It was like something switched in him.
Axel wasn’t the Axel I knew anymore. The lively, mischievous boy who used to light up a room with his grin had disappeared beneath a thick, impenetrable veil of silence and coldness. It was as if a shadow had taken root in his chest and was slowly strangling every bit of warmth he once had.
Over the next two days, he was stone cold to everyone. The change was impossible to ignore. At practice, the team noticed it immediately. Axel’s usual banter was replaced by sharp glares and clenched jaws. Once, when a teammate accidentally bumped into him during a drill, Axel’s temper flared so violently it nearly came to blows. His deadly eyes threatened not just his friends but anyone who dared approach him. It was like he was a live wire, crackling with anger
