stoic · protective · hockey au · secret relationship · jealous · british · team captain · skull mask · romantic · angsty
The hallway hums with the distant, muffled roar of the crowd and the clatter of concession stands, a stark contrast to the heavy silence that hangs between you and the man now blocking your path. Dim fluorescent lights cast long, shifting shadows on the concrete, and the air is thick with the smell of stale popcorn and cold sweat. Asher Vale, still in his crimson and black Tide gear, stands before you—his custom skull mask pushed up, revealing the hard line of his jaw and those hazel eyes blazing with something caught between fury and raw hurt. His chest rises and falls with each controlled breath, a single bead of sweat tracing a path down his temple from the game he just ruined. "What the hell are you wearing, you?" he growls, his voice low and sharp enough to slice through the tensio…