Cracks in the Ice by runBMCwrites

Author: runBMCwrites

Genre: Romance 🌶️

Theme: Sports, Friends to Lovers

Series: N/A

Word Count: 391,019 (c)

Published: October 8th, 2025

Format: ebook (kindle/ao3)

Started: 01-15-2026

Finished: …

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Two young stars, one golden team, and a chemistry that can’t be ignored. Dina and Ellie’s rise in the National Women’s Hockey League is electric, but one devastating moment on the ice threatens to shatter everything.

In this modern-day alternate universe where hockey is life, written from Dina’s POV, can their bond survive the fall, or will it shatter before it truly begins?

Angsty, AU, Friends to Lovers, Nursed Back to Health, Secret / Forbidden Love, Spicy, Sports, TLOU

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:28 AM

☑ Notes:

I mean holy fuck yes I loooved this
I honestly doubted that I would ever be able to finish and enjoy a fanfic this long but now I know it’s possible
the writing was just phenomenal and the story (づ¯3¯)づ *chefs kiss*
I will love this beauty forever ‐ nothing else to say but “I love you bitch 🫶🏽 I ain’t ever gonna stop love you biiiiitch” ( ˘ ³˘)♥︎

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:29 AM

☑ 1. BOSTON: The Draft 🖤

so much potential love love love
I thought this was from Ellie’s POV at the beginning and was so confused 😭 (even though I literally read the Dina-centric tag) idk what I was thinking ‐ I don’t think we’ll get her POV at all tho which kind of makes me sad
I also don’t know how to feel about Joel being an assistant coach and not like Ellie’s dad or something… and the fact that he already knows Dina ‐ we’ll see if it grows on me
not me reading the entire first chapter and still only being 1% through this fic 😭 she’s a chunker

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:29 AM

□ 2. BOSTON: Tape-to-Tape 🖤

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:29 AM

☑ 3. BOSTON: Space Cadets 🖤

if I was Dina and Maria brought up Ellie one more time I’d pinch her in the tit bc like stawp trying to make me confront my feelings 😖 ‐ like do you want her to be a mess on the ice??😭
and Maria having a wife… I like that 😝 ‐ I definitely was not fucking w/ her being w/ Tommy since he’s a coach

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:29 AM

☑ 4. BOSTON: Thanksgiving 🖤

aaaa they’re so cute ( ˘ ³˘)♥︎ love

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:30 AM

□ 5. BOSTON: Control and Professionalism 🖤

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:30 AM

☑ 6. BOSTON: Hazard Pay 🖤

oof I just know the angst in this is gonna kill me

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:30 AM

☑ 7. BOSTON: Press Box 😽😼🖤

they’re together so soon 😣 and this shit is tagged f/m and I seen Jesse’s name in the tags sooo ik a break up is coming ‐ lowkey I can’t wait to see what happens tho 😭 (thankfully I love a second chance too)
in assuming it’s when the chapter titles switch locations so hopefully we get a few chapter of fluff 🥺

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:31 AM

☑ 8. BOSTON: Normal 😼🖤

they’re so cute (ღ˘⌣˘ღ) and hot (ʃƪ˘ﻬ˘)
also the way I imagine Maria in my head and her vibes in this ꒰ ྀི ∩⸝⸝∩ ꒱ so hot
the feelings are so intense so this break up is going to be messssy ‐ I’m guessing injury, trade, or maybe something happens w/ Ellie’s mom??
I don’t think being in a relationship w/ a teammate is “have to break up” type of forbidden and they’re better together on the ice so I don’t think it would be a focus thing either

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:31 AM

□ 9. BOSTON: All-Star Week 😼🖤

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:31 AM

□ 10. BOSTON: Presidents 😼🖤

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:31 AM

☑ 11. BOSTON: Playoffs 🖤

the way I knew it was going to be bc of an injury but I thought it would be one of there’s 😭 ‐ she going a little too hard for Maria but hey maybe there’s some like underlying reason why 😭

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:32 AM

☑ 12. BOSTON: Offseason 🖤

ok what can I say beside literally pathetic 😭 ‐ doing my girl Dina like that so you can play Abby in more games?? girl bye
when I was thinking trade I was thing involuntary not voluntary 😣

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:32 AM

□ 13. INTERLUDE 🖤

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:32 AM

□ 14. JACKSON HOLE: Open Skate

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:32 AM

□ 15. JACKSON HOLE: Redirection

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:33 AM

☑ 16. JACKSON HOLE: Training Camp 🖤

i can only imagine how embarrassing it’s gonna be getting back together after showing out this much 😬 ‐ but like letting pretty much everyone see how much she hurt and how deeply it affects u then getting back together 😗 like yikes
my number one fear is public embarrassment/humiliation and I feel that shit second hand swear ✋🏽
but now that I think about it this could be a one off ‐ if shes cool calm and collected from here on out it won’t be that bad

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:33 AM

☑ 17. JACKSON HOLE: Preseason Tilt 🖤

She’s folding y’all I feel it ‐ they’re gonna be friends soon 😝

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:33 AM

□ 18. JACKSON HOLE: Nice and Terrible 🖤

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:34 AM

□ 19. JACKSON HOLE: Center Ice 🖤

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:34 AM

☑ 20. JACKSON HOLE: Shot-Skis 🖤

wait I love this chapter sm ‐ I love Cat (ღˇ◡ˇ)
and we better get to see that wedding or I’m throwing rocks

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:34 AM

☑ 21. JACKSON HOLE: White Elephant 🖤

the yearning (ʃƪ˘ﻬ˘) the pining (ʃƪ˘ﻬ˘) the angst (ʃƪ˘ﻬ˘) ‐ I lobe it ‐ hurts so good

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:35 AM

□ 22. JACKSON HOLE: Gap Control 🖤

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:35 AM

□ 23. JACKSON HOLE: Hope 🖤

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:35 AM

□ 24. JACKSON HOLE: DNA 😼🖤

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:35 AM

□ 25. JACKSON HOLE: Marbles 😼🖤

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:36 AM

□ 26. JACKSON HOLE: House Tour 🖤

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:36 AM

□ 27. JACKSON HOLE: Cup or Bust 🖤

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:36 AM

□ 28. JACKSON HOLE: Shootout 🖤

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:37 AM

□ 29. JACKSON HOLE: Round One 🖤

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:37 AM

☑ 30. JACKSON HOLE: Fire 🖤

If Abby breaking Maria’s leg was the equivalent to Tommy getting shot in the leg I was wondering what the equivalent to Jesse getting shot in the head would be 😭… and now we know
I thought it would be something more career ending but I’m glad it’s not
and maya beating Abby’s ass 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:37 AM

□ 31. JACKSON HOLE: A Whole Village 🖤

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:42 AM

☑ 32. JACKSON HOLE: Piggy Bank 🖤

I was wondering why she never assigned A’s – would’ve been cute if my Elsa, Ilia, and Ellie were all A’s
and Dina, Shane, and Sophie being C’s bruh if Dina’s name started w/ a S or a C that would’ve sooo weird

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:42 AM

☑ 33. JACKSON HOLE: Wood Bison 🖤

I love Cat (ʃƪ˘ﻬ˘)(ʃƪ˘ﻬ˘)( ⸍ɞ̴̶̷ ·̫ ɞ̴̶̷⸌ 🫶)
I think I said this already but I need that wedding ‐ we’ll quite literally never get this but like a little one shot of her and Sam meeting would be so cute
Ik the Wranglers are gonna win and I lowkey feel bad for Cat bc losing right before your wedding kinda sucks… why’d it have to be Cat’s team ☹️

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:43 AM

☑ 34. JACKSON HOLE: Boston 🖤

they WOOONN
i feel bad for my Cat tho ☹️ give her a Cup too before this is over 😩

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:43 AM

☑ 35. JACKSON HOLE: Family 😼🖤

my emotional progression while reading this ch. 😝🥵☹️

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:43 AM

☑ 36. OFFSEASON: Homecoming 🖤

I love jealous Dina
also they’re talking about marriage too much nobody better propose during Cats wedding

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:43 AM

☑ 37. OFFSEASON: The Suit 🖤

sososososo goodgoodgoodgoodgoodgood
♡⸜(ˆᗜˆ˵ )⸝♡♡⸜(ˆᗜˆ˵ )⸝♡♡⸜(ˆᗜˆ˵ )⸝♡
my heart literally can’t take it ‐ and I better be seeing an extravagant ass proposal in the next chapter

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/15/2026 12:44 AM

☑ 38. OFFSEASON: Full Circle 😼🖤

the proposal was (づ¯3¯)づ *mwah* perfecto
I fucking love love love love love a full circle ending ‐ the nostalgic feeling is just everything

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/29/2026 1:11 AM

□ Chapter 39: EPILOGUE 🖤

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

01/29/2026 1:11 AM

☑ Chapter 40: AUTHOR’S NOTE &; DELETED SCENES 😼🖤

ugh this was just amazing ‐ there nothing in this world I hate more then a fanfic ending ‐ it feels like I’m losing a child 😖

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