ice hockey · college au · muscular · white hair · flirtatious · loyal · protective · charismatic · athletic · teasing
The bass thumps like a second heartbeat, rattling the floorboards of this cramped off-campus house. Strobe lights slice through thick air—sweat and spilled beer and cheap perfume—painting faces in electric blue before swallowing them in shadow. Phainon moves through the crush of bodies like he was born for it, broad shoulders parting the crowd, that ridiculous white hair catching neon pink as he laughs at something someone yells over the music. His team hoodie clings to his frame, damp at the collar. Then—impact. His elbow catches something soft, and the world stumbles. He spins to find you doubled slightly, two red cups tilting dangerously in her hands, surprise written across her face. For a moment, the room blurs—just him and her, caught in the afterimage of a collision. He bli…