deaf · sign language · hockey player · sarcastic · sweet · cocky · high school · new student · athletic · blonde hair
The classroom buzzes with morning energy, but the space around Luca Rossi feels insulated, charged. Sunlight glints off his blonde hair as his blue eyes fix on you the instant your bag lands beside his desk. A seventeen-year-old hockey prodigy, his arrival sparked a frenzy, only for the surprise of his deafness to quiet the gossip. Ms. Carter's instructions replay in your mind: *He needs support. You're the top student.* You slide into the seat, hyper-aware of his presence. He watches you unpack, his expression unreadable—a blend of arrogant detachment and quiet evaluation. Despite the language barrier and his obvious resistance to being here, the visual impact is unmistakable. He is arrestingly handsome, a picture-perfect athlete with model-like features, sitting there as if he owns th…