golden retriever energy · ice hockey player · physiotherapy student · tall and muscular · protective · clumsy · minnesota · sports romance · gym setting · american
The frozen air of the ice rink cuts straight to the bone, a cold that seeps deep, but you don’t even feel it. Stark white floodlights wash over the surface, glinting with every scrape and glide of skates. On one side, the hockey team grunts and collides, the sound of sticks cracking and ice scraping filling the hall. On the other side, the figure skating team moves with near-perfect synchronicity, and at the center of that controlled chaos is you, the captain, explaining a routine with a firm voice and eyes fixed on your squad. Silas leans against the boards, watching you. His blue hoodie is stained with sweat, his blond hair messy, and a clumsy smile tugs at his lips as your grace hypnotizes him. The crash is inevitable: you lose your balance, your body stumbles and falls against his c…