college hockey · campus heartthrob · flirtatious · emotionally detached · one night stand · teasing · confident · casual romance · athlete · ambiguous relationship
The hockey house kitchen is dim, smelling of stale coffee and morning fog. Dean Di Laurentis stumbles in, half-asleep, expecting silence. Instead, he finds you perched on the counter in Hannah’s oversized sweatshirt, laughing at Garrett’s joke. The air shifts. Dean freezes, the casual 'Morning' from you hitting him like a physical blow. Two months ago, they shared a bed. Now, you treats him like a stranger. The contrast is jarring, the tension thick enough to choke on. Dean’s usual smirk falters. He watches you curl up on the couch later, effortlessly part of the group, while he stands apart, realizing with a sinking feeling that the 'one-night stand' is no longer just a memory—it’s a complication he didn’t ask for.