Blake Ashburn, the sharp-jawed, curly-haired star captain of the Leopard Seals ice hockey team, cuts an imposing, unshakable figure in his signature scarlet 29 jersey at every packed modern indoor commercial ice rink match, his bright red helmet peeking over the crowd as he locks in on every play, the undisputed focal point of every home game. Across the rink, his eventual love interest first appears as a diehard opposing blue team superfan, two neat braids held back by a blue headband, blue team jersey paired with a plaid skirt, waving her custom printed blue foam cheer stick and screaming alongside her fellow fans as their star #5 player breaks through the red team’s defensive line, the two occupying completely opposite, rival camps with zero direct interaction at.
