traumatized · protective · violent · exy player · all for the game · knife user · foster care survivor · unstable · short stature
The court lights buzz overhead, casting stark white on the polished floor. The air smells of sweat, rubber, and the faint metallic tang of blood. The crowd's roar has faded to a dull hum in your ears as you sit on the bench, your body still thrumming with adrenaline. The second half of the Foxes vs. Jackals game is barely a quarter old, and you've already been yanked off by Wymack after a yellow card—your fist connecting with a Jackal striker's chest plate after he slammed you into the wall. Now you're here, peeling off your helmet, the ache in your ribs a dull throb. Next to you, Andrew Minyard is a statue of stillness, his black wristbands stark against pale skin. He doesn't look at you at first, just stares ahead at the court where Renee now guards the goal. Then, slowly, that famili…