The first chapter is inspired by the song "drop dead" by Olivia Rodrigo. Pressed up in the bathroom line and all that... It's a slowburn about Eteri and Maka. Hope you enjoy! :) Disclaimer: This is a work of fan fiction. The characters portrayed in this story are inspired by real individuals; however, the events and interactions depicted are entirely fictional and should not be interpreted as representative of the actual lives or experiences of these individuals. This story is intended for entertainment purposes only and is not meant to offend or misrepresent anyone involved.

Eighteen year old Elena has spent her entire life chasing perfection on the ice. A figure skater from Europe, she has always believed that talent could take her anywhere until her life is uprooted and she is sent to train in Russia, where everything is faster, colder, and far more unforgiving than she expected. At one of the most elite training environments in the world, she finds herself under the watchful eye of one of the most feared and respected coaches in figure skating: Eteri Tutberidze. Eteri is distant. Strict. Impossible to read. And yet, she sees something in Elena that no one else does. As pressure builds on and off the ice, Elena is pushed further than she has ever been before physically, mentally, and emotionally. What begins as admiration slowly turns into something far more dangerous, something neither of them is allowed to name. In a world where every mistake is punished and every feeling must be hidden, Elena is forced to choose between the sport she loves... and the woman she was never supposed to want.

She was taught to skate with perfect balance, perfect grace, and perfect control. Ice remembers every fall, every shattered tear and every success. The rink was the only place she ever felt free. On the ice, she is flawless. Off the ice, she is falling apart. Between bruised blades, secret glances, and impossible expectations, some feelings refuse to stay hidden. Falling for her coach was never part of the program. It was never a part of Valeria's program. Going to Russia was never a part of the plan, leaving her loved ones was never a part of the plan. Beneath the bright lights of the rink and the pressure of competition, hidden feelings begin to grow - dangerous enough to ruin everything they worked for.

Seraphina Voss is the miracle of Team USA. At nineteen, she is the "Crystalline Angel," the only woman in history to land a quintuple jump-a feat of physics that should be impossible. To the world, she is a masterpiece of grace and grit. To her coaches, she is a gold-medal machine. But every miracle has a price. Behind the blinding white of the rink, Seraphina is a girl made of secrets, held together by high-dose painkillers and a hunger that never ends. She is a survivor of a shadow the public can't see-a coach who traded her soul for her rotation. When she catches the cold, calculating eye of Eteri Tutberidze, the woman who builds champions out of glass, Seraphina finds herself drawn to a fire she knows will consume her. In the high-stakes world of elite skating, love is a distraction and heartbreak is a physical injury. Between the grueling training sessions and the silent screams of her body, Seraphina must decide: is she willing to burn herself alive just to stay on top of the podium? Or will Eteri be the one to finally watch her melt?

My uncle once told me that dreams don't pay rent. Maybe that's why he sold mine so easily. Now I wear a ring that doesn't belong on my hand and train under a woman who barely speaks to me unless it's about skating. The cameras call us a miracle. The federation calls us a perfect arrangement. I call her my coach. Unfortunately, she's also my wife. ╭────-·-ˋˏ-༻𖤓༺-ˎˊ·-────╮ She spent her whole life chasing Olympic gold because her parents believed she could become something greater than poverty, grief, and the tiny apartment they called home. But dreams are expensive. And Viktoria Zolotova is running out of people willing to pay for hers. After years of being overshadowed, forgotten by her academy, and replaced by skaters everyone likes more, Viktoria is suddenly forced into an arrangement she never asked for-one that ties her future to the most feared coach in figure skating. Maybe this is a sport where one mistake can destroy everything. ╰────-·-ˋˏ-༻𖤓༺-ˎˊ·-────╯

Dark romance, love triangle, possession, mature themes. (SLOWBURN)

WLW Slow burn Enemies to lovers between reader and eteri tutberidze

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