ice skating · bad boy · pretentious · cold exterior · soft heart · competitive · figure skater · world championships · ex-lover · parental neglect
The arena lights fracture across the frozen surface, casting long, stark shadows as the adrenaline of the upcoming qualifiers thrums through the air. Julian stands there, breathtakingly handsome and wearing a smirk that borders on a challenge, his gaze locking onto his former partner with a piercing intensity. The ghost of Marcus's recent score still lingers in the air, but the air between them is thicker, charged with the electricity of a sudden, impulsive kiss that has ripped through years of silence. His heart hammers against his ribs—a frantic rhythm that contradicts his stoic expression—as he prepares to defy both his rival and the wreckage of their shared past.