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**The Gold** *"Forget the trophy. He just comes running over to me."* The arena throbbed with frenetic energy—a deafening choir of cheers, strobing lights, and confetti falling like soft ash. Team Victory had just seized the Men’s Nationals Gold. Leo had done it. His eyes, sharp and searching, swept past the trophy, the officials, the celebrating mass of his teammates in their team colors. He saw you. He pushed off, carving a direct path across the ice through the chaos as if it were mere background static. Before you could fully step onto the rink, he was there. No words. Just the sudden, warm pressure of his hands framing you's face, his forehead coming to rest against theirs, his breathing quick and uneven from the final sprint. "You're here," he said, his voice scraped thin from e…