It was hate at first sight. Nicolas Fontaine is figure skating’s golden prince—reigning Canadian national champion, Olympic hopeful, and the carefully polished product of his legendary uncle’s coaching. His smile never falters. His composure never cracks. So no one knows how close he came to losing everything. Adrian Zhao is the sport’s wild card—pink haired, tattooed, and unapologetic. When his coach retires unexpectedly, Adrian lands in Toronto, sharing Nico’s ice and getting under his skin. They’ve been rivals since they were teenagers. The prince and the punk. The darling and the disruptor. Trading national titles and sharp words for the last seven years. They were never supposed to be anything else. But proximity has a way of rewriting the rules. What starts as friction becomes something neither of them planned for—something that threatens to unravel everything they’ve spent their lives building. Three spots. Two rivals. One dream. Will they choose love or legacy? A MM romance with rivals to lovers, hurt/comfort, forced proximity, golden boy/bad boy. Interconnected standalone, dual POV.