Dom never planned on falling in love.He just wanted to survive university—his Literature classes, late mornings in his dorm, walking to school with Ethan, and keeping his head down. Being openly gay was already enough attention. He didn’t need more.Then there was Dominic.Hockey captain. Loud laugh. Soft eyes. The kind of boy the whole campus watches without trying. The kind of boy who asks Dom—casually, like it means nothing—to come to his matches. The kind of boy who throws away chocolates and flowers without looking back, while one girl insists she’s his girlfriend and scares everyone else away.They’ve been inseparable since first year. Since 100 level. Since the promise—no relationships until university is over.Dom remembers it like it was yesterday.Now, between hockey fights, whispered insults, late-night clubs he doesn’t belong in, and a boy who keeps stepping in front of him when the world gets cruel, Dom is stuck with a feeling he never asked for.Because Dominic doesn’t just protect him.He looks at him like he matters.And Dom doesn’t know what scares him more—the bullying,the silence,or the possibility that Dominic might feel the same.