The only major gripe I have with this story is close to the very beginning."Sergei merely blinked a few times as an oh-boy-he-knows-I'm-alive chant danced in his head."A perfectly fine reaction, until just a few paragraphs later you read:"Kip happened to be the straightest guy he knew. So while they may be close buddies, there was no way in hell he'd welcome that kind of attention from Sergei."Why is Sergei so amazed Kip knows who he is when they are buddies?? Team Captain Kip has been attracted to young Sergei and befriended him but never said anything because he fears his chances at the NHL will be lost if he's gay. However when they run into each other at a gay bar and have angry sex in the rain in the parking lot (really?), Sergei thinks there might be something until Kip makes it clear he'll never come out and Sergei should keep his mouth shut as well. However during the play-offs against Sergei's old team (where he took a lot of awful abuse for being gay), Sergei is very badly injured and Kip finally realizes he'd rather have him than even a career in the NHL. I really liked Sergei and felt for him and all the crap he's put up with along with his parents' treatment of him for being gay. I was angry on his behalf for the abuse he took at the hands of his old team, however I would have made Kip suffer way more. No no to sex in the parking lot Sergei. Bad move hon. Bad move. But it's a sweet story set in the hockey world.
Still as enjoyable the second time around. This series has a fantastic story line.
—Findingcalcifer
Arguably the best of the three, but that's not saying a whole lot.
—flyingnyan
This was easy, fast story without much fuss. I liked it!
—Zhakonja
Loved it!
—email0097
