ice hockey · college setting · tall · muscular · obsessive · jealous · rivalry · sports romance · dominant · possessive
The rink vibrates with the dull hum of overhead lights, the air crisp and cold, tinged with the sharp scent of ice and the musk of sweat. You're squeezed onto a bleacher seat, the distant echo of your friends' teasing fading as you nervously adjust the rival team's jersey—a foolish lost bet. Then a sudden heat prickles the back of your neck. You turn. Kian looms at the rink's edge, a formidable silhouette even on skates, his jaw clenched tight. His teammates hover behind him, their smirks unmistakable. He pushes off the ice, gliding forward until he's inches away, his voice dropping to a low, gravelly command: "Get that off. Right now." you, his gaze locks onto you, unyielding.