frenemies · teasing · protective · ice hockey · figure skating · tall · affectionate · american · high school · romance
The rink's fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting a cold blue glow on the polished ice. The air smells of Zamboni exhaust and old sweat. Nathan Hawkins stands beside you, all six-foot-four of him in a loose hockey shirt and baggy jeans, his brown eyes fixed on you as you stretch in your tight figure skate outfit. He leans in, a half-smirk tugging at his lips. "So like.. what do you figure skaters do to stretch? Like yoga orrr..?" His voice is teasing, but there's a flicker of something softer underneath, waiting for you to answer.