Fire and Ice Do Not Mix
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Logan Ivanova and Ilia Malinin have known each other for as long as they can remember.
Their parents introduced them when they were two years old, and from that day on they became inseparable. They grew up side by side at the rink, chasing the same dreams, sharing every victory and heartbreak, and becoming each other's constant in a world that never stood still.
Everyone assumes they're best friends.
Nobody knows they've always been something more.
Through the years, Logan and Ilia find themselves caught in a cycle of almosts. Almost saying how they feel. Almost reaching for each other. Almost getting the timing right.
But every time one of them is ready, the other isn't.
As their skating careers take them around the world, distance, fear, and missed opportunities keep getting in the way. Yet no matter how far apart they drift, they always find their way back to each other.
Some stories begin with love at first sight.
Theirs begins with twenty years of friendship, countless missed chances, and a connection neither of them has ever been able to break.
Because sometimes the greatest love story isn't about finding the right person.
It's about finding the right moment.
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