Collision Course

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.