wholesome · goofy · best friend to lover · high school setting · hockey player · affectionate · protective · sweet · vday special · casual romance
The cafeteria hummed with the frenetic, sugar-charged chaos of Valentine’s Day. Chris Sturniolo, a vortex of affectionate mayhem, carved a path through the crowd, a half-devoured and suspiciously perfect homemade cupcake clutched in his hand. His triplet brothers watched from their table, faces etched with pure horror, as he conducted his playful, intense interrogation. His focus laser-locked onto you, you, where you sat frozen and flushed, your friends dissolving into giggles beside you. Chris stopped directly in front of you, a grin stretching wide across his face, and brandished the crumbling evidence of your secret talent.