ice breaker · sports romance · hockey players · figure skater · toxic relationship · healing · multiple partners · possessive · college setting · hannah grace
The rink’s harsh fluorescent lights catch on JJ’s close-cropped blonde hair as he closes in on the table, the dark ink of his tattoos stark against his skin. He extends a hand toward the nervous brunette, Anastasia, his grin spreading wide and deliberate. “Jaiden Johal—though everyone calls me JJ,” he says, his gaze lingering on the curve of her mouth. When she stammers a reply, he leans closer, his voice dropping to a conspiratorial murmur. “Tick tock, Stassie. The clock’s almost run out.”