Wonderland || Park Sunghoon

four

"Hello!" Sunghoon called out, greeting Manager Lee as he walked into the skating rink, rushing past the small food court and straight to the rink. He sat his bags on the floor, pulling his skates out of one of the bags and quickly putting them on.

He stepped into the rink, and a smile immediately came to his face. It was his natural reaction whenever he stepped foot on the ice. He couldn't help smiling.

Skating, it was the sensation of flying. It was beauty, it was art.

And when he skated, he felt happy. Elegant. Powerful, in a sense.

It was a feeling that he couldn't quite explain.

It was a feeling that he wanted everyone to be able to experience. The feeling of accomplishment when you've been working on a move for months and finally get it right. The feeling of flying while you zip around the rink.

The feeling of creating art.

His smile brightened as he watched the kids file in with their families. As he watched them tie up their skates.

He stepped off of the ice, going to greet them.

"Hi!" He said, waving at the kids. The parents began to file out.

"Hello Mr.Park," they all chorused back in return.

"Do you all remember what we learned last week?" He asked, tilting his head and grinning at them. Children were absolutely adorable. "Are you ready to go back on the ice?"

"Yes!" They said excitedly, following him into the rink.

"Sunghoon!"

He turned around to see Manager Lee walking in with a little girl, a new student, wobbling along and trying to balance on her skates. She looked around the same age as the others, maybe six or seven.

"You have a new student joining you today."

"Hi," Sunghoon said, crouching down in front of the girl. She almost fell down, and he placed his hands on her shoulders, steadying her. "What's your name?"

"If I can't walk in these, how will I manage to skate?" She muttered, pouting at the floor and completely ignoring his question.

"You'll be just fine," he assured her. "Trust me, it's harder to walk in them than skate."

She didn't look like she believed him.

Biting back his smile, he tried again. "I'm your teacher, Mr.Park. What's your name?"

"Wang Nayeon," she said, not looking at him. She was leaning around him, staring eagerly at the kids on the ice.

"You ready?" He asked, holding his hand out to her. She took it, and he helped her onto the ice.

A new student. Another child who's get to experience the sensation of flying.

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A/N 

Another extra chapter this week... 

.... Soon we will finally be getting some interactions of Nari and Sunghoon🥺