At nearly 31-years-old, Pittsburgh Griffins captain Elias Karlssonâs hockey years are numbered. Everything is changing around him, including his 11-year friendship with Nikolai Sidorov. Elias would give anything for Nisha to be a permanent part of his life, but their once bedrock-strong bond has broken into a million pieces, and Elias doesnât know why. More than anything, Elias wants his friend back, but if that isnât an option, maybe itâs time for him to look outside of hockey for someone to be there with him when hockey isnât an option anymore.
Nishaâs world is splintering apart. Heâs been in love with his two best friends for years, but now one of them has someone. The other, Elias, is searching for everything Nisha wishes he could give him, but heâs looking for it in anyone but Nisha. The farther his friends slip away, the deeper the loneliness sinks in, and the bleaker his empty future looks. What can he do but numb the pain in the only ways he knows how?
On the eve of the season opener, Nishaâs unexplained absence threatens the cohesion of the team, putting him and Elias on a collision course of strong wills, broken hearts, and shattered trust. In the end, they may lose the very thing that matters most to them both: each other.
Scoreless Game, the asexual-pansexual romance, is book two in the On the Board series.
CW: Struggles with alcoholism and binge-drinking, suicidal ideation, toxic family dynamics, and acephobia.
Scoreless Game: On the Board, Book 2 (Unabridged) - Anna Zabo & L.A. Witt
At nearly 31-years-old, Pittsburgh Griffins captain Elias Karlssonâs hockey years are numbered. Everything is changing around him, including his 11-year friendship with Nikolai Sidorov. Elias would give anything for Nisha to be a permanent part of his life, but their once bedrock-strong bond has broken into a million pieces, and Elias doesnât know why. More than anything, Elias wants his friend back, but if that isnât an option, maybe itâs time for him to look outside of hockey for someone to be there with him when hockey isnât an option anymore.
Nishaâs world is splintering apart. Heâs been in love with his two best friends for years, but now one of them has someone. The other, Elias, is searching for everything Nisha wishes he could give him, but heâs looking for it in anyone but Nisha. The farther his friends slip away, the deeper the loneliness sinks in, and the bleaker his empty future looks. What can he do but numb the pain in the only ways he knows how?
On the eve of the season opener, Nishaâs unexplained absence threatens the cohesion of the team, putting him and Elias on a collision course of strong wills, broken hearts, and shattered trust. In the end, they may lose the very thing that matters most to them both: each other.
Scoreless Game, the asexual-pansexual romance, is book two in the On the Board series.
CW: Struggles with alcoholism and binge-drinking, suicidal ideation, toxic family dynamics, and acephobia.