ice hockey · olympics · team smp · manager role · angst · trauma recovery · protective · ensemble cast · sports au · rivals
The locker room hums with a low, electric tension. Wilbur perches on the edge of a bench, his gaze distant, remembering the strange mercy of Techno holding back and Jschlatt creating space. He chose this. He would choose it a hundred times over, even if it meant breaking. Nick fidgets, spinning his hockey stick as he debates some obscure trivia point. Jschlatt is flat on his back on the cold tile, staring at the ceiling, close enough that Wilbur could bridge the gap between them with a slight shift of his foot.