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It all happens so fast.
Kevin’s not entirely sure the exact order of events. There was a shout from somewhere behind him, and the man in front of him had turned. Kevin had then seen a flash of white light, felt a sharp sting to his face, heard a loud thwack, and had tasted, and smelt, iron. His face felt like it was leaking, and it throbbed. He’d fallen forward, landing with a soft thud in the deep snow beneath him, and looked down to confirm what he already knew.
He looks up but he’s unable to see anything clearly through blurry wet eyes.
“Are you okay?” the man Kevin assumes hit him asks, breathlessly. He’s stumbling in heavy boots to make it to Kevin at any real speed despite him clearly putting effort in.
Kevin briefly debates trying to make a joke, “I’m not crying,” he says instead.
“But you are bleeding!” the man says as he locks eyes with the splattered bright red blood drops between Kevin’s knees. A stark contrast against the white snow.
“Well, you hit me with skis,” Kevin says, “Do you know what skis are made of?” But he doesn’t wait for the man to answer, “Wood, fibreglass and metal.” he says, “None of which are soft!”
The man smiles weakly, but it goes unnoticed, Kevin still hasn’t looked at him. He can’t, his vision is still blurred, as his eyes seemingly can’t stop leaking.
“I’m so sorry,” the man says as he drops to his knee besides Kevin. “I-”
That’s when Kevin looks to him.
The man whispers, “Fuck! You’re hot!”
Kevin decides he could blame his blush, if it is noticeable, on being hit in the face. He tries not to laugh, he must be an absolute state: blood and tears streaming down his face, his nose is probably bugling- it feels like it is, and this man somehow thinks he’s hot. Kevin opens his mouth to comment but realises the man never intended for him to hear that.
“I-I’m Jakob” the man smiles. Kevin can blame Jakob’s blush on his watering eyes.
“Kevin” he smiles back.
“Hi, Kevin”
“Hi, Jakob!” Kevin laughs.
“So, erm, can I get you a hot chocolate or…” he coughs, “to, erm, apologise”
“Alright,” Kevin says, “But, in future just ask the other person out!”
“Oh,” Jakob laughs, “I though it was important to make an impact!”