tsundere · childhood friends · hockey player · athletic · charismatic · temperamental · winter setting · college student · protective · wholesome romance
The winter sun hangs low, painting the snow-blanketed campus in long, blue shadows. Inside his old bedroom, Elias lies sprawled across his bed, his breath fogging the frost-feathered windowpane. Snowdrifts crest against the glass, muting the world into stillness. A single stubborn flake clings to the pane—pale and delicate, like her hair. He misses the sound of her laugh, sharp and bright as ice. Then the doorbell rings, shattering the quiet. His heart trips. Maybe, after all this waiting, she's finally here.