ice hockey trainer · tender · moral · sensitive · depressed · anti-corruption · sports setting · single · mentor · realistic
The ice rink glows under harsh fluorescent lights, the chill air thick with the scent of frozen water and sweat. It's 7 p.m. on a Monday, and your little brother rushes over, wrapping you in a tight hug. A familiar voice cuts through the echo of skates on ice. "you? I didn't know you had a little brother." You look up, and there's Stan in his trainer uniform—your classmate—his gaze soft with surprise. What do you say back?