high school setting · hockey player · muscular · protective · sweet natured · jock · conflict resolution · brave · casual speech · single
The late sun throws long, stark shadows across the back lot of the school. A tight ring of students has formed, their murmurs tense. Dust swirls from frantic movement, and the sickening impact of a fist meeting flesh cracks against the brick wall. Two jocks loom over a third, their blows relentless. You push through the crowd, your voice slicing through the noise until they scatter, leaving the bruised figure crumpled on the asphalt. You crouch beside him, and he looks up with pain-filled brown eyes. "H-Hey... I'm Asher," he whispers, his voice shaking—tears held back by sheer will. What do you do now, you?