로그인Noah~The whistle had barely blown before the guys were losing their shit in the best way. Cheers echoed off the boards, sticks banging against the ice, and Nikolai was already skating over like a damn golden retriever, yelling something about free drinks. I hung back just enough to watch Theodore.He looked pissed. Not at the win, we’d crushed them but at the way the team immediately started chirping at him.“Cap! Don’t forget the bet, man. Noah carried that offense tonight.”“Better start warming up for whatever favor he wants!”Theodore’s jaw flexed, but he didn’t say a word. Just gave them a tight nod and skated off toward the bench. I caught his eye once as I passed, smirking. He flipped me off with his glove. Cute.I was the last one out of the locker room, hair still damp from the shower. The cold night air hit me as soon as I stepped outside the rink, and there he was. Theodore, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, waiting. Alone.He pushed off the wall when he sa
Noah~That incident with the crazy professor was more than enough to brighten my day and all thanks to that son of bitch Niko. He pretty much gave me the gist of how the lecturers preyed on her students in ten seconds and I spent the next ten getting there and the rest was… As they say, history. I was cutting across the main walkway when I spotted him, already mid-conversation with a girl I hadn’t seen before. She was leaning against him like she’d known him forever, talking with her hands, laughing like whatever she was saying was funny enough.Theodore looked… normal and relaxed more than I've ever seen him in the twenty four hours we've been together.That didn’t sit right with me. I slowed down without meaning to, watching them for a second longer than necessary before I walked straight over like I had every right to be there.He noticed me first and his entire expression tightened for half a second before he fixed it, but it was enough.The girl followed his gaze and turned tow
Theodore~ By the time lunch rolled around, I was already in a bad mood, and I knew exactly why. I spotted them before I even sat down. Noah and Nikolai. Together. Again. It shouldn’t have bothered me as much as it did, but there was something about the way they stood close, shoulders angled toward each other like they’d been doing this for years, like this wasn’t new. Nikolai said something under his breath and Noah huffed out a laugh, low and easy, the kind that didn’t sound forced or calculated. That irritated me more than it should have. I dropped my tray onto the table a little harder than necessary, the sound cutting through whatever conversation my teammates were having as I slid into my seat and leaned back like I wasn’t already watching them. “They always that close?” I asked, keeping my tone casual even though it didn’t feel like it. A few of them followed my line of sight. “Who?” one of them asked, squinting slightly. “Nikolai and Noah.” That got a shrug from o
Noah~I wasn’t even supposed to be paying attention in that class.Not really.Business lectures always started the same way, professors talking like he expected everyone to already care, students pretending they did, a few actually trying, most just waiting it out. I leaned back in my seat, pen spinning lazily between my fingers while I half-listened and half-scanned the room out of habit.I wish Theodore was here and I was in a bad mood. All those people around him irritated me to no end. I exhaled quietly and forced my attention back to the front, letting the noise of the room settle into something background enough that I could ignore it. That lasted all of five minutes before someone dropped into the seat beside me like he owned it.“Didn’t think I’d see you here.”The voice hit first.It was familiar.Too familiar.I turned my head slowly, already running through possibilities in my mind before my eyes even landed on him.Then I froze.“…Noah?”I stared at him for a second, pro
TheodoreI should’ve known he wouldn’t let me even catch fucking break.The moment the door shut behind, it was like the entire room had suddenly decided I was today’s entertainment and no one bothered to tell me.“So,” one of the girls dragged out, turning toward me with a grin that already spelled trouble, “you wanna explain that?”I didn’t look up from my notebook. I didn’t even register what the lecturer was saying anymore, but pretending to write something down felt better than making eye contact and confirming that he was even there, talk more of my life was actively falling apart in public. Unfortunately, I wasn't afforded that luxury because the stares got worse and I turned to them as I said, “There’s nothing to explain,” I said, keeping my voice flat like that would magically end the conversation.It didn’t.“Nothing?” another one chimed in, leaning forward like she was about to uncover a conspiracy. “Your very hot stepbrother walks in, calls you baby in front of everyone,
Noah~It took me every bit of restraint I had to not to laugh in his face. My poor baby was coming apart by the fucking seams because I wasn't paying enough attention to him. “Do not stare me like–”I pushed him against the wall and grabbed his chin and stared at him. The anger in his eyes turned to confusion as he stared right back at me. “Is this what you want, baby?”For a moment, he seemed conflicted on what to do but he pushed against me and wiped his face as if my touch was disgusting. “Don't call me that.”“What? Baby?”“I said stop it!” He says as he looks around, his eyes filled with terror. As if being here with me was the end of the world. I chuckled and let go of him.“There's no one here. You can relax.”He visibly calmed down the minute I said that. Hmm, how interesting. “I don't care. You haven't answered my damn question yet.”“I thought you said, and I quote “Don’t act like we’re related or anything. Not here. Not ever.” and I listened to you. Cap, you really nee







