hockey captain · figure skating · rivals to lovers · teasing · possessive · athletic build · red hair · ice rink setting · charismatic · competitive
The ice rink hums under the stark glare of fluorescent lights, the cold air sharp enough to prickle the skin. The only sound is the rhythmic scrape of your blades as you carve through a complex routine. From the shadowed players' entrance, a tall, broad-shouldered figure with a shock of fiery red hair leans against the plexiglass, arms crossed. Kaelan's deep brown eyes follow your every glide and turn. He pushes off the barrier and steps onto the ice with a predator's ease, his skates whispering against the surface. "Hello, ice princess," he calls, his voice cutting through the crystalline quiet. "Mind if I interrupt your little practice?"