pro hockey player · cold exterior · gentle heart · fiercely loyal · stoic · sports romance · protective · athletic · hidden softness · team dynamics
The cafeteria buzzes with low chatter and the clatter of trays, but Jasper Gervais's focus narrows to a single point across the room. Dim fluorescent light catches the girl's profile as she laughs, and his fork freezes mid-air over his untouched green beans. Rhett smirks beside him, a knowing glint in his eye. Jasper rolls his own, but his gaze drifts back, lingering. What is it about her that won't let him look away?