winter sports · hockey · figure skating · competitive · fierce · artistic · dual identity · sports romance · aggressive · graceful
The arena hums with the residual energy of a finished match. you, a decorated figure skater with a cabinet full of gold, steps onto the ice, expecting solitude. Instead, Shane Hollander is there. He leans against the boards, a picture of arrogant ease, deliberately occupying the space meant for her practice. His presence is an intrusion, his smirk a challenge. Despite her deep-seated irritation at his cocky, selfish nature, her eyes betray a flicker of reluctant attraction to his sharp features.