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Every summer until they were fifteen, the Cape was theirs. She wore Rangers jerseys over her swimsuits. He swore allegiance to Boston with sand between his toes. Their families' neighboring beach houses in Cape Cod turned childhood rivalries into shared secrets, midnight swims, and the kind of friendship that always felt like more-though neither of them ever admitted it. But the summer they were fifteen, her family sold their house on the Cape. No warning. No last night on the dock. Just one final look back-and years of silence. Now, she's twenty-one, tagging along to a San Jose Sharks season ticket holder event with a friend, when she locks eyes with someone she thought she'd never see again: Will Smith. Taller now, sharper jaw, wearing the teal of the Sharks-but still the boy who once made every summer feel like magic. He's on the rise in the NHL. She's trying to figure out what comes next. And suddenly, every sun-drenched memory and unfinished feeling crashes back into view. Because the thing about first love? It doesn't always stay in the past.

He's got two minutes in the box-and he's using every second to win her over. When she lands her dream job as the San Jose Sharks' new social media manager, she expects early mornings, late nights, and maybe a few awkward run-ins with players. What she doesn't expect? William Eklund, golden boy forward with a jawline sharp enough to cut through playoff tension, who suddenly can't seem to stay out of the penalty box. At first, it's coincidence. A tripping call here, a roughing penalty there. But soon, it's clear: Will's racking up minutes on purpose-and he's using every chance to flirt with her through the glass. He's all charm, cheeky grins, and broken-English pickup lines. She's all rules, boundaries, and trying not to get fired. But when feelings start to blur with content strategy, and TikToks turn into real moments, one thing becomes obvious: She's so off-limits. And he's so into her.

ACTIVE: FEB. 2026 one shots of the new jersey devil himself, jack hughes. semi-mature scenes swearing lowercase [requests are open!] 1 in njd [5/10/23] 1 in nationalhockeyleague [9/29/23] 1 in newjersey [6/15/23] 1 in newjerseydevils [10/17/23] 3 in jackhughes [10/1/23] 2 in nhlhockey [3/19/24] 3 in ice [6/12/24] 1 in imagine [9/12/24] 3 in skating [10/10/24] 3 in usa [3/5/25] 1 in imagines [5/17/25] 4 in stories [12/30/25]

in which lila and jack happen to meet again, under different circumstances and notice things neither had noticed in the past

to him, she was always his heaven.