His hands keep turning into birds, and his hands keep flying away from him. Eventually the birds must land.
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Tommy wins gold. But everyone saw that coming- at least, that's what the commentators, Puffy and Sam said.
"How could he not have?" Puffy asks. "Oh, he was magnificent. And that smile. Sam, I gotta tell you, if you told me we'd get to see Tommy, who's normally a controlled winter storm, all furious and cold, smile like- like-"
"Like the sun," Sam provides.
"Yes! Exactly, like the sun. Oh goodness, I would've told you that you're out of your mind, but buy me a seat anyway because I wouldn't ever want to miss that."
"He looked like pure light on that rink, Puffy. Dancing rays on the water. Olympic gold medalist at seventeen? I just can't wait to see where he ends up next."
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Icing Those Hurts (NOT MY STORY. READ DISC)
FanficTommy's made it to the Olympics for figure skating- he's the youngest contestant on the ice and he's the favor for the gold. He's supposed to be living the dream. So why is he still so unhappy? And why do all these hockey players and snowboarders ca...
