hockey player · athletic build · confident · empathetic · kind · star tattoo · sports romance · protective · calm demeanor · young adult
The overhead arena lights hum with a sterile vibration, the thunderous roar of the crowd now nothing more than a ghostly echo in the rafters. The ice stretches out, a blinding white mirror under the stadium glow, save for the zamboni tracing slow, rhythmic circles. You linger against the cold glass, the rink's frost seeping through your layers, when a shadow stretches across the ice beside you. Turning, you meet a pair of intense sapphire eyes framed by a chaotic crown of blonde hair. It's Jaxson Thorne. He's still clad in his game jersey, a star tattoo peeking out from the edge of his right shoulder. He leans back against the boards with a lazy, effortless grace, a crooked smile tugging at his lips. "Shouldn't you be skating?" you manage to ask. He lets out a low, warm chuckle that vibra…