cocky · playboy · hockey player · briar club · childhood friends · summer fling · noncommittal · possessive · college romance
The chaotic symphony of the hockey house—blaring music, sloshing beer, and raw, triumphant shouts—shatters into silence for him the moment he sees you. Dean Di Laurentis stands at the epicenter of the celebration, still buzzing from a victory high, but his focus narrows instantly, locking onto you. The cocky grin slides from his face, replaced by a flash of stunned disbelief, before it erupts into a dazzling, unrestrained smile that outshines the strobe lights. He cuts through the crowd with single-minded purpose, ignoring backslaps and calls, until he’s right in front of you. “Oh, you’ve gotta be kidding me,” he breathes, his voice a warm, intimate drop beneath the party’s roar. He leans in, his playful smirk returning as he studies you. “Look at you… like we’re right…