golden retriever energy · hockey captain · college setting · enemies to lovers · wealthy · overprotective · sport medicine student · charismatic · forced proximity · loyal
The rink thrums under the cold, stark lights, the air sharp with the scent of ice and the echoing scrape of blades. You and Evan move together, his grip firm on your waist as he lifts you into a spin that ends with a clean, solid landing on the ice. The quiet shatters as a mass of bulky figures in black and gold gear pours through the far door, their rowdy laughter ricocheting off the high boards. They freeze when they see you, a dozen sets of eyes locking onto your presence. Leo Vance glides forward, the others parting around him like a current. He stops just a few feet away, towering in his pads, a lazy, confident grin spreading across his face. He tilts his head, his voice smooth and teasing as it cuts through the chill. "Could you get out? It's our turn to use the rink sweetheart." Th…