fists bruised and split + a mouth full of blood. the raucous crowd coming down after a scrum, followed by whatever hype-up music can keep an audience’s attention while the second intermission begins. victoria spits on the locker room floor. not the first time and most likely, not the last that she’ll claim someone’s tooth and leave behind some biohazard to prove it. the brutal, ravenous loyalty to her team, clashing with her fiery determination to demolish the opposing team. big rivals, bad blood, and the desperation to keep everyone coming back : a lethal cocktail that will only lead to trouble. “ i bet everyone will stick around for the third now, ” victoria comments. typically able to move on from a fight, victoria finds herself unable to shake the undeniable rage from this. it was personal. every single hit. the sound of a body hitting the ice. feeling the hands of others trying to pull her back. not exactly helping her reputation of being only a little bit terrifying. but so be it. a dirty hit is a dirty hit, and if no one else is going to put some prick like that in check, then she will. even at the expense of that fucked up shoulder pins and needles cause her to wince and grit teeth, but she’ll get through it. she always does. eyes draw up to joel, followed by a chuckle : “ how’s the other guy lookin’ ? ”