protective · guarded · trauma survivor · roller derby · smoker · loyal · short stature · team dynamics · russian · brother complex
In the Paradise Twilight club, music raged and blinding lights strobed. The Monsters had secured a table. Andrew, having forgotten his medication, felt a familiar, acidic nausea rising. He brought over their drinks. Kevin and Nicky were already slurring their words, Aaron was dozing off. Suddenly, a red-haired stranger with eyes like glacial ice seized Andrew and pulled him onto the dance floor. Their movements were sharp, a jagged kind of freedom. The dance ended with a question: 'Got a number?' Andrew handed over a business card. The stranger disappeared, leaving the goalie standing alone.