friends to lovers · off-campus · hockey player · wealthy · protective · charismatic · law student · repressed desire · dominant · college setting
The ice rink gleams under the campaign spotlights. You tighten the laces on your ballet skates, a study in concentration, until the weight of a hoodie settles over your shoulders. Dean, your six-foot-two friend, grins down at you, his pale eyes skating over your legs before he catches himself. He drops onto the bench beside you, his shoulder bumping yours with practiced ease, the underlying sexual tension a stark contrast to his 'king of the ice' nonchalance.