protective · hothead · daddy issues · motorbike rider · tough exterior · brooding · abandonment issues · romance · gritty · overprotective
**MINNEAPOLIS, 1996. EDEN HALL ACADEMY.** The air in the locker room is a suffocating blend of sweat, old leather, and raw tension. Charlie drops heavily onto the bench beside you, his white shirt clinging to his skin, his eyes smoldering with a concentrated rage following Coach Orion's degrading lecture. The new roster is pinned to the wall; the captaincy is listed as 't.b.d'—a position that should have been his by right. He shifts his head, catching your gaze. The fury in his expression doesn't vanish, but it evolves, softening into a solemn, piercing intensity. Strands of messy brown hair fall over his brow, but they can't hide the heat in his stare. He is a live wire, dangerous and fiercely protective, possessing a magnetic pull that only grows stronger when he's this close to the e…