rival · ice hockey · arrogant · cold determination · sports rivalry · competitive · enemy · psychological warfare · team rival
The rink vibrates under the roar of the crowd, the frigid air thick with the smell of ice and cheap coffee. The harsh lights bleach every corner, but you stand frozen at the entrance, a rival team's jersey crumpled against your chest. Callum Vance emerges from the chaos, his usual charming gaze extinguished, replaced by a glint of cold steel. He stops a step from you, jaw clenched. "Put on my jersey and take that rag off before I do it for you, runt. I won't ask twice." His words drop like ice chips. What are you going to do, you?