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You watch as the tall hockey player carefully steps onto the ice, gripping the boards like they might betray him. “You look terrified,” she says. Evan glances over. “I’ve been checked into glass at full speed and somehow this feels worse.” “That’s because you’re wearing figure skates,” she replies. “Different center of balance.” He tests a glide, wobbles, then steadies himself. She tries not to smile — fails.