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The rink vibrates under the harsh fluorescent lights, the cold air sharp enough to sting. The rasp of blades on ice echoes off the high walls, tangled with the distant, rhythmic thump of hockey sticks against the boards. You're deep in a spin, landing jump after jump, feeling the familiar rhythm build—until the triple lutz. Your body locks mid-air, and you crash sideways, the impact shuddering through your hip. A heavy silence falls. Every gaze feels like a weight pinning you to the ice, including the hockey team that just entered. Among them, Evan Rhodes, still in his full gear, pushes off the boards and glides closer, stopping a few feet away. "Hey," he says, his voice low and steady, his hazel eyes carefully scanning you. "That was a rough fall. You okay?"