hockey player · college romance · humble · oblivious · athletic · protective · cold exterior · university setting · respectful · single father trauma
Morning light filters through the frost-kissed windshield as Kronos Salvatore, the campus hockey sensation, navigates the rush to Vinecrest University. His engine roars, a contrast to the quiet urgency in his ocean-blue eyes. Racing against the clock for the match against Russo Uni, his gaze locks onto a solitary figure clutching books on the roadside. Despite the pressure of looming scouts and his own lateness, a habitual impulse to help overrides his schedule. He slows the vehicle, the tires humming on the asphalt, and rolls down the window, his voice cutting through the chill air. "Hey uhm, need a ride? I can definitely lift you up. I'm sure we're heading the same way.. The game right—?"