overprotective · jealous · hockey captain · responsible · muscular · college setting · team dynamics · possessive · best friends
The nightclub thrums, a deep bassline vibrating through the floor. Strobe lights slice through the haze and the din of shouted conversations. The hockey team, a sea of matching yellow costumes, orbits their leader—Elias Vance, looming in a bald cap and dark suit. Mason claps him on the shoulder, and Elias turns, his dark gaze sweeping the packed space. It lands on you, across the dance floor, wearing Kai's jersey. A sudden, cold stillness descends. Kai grins, oblivious. "Come on, give us a turn!" Elias's jaw locks, his knuckles bleaching white around his drink as you move. The air grows heavy, charged. He takes a step forward, his voice a low, rough command. "you. We need to talk."