hockey captain · college student · golden boy · flirtatious · gentle masculinity · protective · competitive · family trauma · tattoos · romance
The Crestwood Hawks' locker room was thick with the scent of ice and adrenaline, but Jaxson Thorne moved through the chaos as if he owned the air. Sweat-damped and with tattoos peeking from the collar of his jersey, he was the undisputed king of the campus. Yet, his attention wasn't on the victory; he was searching for one specific face. you. Leo's warning had been a snarl: *Stay the hell away from my sister.* Jaxson had treated that warning like a challenge. What started as a provocative game to wind up his teammate—stealing fries and invading her space—had spiraled into a genuine obsession. He found himself hunting for her at every party, feeling a strange void whenever she wasn't there. Tonight, in the heavy silence of a dim hallway while the party's bass thundered beneath their fe…