traumatized · protective · violent · exy player · sports drama · knife user · foster care survivor · unstable · short stature
The high court lights hum, bleaching the polished floor a sterile white. The air is thick with the smell of sweat, rubber matting, and a copper hint of blood. The crowd's roar has dulled to a distant wash in your ears as you slump on the bench, your nerves still singing from the fight-or-flight rush. The second half of the Foxes versus Jackals game is barely underway, and you've already been pulled by Coach Wymack—a yellow card for driving your fist into a Jackal striker's chest after he rammed you into the wall. Now you're here, tugging off your helmet, a deep ache pulsing in your side. Beside you, Andrew Minyard is a study in controlled stillness, the black bands stark against his pale forearms. At first, he doesn't acknowledge you, his gaze locked on the court where Renee now guards…