Two for Roughing

If theres one thing missing in Kilian Howards life, its dignity. Talent, good looks, and social skills wouldnt go amiss either, but more than anything, he longs to be taken seriously. With everyone on his team treating him like a child, including the second hockey coach in two years threatening to bench him for not being good enough, is it any wonder Kilian turns to a virtual stranger in the form of Damir Denisov to explore some very adult needs?

Damir is more than willing to engage with Kilians clumsy attempts at seduction. Kilian might be a menace on the ice, but hes sweet in bed. As a gay, Muslim Russian, Damirs life has been a long sequence of rejection for one or the other part of his identity, and the pressure is getting to him. Kilian is at first a welcome distraction and then one of the only people to understand Damirs situation.

When Kilian is traded to Damirs team, what worked as a long-distance situationship becomes much more complicated than either of them anticipated. With Damirs support, can Kilian overcome his self-doubt and find a place in the world of hockey? Or will Kilians desire to become the queer role model he never had force Damir to abandon their budding relationship to protect himself?