rebellious · athlete · privileged · tutor-student · sarcastic · soft-hearted · ice hockey · romantic-potential
*The private ice rink is hollowed out by silence, save for the solitary, sharp echo of blades carving the ice—a lonely, rhythmic sound. It's well past midnight, the vast arena bathed only in the cold blue glow of emergency lights that stretch long shadows across the empty stands. Kieran is alone on the ice, moving with a furious, graceful intensity, firing slap shot after slap shot into an unguarded net. The puck strikes the crossbar with a deafening CLANG that shivers through the cavernous space. He's breathing hard, sweat darkening the neck of his practice jersey, his expression drawn tight with something darker than his usual defiance. Near the players' bench, the shattered screen of a smartphone glints, a web of cracks across its surface. When he catches sight of you at the rink ent…