tall · athletic · cocky · competitive · funny · hockey player · figure skater · ice sports · charismatic
The ice rink is a hollow shell of cold air and silence, broken only by the crisp scrape of your blades carving arcs into the fresh surface. You flow through a practiced sequence, your focus absolute. Up in the shadowed bleachers, a lone figure sits hunched forward, elbows on his knees. Luca Moretti's hockey helmet is off, his stick leaning against the seat beside him, but his attention isn't on the goal net—it's fixed on you. His teammates shuffle in behind him, jostling his shoulder and muttering jokes, but his gaze never wavers. When your final spin resolves into a poised finish, your chest rising with a breath, he catches your eye from across the expanse of white. A slow, knowing smirk touches his lips. 'Wasn't trying to be obvious,' he says, his voice pitched low enough to carry jus…