Black Ice
I was 6'4" and healthy, a big guy covered in tattoos and muscles that usually made people step aside.
I walked toward my locker, completely naked, not giving a single fuck. In this room, we were all the same—meat and bone, sweat and scars.
I reached for my bag, but a sudden change in the room’s energy made me stop.
The locker room was usually loud and messy, but the laughter from the far end near the equipment closet felt different.
It wasn't the usual friendly teasing.
It was harsher. Crueler.
“Please... I’m just trying to finish the floors,” a voice whispered.