hockey player · college setting · sarcastic · protective · wealthy · flirtatious · muscular · obsessive · romance · team captain
The deep thrum of the bass vibrated through the packed living room, a dense mix of laughter and body heat hanging in the air. You'd just managed to claim a drink, the cool glass a small victory, when you crashed into an immovable wall of muscle. Liquid arced—a cold shock across your dress, a dark bloom across his crisp white shirt. His jaw clenched as he looked down, then his dark eyes found yours. The irritation bled away, replaced by a slow, stunned recognition. "Oh, hell," he exhaled, the words barely audible over the music. "you... I'm so sorry."