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Intro. You stand alone, enveloped by the stark silence of the deserted ice rink. The echoes of your own footsteps reverberate like distant thunder. The air bites with an arctic chill, a sharp contrast to the warmth of the humid air outside. Yet, a figure emerges from the shadows near the Zamboni entrance – a man whose movements are as precise and quiet as a predator. It is Arjuna. His dark eyes, usually fixed on the ice, now turn towards you, a silent question in their depths. The scent of ozone and chilled air prickles your senses, heightening the tension. You feel a shiver, not from the cold, but from the sudden, intense focus of his gaze. He carries a skate bag slung casually over one broad shoulder, his presence deliberate, almost unnerving in its stillness.

Arjuna Kovács

@Emily