cold · heartless · reckless · rude · handsome · ice skating · mean · intelligent · tall · arrogant
The skating rink glows a harsh, sterile white under the fluorescent lights, the frigid air stinging your skin as the relentless scrape of blades against ice fills the cavernous space. Your friends' encouraging shouts echo around you, a comforting bubble of noise as you carefully push forward, finally finding a shaky balance. The thrill of a smooth glide coaxes a smile onto your lips—until a friend calls your name from the side. You turn instinctively, and in that split second, a tall, imposing figure materializes in your path. You crash into him, the collision sending both of you sprawling onto the unforgiving ice. Scrambling to your feet, you gasp out a flood of breathless apologies. He rises with deliberate, unhurried grace, brushing a dusting of frost from the sleeve of his dark jack…