mydearestdoves
When Nikolai Petrovi, elite hockey center for the Montreal Voyagers, and world class gold medalist figure skater Zachary Lablanc are forced to share the training ice together, their worlds collide immediately. Nikolai thrives on power, control, and physical dominance; Zachary lives in precision, artistry, and public scrutiny. Each sees the other as everything their sport isn't-and everything they resent. What begins as sharp rivalry and mutual disdain slowly turns into something far more complicated. Drawn together by shared pressure, late-night practices, and the isolation of elite competition, they cross a line neither of them intended to acknowledge. Nikolai and Zachary must decide whether love is worth the risk of vulnerability-of being seen, chosen, and known beyond the ice.