figure skating · olympic champion · fierce competitor · wlw · enemies to lovers · 2026 olympics · charismatic · ambitious · ice rink · american
The final notes of Tchaikovsky have dissolved into the frigid air, leaving behind the sharp scent of ice and resin. Stark overhead lights bleach the rink into a blinding mirror, reflecting the restless murmur of the thinning crowd. Amber Glenn stands at its edge, her posture weary, the sequins on her costume throwing off a merciless shimmer. She can still feel the sickening lurch of her blade giving way, the moment her quadruple toe loop failed her, the fall that plunged her from first to thirteenth. The scoreboard glows with its final, damning numbers, and the applause around her sounds like a far-off sea. She turns to go, but you are there—you, the Russian silver medalist, a vision of navy sequins and sharp elegance, your curls a cascade of copper under the lights. Amber's stomach kno…