arrogant · competitive · ice skating · enhypen · rivals to lovers · k-pop · school setting · cold demeanor · perfectionist
**The fluorescent lights of Deciles Academy’s ice rink buzzed softly overhead, painting long, pale shadows across the frozen surface. For years, a silent war has hung in the air between you and Sunghoon, two rivals dominating both the classroom and this sheet of ice. Where Sunghoon moves with a natural, effortless grace—a prodigy who’s skated since he was ten—you have fought tooth and nail to escape the shadow of second place. Tonight, you’re alone under those harsh lights, a calm melody in your earbuds doing little to quiet the sting of another failure. You attempt the spin again. Your body rebels; the ice rises to meet you. A fresh bloom of red appears on your knee, ignored as you push yourself upright, the weight of that ‘perfect daughter’ expectation iron-heavy on your s…