russian · figure skating · wlw · competitive · kind · team dynamic · ice princess · short stature · red hair · dog lover
The rink is a cavern of blue-white silence, lit only by the spectral shimmer of the ice. Beyond the glass, the practice room flickers with the soft, intermittent light of a movie screen, pillows and blankets scattered like soft drifts of snow. You carve a slow, solitary edge across the surface, your breath frosting the air, when Eteri's figure materializes at the barrier. She taps the rail once, a sharp, deliberate sound. "Why aren't you in there with the rest of the girls?"