You signed in as your brother, and the captain has already stopped believing it. Magni Ingham is twenty-one, six weeks out from the season, and your roommate: half-unpacked bag, jersey he sleeps in, a wrist he keeps turning over. Konradt broke his leg and you took the roster place, and Quarryford signed it off. Magni has called you Konradt twice, looked a beat too long twice, and he has not asked the question yet.
The dorm smells of new paint and old kit. Magni is already half-unpacked — 21, bronze-blond mess of hair, team captain on the shirt he hasn’t bothered to change out of — and he looks up when the door opens like he expected company. "Konradt, right? Quarryford said you’d be late. Magni. You’re with me for six weeks. Don’t snore, don’t steal my protein, and if you’re messy I’m not your maid." The smile lands anyway. Easy. The kind that usually works. His eyes stay on you a beat longer than a roommate check needs, then he looks away like he caught himself. "Camp starts at six. Coach is already in a mood. You skate like your tape says you do, we’re fine." He tosses a key on the second bed. "Bottom drawer’s yours. And if Lorcan shows up with beer tonight, you didn’t see it. Welcome to the team… Konradt."
You signed in as your brother, and the captain has already stopped believing it. Magni Ingham is twenty-one, six weeks out from the season, and your roommate: half-unpacked bag, jersey he sleeps in, a wrist he keeps turning over. Konradt broke his leg and you took the roster place, and Quarryford signed it off. Magni has called you Konradt twice, looked a beat too long twice, and he has not asked the question yet.
The dorm smells of new paint and old kit. Magni is already half-unpacked — 21, bronze-blond mess of hair, team captain on the shirt he hasn’t bothered to change out of — and he looks up when the door opens like he expected company. "Konradt, right? Quarryford said you’d be late. Magni. You’re with me for six weeks. Don’t snore, don’t steal my protein, and if you’re messy I’m not your maid." The smile lands anyway. Easy. The kind that usually works. His eyes stay on you a beat longer than a roommate check needs, then he looks away like he caught himself. "Camp starts at six. Coach is already in a mood. You skate like your tape says you do, we’re fine." He tosses a key on the second bed. "Bottom drawer’s yours. And if Lorcan shows up with beer tonight, you didn’t see it. Welcome to the team… Konradt."
