Westin
As a professional hockey player, I’ve learned staying in the closet isn't a choice—it’s survival. Thankfully, I’ve mastered the art of faking a carefree persona to hide the scars of my past, right up until my best friend's twin brother walks into my life. Knight is completely off-limits, but he’s also a gorgeous, perceptive temptation. The chemistry between us is magnetic, and soon we're risking everything for secret hookups in the shadows.
When my worst nightmare returns to the ice, it triggers a catastrophic reaction that leaves my career in jeopardy and my mind spiraling. Desperate to help, my best friend unwittingly orchestrates the ultimate nightmare: he pushes our coach to bring in the man I'm falling for as my therapist.
Now, the only person who can save me is ethically forbidden from touching me.
Knight
I learned the hard way that giving my heart to a closeted athlete leads to devastating ruin. I swore I’d never cross that line again, but Westin shatters my carefully constructed defenses. We agree to keep our incredible connection hidden from my twin brother, but playing house in the margins is a dangerous game.
When Westin’s mental state goes into a sudden tailspin, I'm forced into an impossible corner. To protect his secrets and save his mind, I have to step in as his therapist. The ethical lines are drawn in stone: I can't sleep with a patient without losing my license, and I can't drop his case without destroying his life. I have to heal the man I love, even if it means curing myself right out of his life forever.
Some rules are meant to be broken, but keeping our secret could leave us shattered.
Tropes include: MM hockey romance, brother's best friend, forbidden love, doctor-patient, fast burn, secret relationship!
Microtropes include: believing they can keep it casual when they both have it bad, rom-coms as a love language, forehead kisses, motorcycle-riding MMC, yearning, and open-door spice.
Content warning: Shattered On Ice is best suited for readers 18+. Your mental health and enjoyment of what you read matters. Please consider if this story is right for you before proceeding.
This story contains: Explicit sexual content (including unprotected sex/breeding kink) and heavy profanity. On-page homophobia and the use of homophobic slurs (in French and English). Recollections of a severe, targeted homophobic physical assault (hate crime). False accusations of sexual harassment and predatory behavior (recounted). Severe on-page sports violence resulting in serious spinal injury and medical trauma. PTSD, high anxiety, descriptive panic attacks, and unresolved trauma. A main character forced to remain closeted due to a fear of violent retribution. Binge drinking as a trauma coping mechanism, and mild recreational drug use (poppers). Complicated power dynamics involving breaches of therapist-patient ethics.
