donghyuck is a popular figure skater in korea who is about to start his senior debut season.
mark is a star hockey player in his canadian team.
two boys from different worlds but share the ice...
what happens when their worlds collide?
cover by @AET...
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Quebec, Canada
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Mark's head was buzzing as he followed the younger out of the hotel with a face mask covering himself...
His feet were dragging as he watched Donghyuck's hair bounce. His hands were now empty after dropping off the water bottles at Johnny and his room earlier.
When he told Johnny he was going out with someone, Johnny thought he got a girl. The two were speaking a combination of English and Korean making Donghyuck groan.
Mark's widened to look at Donghyuck whose eyes grew. He whispered an apology that only Mark could hear.
"Who is that?" Johnny had asked when he heard Donghyuck.
"No one," Mark grabbed the handle of the hotel door, "Bye, Johnny-Hyung!"
Johnny didn't get time to question as Mark closed the door and ran with Donghyuck to the stairs.
Mark got out of his little headspace to catch up with Donghyuck, who was starting to call him.
The cab ride together was enjoyable. The two got to know each other a bit more. Chatter about their hometowns and what their families acted like made the car ride anything but boring.
Mark was having an internal debate on whether he should tell Donghyuck that he was coming to Skate Canada the following day. When he reached Donghyuck, he finally made his decision.
"So, you have the free skate tomorrow, right?" Mark asked.
"Yeah," Donghyuck nodded, "I'm kinda scared."
"Why?" Mark couldn't hold his tongue, all of his thoughts seemed to be put on the back burner.
"I'm in first, which is good, but I don't like that pressure," Donghyuck explained, "I've always been a come from behind skater. I have relied on being the underdog for so long that it feels foreign. I have to maintain my lead now.
With skaters like Shoma-Sunbae-Nim and Junhwa-Hyung, one mistake can cost the lead. I was talking with them before the warm-up in the off ice area. They were extremely kind but super good. I'm scared I'm not living up to people's expectations."
"Fuck them," Mark burst, noticing Donghyuck's flinch at his rise in volume, "Don't think about them now. I'm here to not remind you of that world. You are just Donghyuck."
