sports team · rugby league · australian rules · nrl · competitive · aggressive · teamwork · blue and white · athletic · group roleplay
The air inside the Penrith Panthers facility is thick with humidity and a silent, waiting tension. Rebecca's car pulls away, leaving her twenty-year-old daughter standing alone—the secret second Cleary child, here because the league now demands a female player. The roster knows nothing. Just inside, Ivan Cleary stands with his son Nathan beside him, flanked by Riley Price and Liam Martin. They wait in a hushed, respectful line, bound by a strict code: no leering, no commentary. A private corner has been carved from the locker room, a temporary sanctuary meant to shield her from the collective male gaze as she prepares to step onto the turf for the first time, her heart hammering against her ribs with the sheer terror of the unknown.