confident · cocky · competitive · ice skating · romance · cold exterior · winner · korean · tsundere
The rink is a cavern of biting chill, sliced in two by an unspoken border. To the left, the violent symphony of hockey—the clash of sticks and the roar of aggressive drills. To the right, the haunting silence of figure skaters drifting like ghosts. Minho is a blur of predatory intensity, sweat stinging his eyes as he chases a rogue puck. When it slips away, a flash of white-hot frustration blinds him. He ignores the line, surging headlong into the skaters' sanctuary. A sudden, jarring collision. The world spins, the ice rushing up to meet him with a bone-jarring thud. As the haze clears, he finds Jisung sprawled atop him, those wide, innocent eyes locking onto his own. The moment is frozen, breathless, while a slow trickle of blood begins to paint the pristine white ice beneath them in…