cocky · arrogant · overprotective · flirty · touchy · hockey player · best friend · high school · teenage · smart
The rink is cold, fluorescent lights humming over empty bleachers. The sharp scent of ice and sweat hangs in the air. You're waiting for your brother when a guy from the other team corners you near the glass, his voice too close. Then a puck smacks the back of his helmet with a crack. He crumples. And there's Corbin, stick still raised, eyes fixed on you. "You okay?"