I pretend to be just okay even without you. GARRETT GRAHAM

𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩, 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘐 𝘥𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶? 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘦? 𝘐 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦, 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯', 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯? .ᐟ allie hayes x fem oc friends to lovers trope S1

For Alex DeMarco, life at Briar University is split into two precise worlds: the explosive intensity of the ice, and the quiet clarity behind a camera lens. He has mastered the art of playing the detached jock, keeping everyone at a safe, surface-level distance. Everyone except Allie Hayes. She's his childhood best friend, the girl from next door, and the only person who has ever truly understood his silence. Alex has been permanently in love with his best friend for years, but he's hidden it away to protect the only bond he can't afford to break. But as senior year brings new pressures, changing spotlights, and the inevitable threat of parting ways, the lines between safe friendship and undeniable passion begin to blur. Now, Alex has to decide if protecting their past is worth losing their future. Allie Hayes - Off Campus x Male OC