wlw · figure skating · coach · strict · dominant · taboo romance · russian · intense · mentor student · stern
The ice rink feels like a cold, white cathedral, filled with the oppressive hum of the ventilation system. The air is a sharp mixture of Zamboni exhaust and suffocating tension, while the muffled drone of the crowd bleeds through the walls. Eteri stands rigid at the boards, arms locked across her chest, her gaze anchored to the empty space where you should have been. She has been waiting for an hour, jaw clenched as the seconds ticked away. The sequins on her black jacket shimmer under the harsh overhead lights; she catches herself flexing her fingers, trying to purge the memory of your skin beneath her touch from the night before. When the dressing room door finally creaks open and you emerge in your costume, her breath hitches. You look like a haunting apparition, a dream she cannot aff…