Lahat ng Kabanata ng LOVE ON THIN ICE: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 13

Julian’s POV;The first thing I heard was the sound of slow, uneven breathing beside me.For a split second I was half awake and confused, I forgot who it belonged to. Then the memories from last night hit me.Beside me,his arm was thrown over his face, mouth slightly open, hair a messy halo against my pillow. The sunlight spilled through my curtains and made the whole scene feel too intimate.My heart gave this stupid, unhelpful ache.Last night replayed like a glitching reel, his flushed grin, his wrist wrapped around me and pulling me down, the words he’d slurred before kissing me. You’re so pretty.I swallowed hard, every nerve in me felt like it was buzzing.And immediately after kissing me, he was gone. Not gone as in gone, but gone as in out. As in completely unconscious.I sat up slowly, my shirt twisted, his jacket still on the chair. For a moment I just stared at it, his jacket that had somehow started everything.When I finally stood, I did it quietly, like sneaking out

Julian’s POV;The sound came first.A sharp bang, the metal doors slammed open at the far end of the rink and it echoed.It was loud and sudden.Asher flinched so hard and almost stumbled backwards, his breath leaving him in a rough exhale. I jerked too, the moment shattering instantly, the air between us collapsing like it had never been charged at all.We could hear the footsteps that followed loudly, making us scramble apart without saying a word.I pushed myself upright, my palms stinging from the cold concrete, heart hammering so violently I was surprised it didn’t echo louder than the doors had. Asher straightened at the same time, too fast, like he was trying to outrun whatever had just happened between us. Neither of us looked at the other.A figure crossed the rink in the distance, a janitor, maybe, or staff with keys jangling faintly, boots squeaking once against the floor.“Well,” Asher said, voice rough. “That was… graceful.”I snorted before I could stop myself. “You tac