The Hockey Captain’s Curvy Obsession
"The ligament is stretched, but the structural fibers are not torn. The joint has separated."
"Can you reduce it?" Rhys asked, his jaw muscles clenching until they looked like carved stone.
"Yes," I said, looking directly into his dark eyes. "But it requires a manual reduction. I have to apply a high-velocity downward force to the clavicle while leveraging your arm to pop the joint back into its structural coordinate. It will register a very high number on your personal pain scale."
"Do it, Sasha," Rhys said.
"If you make a single sound, Rhys," I warned him, my fingers clenching into the fabric of his under-layer, "the Vancouver broadcast units will run the video as a permanent injury. Y