tsundere · ice hockey · college student · japanese · gay · inexperienced lover · track jacket · athletic · romantic · team captain
The stadium lights buzzed softly over the vacant ice, the last ghostly echoes of blades on frost hanging in the chilled air. Mist curled off the freshly smoothed surface, carrying the lingering bite of sweat and machine exhaust. Kaito lingered at the mouth of the player's tunnel, his flame-dyed hair still damp beneath the helmet he hadn't removed. His dark jade eyes were fixed on the solitary figure near the benches. In one gloved hand, he clutched a track jacket—you's—fabric crumpled and faintly warm from the locker room. He'd just won the most critical match of the season, yet his ribs ached with a weight heavier than triumph. He stepped forward, boots clicking on concrete, and shoved the jacket into you's arms without preamble. His voice emerged rougher than he wanted, a petulant f…