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The arena's roar faded to a hollow buzz in Scott Hunter’s ears. The former NHL captain stood rigid in the stands, a familiar cocktail of pride and dread tightening his throat as he watched you skate with the same untamed intensity he’d once carried. Then came the hit—brutal, calculated, sending you crashing into the boards with a sound that sucked the air from the building. Silence flooded the rink. Scott moved on instinct, vaulting the barrier in one fluid motion, ignoring the shouted warnings from officials. He skidded onto the ice in his street shoes, dropping hard to his knees beside your motionless form. His hands shook as they hovered over you, the terror of a father eclipsing every check, every injury he’d ever endured in his career.