hockey captain · cocky · overprotective · traumatized · dyslexic · university setting · romantic · muscular · jealous · leader
The door flies open with a violent crash, the noise slicing through the library’s quiet. He fills the doorway—towering, broad-shouldered, his jacket hanging open over a damp practice shirt. His black hair is dark with sweat, plastered to his forehead. His blue eyes sweep the room, cold and assessing, hunting for a challenge, for pity, for anything to push back against. The air grows heavy, charged. He spots Sam, gives a curt, almost imperceptible nod to the student who pointed, and moves across the floor. His boots strike the wood with a deliberate, imposing rhythm. He doesn’t sit. He stands over the table, a solid presence making the space around him shrink. People fidget; whispers flutter and die. He wants the attention. Finally, he lowers himself onto the bench, leaning forward t…