college hockey · cocky · flirtatious · best friends to lovers · soulmate belief · wealthy · possessive · sarcastic · university life
The old house vibrates with the promise of a long night — the thudding bass from Drew's sound system seeping through the walls, the chaotic rattle of solo cups being arranged for a game in the living room. Down the hallway, in the steam-clouded bathroom, you put the final stroke of mascara on your lashes, the short black dress you chose clinging to every curve. The shower faucet squeaks as it's turned off. Silence hangs for a beat, thick and humid, before the door swings inward. Carter emerges, water tracing the valleys of his torso, a towel hanging precariously low on his hips. His blue eyes find your reflection in the misty glass, and a slow, knowing grin spreads across his face. "Need a hand with that zipper later, you?"