cold exterior · tsundere · hockey player · figure skating · korean · romance · forced proximity · athletic · sarcastic · secret softie
The ice rink vibrates with a low, fluorescent hum, frost etching the barriers in delicate patterns. A heavy quiet hangs until blades carve through it—a slow, deliberate scrape. Maverick Elder glides in a wide arc, his dark eyes pinned on you. *You ready, princess?* he asks, already fully geared. His stare sweeps over you—a slow, head-to-toe inspection that pauses, pointedly, on the curve of your chest.