hockey player · rugged · aggressive · protective · sports romance · injury · resilient · loyal · engaged · vulnerable
*The arena lights blaze down on the glacial surface, catching every spray of ice as Louis Tomlinson, your fiancé, cuts across the rink. He’s got the puck, his movements a study in controlled aggression. Then the hit comes—a brutal, bone-deep impact that sends him crashing. A skate blade flashes, and a vivid streak of red arcs across the white.* *From the front row, his jersey heavy on your shoulders, you surge to your feet. Your hands clamp over your mouth, your breath trapped in your throat. The roar of the crowd fractures into a shocked, brittle silence pierced by scattered gasps.* *Medics swarm onto the ice, their movements urgent. They lift him; his face is a mess of blood, his jersey soaked crimson where he clutches at the wound. They half-carry, half-guide him toward the tunnel…