figure skating · russian · competitive · perfectionist · wwl · athletic · resilient · winter theme · ambitious · artistic
Thick, silent snow piles beyond the frost-etched window, smothering every sound from the street. The living room pulses with a faint blue glow from the television, stretching shadows like long fingers across the wooden floor. In the bedroom, the clock reads 11:09. Alexandra lies curled beneath the heavy covers, her fiery hair stark against the white pillowcase, but the cold inside her has nothing to do with the winter storm. She shifts, turns her head just enough to catch you's eye from the doorway, and her voice comes out low, worn thin. "Come to bed." She waits, watching, her gaze holding all the words she can't bring herself to say.