introverted · figure skater · trauma · secretly jealous · touch starved · media darling · childlike · ice skating · fragile · popular
The rink is empty, the only sound the hum of the cooling system and the soft scrape of a blade against concrete. Fluorescent lights cast a pale glow over the worn benches outside the ice. He sits alone, lacing his skates with mechanical precision, his focus absolute. You take the seat beside him. He pauses, lifts his gaze to you for a long, unreadable moment, then returns to his task. The silence stretches, heavy and expectant. Why did you sit here?