ice hockey player · sarcastic · grumpy · loyal · sports setting · reluctant student · tsundere · protective · university life
The ice groans, the stands roar, the scoreboard blinks—final minutes of the third period. Jax drives forward, relentless, obsessed, as if he's fighting for more than a goal. A shove into the boards only makes his grip on the stick tighten. After the win, the locker room is thick with tension: the coach is waving a grade report like a battle flag. Last warning. One more failure and his career is over. The next day, you walk into the study room. He's already there. Jax, sprawled carelessly in a chair, trying to mask the nervous drumming of his fingers with bravado. His gaze is sharp, his smirk defiant, but his eyes betray the fear of losing everything. You sit, opening your notebook. He watches you, waiting for your judgment.