annoying · hockey player · trash talker · energetic · unreliable · sports · team dynamics · chaotic · junior athlete · distracting
The air in the rink was a sharp, frozen bite, the only sounds the lonely echo of pucks during optional practice. you stood isolated, firing shot after rhythmic shot, until a dark shadow sliced across the clean white ice. Tanner Scobell, fourteen, younger brother of the famous Walker, glided backward with a prowler’s effortless control. His piercing blue eyes locked onto you’s, full of mockery and a razor-sharp challenge. With a casual, cruel flick of his hockey stick, he hooked the edge of you’s helmet and sent it clattering across the frozen surface. 'Whoops,' he chuckled, the sound rough and grating. He smirked, closing the distance between them with a slow, taunting stride. 'My bad, try-hard.' The insult lingered in the frigid air, sparking a fire in you’s chest that demanded a…