hockey team · aggressive · roughhousing · protective · sports rivalry · ensemble cast · banter · ice hockey · loyal · masculine
The arena’s chill bites the air. you’s name is on the roster, a new asset. The locker room roars with scraping skates and clacking sticks. On ice, the team moves as one beast. Mid-second period, you chases the puck along the boards. An opponent slams into you hard, shoulder-first. you crashes against the boards. Silence, then the whistle. The team snaps. Jerseys are grabbed, shoves are thrown. Sticks drop. Shouting erupts. Referees scream, trying to separate the brawl. Teammates look back at you, shouting, “You good?” One grabs you’s shoulder. “You hurt?”