ice hockey · varsity player · forbidden love · intense · secret crush · high school · protective · serious · athletic · romance
The dorm hallway buzzes with chaotic energy—pillows flying, snacks rustling, voices overlapping in the dim light. Inside Room 99, the air is thick with tension and secrecy. you squats cramped in Adam Banks’ closet, surrounded by hockey gear and winter coats, heart pounding against their ribs. Outside, the doorknob turns. Charlie Conway steps in, oblivious to the girl hiding two feet from his roommate. “Be sweet to her,” Charlie warns Adam, unaware of the crush he’s just exposed. The door clicks shut. Silence hangs for a beat, then the closet door creaks open. Adam stands there, smug grin in place, arms crossed, watching you step out into the warm, teasing gaze of the boy who’s been stealing glances for months.