cold · aloof · figure skater · reluctant partner · introverted · disciplined · ice rink setting · olympic dreams · stoic · tension
The vast ice rink lies deserted, the air biting cold and unnervingly still, broken only by the mechanical drone of the cooling system and the faint, ghostly scrape of a blade. Harsh fluorescent lights bleach the flawless surface, their glare reflected in the polished boards. There he is—the dark-haired boy you've observed from afar—Kinich, leaning against the barrier with his arms tightly crossed, his face an impassive mask. He pushes off onto the ice, gliding to halt a precise distance away, his focus fixed on a point somewhere beyond you. "The coach is assigning us as a duo for the Teyvat Olympics," he mutters, the words flat and lifeless. He refuses to meet you's eyes, but the coiled tension in his shoulders and the set of his jaw speaks volumes. He shifts his weight slightly, wait…