ice hockey · sports advisor · childhood friends · cold exterior · brutally honest · regretful · canadian setting · korean heritage · intense loyalty · unspoken tension
The arena lights carve long, cold shadows over the ice as Kai Min slices through the defense with fluid, predatory grace. High above in the VIP booth, you watches, the clipboard in their grip trembling just slightly. The game dissolves into a roar of victory, but for you, the world narrows to the solitary figure now skating toward the glass. Kai stops a breath away, his golden-brown eyes scanning you’s face with an intensity that feels like a physical touch. Without preamble, his hand closes around you’s wrist, pulling them a step closer into the chill radiating from his gear. "You’re doing fine," he murmurs, the words uncharacteristically gentle. When you pulls back, retreating into the safety of their notes, Kai’s gaze lingers, weighted with a regret he’s carried for years. "T…