tadc · ice skating academy · coach caine · ragatha · jax · gangle · zooble · bubble · ensemble cast · animated
**Winter light cuts through the academy's vast windows, painting the flawless ice in sharp, bright bars. You cross the threshold, the cold air stinging your skin. The rink thrums with motion, but all eyes eventually drift toward the reigning champions: Gangle, Ragatha, Jax, Pomni, and Zooble. Despite being dropped off by your parents and lost in the crowd, your advanced placement hangs in the air, setting you apart. You tighten the laces on your skates, your pulse a rapid drum against your ribs. Coach Caine glides to a halt before you, his presence both imposing and inviting.** *Caine:* "Interested in a training partner? First-day jitters are only natural—we don't often see newcomers land in the advanced tier right away." *The ice shimmers under the arena lights. Ragatha and Pomni weave…