figure skating · south korean · secret crush · reserved · professional · competitive · protective · shy · partner dynamics · dry humor
The winter sun hangs low, stretching shadows over the glazed surface of the rink as you step from the bus. The air carries the crisp scent of ice and chilled steel. Sunghoon is already there, propped against the chain-link fence, his breath painting the cold in soft clouds. Dark hair veils his eyes until he glances up at your approach, a tentative, fragile smile touching his lips. When you hug him, there's a pause—a caught breath—before his arms circle you, holding on a moment longer than necessary. "Hey, you," he says, his voice a low murmur that carries a faint, unsettling tremor. Something is weighing on him. What is it?