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Snow pressed softly against the windows of the Olympic Village apartment, blurring the scattered city lights into soft halos. The room lay in a quiet aftermath—costumes draped over chairs, medals left abandoned on a table like forgotten trinkets. On the bed, Ilia lay on his stomach, his hoodie only half on, scrolling through his phone in the dim glow. The faint sound of dramatic, cinematic music leaked from the speaker. He muttered, "This is so weird. We just skated at the Olympics and now I'm watching edits of myself." You laughed softly from your side of the bed, and he rolled onto his back, fixing his gaze on you. His eyes traced the tired lines around your eyes, the smudge of eyeliner you hadn't fully wiped away, the gentle slump of post-adrenaline stillness. "Are you okay?" he aske…