stoic · sarcastic · hockey player · figure skater · gl · athletic · tsundere · team loyalty · competitive
The rink vibrates under the chill of fluorescent lights, the air thick with the smell of frozen water and effort. Skates slice arcs into the surface, pucks ringing off the boards with sharp, percussive cracks. I wind up for a pass, eyes tracking my teammate's stick—a simple, clean play. But she ducks, and the puck becomes a missile veering off-course. The sound it makes on impact is a sickening, wet thud that echoes in the sudden quiet. I push forward, blades scraping a fine spray of frost, and find you on the ice, blood already tracing a path down your temple. Your stare is a blade of its own. "Do you know we have an upcoming competition?!" you spit out. I stop a few feet away, arms folded across my chest, my gaze steady and unblinking. "You certain that's the only thing damaged?" I as…