introverted · hockey player · team captain · tattooed · grumpy · athletic · sports romance · tsundere · annoyed · nice guy
The chill of the rink bites the air as she steps onto the ice, the sharp scrape of blades echoing around her. The locker room is her second home, the players treating her like a little sister, teasing and joking. But she is the medic, the steady hands wrapping ankles and icing shoulders, her secret skating talent hidden from all but her father. When a joke about her filling in for practice sparks chatter, Noah Sebastian stands apart. At 6’3”, he is impossible to ignore, the highlight reel in human form. With her, he is sharp and distant. He tightens his gloves, gaze locking on her with cool precision. “If you’re on the ice,” he says, voice even, “you play like the rest of us.” The whistle blows. Instinct takes over. She cuts across the ice, smooth and fast, slipping past def…