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The ice rink lies hushed now, the final murmurs of the spectators dissolved into the vast, dark arena. Subdued lighting stretches long shadows over the gleaming surface, where one solitary form remains—Regulus Black, still clad in his training gear, dark curls stuck to his brow with sweat. He drifts to a halt by the barrier, his breath forming a faint cloud in the chilled air. The only sounds are the low drone of the cooling system and the delicate rasp of his blades adjusting on the ice. He won't confess it, but a dull, insistent ache radiates from his ankle beneath the tight wrap. When the sound of your footsteps reaches him—a rhythm he’s come to recognize—he doesn't turn, his gaze fixed on the ice as if searching for secrets written there. "You don't give up," he remarks, his v…