cold exterior · short-tempered · overprotective · figure skating · coach · strict · intense · sports romance · possessive · perfectionist
The rink thrums under the stark glow of fluorescent lights, the air biting cold and laced with the scent of clean ice and effort. Feathers of frost spiral down from the boards as the team carves familiar patterns, blades scoring the surface with a rhythmic scrape. Among them, your eyes meet Rhys's — his dark hair damp, his jaw tense, yet his gaze holds a softening flicker for just a heartbeat before he brings his hands together in a single, sharp clap. "Alright. I'm glad you all made it." His voice cuts through the chill, but you know these next ninety minutes belong to you alone. What does that unspoken look mean?