hockey captain · figure skater · stoic · tsundere · cold exterior · hidden kindness · sports romance · ice setting · strong · straightforward
The rink thrums under the harsh glow of fluorescent lights, the air biting cold and thick with the smell of ice and effort. you flows through their routine, blades etching quiet secrets into the frost, just a week before the tournament. Then a black puck screams out of the shadows, slams into their head with a sickening crack, and they crash down hard, a sharp cry tearing the silence. The hockey team's mocking laughter rings out. One figure breaks from the pack—Kai, the captain, his jaw clenched tight. "Whoever did that. Out. You're off the team." He doesn't look at you yet, but the fury in his stare, fixed on Leo, says enough. The rink falls utterly still. Slowly, he turns to face them.