Collegeathlete Stories

Four years ago, Juliette Bennett walked away from Mason Brooks, the golden boy of college hockey and the only person she ever truly let in, and never looked back. She rebuilt her life in silence, burying heartbreak under long nights, hospital shifts, and the one secret she swore would never see the light again: her daughter, Maisey. Mason Brooks has spent years becoming everything he was supposed to be, star forward, team leader, the future of professional hockey, without knowing the biggest piece of his life was already missing. When fate drags Juliette back into his world, the past doesn't stay buried for long. Old sparks don't just flicker, they ignite. And the truth doesn't just hurt... it changes everything. Now there's a four-year-old girl with Mason's eyes, a love that never really died, and a history built on a misunderstanding neither of them knew they were living in. Juliette wants to protect the life she fought so hard to build. Mason refuses to walk away from the one thing he never knew he had. And when a daughter becomes the center of everything between them, one question remains- Do you forgive the past... or does it destroy the future you never got to live?

Kayleigh Hazel Jenner has always lived life in the spotlight, but being a star on the court, a college student, and the youngest Jenner comes with its own set of challenges. Balancing her basketball career at UConn with family life and a private romance, Kayleigh must learn to stay true to herself while navigating the pressures of fame, business, and love.

"Watch it, superstar." "I am watching... you, not the court," he smirks, and sparks fly. Cassie Ryder has one rule: keep her life under control. Nolan King has one rule: be the center of attention. Neither expected their worlds to collide until a fiery first encounter, complete with shoves, insults, and a spilled coffee, lands them straight in the viral spotlight. Now the world insists they're the hottest new couple on campus. Sponsors, paparazzi, and endless headlines force them into a game neither signed up for. Cassie wants nothing to do with him. Nolan should stay focused on basketball. But late-night interviews, awkward photoshoots, and relentless campus gossip keep throwing them together... and somehow, every sarcastic jab and reluctant touch starts to feel dangerously real. Pretending was supposed to be easy. But when the cameras are watching and rumors are running wild, hate begins to blur into something hotter, messier, and impossible to ignore. Because sometimes, the world's idea of a "couple" isn't far from the heart's own. And for Cassie and Nolan? The chaos has only just begun.

Two broken pasts. One university. And a collision neither of them planned. Amelia Hayes was supposed to be a dancer. Instead, she's starting over-haunted by guilt, grief, and a future she no longer recognizes. Leaving home is her escape, but also her punishment. Ballet shoes packed away. Dreams rewritten. Control is the only thing keeping her upright. Luca Brookes thrives on control. Hockey captain. Observer. Detached. He doesn't do chaos, emotions, or attachments-especially not at NBU, where parties blur into noise and people disappoint on repeat. He watches, notices, and keeps his distance. Always. They exist in different worlds. Until a single name, a shared connection, and a series of unavoidable moments pull them into each other's orbit. What starts as indifference turns into tension. Tension into curiosity. And curiosity into something neither of them is ready to face. Sometimes the hardest thing isn't starting over- it's letting someone in while you do.

A poem I wrote as I was recovering from an eating disorder and dealing with the past.

With Remy's senior year halfway down the drain, she's looking to the future. Committed to run cross country and track several states away from her hometown, she's itching for a fresh start and a clean slate. Until she meets Chandler, the quarterback for the prep school on the other side of the city, who also has big things in store for him. With any hopes of a long-term romance out of the question, they create a bucket list. They have four months to get it done before they both leave everything, including each other, behind. It seems easy enough, and adds a little excitement to the remainder of their high school life, but things might be a little more complicated than they expected.

Julianna Behr can't swim. A seemingly minor tragedy. Until one night. You see, the sidelines are a glorious thing -- until someone decides you can't sit there anymore. And that's when it's decided. She has to learn to swim. ***** Baylor Benson is a freshman on the UT Austin swimming and diving team. One night, a frat party brings an unforeseen responsibility on top of the sinking ship that is his GPA. And he can't bring himself to remove it. Just because you're a D1 swimmer doesn't mean you can't drown. *****

Being a Price-Bennett comes with expectations. For eighteen-year-old Riley, it comes with a whole lot more. With two parents who are legends in the basketball world, Riley has spent her entire life hearing the same questions. Is she actually that good? Or is it just the name? So when she arrives at Stanford for her freshman year, she wants one thing: to make a name for herself that has nothing to do with theirs. Then she meets nineteen-year-old sophomore Maren Voss. Maren is confident, competitive, irritating as hell-and completely unimpressed by Riley's last name. They clash almost immediately, pushing every button the other has. The problem? It doesn't take long for irritation to become flirting. Or for flirting to become something neither of them planned on. Between college parties, jealousy, family expectations, basketball season, heated arguments, even hotter makeups, and figuring out how to love someone while they're both still figuring out themselves, Riley realizes escaping the Price-Bennett legacy might not be the hardest part of college after all. Because falling for Maren happens fast. Growing up together is the complicated part.

Lennon Price has hated Jules Bennett since high school. One state championship game. One moment neither of them forgot. And a family rivalry that existed long before either of them stepped onto a basketball court. Now, years later, Jules has transferred to Calder University for their senior season-and Lennon is expected to call her a teammate. That would be easier if Jules wasn't still just as infuriating. And attractive. What starts as old resentment and constant competition quickly turns into something neither of them planned for. But Jules is about to learn that getting Lennon to want her is the easy part. Getting Lennon to let her in is something else entirely.

Hockey nights at North Ridge University are practically religion. Rowan Hale has spent years behind the camera capturing every win, fight, and heartbreak inside The Den as part of the Wolves media team. Somewhere along the way, the players became family. Especially Cole Bennett. Quiet, controlled, and impossible to miss on the ice, Cole has been Rowan's best friend for almost half her life. He's the boy who steals her fries, walks her home after games, and somehow always finds her in a crowd. Everyone thinks they're together already. They aren't. But as a new hockey season begins, routines start shifting. Feelings get harder to ignore. And for the first time, Rowan starts noticing the way Cole looks at her when he thinks she isn't paying attention. The problem is, falling for your best friend is risky. Falling for the boy who's already been quietly in love with you for years? That might ruin everything. Or finally make them face what's been there all along. ❄️ Friends to lovers 🏒 College hockey romance 📸 Slow burn 🖤 He falls first 🐺 North Ridge Wolves

"I can give you exactly what you're asking for, Janie, and I can give it to you all night long." Their first kiss is impulsive, fun, a little wicked-everything Jane Elliot isn't looking for in a man-but desperately needs. Their second kiss is slow, deliberate, an instant connection-everything Austin Sinclair never had with a woman-and doesn't want. Jane isn't the easy conquest Austin's used to. She's a stubborn-as-hell bookworm who's more interested in studying than dating. She needs a little-no-a lot of fun in her life, and Austin's just the guy who can give it to her. Too bad she thinks love should easy. Too bad Austin knows it isn't. Everybody told her to stay away from the heartbreaker, but Jane knows there's more to Austin than full-body contact kisses and bad boy charm. All he ever promised her was a good time and wow, does he ever deliver....

Lena Marlowe has always believed in control. Work hard, stay focused, don't let anything derail the life she's building at Belmont College. It's a system that's never failed her... until Evan Rourke. He's everything she doesn't have time for. Distracting. Unpredictable. Impossible to ignore. And somehow, despite every logical reason to keep her distance, he keeps finding his way into her orbit. What starts as something light, something easy, quickly becomes anything but. Because there are lines Lena can't afford to cross. Boundaries she didn't know existed until it was already too late. And the closer she gets to Evan, the more complicated everything becomes. So they pull back. They set rules. They tell themselves they can keep things under control. They're wrong. Some connections refuse to stay simple. Some choices come with consequences. And sometimes, the hardest secret to keep... is the one you never saw coming.

Everyone on campus loves him. He's polite, brilliant, effortlessly beautiful-the kind of person professors remember and strangers trust. He has friends everywhere, confidence I envy, and a life that seems painfully easy to exist inside. Except when I walk into the room. For reasons I don't understand, I'm the only person he treats with icy distance. Glares instead of smiles. Sharp words instead of kindness. And the harder I try to ignore it, the more it gets under my skin. I came to college on a soccer scholarship, but soccer isn't my dream. Law is. Politics is. I've worked too hard to let anyone make me feel like I don't belong here. What I don't know is that he remembers me. From a childhood I barely recall. From a moment I never thought twice about. From a sentence that ruined everything. And now, in Law school, I'm doing it all over again, without even knowing it. *ONC ROUND 3 QUALIFIER, ROUND 2 AMBASSADORS PICK*

Dating an athlete was never the problem. It was the attention. The girls. The lies. The rumors. And the one mistake that changed everything.

The Kelce family are well known but what if they had a sister? What would her life look like? DISCLAIMER: ALL FAKE! Anything written is not true. That being said, I have changed a few things about the world in general and I am aware that some things are not entirely realistic and there are variations from the current world.