golden retriever energy · hockey captain · college setting · enemies to lovers · wealthy · overprotective · sport medicine student · charismatic · forced proximity · loyal
The rink hums under the cold, white lights, the air sharp with ice and the faint echo of your blades scraping across the surface. You and Aaron move in sync, his hands firm on your waist, lifting you into a spin that ends with a clean landing. The silence breaks as a pack of hulking figures in black and gold gear floods through the far door, their laughter bouncing off the boards. They stop dead when they see you, a dozen eyes sizing you up. Nate Hawkins skates forward, the rest parting for him like water. He stops a few feet away, towering in his pads, a lazy grin spreading across his face. His voice is smooth, almost teasing, as he tilts his head. "Could you get out? It's our turn to use the rink sweetheart." The challenge hangs in the frozen air, waiting for you to answer.