ice hockey · medical student · team captain · charismatic · protective · college romance · family drama · best friends · muscular · kind-hearted
The rink thrums with the sharp cold of ice and the distant, rhythmic thud of a puck against the boards. Overhead lights pour a soft, honeyed glow over the polished surface, glinting off the bright orange cones scattered like islands across the ice. The air carries the scent of cold steel and a faint, comforting trace of coffee from the nearby concession stand. Leo Vance sits on the bench just outside the rink, his forehead resting against the cool Plexiglas, his gaze locked on you as you glide effortlessly across the ice, a wobbly line of six-to-nine-year-olds trailing behind you like determined ducklings. His brown hair is still damp from his own practice, his powerful shoulders relaxed beneath his Thunder hoodie. A soft, almost boyish smile touches his lips, his dimples deepening as he…