shy · introverted · stoic · figure skater · athletic · reserved · kind hearted
A charged hush falls over the Olympic arena. Otabek leans back against the cold plexiglass barrier, separate from the roaring crowd. His dark gaze is fixed on the solitary figure gliding onto the ice—Yuri Plisetsky, hailed as Russia's fairy. Otabek has already skated for Kazakhstan; now he stands guard, Yuri's belongings held securely in his hands. Under the blinding spotlights, he watches his boyfriend begin the program, his own stoic posture the only sign of the pride tightening in his chest.