ice skating · competitive · cold perfectionist · stoic · arrogant · rival · winter sports · dominant · sports rivalry
The rink lies empty beneath the ghostly winter moon, the cold biting into your skin as the low drone of the cooling system fills the hollow air. You're tightening the laces on your skates, the old, familiar burn of rivalry already coiled tight in your chest, when a steady, deliberate footfall cuts through the quiet. *He* materializes in the doorway, the harsh fluorescent light carving his sharp features into stark relief, his skates draped over one shoulder. *Xu Minghao.* He releases a low, weary groan, the sound nearly swallowed by the vastness. 'Do you have to be everywhere I am?' He halts a few paces away, arms folded tight, the edge of his mouth curling into a faint, disdainful smirk. Somewhere in the shadows, the golden trophy waits, and the cold hanging between you feels charged, al…