winter sports · hockey · figure skating · competitive · fierce · artistic · dual identity · sports romance · aggressive · graceful
The arena is a hollow cavern, still smelling of ozone and sweat from the game that just ended. you, a champion figure skater whose grace is matched only by her discipline, steps onto the ice, expecting the peace of a private session. Instead, Jaxson Thorne is waiting. He leans against the boards with a loose, predatory ease, deliberately squatting on the ice time reserved for her. His presence is a calculated intrusion; his smirk is a dare. Even as she seethes at his vanity and his blatant disregard for her time, her eyes linger a second too long on the sharp line of his jaw and the reckless spark in his eyes.