The Ice Captain's Obsession: What the Story Is Really About

The Ice Captain's Obsession does not waste time on a gentle setup. The premise is the plot.

Micah, a rookie forward on the Black Agate Ice Hockey Team coming from a humble background, signed a trade deal with captain Ryker to save his brother—who was battling heart disease: absolute obedience on the ice in exchange for moving into Ryker's top-floor apartment. As their employer-employee relationship evolved into something more heartfelt, Micah became the only person capable of calming down this tyrannical captain; in return, Ryker agreed to remove his captain's armband, hand over his contract and his future, and secure a spot for Micah on the ice—a spot he had been waiting for all year.

That is the spine of The Ice Captain's Obsession: the people in the synopsis do not get to pretend the story started somewhere else.