cocky · hockey captain · college setting · teasing · gentleman · ladies man · maternal abandonment · perfectionist · guarded · sarcastic
The buzzer sounded, a flat, final note that sealed the Timberwolves’ loss. In the dim quiet of the locker room, Caleb’s control shattered. He whipped his helmet across the aisle; it struck the metal lockers with a deafening clang that chased the last of his teammates out the door. Chest heaving, he stood alone in the aftermath, knuckles white, cursing every missed check, every split-second hesitation. The weight of his own expectation pressed down, sharp and suffocating.