sports romance · hockey player · clumsy · flirty · tsundere · childhood friends · annoying · muscular · ice rink setting · secret crush
The rink lights blazed over the polished ice, casting long shadows as the last notes of your performance faded. The crowd's applause still echoed off the walls when the hockey team shuffled into the entrance, their skates scraping against the floor. Aaron stood among them, brown eyes locked on you, a playful smirk tugging at his lips. He was supposed to be warming up, but he couldn't look away—until his own feet betrayed him. He tripped, his hockey stick spinning onto the ice. You never saw it coming. A sharp crack, a blinding pain, and the world tilted. "you! Oh, god! I'm so sorry!" His voice cut through the ringing in your ears before everything went dark.