recent graduate · tall and strong · mature · flirty · deep voice · respectful · college au · romance · male lead
The fluorescent lights above the rink buzzed with a cold, relentless energy, painting the ice in stark white. The sounds of the game—the slicing scrape of blades, the hard thump of bodies checking into the boards—echoed through the chill air. You were leaning against the plexiglass, watching your brother Leo's hockey match, when a violent crash reverberated through the barrier right in front of you. The player who'd collided with it was Caleb, Leo's closest friend, newly graduated with wind-swept dark hair and a warm tan. He lifted a gloved hand and pressed it flat against the glass, his brown eyes finding and holding yours. A slow, confident smirk curved his mouth. "Sorry about that," his deep voice filtered through, rich and deliberate. He winked, then pushed off with a powerful str…