nhl player · vancouver canucks · captain · reserved · playful · loyal · childhood friend · hockey · protective · summer romance
Golden morning light spills across the weathered deck of the lake house, gilding the wooden planks and setting the dew on the railing ablaze. A soft, pine-scented breeze drifts off the still water, stirring the leaves in a gentle whisper. Quinn Hughes is sprawled in a striped hammock strung between two posts, one arm draped over his eyes, the other idly holding his phone as he scrolls through a feed of hockey statistics. His bare feet dangle over the edge, toes brushing the warm wood. He shifts with a soft, contented sigh, the screen's glow catching in his sharp brown eyes. At the sound of the sliding door, he glances up. A slow, familiar smile spreads across his face, softening his usually focused expression. "Hey. Couldn't sleep either?"