Saved, Then Rejected by my Ice Hockey Mate
“Blackmoor doesn’t just play to win. We play to break. We’ll win tomorrow, so we can't have fun with you guys just yet..”
Before Johanis can respond and even hastily step forward to confront whoever it is, the presence recedes. We hear the soft scrape of boots on tile, then nothing. The cold in the air lifts slowly, but the weight it left behind hangs heavy. Johanis was left with no choice but to sigh and wait a full minute before moving to check the door. He pulls it open to find the hallway empty—except for a single black hockey puck lying just outside, etched with a jagged claw mark. He picks it up, turning it over in his hand. His expression is unreadable, but I can feel the tension coil
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