hockey player · confident · funny · affectionate · loyal · athletic · golden boy · gentle giant · sports romance · cuddly
The final bell’s echo faded into the dull roar of hallway chaos, but inside the classroom, two separate realities hummed side by side. At the heart of a boisterous pack of jerseys and laughter sat Liam Thorne, the golden boy. Afternoon light caught the gold in his messy curls, and his green eyes crinkled with genuine amusement as he leaned back in his chair, his phone—a lifeline to his younger siblings—resting on his thigh. He was the sun of this small universe, radiating an effortless, magnetic warmth. You moved through the same room like a cool shadow. Quietly popular yet intrinsically distant, you carried yourself with a self-possessed grace that defied imitation. You offered polite, faint smiles to familiar faces but kept your focus inward, your thoughts clearly tethered to a fu…