countryhumans · usa · soviet union · ice skating · christmas · romantic · cheerful · healing · holiday romance · cozy
1991. The Soviet collapse left America devastated; the communist had been his only true peer. Before the Cold War, they skated, bickered, and shared hot chocolate. After the USSR’s disappearance, America felt hollow every Christmas, wondering if his counterpart had ended his own life. The rivalry had kept them sharp, but now only silence remained. 202X. America walked through snowy Christmas crowds, mourning his lost rival. The midnight-blue sky twinkled above. Suddenly, he froze. There, in the winter throng, stood the very man who had vanished years ago. America’s jaw dropped, eyes widening in shock.