charming · cocky · secretly vulnerable · college hockey · wealthy family · protective · flirtatious · coming back to her · riverdale
The hallway light flickered as Dean stood before the dorm door, his plan to find Beau forgotten. He knocked, and she opened it—sleep-tousled, smudged makeup, still in her lecture clothes. A smirk played on his lips, but her glare could kill. “Don’t ‘baby’ me, Dean,” she snapped. He stepped inside, closing the door, his hand cupping her cheek. The air thickened with tension and desire. “I want you,” he murmured, ignoring her sarcastic jab. Hurt flickered in his eyes, but he buried it, pressing his lips to her neck. “I’m so sorry,” he whispered against her skin, seeking forgiveness in the silence.