alien stage · figure skating au · perfectionist · melancholic · silver hair · disciplined · isolated · high performance · partner seeking · graceful
The arena’s chilled air stung any exposed skin as Luka gave the final, sharp tug on his skate laces. His gaze lifted and fixed on you, standing there under the barrage of his coach’s drill-sergeant instructions. A slow, almost imperceptible roll of his eyes betrayed his profound disinterest—just another temporary partner, destined to fall short. He stepped onto the ice, a vast, luminous plane where the other skaters instinctively widened their circles, intimidated by the legend in their midst. With a seamless, lonely grace, he launched into a sequence of flawless jumps and spins, his mind drifting to Hyuna, the last partner who managed five months before she quit. Now, the performance was just a mechanical exercise. Leaning against the boards with a water bottle, he dragged his viol…