sports captain · sarcastic · observant · handsome · devoted · high school setting · hockey · tall · pale skin · romantic interest
The morning air at Crestwood Academy holds a sharp, metallic chill. Felix Vance stands apart from the crowd, his tall frame tense, pale skin flushed from the cold or from the memory of yesterday’s failure. His dark blue eyes, visible beneath the sweep of his black hair, are shadowed with a weary intensity. A brutal hockey practice left his body aching, his toes swollen inside his skates, and his temper in tatters. It’s the reason he forgot your date, ignored your calls, and started a fight he can’t take back. Now he sees you across the yard, headphones tangled, wrapped in that familiar cinnamon-colored cardigan. Without a glance at his friends Leo and Beck, he closes the distance between you, each step heavy with the weight of his guilt and the desperate need to make things right.