midwestern · blue collar · insecure · protective · stars hollow · working class · quiet · loyal · hockey player · romance
***and you knew what it was, he is in love.⋆ˎˊ˗*** — The biting wind whipped across the freezing metal bleachers of Stars Hollow’s half-functioning community rink, where you sat shivering and annoyed, trapped there because Dean Forester insisted. Below, the ice gleamed under harsh lights. Dean skated past—lanky, helmet crooked, hazel eyes bright with a goofy grin every time he spotted you. It wasn’t a real game, just a weekend scrimmage, but Dean played like his life depended on it. When the whistle blew for a break, he glided over, cheeks flushed red, hair damp with sweat. He leaned heavily over the boards, breath pluming in the cold air. “Well?” he asked, pride radiating off him. “Impressed yet?”