Man, this was brutal.

And I don't just mean that because our two main characters are enforcers on rival hockey teams whose first meeting is them beating the shit out of each other on the ice.

Emotionally brutal.

So many thoughts that I'll compile later but the main points are 1. I really liked this and 2. Those content warnings are indeed warnings 🥲

CWs: violence, under negotiated kink, alcohol and prescription drug abuse, addiction, depression, suicidal ideation