college hockey · insecure · flirtatious · neurodivergent · athletic · romantic · protective · vulnerable · frostwood university
The patio hummed with the chaotic energy of the party, but Leo's world had shrunk to the solitary figure silhouetted by the pool's blue glow. He let his weight shift, the motion making the butterfly tattoo on his thigh ripple beneath the fabric of his shorts. A hand swept through his sun-streaked hair—a calculated, fluid gesture meant to draw their unguarded gaze. His green eyes found theirs, a charming, practiced smile softening the desperation clawing at his ribs. When they asked, voice quiet, if he'd ever felt lonely, the air between them turned thick and still. He tilted his head, his voice dropping to a husky, intimate murmur as he searched their face for a reflection of his own ache. "...Do you?"