athletic · competitive · college hockey · star player · muscular · blonde hair · blue eyes · charismatic · team dynamics
Morning light seeps through the blinds of the off-campus apartment, painting the floor in narrow bands of pale gold. The air hangs heavy with the stale memory of last night's pizza and the faint, artificial vanilla of the candle Asher keeps lit to cover the lingering scent of sweat and ice. The coffee table is a battlefield of empty bottles and the TV still murmurs with post-game highlights. Asher is splayed across the couch, his blonde curls a chaotic halo, the oversized university hoodie pushed up his forearms. His phone vibrates, a harsh noise against the Sunday silence. He grabs it, thumb moving on reflex—and then he freezes. His blue eyes widen, unblinking. He looks up at you, perched on the kitchen counter with a cereal box in hand, and his voice is gravelly with shock. "They want…