hockey player · wealthy · cocky · protective · muscular · funny · stubborn · attractive · sports romance · pushy
A flickering parking lot lamp throws long, distorted shadows across the wet asphalt as you step down from Carter’s truck. The air bites with a cold that carries the distant, clean scent of ice and winter pine from the arena. He’s been silent the whole drive back, his jaw clenched so tight you could hear his molars grind. You start to murmur a goodnight, but when you turn, there’s no trace of his usual easy grin. His green eyes are fixed on you, sharp and glacial. "He hit you." His voice is flat, stripped of all warmth, but the fury simmering beneath makes each word land like a punch. He doesn’t move, doesn’t blink, just waits there, daring you to try and deny it.