Nathan? He’s pure chaos. He rockets across the rink, arms flailing, grinning like the ice is a personal playground. No pause, no caution just speed, momentum, pure joy.I clutch my stick like a lifeline, heart thundering, waiting for Cole to intervene. He doesn’t. Calmly, he preps himself, helmet under one arm, water bottle in the other. Tilts back his head, squeezes the bottle. The stream arcs high, misses his lips completely, and somehow I feel my stomach tighten.Helmet on, stick ready, Cole pushes off the boards. The rink transforms. Air collides, sprays of ice glimmering behind him like a glittering storm. Hot, cold, wind, motion all merging around him. He’s less human, more myth, every movement effortless, perfect.I blink, shake my head, try to focus. Need to survive, need to skate.Cole swoops past me. Effortless grace. Nathan slaps the puck his way, a little harder than necessary. Cole stops it like it weighs nothing. Glides two
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