PERFECT DEBAUCHERY: A COLLEGE MM ROMANCE

out a goodbye from my mother. I had woken up to the sound of somebody moving around downstairs. It had seemed like a normal morning, which wasn't right because it was not a normal morning. I was g

st. I could see it in his eyes that he wanted me to do that too. It shocked me to my core, it baffled me too. I didn't understand what I had done to be on the receiving end of his resentment. Even lying down and thinking about it now, I'm still baffled by his sudden resentment. I can't tell if it had always been that way, but maybe i was too desperate and naïve to notice it. Then, the door swings open, slamming against the wall, with force and breaking through the silence and my thoughts. I sit up with a start. A very huge and broad shouldered man walks in, dragging a large duffel bag him, wearing a hoodie even though it's warm outside. You can see his hair is damp, with locks sticking to his forehead. Probably because he's sweating so much. He pushes his perfect blonde hair with one hand. With a loud exhale he tosses his bag onto the empty bed. "Yo. You Caleb?" He rumbles "Yes" I say quietly. My body, already trying to make itself small so we can both fit into the room. He's huge, gym rat huge, he makes the room feel small. "Luke" he says. Toeing off his sneakers, then "Hope you don't snore, man. I need my sleep, big season ahead". I bob my head, because what could you say to that? He grins, it looks like something I've seen before. "You snore or you don't snore?" "I don't snore." "You play anything?" "Not really" I shake my head. "Yeah, figured" He smiles that smile again and the feeling of deja vu creeps in again. "I play hockey, defense. Got recruited. Full ride" "Cool" He drops into the bed, leans back on his elbows with a smirk "I was actually supposed to go to Minnesota, but Delaware made me a better offer. Probably a good call. I mean, their program is solid,