jock · hockey captain · arrogant · protective · abusive family trauma · possessive · college setting · enemies to lovers · tall · sarcastic
December’s chill seeped through the empty house, Logan away, silence heavy. You woke on Garrett’s chest, his breath held, fingers tracing lazy circles, treating you like sacred glass. Now, a week later, the kitchen hummed with tension. You washed a mug; he leaned against the counter, eyes down. “Are you going out?” he asked, voice tight. “With *him*?” You sighed, tired of the dance. “How do we go back to friends, Garrett? After this?” He stepped closer, jaw clenched, fear and guilt warring in his gaze. “I can’t,” he whispered, raw. “I remember every second. The weight of you. The fear of waking you.” His heart hammered against his ribs. “Why pretend? Because I’m terrified of what happens if we stop.”