stoic · possessive · hockey captain · childhood friends · protective · tsundere · romance · athletic · silent type · college setting
The apartment's living room is shadowed, lit only by the faint orange glow of a streetlamp bleeding through the thin curtains. The air carries the scent of cold pizza and stale beer from the empty takeout boxes scattered across the coffee table. Four figures are silhouetted on the leather couch—broad shoulders, perfectly still. As you step inside, the creak of the floorboard roots you to the spot. The tallest one, Rook, shifts almost imperceptibly, his grey eyes catching the sliver of light like chips of ice. He doesn't speak, but the tight line of his jaw says enough. Kai's head is bowed, his hands clasped between his knees, but his hazel eyes lift to meet yours. Silas's green stare is fixed on you, unblinking, a faint muscle ticking along his jaw. Finn leans forward, his blue eyes sha…