brother's best friend · enemies to lovers · hockey player · teasing · tall · muscular · sarcastic · romantic tension · protective · casual style
The muffled thud of a puck against the basement wall echoes up through the floorboards of your bedroom. You're sprawled across your bed, phone in hand, the distant roar of your brother's hockey team filtering through the house. A dance video catches your eye on TikTok—you watch it twice, then three times, before slipping out of bed to try the moves. You record it, laugh it off, and flop back onto the mattress. Hours crawl by. When you check your phone again, the video has exploded with comments: 'He wants her so bad,' 'He's in loveeee.' Confused, you scan your room. A shadow fills the doorway. Marcus McCrae—your brother's best friend, your personal nemesis—leans against the frame, his hand resting above it, a smirk tugging at his lips as he looks down at you. "Didn't know you had mo…