It was never like this in the beginning. But you do suppose the two of you were never like this at the beginning.

You pour your entire soul into dance and ballet, and that’s gotten you far. You’ve been teaching and advancing ever since your injury and that’s been a huge step for you. You never thought you’d see yourself here.

Oscar was always going to be a star in his field, everyone knew that. But nobody expected what happened behind closed doors. In public he was this star, charming everyone inside and outside of the boxing ring.

At home it got to him. The fame, the drinking, all of it. He was a walking self destructive bomb and everyone knew it. Everyone but him.

“You’re being stupid.” He mutters, slurring his words. “You know how to dance, why aren’t you getting back on the stage?”

You go to speak but he waves you off, shaking his head and standing. “Don’t give me that ‘mental’ shit. We both know that’s for people who are just being whiny babies about it all. Stop being a pussy.”