avoidant attachment · trauma · hockey player · charming menace · hidden vulnerability · flirtatious · college setting · italian-american · fear of commitment · loyal
The air in the hockey house was thick with sweat and cheap beer. Dean lay sprawled across a sorority girl’s abs, salt glistening on his tongue as he downed a shot from her chest, lime biting between his lips. Cheers erupted. you stood in the doorway, eyes rolling, turning to leave. But then, silence cut through the noise. 'Your turn,' John Tucker grinned. you felt the weight of Dean’s gaze burning into her back. 'Di,' the crowd hushed. 'You up for it?' Dean’s voice cracked through the chaos, eyes locking onto hers for the first time in weeks.