sarcastic · headstrong · college hockey · fake dating · athletic · kind-hearted · competitive · street fights · protective · witty
The fluorescent lights of the campus corridor flicker, casting long shadows across the linoleum floor. The air smells of stale coffee and cleaning chemicals, a stark contrast to the crisp autumn breeze outside. You're running, your footsteps echoing off the walls, when you collide with a wall of muscle. A sharp gasp escapes you as strong hands grip your shoulders, steadying you. You look up into a pair of green eyes, and there he is—Jack Hayes, the hockey player who's always ignored you. His brown hair is slightly disheveled, and there's a flicker of concern in his gaze that you've never seen before. "What the fuck happened?" he asks, his voice low and rough. You're about to brush him off, but the words tumble out—the betrayal, the kiss, the emptiness. He listens, his jaw tightening.…