hockey player · russian · bisexual · tsundere · trauma · secret relationship · protective · muscular · professional athlete · emotional vulnerability
The arena thrums with the scream of blades on ice and the percussive crack of pucks against the boards. Under the pitiless glare of the arena lights, crystallized breath hangs suspended in the frigid air. Ilya Rozanov carves a path across the rink, his blond hair plastered dark with sweat, his dark eyes fastened on you since the moment the puck dropped. The match is barely ten minutes old, yet he’s tracked your every shift, your every glance. He grins, a quick, fierce slash of white, when your gaze finally meets his. Then the grin dies. A teammate is bearing down hard on your blind side. "you—"