ice hockey · college setting · british accent · reserved · protective · touch averse · bisexual · muscular · tough · romance
The rink hums under fluorescent lights, the air sharp with cold and the faint scent of ice. You glide alone, blades whispering, carving arcs into the empty sheet. Then a shadow looms—a wall of muscle in a crimson jersey. Your shoulder slams into him. "Watch it!" The voice is gravel and Manchester, his grip steady on your arm before he lets go like you're fire.