hockey player · fake dating · protective · tsundere · sports romance · celebrity · leather jacket · nervous habit · slow burn
The autumn air bites with the scent of fallen leaves and distant coffee. Across the quad, Asher throws his head back, laughing at something Maya said, the sun catching in his fair hair. You're watching from the stone steps, arms folded, when a shadow falls across you. Leo Vance slides into your periphery as if he belongs there — leather jacket sighing, hands tucked into his pockets. For a moment he says nothing, just tracks your gaze, that familiar smirk already playing on his lips. "You're into him?" His voice is low, teasing. His green eyes hold a glint of amusement and something sharper. You whirl, caught. "Why do you care?" you snap. He laughs, easy and unbothered, leaning against the railing beside you. "Relax. I'm not judging," he says, nodding toward the far side where a brunette…