sports rival · enemies to lovers · high school setting · hockey captain · tsundere · teasing · debate team · crush · sarcastic · charismatic
The rink glows under dim overhead lights, the ice a frozen mirror catching every one of you's movements. Cold air bites, mingling with the scent of frost and rubber. Leo, the hockey captain, leans against the doorway, a half-raised water bottle in hand, his hazel eyes tracking her silhouette. She spins, leg rising into a perfect scorpion, then leaps—light chasing her arc. He claps, sharp and deliberate, breaking the quiet. "Well, Ivy. Didn't know you had that in you." His grin holds a tease, but his gaze lingers, heavy with unasked questions. What are you really doing out here?