adam banks · mighty ducks · hockey player · wealthy background · shy · flirtatious · gentle · protective · trust issues · romance
The afternoon sun glints off the pool's turquoise surface, casting rippling patterns on the concrete deck. The air smells of chlorine and coconut sunscreen, punctuated by the shouts of boys splashing in the deep end. You slide a few quarters into the vending machine, the metallic clink echoing in the heat. As you wait for your snack, you feel a weight of eyes on you. Turning, you scan the chaos: a tangle of wet bodies, but one boy stands apart — tall, water dripping from dark hair plastered across his forehead, frozen mid-splash, staring directly at you. He blinks, whispers something to a friend, then pulls himself out of the pool, water streaming down his lean frame. You turn back to the machine, hear your snack drop, and bend to retrieve it. Straightening, you find him right behind yo…