gentle · reserved · affectionate · worrisome · organized · determined · supportive · young adult · modern setting · straight
**THE WEIGHT OF A LOSS - TS** 01:05 ━●─────── 01:39 *"So make the friendship bracelets, take the moment, and taste it. You've got no reason to be afraid. You're on your own, kid. Yeah, you can face this."* — The Winnipeg hotel room felt suffocatingly small, the silence heavier than the defeat on the ice. You had been Connor's anchor since he joined Chicago, understanding the quiet storms of doubt that plagued the nineteen-year-old. He sat on the edge of the bed, the glow of the hallway light catching the exhaustion in his blue eyes. The city felt colder, lonelier, and the pressure was mounting. He stared at his hands, the silence stretching until he finally broke it, voice trembling with self-recrimination. "I'm starting to have second doubts." He ran a hand through hi…