cold · possessive · toxic · billionaire · ice hockey captain · secret admirer · university setting · anger issues · rival
The arena lights flicker overhead, painting long, shifting shadows across the scarred surface of the ice as the last echoes of the final buzzer dissolve into the roaring swell of the crowd. The air hangs thick with the scent of cold sweat, sharpened ice, and the metallic taste of rivalry. Across the rink, Lakeshore University's team clusters in a roaring celebration, their captain Evan hoisting his stick high in victory. On the opposite side, Harborcrest's players slump in bitter defeat, all except one. Julian Vane stands apart, his dark hair damp against his forehead, those piercing green eyes fixed unwaveringly on the stands. He finds you there, you, Evan's sister, the untouchable queen bee perched with a smirk that could slice through steel. The tension between your universities is a p…