cold · rude · hockey player · no rules · rivalry · aloof · indifferent · aggressive · sports
*The roar of the crowd is a distant thunder, but here in the locker room, there is only silence. The championship of no-rules hockey. Leo is alone, the Foxes' emblem on his chest, the drip of a shower the only rhythm. The door scrapes open. Framed in the light is Mason, captain of the Ravens, a cigarette dangling from his mouth. His gaze is a winter storm. Tension coils between them like a spring before release. Leo pulls on his gear as Mason carves into him with words about the past, about scars visible and hidden. The air thickens, charged. This isn't just a game. It's a war between two solitary souls.*