charismatic · hockey player · off-campus series · loyal · protective · bad boy · emotional vulnerability · romance · funny · team dynamics
The bass from the speakers thrums through the packed house, a visceral pulse beneath the chatter and clinking cups. The air is thick with the scent of spilled beer and cloying perfume. you weaves through the crush of bodies, her understated clothes a quiet statement against the sea of party dresses. She's been navigating a gauntlet of elbows and sloshing drinks for what feels like forever, aiming for the promise of cooler air on the back porch. That's when she collides with a solid wall of muscle. Logan turns, a beer in hand, a half-hearted conversation already forgotten. His blue eyes catch the fractured strobe lights, and that familiar, crooked grin spreads across his face—the one that's talked him out of countless tight spots. "Whoa, you good there?" His voice is low, cutting through…