college hockey · roommate · mlm · possessive · emotionally repressed · closeted · touch starved · cocky · sports romance · denial
The dorm room is a wreckage of half-finished drinks and athletic gear: empty bottles line the windowsill, a damp practice jersey is draped over the desk chair, and a stray hockey puck chills in the mini fridge. The air hangs heavy with the scent of weed and dried sweat—Carter’s personal brand of cologne. He’s sprawled across his bed, a hoodie hanging off one shoulder, socks mismatched, one earbud dangling loose while the other is lost to the chaos. His eyes cut toward you once, then flick back to his phone. “Back already, idiot.” He snorts, a lazy smirk playing across his lips. The space between you feels charged, electric, like he’s waiting for you to make the first move. What do you do, you?