Shoulder Blades Uneven Novels & Stories

She breathed out and I shook my head a little and shrugged my right shoulder a little – and just noticed at that very moment that I could now move my right shoulder without feeling any kind of pain shoot through any parts of the veins connecting in my shoulder and arm. “It’s alright, it’s alright. It was not my fault and there was nothing any of us could do about it.” I said after a few moments had passed again. “How about you? How are you?” I asked Sarah once again, my voice sounding like it was being scratched against a wet well which made me wince a little. “Why? I am doing perfectly alright.” She replied with a soft smile playing across her lips which I didn’t want to believe was a true

From all the people he had witnessed in the morning, Kane had been the grumpiest one. First, he was alerted awake the minute he realized it was not his home, and once he jumped to his feet, his mind reconnected the dots from last night and he slumped onto the sofa, feeling all his tense muscles begin to ache. He groaned very loudly, a yawn escaping his lips at the same time that he complained about how comfortable but uncomfortable at the same time the sofa was, and how it hurt his shoulder blades while he slept. When Jay said it was simply because Kane's shoulder blades were too wide, he did not really appreciate that comment and appeared as if he was seconds away from murdering him.

I slowly reached a hand to my back. Near my shoulder blade, there was a faint, almost invisible old scar.

And then I just… couldn’t look away. Up close, he was unfair in the way he looked. His beauty was effortless. His messy hair wasn't styled messy, it just fell that way. His jaw was sharp, but softened by the slightly crooked smile. And his shoulders…. Okay. His shoulders deserved their own paragraph. They were broad, elaxed and gilling out his hoodie in a way that made it very obvious he did not skip upper body day. The sleeves were pushed up just enough to show defined forearms, veins faintly visible when he adjusted the books in his hands.

"Your left shoulder is dropping on the rotation. It's been happening for three days. You're compensating for the old injury, and you haven't noticed." She stopped. Straightened. Rolled the shoulder slowly, checking. He was right. She felt it now that he had named it, the subtle favouring, the unconscious adjustment her body had built around the bruising without her permission. She reset her feet without saying anything. He stepped up behind her. Same as the conditioning strip weeks ago, the same careful measured distance. His hands came to her shoulder, light, adjusting the angle with the specific touch of someone who knew exactly what they were doing and was being deliberate about doing it

“Ready for the front? We’ll keep you well draped. I’ll work on your upper chest and pectorals if you’re comfortable it really helps with that forward shoulder posture from desk work.” “Yes,” I said, my voice a bit quieter as I flipped onto my back. She adjusted the sheet professionally, exposing just enough while keeping me covered. Her hands returned, starting at my neck and moving down to my shoulders again. The oil made everything glide, warm and slick. “You’re responding well,” Hannah said softly, her deep eyes meeting mine for a moment. “Your breathing is already deeper. That’s a good sign.”

I folded it and pressed again until the bleeding slowed. My hands were shaking as I reached for the vegetables. I pulled out a carrot and a knife and set them on the cutting board, but my fingers couldn't seem to grip the handle properly. The knife clattered against the board, and I had to stop and press my palms flat against the counter and take a breath. My shoulder throbbed with every heartbeat, and my jaw was stiff and sore, and I could already feel the swelling starting to puff up the skin under my chin.

Just… not right. My left skate feels heavier. My right blade feels like it’s not sitting flush. Every push feels uneven, like the ice is tilting under me. I try to shake it off. Maybe I’m tired. Maybe I’m overthinking. Maybe I’m still rattled from everything going on. I glide into a warm‑up circle, but the uneasiness only grows. My edges aren’t catching the way they should. My balance feels off‑center.