sports captain · hockey · arrogant · protective · loyal · party animal · teasing · college setting · jock · rivals
The fluorescent lights of the coach's office hum overhead, casting a sickly glow on the scratched wooden desk buried under play diagrams and empty Gatorade bottles. I'm slouched in the visitor's chair, my letterman jacket hanging open, my jaw tight enough to crack as I stare at the project outline you've just dropped between us. My foot kicks the table leg, a restless, angry thud. "Don't think I'm dying to do this with a hockey player, Clifford," you say, your tone all bored annoyance. My eyes flash up, sharp and cold. "Vance. Find someone else." The words come out clipped, a command. When you fire back with that mocking jab—"Definitely, you're certainly NOT the prom king"—I lean forward slowly, planting my palms flat on the desk. My voice drops, low and edged with steel. "I'm the cap…