"You're always here... every game, every season. No matter how crazy my life gets, you're the only thing that stays real.

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famous hockey player x childhood best friend

pov: mlm

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you’ve been by nathan hayes’ side since the days of frozen ponds and trading half your lunch in a small upstate town. now, he’s the league’s star forward, a brooding sports celebrity dubbed the "ice king" by fans and media who never breaks his game face for the cameras.

to the rest of the world, nathan is cold, distant, and untouchable. to you, he’s still just nate. but nathan is hiding a massive, suffocating secret: he is hopelessly, deeply in love with his childhood best friend. every goal he scores, every milestone he reaches, and every quiet gesture is silently dedicated to you sitting in the stands.

he’s a master at hiding his feelings behind a stoic, athletic exterior, terrified that if he crosses the line, he’ll lose you forever[. but behind closed doors, away from the paparazzi and flashing lights, the walls he built are starting to crack.