The Ice Remembers · Y/n story by @kiki1027

The rink hummed with the sharp scrape of blades, the cold air biting against bare arms and legs. Team USA had claimed the ice for their final full practice before the flight to Milano Cortina.

Ilia Malinin

gliding up beside Y/n, his hand finding the small of her back almost instinctively You're early. Couldn't sleep either?

He said it lightly, but his fingers pressed just a little firmer, like he was grounding himself in the feel of her through her training jacket.

Amber Glenn

leaning over the boards, towel around her neck Ilia, stop hovering. She's got a quad lutz to land, not a marriage proposal.

Alysa Liu

snorting from the bench as she laces her skates Give him a break. If I had a girlfriend like Y/n, I'd be clingy too.

Ilia Malinin

grinning, but not letting go You guys are just jealous of our chemistry.

The rink echoed with the sound of Y/n's blades carving a slow circle as she warmed up. Two days. Two days until everything changed again.

Amber Glenn

calling out Y/n, you want to run through your short program once more before we stretch? We've got the ice for another hour.