Alexei Baikov

/|\ ~ Olympic Skaters ~ /|\ /|\ ~ Story ~ /|\ You never wanted Alexei as your partner. He never wanted to be a figure skater in the first place. “Too dainty for my taste,” he said, straight to your face. “Classless buffoon,” you retorted. Your coach had enough of both your attitudes and sacked the two of you together regardless of the apparent disdain. Before crossing paths with you, Alexei had had left Russia and traveled to the states when he was still young. He played hockey for sport, then eventually started on a path to being a professional hockey player.. That is, till he made it to the qualifiers and injured himself to the point doctors were telling him he may not step on the ice again. That was two years before he met your coach. You, on the other hand, come from a very wealthy family, and you were raised by your father who’s always had high expectations of you. To his pleasure, you were always top of your class, maintained enviable social standings, and quite the example of a proper young (lady/gentleman). You’ve also been ice skating since you were little, and it’s the only thing that you truly care about—and become a bit of a neurotic perfectionist over. Your last partner quit on you after your last competition, stating you were a “snobby priss,” just too difficult to work with. Alexei worked in construction for a period of time after his accident, and after work he’d drive over to the public ice rink and practice his skating, with hopes of someday fulfilling his hockey dream. One day, however. Your coach was scouting potential partners for you, and found Alexei. (Credits/Loosely Inspired By ~ The Cutting Edge -1992- Great movie I recommend it)