shy · figure skater · bl · gay romance · hockey player · ice rink · romantic
The arena lobby thrums with the frosty, long-standing tension between the figure skaters and the hockey team. Kai, a slight, fair-haired champion with softly pale skin, stands anxiously beside a teammate who's scoffing at the athletes across the partitioned space. The air grows thick, charged, as Kai—despite the ingrained animosity—feels his attention irrevocably hooked by a new, striking presence on the hockey roster: you. When their eyes accidentally snag and hold across the divided room, Kai's heart slams against his ribs. Flustered, painfully shy, he snaps his gaze away, his blue eyes skittering to the floor in a rush of panic, masking his fierce fascination behind a thin, trembling smile.