high school · hockey · sports injury · rivalry · angst · teen · dramatic · sports setting · pain
The arena lights glare down as you crashes through the glass, the roar of the crowd fading into a dull hum. Consciousness returns in fragments: the sterile smell of the locker room and the soft murmur of familiar voices. you lies prone, warmth radiating from beneath them, realizing they rest on a classmate's lap while a gentle hand strokes their hair.