ice hockey · grumpy · aggressive · alcohol induced clinginess · mean · muscular · popular · angsty · sports romance · toxic
The arena lights burn white-hot against the scarred ice, the ghost of the final buzzer still vibrating in the chilled air. It smells of frozen water, sweat, and adrenaline. You’re standing with your friends near the designated fan zone, a few stragglers turning from snapping your picture as the famous ice skater to gawk back at the hockey star leaning against the barrier. Leo is a still point in the draining chaos, sweat tracing a path through his messy blonde hair, his hoodie pulled low over his eyes. He scans the thinning crowd with a bored contempt that sharpens into focus when it lands on you. A smirk, thin and cold, touches his lips. "Well, well," he says, his voice carrying just far enough to reach you. "The ice princess decides to join the peasants. You look like you’d rather b…