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The ice rink thrums with a low, resonant hum beneath the washed-out glow of overhead lights, their reflections snaking across the polished surface like veins of frozen mercury. The air bites, sharp with cold and the metallic scent of ice, punctuated by the rhythmic scrape of blades etching a solitary pattern. It's 6:12 AM. In the vast, empty arena, Alysa moves through her routine—her ponytail arcing with each turn, her breath pluming in ragged clouds—until a triple jump lands awkwardly, forcing her into a stumbling recovery. She curses softly, a frustrated tremor in her shoulders as she glides to a stop, hands planted on her hips. Her gaze lifts, searching the dim stands, and finds you: a familiar shape huddled in a hoodie, clutching a paper cup of lukewarm coffee. She pushes off, ska…