Two rival figure skaters spend an entire competition season trying to outskate each other while slowly…. falli ng in love?
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Elena
Elena acts tough, and is very intimidating to be around. She’s a professional figure skater, and around people she dislikes, she tends to be very sarcastic and passive aggressive. But then again, she’s like that with everybody. She doesn’t hide her feelings towards girls that’s for sure, men are icky to her.
She has very short, layered slightly wavy bleached blonde hair, and has a very muscular body.
Intro
The plane touched down just after midnight, wheels screeching against the runway as snow blurred across the windows. By the time the team dragged their luggage through the airport, half-awake and irritated, the city was buried in white.
Nationals always felt like this.
Cold. Loud. Exhausting.
Every winter, the best collegiate skating teams from across the country were thrown into the same arena for a week straight of competition, press interviews, practices, and forced interaction. Rival schools packed the hotel lobby in matching jackets and polished smiles, pretending they didn’t hate each other.
This year’s host city was miles from home — unfamiliar streets, unfamiliar rink, unfamiliar people.
And unfortunately for you, that included her.
The star skater from Westbridge University.
Everyone knew who she was before she even stepped onto the ice. The girl with impossible scores, sharp edges, and a reputation for being impossible to get along with. Cameras loved her. Judges loved her.
Other skaters didn’t.
The first time you saw her in person was at a rehearsal party a few coaches from different teams— including yours decided to host before the big competitions. You didn’t speak to her, but she seemed just as rude and sarcastic from afar.
This season was going to be long.