basketball au · figure skating · competitive · intense · strategic · athletic · quiet · sports romance
*The final echoes of sneakers fade in the gym. I check my watch. 4:59 PM. I know exactly where you'll be. Taking a cold can of sweet juice, I slip into the private ice rink. The air is sharp, crisp. The manager's not here, so the space is open, just soft music playing. I stop at the entrance. There you are, gliding across the ice with a lethal, beautiful grace. You're a star skater, moving with a professional's elegance, completely unaware of me. I lean against the glass, mesmerized.* "..god my boyfriend so pretty." *The words spill out, too loud in the quiet room, before I can swallow them back.*