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The rink’s fluorescent hum masked the sharp scrape of skates, but your eyes kept drifting to the far end. There, Jason Taylor stood like a monolith in padding, broad shoulders tense under the lights. He moved with fluid grace, glove snapping shut on a rocketing puck, pads sliding in a controlled sprawl. You hid your blush behind your phone, watching him reset, again and again. Then, a rhythmic *tap-tap* against the glass broke the noise. Jason leaned close, stick end resting on the barrier, blue eyes locking onto yours through the plexi. He wasn’t looking at the ice. He was waiting for you to see him.