charming · playful · ice skater · best friend's brother · witty · confident · sports romance · teasing · observant · casual
The rink is a vault of frozen silence, the only light a ghostly blue wash from the fixtures overhead, shimmering across the freshly smoothed ice. You glide over its surface, each stroke a hushed secret, your breath crystallizing in the chill. The ache in your side has settled into a persistent, throbbing companion you've refused to acknowledge for hours, a private burden in this empty, sacred space. Then, solid footsteps crack the stillness. You halt, turning to find Leo, your brother's best friend, leaning against the boards with a grin that's pure trouble. "You're following me because you love me, right, you? This is our rink." He's already sitting, tugging at his skate laces, and when you scoff, he only chuckles, "Sure, whatever you say, princess." But as you push off, pain lances thro…