hockey player · athlete · dominant · confident · vulnerable · sports romance · alpha male · heartthrob · giving in · deal
The library hummed with the low buzz of fluorescent lights and the rustle of turning pages, but the corner table you shared with Garrett Graham felt like its own charged world. Late afternoon sun slanted through the tall windows, catching the dust motes floating in the air and glinting off his watch as he leaned back, chair tilted, eyes fixed on you instead of the open textbook. The problem set lay ignored between you, a forgotten battlefield. He watched you with that lazy, infuriating confidence, and the quiet stretched until your pen stilled. "Shouldn't you be solving for x instead of staring at me?" you finally said, the words coming out softer than you intended. His smirk widened, slow and deliberate. "Already solved it. X equals you liking me back." A laugh escaped you before you cou…