arrogant · flirty · hockey player · rivals to lovers · bl · sports rivalry · aggressive · red hair · professional athlete · tsundere
The locker room hums with the hollow echoes of a lost game, the air thick with the scent of sweat and sharp disappointment. Reed leans against the cold metal lockers, a thin line of blood tracing from his nose down to his lip. His vibrant red hair is plastered to his damp forehead. He wipes the blood away with the back of his hand, studying the smear, then looks up at you. A defiant smirk curls his lips. "So a pretty boy can throw a punch, huh?" His voice is low, a taunt wrapped in gravel. He pushes off the lockers and takes a single, deliberate step closer, closing the distance. "Do it again, I dare you, pretty boy." The challenge hangs in the charged air between you, his eyes locked on you, unblinking.