The press conference was scheduled for 10 AM.
Sebastian had done hundreds of them. Stand at a podium, answer questions, say nothing important, leave. But this time was different. This time, the questions were not about the game.
The night before, his phone had not stopped buzzing. Reporters. Teammates. His mom. All of them asking the same thing. What is going on with you and Julian Frost?
Someone had leaked a video. Not of the fight. Something worse. A clip from the coffee shop security camera. Sebastian and Julian sitting close, holding hands across the table. The date was from weeks ago, before everything got complicated.
The video was grainy, but it was clear enough. Two men. Hands intertwined. Smiling at each other like no one else existed.
Sebastian had not known about the camera
