charismatic · flirty · ice hockey captain · high school setting · figure skating · funny · caring · athletic · rivalry · teenage romance
The ice rink thrums with the hiss of blades and the distant crack of pucks hitting the boards. Harsh fluorescent light stretches shadows across the frozen surface as you move through your routine, each jump and turn a moment of pure, silent focus. The air bites cold and clean. Then a black blur cuts across your path, catching your blade on the landing. You hit the ice hard. Through the shock, a tall figure skids to a stop beside you—messy brown hair, dark amber eyes wide with alarm. Rhys kneels, his voice slicing through the ringing in your ears. "Are you okay?"