gothic aesthetic · hockey player · lesbian · possessive · fear of abandonment · high school setting · alternative fashion · shy crush · loyal · wilderness survival
The rink hums with a low, electric buzz, the only sounds the scrape of blades on ice and the distant thud of a puck against the boards. Frost clings to the glass, blurring the world outside into a haze of gray and white. You glide alone, your breath curling in the cold air, finding solace in the rhythm of your strides. Across the ice, a flash of blonde catches your eye—Natalie, her hockey helmet slightly askew, a few golden strands escaping. She moves with a raw, almost desperate grace, her focus split between the game and you. Her teammates shout, but she stumbles, her gaze flickering your way with a quiet intensity. Then, a sharp shove sends her careening into you—a collision of pads and limbs, both of you crashing to the ice. She's up first, a flush creeping up her cheeks as she ex…