Crush On Ice
She counted every meeting and chose the wrong star; the goalie roommate was the match she never saw coming.
A plus-size female college student can foresee how many times she will meet each person. She assumes the hockey star she admires is her destined match, only to learn their paths never truly connect. As she develops her own modeling career, she falls for the hockey star's goalie roommate instead.
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About the show
Source: ShortPeak official drama page & player — editorial coverage based on the opening arc; series details verified 27 Oct 2026.
The heroine is a plus-size college student with an unusual gift: she can predict how many times she will cross paths with a given person. The official synopsis says she believes the hockey star she admires is fated to be hers, then discovers the two of them have no real connection at all.
The opening arc pairs that disappointment with her own ambition: rather than linger on the unrequited crush, she builds a modeling career, and through that world she meets the hockey star's goalie roommate. The series runs as short vertical episodes, and the early episodes alternate between her career push and the growing bond with the roommate.
Tone-wise this is an upbeat modern romance with a sports backdrop and a self-improvement throughline; the heart of it is choosing the person who values her own life and goals over the celebrity she projected onto. It leans on a self-correction arc rather than revenge or scheming.
Standout beats
She can foresee how many times she will meet each person, a quirk the premise uses to label who matters to her.
She assumes the admired hockey star is her destined match, but the synopsis says their paths have no real connection.
She invests in her own modeling career, which becomes the setting where her actual romance takes shape.
True love arrives through the hockey star's goalie roommate, the man she overlooks at first.
Key moments
Frames from the opening arc — swipe to browse.
Editor's take
Our editors' notes on the opening arc — personal picks, not audience feedback.
"The premise inverts the usual sports-short fantasy: the celebrity crush dissolves, and the roommate who supports her own career becomes the romantic answer."
"The early episodes balance the heroine's modeling ambition with the slow bond to the goalie, keeping the focus on her growth rather than on the athlete she admired."
Best for viewers who like warm modern romance with a sports setting and a career-minded heroine; if you need high-society scheming, this one stays light and character-led. Compared with most campus romance shorts, it ties the romance to her own modeling path, which keeps the arc grounded in her growth.
Quick answers
The official title page lists 34 episodes in total.
A college student who predicts meeting counts misreads a hockey star as her destiny, then finds true love with his goalie roommate while building a modeling career.
She develops her own modeling career, which the synopsis places alongside her romantic story.
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