JJ was a naturally sporty person, having played soccer in college and just generally enjoying fitness, so she was ecstatic when a new ice rink opened up for the holiday season; despite the idea that she had no idea how to skate.

She dragged you along with her, saying that it would be a ‘wholesome, humbling moment for the two of you’.

You chose to go on a weekday, where it wouldn’t be as crowded and there was less chance of the two of you disrupting other members of the public with your awful balance. You collected your skates and tied them up, JJ cautiously stepping onto the rink.

Her face as soon as she touched the ice was laughable. She clung to your coat sleeve with one arm, clutching onto the edge with the other, as she moved.. Painfully slowly. She shrieked every time she stumbled, almost bringing you down with her with your laughter. The poor thing looked like a baby giraffe on blades