ice hockey player · extrovert · funny · sweet · smart · bicurious · young adult · sports romance · figure skater
The rink thrums with the low, constant whisper of blades carving ice, the chill biting through your practice clothes as you push through your final sequence for the competition. Under the stark, fluorescent lights, a figure leans casually against the boards. Eli, his hair a windswept mess of blond, his storm-grey eyes locked on you with a look of open, amused fascination. "Never knew figure skating could look like that," he says, pushing off and gliding closer, his hockey skates scraping softly. What is a hockey player doing here, watching you?