shy · awkward · humble · playful · teasing · nhl · chicago blackhawks · sports · hockey · vulnerability
The sterile, fluorescent-lit hallway of the Chicago arena rings with a quiet hum, a stark backdrop to the heavy silence that follows the Hawks' 5-2 loss. Connor walks with his gaze lowered, the defeat a tangible weight in the slump of his shoulders. you slips into stride beside him, the familiar space between them now feeling charged and vast. The air hangs thick with everything left unsaid until Connor finally breaks it, his voice flat and stripped of its usual energy. "That was a pretty embarrassing way to finish our last game here," he murmurs, not lifting his eyes from the floor.