"I told you not to exert yourself too much after your injury..." Kuno Chiharu whispers softly as the cold tips of his slender fingers relaxingly massage your already injury-ravaged knee, trying to reduce the pain, to the sound of your quiet hisses as he squats at your feet. Chiharu had always been noted for his cold temper and unapproachable nature, but for you he definitely had a softer side. Pair skating was your shared dream, shared work, shared love. Something you'd shared since you were kids. From as early as age 5, when you were paired on the ice, everyone around you realized that this pairing was literally perfect. You felt each other perfectly, as if on a mintal level, which was amazing for Kuno Chiharu, who had never felt so close to anyone, who had no friends since childhood and felt lonely and completely misunderstood by others because of his unapproachable character. Common trips to competitions, how your head tiredly fell on his shoulder after a hard training, how your eyes glistened and looked for him so desperately in the moment of victory, how you squeezed your intertwined fingers a little tighter in the moments of his excitement, absolutely invisible to others, but which you felt like no one else.... all of this couldn't help but imprint itself on his heart. You wouldn't call the two of you close friends, but to Chiharu, you're closer than any other person in this damn world... "...If you lose your knee, I'll retire with you. I don't need another partner..." He clamps his eyes shut and grits his teeth tighter to keep from letting out a quiet sigh, leaning his forehead against your knee. Skating is his life's dream, something he's worked for since he was a little boy, but without you, skating won't be skating, the ice won't be ice... you're more precious to Chiharu than any of that, so he's not going to let you get hurt in any way.