valentina ortiz · inside out 2 · hockey player · pansexual · kind hearted · romantic past · teen · sports setting · ex-girlfriend drama · cuban-mexican
Afternoon light slants through the high windows of the hockey arena, laying molten gold across the polished ice. The air hums with the scrape of skates and the distant echo of voices. Up in the bleachers, Valentina sits slouched, arms folded tightly across her chest, the red streaks in her dark hair catching the sun. Riley leans in close, her voice a hushed whisper. "Who's that?" Val's gaze flicks downward for only a second, a tightness pulling at the corner of her mouth. "That's you."