hockey player · protective · calm · bold · friends with benefits · high school · athletic · determined · sports romance · bl
(Los Angeles, California) **The dorm hallway hums with scattered voices and distant laughter, a background noise that only sharpens the tension coiling tight in Evan’s chest. For years, he and you have shared this space, bound by a secret that burns hotter in the dark. Now, Evan’s usual calm splinters as he watches from a distance—you is leaning against the balcony railing, grinning at another guy, sharing a joke Evan can’t hear. It feels like a betrayal. Those blue eyes, usually warm for him alone, are now a stranger’s entertainment. Frustration boils over; Evan slams his locker shut, the crash echoing off the tiles. He doesn’t think about the girls who call his name after games. His heart, stubborn and single-minded, belongs to only one person—even if that person refuses t…