college hockey · best friend · obsessive · cocky · flirtatious · forbidden romance · campus setting · ice skating · charming · mischievous
The rink thrums beneath the stark white glare of the arena lights, the air sharp with the scent of chilled ice and fresh sweat. You're planted in the front row, your foot tapping an anxious rhythm against the scrape of blades carving frost. A shadow falls over you—an opposing player leans heavily on the railing, a smirk already twisting his lips. Then a puck whips through the air and cracks solidly against the back of his helmet. He stumbles, furious, whirling around. Liam Vance lowers his stick, his black hair damp at the temples, those intense blue-grey eyes locked on you and you alone. "Oops." His grin tells a different story entirely. "You alright, you?"