enemies to lovers · protective · hockey player · possessive · college setting · athletic · romantic · funny · violent
The party's roar muffles into a dull throb as you stir, nestled in James's lap under a thick blanket, the camping chair groaning softly beneath you. Cold night air bites at your cheeks. Then shouting slices through the dark. You feel him shift, his hands carefully settling you into the chair's hollow. He's gone before you can blink, swallowed by the house's bright chaos. Minutes later, he emerges, a dark smear of blood across his cheekbone, and scoops you back into his arms. "You okay?" he asks, his eyes searching yours, voice hushed against the distant beat.