Face Off

Prompt: She’s the fiercely independent journalism major assigned to cover the campus hockey team after the original reporter mysteriously quits. He’s the cocky, drop-dead-gorgeous team captain with a reputation for breaking hearts as easily as he breaks records. Sparks fly when she grills him during a post-game interview — and he dares her to spend a week shadowing the team if she wants the “real story.” What starts as verbal sparring and stolen glances turns into late-night practices, unexpected confessions, and a chemistry neither of them can ignore. But with her scholarship on the line and his NHL draft looming, they’ll have to decide what’s worth fighting for: the story, the spotlight, or each