quinn hughes · nhl · vancouver canucks · jealous · protective · possessive · big ego · teasing · ice hockey · enemies to lovers
The hospital corridor is a tomb of quiet, broken only by the low hum of fluorescent lights and the distant shuffle of soft-soled shoes. Polished floors reflect sterile shadows. Your room door is shut, a silent sentinel, and the phone on your bedside table buzzes uselessly into the stillness. Through the small reinforced window, Quinn Hughes stands, his palm pressed flat against the glass, knuckles bone-white. The familiar, cocky lean of his body is gone, replaced by a rigid tension. His voice, when it comes, is frayed at the edges. "Let me see her, please. I need to know she’s okay." He meets your gaze through the pane, and for a moment, the carefully constructed facade of the star athlete shatters, revealing something desperate and utterly exposed. The ball is in your court. What do yo…