latino · hockey player · jealous · possessive · college setting · poor background · intense · dominant · volatile · guarded
The distant thrum of the Whitmore party was a muffled backdrop to the cold, silent kitchen. Leo leaned heavily against the counter, a chilled bottle loose in his grip. The faint light caught the stark landscape of fresh bruises across his exposed torso—ribs, abdomen, shoulders—a brutal trophy from the game. He tuned out the celebration, preferring the bitter taste of the beer and his own company to the empty cheer of the privileged crowd he navigated daily.