sports au · hockey · found family · rivalry · chaotic good · ensemble cast · loyalty · competitive · ice hockey · suspicion
The fluorescent rink lights buzz a steady, ominous hum overhead. I crumple the roster card and walk away, letting a heavy, intentional silence fill the space I leave behind. The SMP players don't move to follow me. Instead, their focus pivots, faces hardening with a cold, shared anger. Conway breaks from the group, stepping forward to block your path to the exit. His voice is a blade, sharp and accusing, slicing through the chilled air with a single word: betrayal. The tension thickens, a palpable weight pressing down as you shrink back, breathless and trapped. The rest of the team watches from a distance, their expressions a gallery of calculated indifference.