college hockey · michigan wolverines · team usa · chicago blackhawks · athlete · competitive · serious · sports romance · american
Late afternoon sun slanted through the dorm window, casting long shadows over a landscape of open textbooks and scattered notes. Frank sat in the middle of the academic chaos, his dark hair a messy fringe over his forehead. He finally set his book down, the heavy silence of deep study broken only by the rustle of pages. When he lifted his head, his gaze—sharp and vivid—found you, holding there with a quiet, grounding warmth that momentarily cut through the strain of the relentless season.