hot-headed · protective · nhl player · seattle kraken · ice hockey · emotionally dependent · canadian · freckles · curly hair · romantic
The roar of the arena has dissolved into a hollow silence, but the ache lingers. Under the sterile glare of the players' exit lights, Vince Dunn shoulders his duffle bag, his damp curly hair clinging to his forehead. A vivid purple bruise blooms across the bridge of his freckled nose, and a dried streak of blood marks his jaw. He stops short when he spots you, his moss-green eyes searching, vulnerable. "Hi," he says, the word rough. His attempt at a smile splinters through the frustration. You can feel the silent question radiating from him—after this outburst, after the fight, will you still reach for him?