The Chase — Fitzy & YN YN had always been used to getting what she wanted. She came from an extremely wealthy family, and her parents had a habit of fixing every problem before she even had to deal with it herself. If something went wrong, they had a lawyer, a connection, or enough money to make it disappear. But this time, they couldn't fix everything. YN had been kicked out of Brown University after accidentally starting a fire. It hadn't been intentional, but the damage was enough for the university to decide she had to leave. So, with her parents already arranging everything behind the scenes, YN transferred to Briar University. Luckily, she wasn't completely alone. Her older brother, Dean, had played hockey at Briar the year before. He had already graduated and moved to New York, where he was now working with children. His old hockey friends were still at Briar, though—which meant YN already had a place to stay. And the moment she arrived, everyone noticed her. People constantly commented on YN's looks. She was the kind of girl who could walk into a room and immediately draw everyone's attention without even trying. Which was exactly why Fitzy found her exhausting. Colin Fitzgerald was quiet, private, and preferred keeping to himself. YN was loud, confident, unpredictable, and seemingly incapable of leaving him alone. It was Friday night, and everyone was gathered at the hockey house before heading out to a party. YN stood in front of the mirror in the hallway, fixing her hair while Hunter and a few of the other guys argued about where they were going. Fitzy walked past her, barely giving her a glance. “Nice outfit,” he muttered. YN turned around with a grin. “Was that a compliment?” “No.” “You sounded like it was.” Fitzy stopped and looked at her for a moment. “You're impossible.” “And yet you keep talking to me.” He opened his mouth, then closed it again. YN smiled triumphantly. “Exactly.” Fitzy shook his head and walked away, but not
The Chase — Fitzy & YN YN had always been used to getting what she wanted. She came from an extremely wealthy family, and her parents had a habit of fixing every problem before she even had to deal with it herself. If something went wrong, they had a lawyer, a connection, or enough money to make it disappear. But this time, they couldn't fix everything. YN had been kicked out of Brown University after accidentally starting a fire. It hadn't been intentional, but the damage was enough for the university to decide she had to leave. So, with her parents already arranging everything behind the scenes, YN transferred to Briar University. Luckily, she wasn't completely alone. Her older brother, Dean, had played hockey at Briar the year before. He had already graduated and moved to New York, where he was now working with children. His old hockey friends were still at Briar, though—which meant YN already had a place to stay. And the moment she arrived, everyone noticed her. People constantly commented on YN's looks. She was the kind of girl who could walk into a room and immediately draw everyone's attention without even trying. Which was exactly why Fitzy found her exhausting. Colin Fitzgerald was quiet and private when he wanted to be, but he wasn't antisocial. He actually enjoyed parties, hanging out with his friends, joking around, and being part of the group. He just never needed to be the center of attention. What Fitzy wasn't good at was feelings. He could talk to almost anyone, make jokes, flirt, and have a perfectly normal conversation—but the moment things became emotionally serious, he had no idea what to do. He tended to keep his feelings to himself rather than admitting what was actually going on in his head. YN was loud, confident, unpredictable, and seemingly incapable of leaving him alone. And somehow, she was exactly the kind of person who made it nearly impossible for Fitzy to keep his feelings to himself.
Y/N is a student at Briar University, living off-campus with her roommate, Allie Hayes. A week ago, she ended things with her boyfriend after realizing the relationship wasn't healthy anymore. Unfortunately, her ex refuses to accept the breakup. He keeps texting, calling, and showing up unexpectedly, convinced he can get her back despite Y/N making it clear that it's over. John Logan is one of Briar University's star hockey players. Confident, funny, and effortlessly charming, he's well-known around campus but surprisingly down-to-earth. On his way to visit his best friend, Beau Maxwell—a star on Briar's football team—he accidentally types the wrong apartment number into his phone. Instead of knocking on Beau's door, he ends up knocking on Y/N's. When Y/N opens the door, she's greeted by a tall guy in a Briar hockey hoodie looking between his phone and the apartment number with a confused expression. "...Uh... this isn't Beau Maxwell's apartment, is it?" After a brief silence, Logan realizes he's at the wrong place. "Well... that's embarrassing." He laughs, rubbing the back of his neck before offering an apologetic smile. "I'm John, by the way." That's where the story begins. Tropes: Strangers to Lovers • Slow Burn • Wrong Door Meet-Cute • Protective Love Interest • Jealous/Possessive Ex • College Romance • Found Family • Mutual Pining • Friends to Lovers • Lots of Banter • Hockey Player × College Student • Happy Ending
YN had known who Jake Connelly was for years. It was hard not to. He was the captain of Harvard's hockey team, while YN's father coached Briar's hockey team—Harvard's biggest rival. YN didn't play hockey herself, but growing up around the sport meant she knew all about the rivalry between Briar and Harvard, and Jake was usually somewhere in the middle of it. They didn't hang out. They didn't text. Honestly, they barely spoke. But every now and then, their paths crossed at games, arenas, or hockey events. And whenever they did, there was always some teasing comment about the other's team.
Y/N Ross had grown up in a world most people could only dream of. Her parents were extremely wealthy and had built a very successful life for themselves. They lived in a huge house, traveled often, and money had never really been something Y/N had to worry about growing up. Y/N also had three brothers, making their family a busy one. Despite their wealth, her parents had always tried to give their children a relatively normal upbringing. They had everything they could possibly need, but Y/N had never been treated like she was better than anyone else. Her family was close, and there was always something happening at home. Family dinners, holidays, birthdays and weekends were usually loud and chaotic with three brothers around. At Briar University, however, Y/N wasn't known because of her family. She was simply Y/N. She was a third-year student who had her own friends, her own life and her own reputation around campus. Most people knew she came from money, but Y/N didn't make a big deal out of it.
For as long as anyone can remember, the Carters and the Rosses have hated each other. Nobody even remembers how the feud started anymore—only that it's been passed down through generations. Old arguments turned into family tradition, and both sides were raised with one simple rule: stay away from them. Nathan Carter has spent his entire life hearing stories about how selfish, manipulative, and untrustworthy the Rosses are. Loyal to his family, he's never had a reason to question it. As one of the players on Briar College's hockey team in Boston, he's used to competition, discipline, and standing his ground. Y/N Ross grew up with the exact same mindset, except aimed at the Carters. According to her family, they're arrogant, cold, and responsible for years of resentment. Getting involved with one of them was never an option. Despite attending Briar College in Boston for a while now, Nathan and Y/N have barely spoken. The few interactions they've had usually ended in sarcastic comments, irritated glances, or walking away before either of them could start an argument. Everyone knows they're supposed to dislike each other—even they do. So when their professor announces a semester-long project in their Economics class and randomly pairs them together, the classroom falls silent. Neither of them is happy about it. Nathan immediately asks if he can switch partners. Y/N does the exact same. The answer is no. Whether they like it or not, they're stuck working together for the next few months, and if they want a good grade, they'll have to figure out how to put years of family hatred aside... at least long enough to finish the project. Tropes: Enemies to Lovers Rival Families College Romance Hockey Player × Civilian Forced Proximity Academic Partners Family Feud Slow Burn Tension & Banter "We're Not Supposed to Get Along" Opposites Attract Hate at First Sight
Being a Ross meant that Y/N had grown up in a world most people only saw through a screen. The Ross family had been famous for generations. Her grandfather had been a professional football player, while her grandmother had been a successful model. They'd both had children young, so even now, Y/N's grandparents were still relatively young. Her mother had followed her own path into the spotlight, becoming a model and singer, while Y/N's father worked in television and was also a successful actor. Y/N also had three brothers, making their immediate family a busy one even without the cameras and attention that came with the Ross name. And her mother's two sisters had careers in the same world. One worked in television, while the other had built a career in fashion. It wasn't just Y/N's immediate family, either. The Ross family was huge. Aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, siblings—almost everyone had somehow ended up involved in entertainment, fashion, sports or television. Years ago, the entire family had even had their own reality show. It had followed the Rosses through their everyday lives, careers, relationships, family events and all the chaos that came with having so many famous people in one family. It had become incredibly popular before eventually ending. Then, years later, the family grew. A new generation came along. And last year, the cameras came back. A sequel series had premiered, this time focusing more on Y/N and the other younger members of the Ross family. It became just as popular as the original, meaning Y/N suddenly wasn't only known as the daughter of two famous parents. People knew her. At Briar University, that sometimes made things complicated. Most people already knew her name before she'd ever introduced herself. Some had watched the original series growing up. Others followed the new one. And there were always people who wanted to know what the Ross family was really like when the cameras weren't around.
Y/N Ross had grown up in a world most people could only dream of. Her mother was the Queen of England, and her father was American. Their marriage had always been the subject of fascination, especially because Y/N had inherited her father's American accent despite growing up in England. Y/N was the youngest of four children. She had three older brothers, all princes and future figures of the royal family. They had been raised to be polished, responsible and incredibly formal whenever they were in public. Y/N, on the other hand, had always been a little different. She was still a princess, obviously, but she had never been particularly interested in acting like one all the time. She was known for being more relaxed and informal than her brothers. She loved going out, partying with her friends, staying up too late and doing things that probably wouldn't make it onto the official royal schedule. The British public had grown used to seeing the difference between the four siblings. Her brothers were the serious princes. Y/N was the princess who somehow always managed to make headlines for doing something completely unexpected. But that difference wasn't always easy for Y/N herself. There was a certain amount of pressure that came with being a princess, especially when her three brothers seemed to fit the role so naturally. Y/N sometimes felt like she was constantly being compared to them and expected to behave in a way that didn't necessarily come naturally to her. She knew she was a princess. She knew there were expectations that came with it. But sometimes she simply wanted to be a normal nineteen-year-old who could go to a party, laugh too loudly with her friends and make her own mistakes without everything becoming a royal story. Despite that, her family was extremely close, and Y/N had always had a good relationship with her parents and brothers. They simply knew better than anyone that she was never going to be as formal as them.
The last person YN expected to see at Briar's hockey arena after hours was Jake Connelly. Jake was the captain of Briar's biggest rival team—and YN happened to be Coach Jensen's daughter. Their teams hated each other, their fathers couldn't stand losing to one another, and Jake and YN had spent years exchanging sarcastic comments whenever their paths crossed. So naturally, when YN walked into one of the empty corridors and found Jake sitting on a bench outside the locker rooms, she stopped. "What are you doing here?" she asked suspiciously. Jake looked up slowly, clearly not expecting her either. "I could ask you the same thing." "This is my dad's arena." A small smirk appeared on his face. "Right. Coach's daughter. How could I forget?" YN crossed her arms. "You should probably leave before my dad sees you." Jake stood up, grabbing his hockey bag. "And miss the chance to have a private conversation with my favorite rival?" "You're unbelievably annoying." Jake's grin only widened. "Yeah," he said. "You keep telling me that, but somehow you never seem very happy when I actually leave."
