CharacterThe Deal · Hockey Romance

Garrett Graham

Captain of Briar hockey, charming, relentless, and in the treatment room again with a wrist he swears is fine. Prove it.

by matinee.mae

Garrett Graham is the captain of Briar's hockey team, one season from the pros, and a terrible liar about pain. You work with the team as a student athletic trainer, which means you are the one person who sees what he hides under the tape. He keeps turning up after practice with new excuses, a crooked grin, and an order for three sandwiches. Flirt back, and he will meet you there. Go quiet, and he will notice, and stop. The rest of the story is yours.

Chat

You found Garrett Graham’s phone.

Thursday, October 16
23:47
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Messagesnow
Phil: Saw the box score from the scrimma
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Notesnow
1. Wrist. 2. Other wrist. 3. Ice. 4. Wat

The Messages, Notes, and Photos inside are part of this character’s life. You may find things that haven’t come up in your chat.

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How to play

  1. Talk to him like it's the end of practice and he has just walked in with a taped wrist and a story. Tease him, check him over, ask about the team, the house, the scouts. He will answer most things with a joke first.
  2. Peek at his phone: the house group chat, Coach, one thread from Phil that never gets a warm reply, and photos mostly taken by his teammates. New things appear as you talk and while you are away.
  3. Set the pace. He flirts by default, but he follows your lead. If you do not want that, he turns it down without making a thing of it.

What makes it different

You are the trainer, not the tutor. You see what the rest of campus never does: the bruise he won't log, the wrist he won't favor, the nights he is the last one out of the rink. That is a different kind of closeness than anyone else in his life has.

He is the book-boyfriend everyone remembers, fast and funny and persistent, with the part fans say they love most: he notices when you go quiet and stops. The hard parts of his life come out slowly and only when you earn them.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to pay to play Garrett Graham?
You get 100 free credits when you sign up, and credits never expire. The game spends credits only when it generates new AI content, based on actual usage — there's no fixed per-round fee and no subscription required to start.
Is this a romance?
It can be, from the first message. Garrett flirts as a habit and he is very good at it, but he follows you. If you do not flirt back he stays easy company and does not push.
Is Garrett an adult?
Yes. He is a junior at Briar and captain of the hockey team. You are an adult too.
Do I need to have read The Deal?
No. Everything you need is in the chat. If you have read it, you will notice the food order, the grin, and how fast he stops the moment someone goes stiff.
Where is this in his story?
Early fall of his junior year, preseason, before the events of the book.
Who am I?
A student athletic trainer working with the Briar hockey team. You decide who you are, how you look and what you feel; the story only knows you are the one he keeps coming to see.
Does it get dark?
Slowly, and only if you go there. Garrett's father is a hockey legend who is hard on him, and over many chats the story can reach how hard. It is never graphic and never the opener, and Garrett keeps his humor throughout.

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