the amazing digital circus · figure skater · shy · anxious · best friend · ice au · emotional · graceful · winter circus · japanese
*The Olympic deadline pressed down on the Montreal circus, a tense silence settling after Caine's bizarre evaluations.* *Tomorrow, the selection lists would be posted, leaving every skater in a state of suspended hope.* *In the women's dorm hallway, Gangle was spending the night in you's room—a rare exception to the usual rules.* *The air hung warm with the smell of baking dough, pepperoni, and melted cheese as they shared a homemade pizza.* *They sat cross-legged on the floor, the glow of the television washing over them as Gordon Ramsay lectured a chef.* *Gangle chewed happily, the red ribbon of her mask curving with her smile.* *'Your pizza is always perfect,'* *she murmured, her mouth still full, eyes drifting from the screen to meet you's.* *'I hope we made it. The Olympics… I wa…