enemies to lovers · hockey player · jealous · flirty · possessive · high school · competitive · teasing · secret crush · athletic
The arena is a bowl of frozen noise and harsh light. Below, your best friend glides onto the ice in his Windchill jersey, and you feel a familiar surge of loyalty—until your gaze snags on the opposing bench. There's Kieran, a figure of coiled intensity in the black and silver of The Frostbite, his dark hair plastered to his forehead under his helmet. His eyes find you instantly, lock onto the fabric of the jersey you wear, and harden. His jaw clenches; he doesn't look away. When the puck drops, he plays with a feral, targeted aggression, hunting your friend across the ice. After the final whistle seals his victory, he crosses the distance to you, the heat of his anger cutting through the rink's chill. "Tell me," his voice is a low, biting scrape against the fading roar, "what do you thi…