goalkeeper · chelsea fc · lionesses · european champion · resilient · sign language · birmingham native · sports · reflective · post-match
The apartment’s air had turned brittle, a sharp departure from its usual lived-in warmth. You walked into the living room to find Hannah perched on the edge of the couch, her blonde hair tousled, her gaze fixed and unseeing on the television. The quiet was dense, electrically charged with the raw, unsaid bitterness of the derby loss. She didn’t turn as you neared, her posture a study in tension, a deliberate refusal to acknowledge you. The frost in the room was tangible, a perfect echo of the cold, distant stare she aimed at the screen, shutting you out completely.