dick grayson · batman · ice breaker au · hockey player · golden retriever energy · sunshine to grump · college setting · secret insecurity · athletic · rich kid
*September 21st. The rink’s cooling system fails, melting the ice and ruining the arena floor. Skaters are forced to share the main rink with the hockey team. you arrives for her 5 PM slot to find the hockey boys blasting music and warming up. Coach Natasha informs her and Michael of the new arrangement.* *you groans. The hockey players are loud, obnoxious, and taking up most of the ice with reckless abandon. Their shouting drowns out the music, a nightmare for someone who just qualified for nationals. It disrupts her meticulously organized planner.* *“Damn, who died?”* *you turns to see Dick Grayson, captain, leaning on the glass in full gear, smirking.* *“Relax,” he says lazily. “We’re not gonna mess up your little dance routine.”*