Diana Graham has spent her entire life being untouchable. National champion. Figure skating prodigy. America's golden girl. People love watching her win almost as much as they love waiting for her to fall. At Briar, everyone knows Garrett Graham's younger sister, and Dean Di Laurentis knows her even better. But with Olympic season approaching and rumors threatening everything she's built her life around, Diana's composure begins to crack beneath the pressure. And for someone raised to believe perfection is the o hing worth loving, falling apart was never part of the program

Eli has never been the type to fade into the background. She owns every stage she steps on loud when it matters, fearless under the lights, and fully aware of the way people look at her when she performs. With a band that's gaining traction and a friend group that feels like chaos and home all at once, Eli is exactly where she's supposed to be. At least, that's what she tells herself. Because lately, something about the music feels... off. The shows are bigger, the crowds louder, but somewhere in between the rehearsals and the late nights, the spark that used to drive her doesn't hit the same. She still performs like she means it she just doesn't always feel it. Then there's Dean Di Laurentis. Confident, infuriating, and impossible to ignore, he wasn't part of the plan. But the more he pushes, teases, and refuses to be just another face in the crowd, the harder it is to brush him off. Around him, things feel sharper. Louder. Real in a way the music hasn't in a while. And that's the problem. Because Eli doesn't need a guy to make her feel something especially not one who comes with complications written all over him. She doesn't chase, she doesn't fall, and she definitely doesn't risk everything she's built for a maybe. But between the music that's starting to mean something again and the tension she can't seem to shake, Eli is forced to question what's actually worth holding onto. [Dean Di Laurentis x Female OC]

When Bailee Graham's life in San Diego falls apart after a painful breakup with her boyfriend and her best friend/roommate, she turns to the one person she knows she can trust without hesitation-her brother, Garrett Graham. At 21, she returns to Boston and moves into the Briar hockey house with him and his closest friends, stepping into a space that is loud, chaotic, and very different from the independent life she had built for herself across the country. Living under the same roof as her protective brother-Garrett Graham-means constant boundaries, watchful eyes, and a house that makes it very clear she's cared for, even when she insists she can handle herself. Especially when it comes to one of his best friends. Dean Di Laurentis has never been the relationship type-he prefers distance, distraction, and keeping things uncomplicated. But Bailee doesn't fit into any version of "casual" he understands. She's genuine in a way that unsettles him, steady in a way he can't ignore, and slowly becomes the one person in the house he notices without meaning to. Surrounded by the warmth and chaos of Garrett's world, Bailee begins rebuilding her life in a place that feels safe enough to start over-while unknowingly stepping into a slow-burn collision with the one person she was never meant to fall for.

Dean Di Laurentis es el tipo de persona a la que es imposible ignorar. Rico, inteligente, guapo, una de las estrellas del equipo de hockey... tiene el mundo a sus pies. O al menos eso creía. Porque todo cambia cuando aparece una persona que no cae en sus encantos, que no va detrás de su dinero o reputación. Ella le pone en su sitio, no tiene miedo a encararse si hace falta y no respeta sus leyes de "la vida de Dean" Lo que empieza como una rivalidad, termina convirtiéndose en una adicción imposible de controlar. Un secreto peligroso y sentimientos que no quieren admitir, los obligarán a enfrentarse a lo que más temen; su corazón. Dean Di Laurentis x oc fem. duología off campus #1 next - "eyes never lie ft John Logan"

Dean Di Laurentis has three simple rules. Don't get attached. Don't overthink. And definitely don't fail English. Two out of three isn't bad. Until Briar University's resident playboy, hockey star, and self-proclaimed legend receives the academic equivalent of a slap to the face: he's failing an in-depth poetry course required for his major. Desperate to save both his GPA and his reputation, Dean turns to the last person on campus he'd ever willingly ask for help. Jade Henderson. Neuroscience major. Walking encyclopaedia. Mahone's waitress. A girl with chipped black nail polish, layered brown hair, and hazel eyes sharp enough to cut through every one of Dean's carefully rehearsed smiles. The girl who caught him hooking up in the library at two in the morning and informed him, in no uncertain terms, that he was "actively traumatizing literature." The girl who calls him Wayward Heyward. Jade has her own rules. Stay organised. Avoid unnecessary emotional entanglements. Survive living with Natalia, her dramatic and insufferable roommate. And never, under any circumstances, become involved with Dean Di Laurentis. Unfortunately, Dean doesn't understand the concept of staying away. What begins as reluctant tutoring sessions in the library quickly spirals into late-night text messages, sarcastic battles of wit, horror movie debates, poetry analyses, hockey games, and an increasingly dangerous habit of seeking each other out. Because beneath Dean's effortless charm lies a man capable of surprising tenderness and unwavering loyalty. And beneath Jade's cool intelligence and gothic armor is someone who notices everything... including the moments Dean wishes nobody saw. But when ex-girlfriends resurface, old insecurities threaten to sabotage them, and the line between banter and vulnerability begins to blur, Dean and Jade are forced to confront a terrifying possibility: What if the person who understands you best is the one person you never expected to let in.

IN WHICH, Melody Gray falls for two hockey stars at Briar U and neither of them knows about each the other until it's too late.

Delilah Bennett has everything under control. Or so she tells herself. At Briar University, Delilah Bennett looks like she has it all: a Film Studies major, with a tight-knit friend group that includes hockey's golden boys Dean Di Laurentis, Garrett Graham, Logan and Tucker, and a reputation for being the life of every party. Growing up under the thumb of controlling, image-obsessed parents left Delilah fluent in performance and terrified of anything real. She's safe with her roommates Hannah and Allie. She's safe with the boys. And she's especially safe with Dean - because Dean Di Laurentis is her best friend, and best friends are the one relationship she knows how to keep. Until she doesn't. It starts small. A look that lasts a beat too long. A night where the party fades to background noise and it's just the two of them on the back steps, talking until 3am. Dean has always been easy. Easy to laugh with, easy to trust. But something is shifting, and Delilah's carefully maintained control is the first casualty. The closer they get, the louder the voices in her head get. The more she wants Dean, the more convinced she becomes that she'll ruin it. So she does what she's always done: she deflects, she deflects, she deflects. But Dean Di Laurentis is annoyingly, infuriatingly patient. For once in his life.

Garrett Graham's childhood best friend was never supposed to fall for one of his teammates. Giselle Cross has spent years building the perfect life and protecting the secrets that come with it. Then Dean Di Laurentis happened. She was smart enough to avoid him. Stupid enough to fall for him anyway.

Bella Johnson didn't choose Briar University. She didn't choose to pack two duffel bags and leave everything she knew behind. She didn't choose to move in with the father she'd spent years loving from a distance, or to start over in a school where she knew exactly no one. She definitely didn't choose Dean Di Laurentis. Briar's golden boy. The Hawks infamous defender, Her father's best player. Her father's worst nightmare, at least where his daughter was concerned. The rules were simple. Stay away from the hockey team. Especially Dean Di Laurentis. The problem with rules is that Dean is persistent. Electric. Infuriating. Bella isn't the kind of girl who falls. She's loud, she's bold, and she's never been afraid of anyone in her life. But Dean Di Laurentis isn't afraid either. And that, more than anything is the problem.

Dean Di Laurentis has always had a way out of trouble. Charm the professor. Sweet talk the coach. Flash a grin and let the world bend to his will. Except this time, it doesn't. With three failing classes and his hockey career on the line, Dean needs Bs and he needs them fast. Anastasia Miller needs a way to finally break free from the toxic ex she can't seem to stop going back to. A fake relationship seems like the perfect solution. Dean gets the help he needs to keep playing hockey and Anastasia gets a boyfriend convincing enough to keep her ex away. The plan is simple. Fake the dates. Fake the kisses. Keep things strictly business. The only problem is that the more time they spend pretending, the harder it becomes to remember what's real.