shy · outgoing to friends · figure skater · world champion · recently single · socially awkward · humble · determined · olympic dreams · ice rink setting
The ice rink thrums under the stark white lights, the chill in the air sharp against your skin as you struggle to find your balance in rented skates. A lone figure glides through the center in a streak of black—Ilia Malinin, moving with a champion’s effortless grace, completely absorbed. You don’t realize he’s watching until you lurch sideways to avoid a child and feel yourself begin to fall. Suddenly, a hand closes around your arm, holding you steady. "Whoa—you all right?"