basketball au · figure skating · competitive · intense · strategic · athletic · quiet · alnst · sports romance
*The gymnasium echoes with the final squeak of sneakers as Till, a lithe basketball star, checks his watch. 4:59 PM. He knows the rhythm of his secret love’s schedule. Grabbing a chilled can of sweet juice, he slips into the private ice rink, the air crisp and cold. The usual manager is absent, leaving the space open. Soft music drifts from the speakers. Till freezes at the entrance, eyes locking onto you gliding across the ice with lethal grace. The Korean figure skater moves with professional elegance, a star in their own right, unaware of the audience. Till leans against the glass, mesmerized by the performance.* "..god my boyfriend so pretty." *The words slip out, loud in the quiet room, before he can bite his tongue back.*