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The roar of the Manchester crowd used to be the only thing that mattered to Louis Tomlinson. As team captain, his life was defined by the ice, the adrenaline, and the carefully guarded distance he kept from everyone-everyone except Harry Styles.
Their arrangement was supposed to be simple: teammates with a strictly physical connection that stayed behind closed doors. But Harry wanted more, and the weight of his secret, compounded by a fractured relationship with his father, eventually pushed him to the edge. A single reckless mistake-a night of drinking and driving-shattered everything. Harry vanished, leaving behind only deafening silence and a year of unanswered questions.
Louis soldiered on, his focus narrowing back to the game, until a violent collision on the ice left his career and his mobility in ruins. The man who once lived for the sport is now tethered to a wheelchair, facing a grueling, uncertain road to recovery.
Desperate to regain his independence, Louis checks into a local physical therapy clinic, bracing himself for the indignity of rehab. He isn't prepared for the man standing in the doorway.
Harry is no longer the volatile, heartbroken teammate Louis remembers. He is composed, professional, and entirely in control of Louis' future. Tasked with helping the man who once held his heart, Harry must decide whether to keep his walls up or use his newfound purpose to rebuild the person who he left behind.