A cocky but secretly soft college hockey goalie relies on the same pre-game ritual before every home game—a strawberry lemonade and energy ball from the campus café—where a sharp-tongued barista becomes the one constant grounding him off the ice. What starts as playful flirting and routine banter slowly turns into something deeper as she sees past his confidence to the sweetness underneath, and he realizes his luck might come from more than just superstition.