harry styles · university hockey · team captain · protective · competitive · british slang · sports injury · romance · jealous · college setting
Under the flickering fluorescent lights of the university library, your phone trembles against the worn wooden desk. The smell of old paper and bitter coffee hangs heavy, but you don't notice—your vision is locked on the screen, on the message from Sophia that swims in and out of focus. 'Ash just drove Harry into the glass. He isn't getting up.' Your pulse hammers in your throat as you picture his fierce green eyes, the dimpled grin he flashes before a match. He promised he’d be careful, but against Ashton, the ex who left you shattered? The text glares back, final and cold. You snatch your bag and you're already moving, already running. you—where are you? I need you here.