Genevieve "Gen" Brown was never supposed to fit into Briar University's chaotic hockey world, not after last time that ended badly a broke heart. An Art History major with a sharp tongue hidden behind soft-spoken elegance, Gen preferred quiet cafés, annotated novels, and late nights spent buried beneath oversized sweaters and museum essays. With her porcelain features, pale green eyes, and calm, unreadable demeanor, most people assumed she was delicate. They were wrong. Where Hannah Wells burns bright with stubborn independence and Allie Hayes wears her heart openly, Gen is the steady center between them-the girl who notices everything and says just enough to leave people speechless. She has a habit of dismantling egos with a single deadpan sentence, which becomes a problem for Dean Di Laurentis the second they meet. Because Dean thrives on attention. He's loud, charming, reckless, and impossibly magnetic-the Briar hockey team's resident golden boy with a grin that usually gets him whatever he wants. Girls fall for him easily. People orbit him naturally. Dean knows exactly how to light up a room. And Gen? Gen barely looks up from her coffee. Completely immune to the infamous "Dean effect," she sees through the flirting, the confidence, and the party-boy reputation almost instantly. She's been there before...but. What starts as playful banter quickly turns into something far more dangerous that scare her: lingering looks across crowded parties, late-night conversations in quiet libraries, stolen coffees, unspoken comfort, and the slow realization that the only person capable of calming Dean Di Laurentis down might be the one girl who never tried to impress him in the first place. But beneath Gen's composed exterior lies someone who carries her emotions silently, someone who's spent years convincing herself that needing people is weakness. That dating jocks? Wasn't it if she wanted another broken heart...

Sworn enemies Garrett Graham and Jocelyn Reid were Briar U's golden athletes - and each other's biggest problem. As captain of the Briar U hockey team and a future first-round NHL draft pick, Garrett was used to pressure, attention, and getting exactly what he wanted. Jocelyn Reid, Briar U's elite solo figure skater and three-time national champion, was just as untouchable, with Olympic dreams resting on her shoulders. To everyone else, they were perfect. What nobody saw was how badly they were both falling apart beneath the weight of expectations. On the ice, Jocelyn was flawless. Off it, she was exhausted from chasing perfection, suffocating under the constant pressure to never fail. Garrett knew exactly what that felt like - the loneliness that came with being the version of yourself everyone else demanded. When a wrong-number text sparks an anonymous friendship, neither of them realizes they've found comfort in the one person they're supposed to hate. What begins as late-night conversations and hidden confessions quickly becomes the only part of their lives that feels real. With a promise to keep their identities secret, Garrett and Jocelyn build something safe behind glowing phone screens and midnight phone calls - a connection neither of them can walk away from. But when the truth finally comes out, they'll have to decide if the person who understands them most is worth risking everything they've worked for. Because falling for your enemy is dangerous... but falling for the one person who truly sees you? That's terrifying. Garrett Graham Fanfic Based on Off Campus 1 © californialust 2026

✶ ࣪˖࿐ * the littlest mistake can leave the darkest bruise clara bennett left briar in april of her sophomore year to help take care of her mother. after months of forcing dean to deal with her and her problems, she finally broke it off with him in june. now, two weeks into the fall semester, clara reappears in briar. her mom is...kind of better, and everyone else in her life says it's time. dean di laurentis had been in love with that girl. after a summer of convincing himself that clara was fine with the breakup and he should be, too, it was time to get back to school and focus on what he did best - hockey. however, when he sees clara back on campus, every feeling, every memory, and every care comes right back to him. IN PROGRESS (off campus season/book 1-?) (dean di laurentis x fem! oc) (cover image from pinterest)

━━ in which Tatum Sinclair tries to stay on the Dean's List and accidentally ends up on Dean Di Laurentis's instead. fem!oc x dean di laurentis

𐙚⋆.˚ jealous type - john logan .ᐟ ❝ baby, I can't hurt you, sure, but I'm the jealous type ❞ : ̗̀➛ in which charlie gomez and john logan find them selves getting jealous for each other and wanting each other ˙⋆✮ （ off campus s1 - noeully )

This is my testimony, how I feel for you Ch3rryszn 2026 Dean Di Laurentis / F!Oc Off Campus season 1 - ??

garrett and logan are as thick as thieves, easily each other's closest friend. they share a house, they share clothes, and they share the ice. but what happens when they start sharing a girlfriend? OR when dean's best friend transfers to Briar U for her last 2 years of undergrad, garrett and logan are thrown into a world of drama, trauma, and love. all because of their star girl. garrett graham x fem!oc x john logan (poly) off campus: season 1

"Some strands of fate are spun by lightning itself." Ivory Gene never expected her life to change in a single storm. One moment she was on her way to tell Barry Allen, her man, her secret. The next, lightning struck them both-leaving her with a streak of white in her hair, a daughter born of the storm, and a bond to the fastest man alive that could never be broken. Now, as Barry awakens from his nine-month coma, Ivory must juggle new motherhood, her own lab, and the world of metahumans that threatens to pull them apart before they've even begun. Together, with Wynter in her arms and lightning in her veins, she and Barry will learn that love-and destiny-move faster than anyone could imagine. could be considered a AU

Lacey Logan has never been the quiet type. She's bold, flirty, and more than ready to start over when she transfers to Briar University to study fashion. She figures her biggest challenges will be classes, late nights, and maybe too many drunk mistakes. Then she meets Dean Di Laurentis: a cocky smile, ridiculous charm, and a way of getting under her skin from day one. One harmless deal between them turns into something a lot less harmless: they'll be friends... with a few benefits on the side, no feelings attached. Easy. Except it isn't. Not when Dean makes her laugh, pushes her buttons, and looks at her like he's trying to memorize every piece of her. And definitely not when she remembers he also happens to be one of her brother Logan's best friends. Lacey came to Briar for a fresh start, but she never expected someone like Dean to change everything she thought she wanted.

⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ "𝑰 𝑾𝑶𝑼𝑳𝑫 𝑺𝑻𝑨𝒀 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑹 ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ 𝑰𝑭 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑺𝑨𝒀 𝑫𝑶𝑵'𝑻 𝑮𝑶." Two years after their breakup, Charlotte Sinclair is convinced she's finally moved on from Dean Di Laurentis. Then one accidental phone call changes everything. Now they're stuck in a cycle of late-night texts, bad decisions and a "just sex" arrangement that neither of them is honest enough to admit is a terrible idea. Dean swears he's over her. Charlotte swears she doesn't care who he hooks up with. Unfortunately, neither of them is very good at lying to themselves. [ off-campus ] [ dean di laurentis x original character ] [ fanfiction ]