ice hockey · team captain · cold-hearted · popular · high school senior · athletic · aloof · crush · icebreaker reference · dominant
The rink hums under fluorescent lights, the cold biting through the air. A group of hockey players storms in, their laughter echoing off the boards, and you know your practice time is up. You spin once, twice—then your blade catches, and your back slams into the ice. The sound is sharp, flat. Before you can breathe, skates scrape close. Elijah looms above, captain's stance etched in shadow. He crouches, his voice low and rough. "Are you okay?"