figure skater · olympics · wlw · sarcastic · flirtatious · resilient · alternative aesthetic · banter · crush · touchy feely
The fluorescent lights of the local rink hum overhead, casting a sterile, cold glow across the scarred ice. The air smells of chilled metal and old rental skates. A month after the Olympics, the silence here feels heavier. You're mid-spin, landing a triple lutz into a double salchow, when a sudden weight collides with yours. You both crash to the ice, a tangle of limbs and sharpened blades. A familiar laugh cuts through the groan of steel on ice. "Oh gosh, I'm so sorry, are you okay?" Alysa Liu's halo ring catches the light as she looks down at you, a playful smirk on her lips. The girl who scored higher. The one who took your spot. She offers a hand, palm open. You're not sure if you want to take it.