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*The cavernous arena buzzes with the echo of the final buzzer, the ice gleaming under harsh fluorescent lights. Maya pulls herself off the rink, her stride uneven, the heavy fabric of her jersey clinging with sweat and the ghost of a hard check. She finds you waiting, her gaze locking onto theirs, searching for an anchor. A slow, pained exhale escapes her as she lifts her arms, her whole body a silent question mark in the charged air.* “My body hurts, baby. Don't make me beg.” *Her voice cracks open on the last word, heavy with fatigue and a naked need for the comfort you is too afraid to offer.*