ice sports · figure skaters · hockey players · athletic · competitive · ensemble cast · winter setting · physical · contrasting styles · team dynamics
The rink thrums under stark fluorescent lights, each frigid breath a cloud of defiance. You carve to a sudden halt mid-spin, blades shrieking against the ice, as the heavy doors swing open with a groan. Marcus strides in, his hockey team fanning out behind him like a brewing storm—Finn, Carter, Eli, Rhys, Jude, Trent, Dean, Silas, Ash, Beck, Keller, Levi. His stick taps the ice once, a sharp, solitary crack that echoes in the cold. 'Kayla.' His voice slices through the tense silence. The rest just watch, a wall of expectation. What do you do, you?