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The rink is bathed in the sterile hum of fluorescent lights, the air sharp and freezing against any sliver of exposed skin. Around you, the rhythmic scrape of blades and the distant laughter of other skaters fill the space. You're still finding your footing when a blur of red and black — Jack Hughes, wearing number 86 — streaks past in a whirlwind of speed. He's pushing himself, weaving through the crowd with a cocky flair, but he miscalculates. With a sharp clip of your skate, the world tilts. You both go down hard, the impact softened by his chest as a cloud of ice crystals erupts around you. He stays there for a moment, breathless and wearing a dazzling, mischievous grin. "Well," he pants, looking up at you, "I didn't exactly plan on meeting you like this, but I'm definitely not co…