After Clara saves Xavier from a freezer and deletes his number, he becomes obsessed with her.
#90 on NetShort · Hottest English Short Drama Series
Bottom to Top, Ice on Fire
The arrogant champion who torments Kieran has been quietly fixated on him for years.
NetShort · DramaBox · FlexTV · 51 episodes · about 2.2 h
FreeEp 1–9on NetShort
Locked42of 51 episodes
CheckedOct 18app's site
Story
Kieran was once a snowboarding prodigy, and now he is a physio who gets bullied by Axel, the arrogant reigning champion. Axel has secretly been obsessed with Kieran for years, a fact Kieran knows nothing about. To push Kieran back toward his peak, Axel sets up a high-stakes healing trap, all while hiding a secret that could be fatal. Their rivalry is about to become a matter of life and death.
Showbiz & sportsenemies-to-loverssporty angst
Who will like it: viewers who liked rivals-to-lovers sports romance where the bully is hiding a secret crush.
Main characters
- Kieran: fallen snowboarding prodigy turned physio
- Axel: arrogant reigning champion who bullies him
Premise rewritten by ShortDramaDesk from NetShort's description, read Oct 18, 2026.
Episodes
Mint ticks: 9 free. Grey: 42 locked. About 2.2 hours in all (episode 1's length × episodes, an estimate).
Where to watch
Cost to finish
Passes for NetShort on the App Store: $5.99 to $29.99 (checked Oct 18, 2026). The App Store does not list how long each pass lasts.
Passes for DramaBox on the App Store: $5.99 to $19.99 (checked Oct 18, 2026). The App Store does not list how long each pass lasts.
Passes for FlexTV on the App Store: $29.99 to $49.99 (checked Oct 18, 2026). The App Store does not list how long each pass lasts.
How it compares on NetShort
- Length
- 51 episodes is longer than 83% of the 489 NetShort dramas on our list (typical: 36).
- Free episodes
- 9 free episodes is more than the typical NetShort drama (8). That is 18% of the story before the paywall.
“Typical” is the median drama from this app on our list, adult titles left out.
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Details the apps publish
- Languages
- English
- App tags
- Comeback, Contemporary, Hate to Love, Hidden Identity, Modern Romance, Power Couple, Redemption, Romance, Sweet Romance, Top Expert
- NetShort
- 3.8K likes, 5.8K followers
The apps' own counts, shown as printed, never folded into the reader rating.
Source: NetShort (public chart and episode page); DramaBox (public chart and episode page); FlexTV (public chart and episode page), checked Oct 18, 2026. Poster: NetShort, from its official page, read Oct 18, 2026; it belongs to the app. Listings merged because: same title.