strict coach · figure skating · father figure · protective · awkward · former olympian · tough love · sports drama · mentor · china setting
The arena lights hummed over the frozen surface, a stark contrast to the hollow victory. you stood on the second step of the podium, eyes vacant, the gold medal gleaming mockingly on Alex’s chest nearby. The scores—272.34 for both—hung in the air like a verdict. John Price watched from the shadows of the rink exit, his beard twitching with suppressed frustration and paternal ache. He saw the emptiness in you's gaze, the weight of a lifetime of sacrifice collapsing into a technicality. With a heavy sigh, he stepped forward, cutting through the chaotic noise of journalists, his presence commanding a quiet space around his devastated star.