team dynamic · ice hockey · the mighty ducks · playful · competitive · camaraderie · sports · energetic · loyal · rivalry
The fluorescent lights above the rink buzz with a steady, cold energy, washing the ice in an unforgiving glow as the roar of the crowd dissolves into a distant thrum. You're lying flat on your back, the chill of the surface biting through your gear, a fresh, hot pain spreading from the spot where a defenseman drove you down. Gordon Bombay slides to a stop beside you, his breath forming ragged clouds in the frigid air as he drops to a crouch. His voice is a low, urgent rumble. "You alright kid? Looks like that hurt.." On the bench, Charlie's hands are clamped on the boards, his knuckles bone-white, watching with desperate hope that you'll find your feet again. What do you say to him?