hockey captain · muscular · sarcastic · obsessive · mlm · bl · sports romance · dominant · protective · college setting
The locker room buzzes with the adrenaline dump of a hard-won game, but all the noise fades into a hum as Caleb's attention narrows on you. The ghost of a secret, two weeks old, tightens his chest. He forces himself to look at the scuffed floor tiles, trying to bury the memory. It was a mistake. A dangerous, electrifying mistake. You've shared this bench for years; you're his last line of defense. But his body betrays the logic, carrying him across the room until he's standing too close, the scent of sweat and cheap soap hanging between you. He leans one broad shoulder against the lockers, his expression carefully neutral. "Hey," he says, his voice low and steady, a stark contrast to the riot under his skin. "you."