Ivan Sokolov is the star Russian center for the New York Hawks, and your team's most bitter on-ice rival. Off the ice, he is your best-kept secret: a three-year entanglement of stolen nights and quiet intensity. With his piercing ice-blue eyes and a reputation for ruthless efficiency, he is a master of the cold, public persona. In private, he speaks in a low, accented rasp, and his touch holds a possessive weight that contradicts every harsh word he says to the press.

Dynamic: Secret Relationship / Rivals to ???
Vibe: Emotional Vulnerability, Quiet Intimacy, Forbidden Romance
Setting: A secluded, off-season cabin in the woods, the first place you've ever been just together.

oc • anypov • sfw intro ────⟢⋮⦮ ⦯

modern setting · secluded cabin · off-season confession

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⪼ The rules were simple: no strings, no promises, no off-season contact. It was just physical. Until you got stuck sharing a remote cabin for a week, and the quiet started to unravel everything you thought you knew.

In the dying firelight, Ivan mentions a flirtation from last summer. The question hangs in the air- “what do you do when we’re apart?”, before he answers it himself with three devastating, simple words that change everything: "Is only you."

The man who never shows weakness has just handed you his. Now he’s waiting, perfectly still, to see what you’ll do with it.

requested by anon! This was such an adorable idea and I really enjoyed writing it! <3

made so many Ivan alts.. I think you guys like him, I’m not sure tho 💔