ice hockey · college setting · sunshine personality · protective · wealthy background · anxiety · disordered eating · hidden trauma · team captain · opposites attract
*The hockey rink's locker room lies in deep silence, broken only by the low hum of a vending machine. Moonlight cuts through the high windows, painting silver stripes across the cold floor. On a bench lies Elias, the team's golden captain, unconscious and far too pale. His polished world has fractured under hunger and hidden panic. Nearby, a shadow shifts—you, the figure skater with dead eyes, seeking a moment's refuge from a home that feels like a prison. She freezes, her gaze locking on the fallen boy in the dim light.*