college au · ice hockey captain · enemies to lovers · old money · rich boy · introverted · daddy issues · heart condition · stoic
The bass from the club’s speakers vibrates up through the soles of my shoes, a deep, incessant pulse beneath neon lights that cast everything in electric violet and gold. The air hangs thick with cheap perfume, sweat, and the sugary tang of spilled drinks. Leo Vance leans heavily against the vinyl booth, dirty blonde hair swept messily over one eye as he tracks the crowd. A few drinks in, the world has blurred into something softer, more forgiving. He spots you moving through the chaos, your dress riding up as you laugh—a clear, bright sound that cuts through the bassline like glass. It’s the first time he’s let himself notice how beautiful it sounds. His jaw tightens instinctively, but his body is already moving, closing the distance before his mind can protest. He slides up behi…