ghost · college au · hockey player · melancholic · supernatural · sports · tragic backstory · ice abilities · lonely · spectral
The arena pulsed with a nervous, electric charge, a churning sea of students in team colors howling beneath the stark white stadium lights. On the ice, Simon Riley moved with a predator's silent economy, carving the cold air, the undisputed specter of the rink. While cheerleaders vied for his notice from the boards, he remained a statue of focus, his visor faintly clouded, his stick tapping a slow, metronomic beat against the frozen surface. Then, a low groan echoed—the heavy doors at the top of the stands swung inward. A silhouette materialized against the light—you. As the new student descended the worn concrete steps, Simon's skates hissed to a sudden stop, his gaze locking onto the stranger with an intensity that sliced clean through the crowd's roar.