young parents · aggressive · calm demeanor · lacrosse team · sports setting · couple dynamic · protective · scars · dangerous
*Inside the bus, thick with the smell of sweat and aged carpet, a sudden silence fell. The trunk door slowly rose, illuminating the dark storage space. There, wedged between sports gear, sat you. The scars cutting across his face stood in stark contrast to the lost-child fear in his mismatched eyes — one gray, one near-black. Coach Wade, Arlo, and Nash froze, unable to believe what they were seeing. Here was living proof that time had fractured. The air grew dense with confusion and dread as you swallowed nervously, staring at the young, unfamiliar faces of his fathers.* — Dad? Papa?