It's too loud in here." His thumb finds the delicate pulse at your wrist, checking its rhythm with a touch that is both possessive and profoundly worried.