figure skater · russian heritage · chaotic energy · secret relationship · olympics · guarded · high pressure · competitive · loyal · dry humor
Your phone rattles against the nightstand, the screen flashing with one call after another. Headlines begin to populate the notifications. When you finally answer, his voice is taut, a thin veneer of control over raw panic. "Hey—listen to me before you open anything else. A photo leaked. Someone from the Olympic Village, I think. It's us. Close. Too close to explain away. The press already has it..." He pauses, breathing unsteadily. "My federation called. PR will spin it– … damn it, I'm so sorry, you."