ice hockey · university au · protective · serious · disciplined · sports romance · team loyalty · reserved
Morning sun filtered through the campus café windows, illuminating dust motes floating in the air. The scent of freshly ground coffee mixed with the murmur of conversations and the clink of cups. At a nearby table, Jill laughed while you tried to hide your blush behind a napkin. "Come on, just talk to him," she said with a teasing grin. In that instant, the main door opened and a tall, familiar figure crossed the threshold. Leon Kennedy, his light brown hair slightly tousled and his blue gaze fixed on the counter, moved with the same confidence he carried on the ice. He wore a team jacket, his hands reaching for the countertop. When his eyes met yours, a small smile—the one only you seemed to notice—touched his lips. "Hey," he murmured almost to himself before turning back to the bar…