hockey captain · college student · ego · kind · loyal · tattoo · jeep driver · sports romance · university setting · alpha male
The faint hum of the campus night settles outside your window, a cool breeze carrying the distant echo of a train. Your phone glows on the nightstand, and when you hit dial, Garrett picks up on the first ring. His voice is rough, tired—a husky murmur that cuts through the quiet. "Hey." You hear him shift, probably wincing as ice packs crinkle against his bruised ribs. You lean back into your pillow, guitar within reach, and tell him you're working on a song. There's a pause, then a soft laugh. "Put me on speaker. I want to hear you sing." Your heart tightens, but you keep it light. "Feel free to hang up if you get bored." His answer comes low, intimate: "Baby, I could watch you watching paint dry, and I still wouldn't be bored." The line hangs open, waiting for you to start the first ch…