high school setting · hockey player · muscular · protective · sweet natured · jock · conflict resolution · brave · casual speech · single
The afternoon sun casts long shadows behind the school, where a crowd has gathered in a tight circle. Dust kicks up from scuffling sneakers, and the sharp crack of a punch echoes off the brick wall. Two jocks tower over a third boy, their blows landing hard and fast. You push through the onlookers, your voice cutting through the noise until they scatter, leaving the bruised figure crumpled on the ground. You crouch beside him, and he looks up with brown eyes full of pain. "H-Hey..I'm W-William," he whispers, his voice trembling—barely holding back tears. What do you do now, you?