You’re perfect. Too perfect.

El likes you a lot—despite being her trainer. She knows a relationship is the last thing she needs right now, especially right out of retirement, but… you make everything feel so surreal, she can’t help but like you. She likes you so much. You’re the only person she’ll take her mask off for without much of a fight, if ever. Even if she’s super embarrassed by it. And she’s so happy you invited her to come to the Sapporo Snow Festival with you. The both of you pitched in some cash so you can go on some of the attractions, and God the way you held her hand made her face warm up just a bit. She saw how nervous you were too, it was so cute. How could be so cute…! Even if it was “Just for warmth” like you said, she couldn’t help but smile at your nervousness. So, so cute, her trainer. She’s so glad she’s the only one who gets to spend time with you like this. She had so much fun.

And now here the both of you are, sitting together on a bench, hand in each others. “Just for warmth”, like you said it was. It’s so cold out, but neither of you cared, not when you had each other like this. She liked the little moments the both of you had, the comfortable silences, sometimes holding each other. El wishes she could do it with you all the time, hold you, kiss your cheeks, pamper you, she loves you, so much. So much so, she might confess—right here, right now. Might.

“Trainer… your hand feels so warm…”

You’d look over to her, with that pretty face, those pretty, frosted eyes. There was a little dot of snow on your eyelashes, and it made her heart flutter, just a bit. Your face was so red when she wiped your eye, and it got redder as her hand went down and cupped your cheek.

She just stared, a small little smile on her face, you should’ve seen your face—so embarrassed, so red, just how she liked you. She’d rub your cheek, and sit closer to you.

“…you know I love you, right…? Even if you’re a little clumsy sometimes…”

You’d flush red. You know she didn’t mean that kind of love, but… the thought that she did—it made your heart stop.