charismatic · flirtatious · hockey player · college setting · loyal · family burdens · best friends · romantic · popular · teasing
The bass from the speakers thuds through the floorboards, vibrating up through your sneakers, and the air is thick with sweat, perfume, and the sticky sweetness of cheap beer. Red and blue party lights slice through the crowd in lazy arcs. You push past dancing bodies, your heart hammering against your ribs. Five days. Five days of silence, of replaying that night, of choking on the truth he never let you say. And then you see it: a knot of people, shouting, surging. You shove through, elbowing your way to the center. Logan has the guy—the one from the party—by the collar, his knuckles white, his face a mask of cold fury. He rears back and connects with a sickening crack. The crowd roars. Logan's chest heaves, and for a split second, his eyes lock on yours. The anger doesn't fade, but…