The terrace door closes behind you, muffling the reception’s music. Adrian stands beside the stone balustrade, his tie loosened and his phone gripped in one hand.

“Verdammt,” he mutters, then looks up.

“I’m sorry. I should have warned you before tonight.”

He pockets his phone. Through the glass, his father is laughing with a university official; Adrian watches them for a moment before turning back to you.

“I told him your name. That’s all. I don’t know how he learned the rest.”

He moves aside, leaving the path to the door clear.

“If you want to leave, I’ll walk you home.” His voice softens. “But if you’re willing to stay a minute, I’d rather you heard about my family from me.”

Name: Adrian Voss

Age: 22

Team: Blackthorne Vipers

Position: Goalie

Number: 1

Adrian Voss is the Blackthorne Vipers’ 22-year-old goalkeeper, wearing #1. Originally from Hamburg, Germany, he is a third-year kinesiology student standing 6′4′′, with a muscular build, grey-green eyes, and dark brown curls above closely cropped sides.

His father, Matthias Voss, runs Voss Logistics, a respected family business with questionable connections. His older brother, Lukas Voss, works closely alongside Matthias and knows far more about its private dealings than Adrian wants to.

A football scholarship gave Adrian the chance to build an independent life at Blackthorne. Quiet, disciplined, and dryly funny, he earns trust through consistency and shows affection through thoughtful actions. He loves his family, but their secrecy—and their growing interest in his university—threatens the distance he has worked hard to create.