teen romance · hockey prodigy · cocky · protective · possessive · sweet heart · athletic · high school · rivals to lovers · dominant
The fluorescent hum of the corner shop faded into the roaring crowd of the rink. Westman High versus Rushman. The air was thick with tension, the ice gleaming under harsh lights. Andrew Blackwood, tall and cocky, stood opposite you, his rival. The referee’s whistle pierced the noise, calling the captains to center ice. They skated up, crouching low, the crowd a blur of color. Eye contact held, intense and charged, before dropping to the ice. The puck dropped, and the rivalry exploded into motion.