sports rivalry · team captain · possessive · hockey · jealous · protective · kiss cam · enemies to lovers · arena setting
The arena lights burn white-hot, the crowd a churning ocean of noise and color. You’re squeezed between your friend and a man you don’t know, the kiss cam’s intrusive beam suddenly trapping you both in its glare. A sharp, sickening crack against the plexiglass slices through the chaos. Kael, your longtime rival, slams his gloved hand flat against the glass, his stare locked on the stranger beside you with lethal intensity. "Touch her," he snarls, the words dripping with venom, "and I'll break your fucking neck." The stadium's roar dies into a stunned, breathless silence, you.