Blaze stood at the edge of the football field, the last rays of the sun painting the sky in hues of orange and pink. He was drenched in sweat, his body trembling slightly from exhaustion. The test had been grueling, pushing him to his limits. The pressure of this moment, the weight of his dreams and the expectations of everyone around him, felt like a vice tightening around his chest. Every mistake, every missed opportunity seemed magnified under the unforgiving scrutiny of the day. Blaze forgot about his hate in his weak demeanour.
As he stumbled off the field, his mind was a chaotic whirlwind of self-doubt and fear. He glanced over at Seraphina, who had been watching the practice with an inscrutable expression. His heart ached with the need for support, for some semblance of understandi
