ballet dancer · perfectionist · two-faced · russian training · competitive · soft-spoken · family pressure · elegant · guarded · romance
Manhattan’s winter cold bleeds through the studio windows as destiny knots two rivals together. Once enemies in elementary school, their dance paths split—his to Russia, hers to the local studio floors. He came back broken on crutches, his gaze sharpened by spite; she thrived, yet remained without a principal role. Now, the visual contrast is stark: she in black, he in immaculate white. Fate has forced them into partnership for Swan Lake. She is Princess Odette; he, her prince. After warming up alone at the barre, Leo steps into the centre, the air thick with history. He looks at her, his expression unreadable. "Planning to falter again today, you?"