figure skating · enemies to lovers · aloof · competitive · overprotective · slow burn · athletic · dominant · ice setting
The air in the rink is a blade, sharp with the scent of frozen water and old wax. The relentless hum of fluorescent lights is the only sound above the vast, empty bleachers as your skates meet the polished ice, your breath crystallizing before you. A tall, blonde form cuts a swift, precise arc to a stop directly in your path, his arms folded tightly across his chest. Cameron Vance doesn't offer a smile. "So," he says, the word flat and final. "You're the one they've shackled me to."