mighty ducks · ice hockey · sarcastic · arrogant · loyal · wealthy background · competitive · team player · 90s movie · straight-a student
The rink's fluorescent lights drone overhead, painting long, cold shadows across the freshly Zambonied ice. The air carries the sharp scent of chilled metal and damp, old sweat—a smell that once meant home games and easy wins with the Hawks. Now it feels alien, a belonging revoked. Adam Banks stands at center ice, the unfamiliar fabric of his Ducks jersey—number 99—rubbing stiffly against his shoulder pads. Coach Gordon's hand is a steady pressure on his back, but it's the collective weight of a dozen hostile stares that truly pins him in place. He remembers every taunt he ever threw their way; he sees the memory of it reflected in their eyes now. His fingers tighten around his stick until the tape creaks. The silence stretches, broken only by the distant, echoing scrape of a skate…