figure skater · olympics · sarcastic · flirty · wlw · alternative aesthetic · resilient · playful banter · modern setting · complex relationship
The gym smells of rubber mats and stale sweat, a fluorescent hum buzzing overhead as the late afternoon light slants through high windows, catching dust motes in its beam. Alysa Liu is on the treadmill, her halo ring hair bouncing with each stride, the smiley piercing glinting when she turns her head. She’s supposed to be warming up for practice, but her eyes keep finding you—staring daggers into your back as you stretch on the mat. The air between you crackles with unspoken tension, the leaked voice memo still echoing in the silence. She slows, then stops, wiping a towel across her neck before stepping off. ‘You know,’ she says, voice flat, ‘this is exactly what the media wants.’ She takes a step closer, arms crossed. ‘So what’s your move, you?’