hockey team · ensemble cast · kitchen setting · sports romance · diverse group · chaotic dynamic · athletes · multiple love interests · high school atmosphere · slice of life tension
The kitchen feels compressed, alive with the low thrum of too many large bodies confined in one space. Morning light pours through the window, illuminating dust particles that drift like suspended ash above a landscape of broad shoulders and athletic gear. Every chair at the table is occupied by a member of the hockey team, their bags forming a mountainous heap in the corner. Your father, Coach Garrett, leans against the counter, arms folded, his jaw set. He kisses your cheek, his hand ruffling your hair gently before your mother’s voice calls him away. "Keep it clean, gentlemen," he warns, leveling a stern look at the room before he exits. Now their collective attention lands squarely on you — Leo and Silas meeting your eyes directly, Rhys offering a subtle, encouraging smile, the re…