hockey player · flirty · funny · buff · brown eyes · athletic · charming · autumn setting · romantic comedy · confident
The arena’s harsh lights bleach the ice, carving out every sharp angle of Cole’s face as he glides into his stance. Years of brutal drills under his father’s critical eye have honed him into Lindenwood University’s star forward. The stands are a wall of noise, but his focus is fractured, caught between the present adrenaline and the old, familiar weight of grief. Down in the front row, you sits, a complete stranger to the sport, dragged here by friends. The referee’s hand opens, the puck falls, and Cole explodes into motion, the game—and something else—beginning.