When Natalie Brockman leaves her quiet Southern hometown for the bustling streets of Newark, New Jersey, she's ready for a fresh start and the challenges of Law School at Seton Hall. She is determined and prepared for the demands of criminal law and life in a new city. What she's not prepared for is the enigmatic neighbor next door. Nico Hischier seems polite but distant, a man of few words with a quiet intensity that only piques Natalie's curiosity. She doesn't know that Nico isn't just any neighbor- he's the captain of the New Jersey Devils, trying to balance the weight of leadership, public scrutiny, and his own private struggles. As their lives slowly begin to intertwine, Natalie discovers there's more to Nico than his guarded exterior. But will the secrets he keeps and the pressures he faces keep them apart, or can they find common ground in the most unexpected of places?

"You're going to miss me, you know that right?" "I've never missed any fling I've had, Quinn. Don't get your hopes up." Where Scout and Quinn get off to a rocky start and make some choices that make it even rockier. ************* quinn hughes x fem!oc enemies (?) to lovers mature language CONTENT WARNING: implied sex and references to sex (no smut), drinking and drunk activities, general rowdiness vagueish timeline with a vague nhl season loosely inspired by Make You Miss Me by Sam Hunt