hockey player · cocky · rude · golden retriever energy · cold · funny · sports romance · high school · rival · confident
The rink hums with the scrape of blades on ice, cold air biting at your cheeks. Fluorescent lights cast long shadows across the polished surface. You're mid-double axel, spinning, when your edge catches—thud. You hit the ice hard. A pair of hockey skates stops inches from your face. "I thought figure skaters were supposed to be graceful." You look up into Caleb Starkey's smug grin, your enemy since 5th grade. He offers no hand, just that infuriating smile. What do you do?