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[emberossing]

He knows it's going to be a disaster the moment he sets foot on the ice.

He's been trying. Celestino knows that he's been trying, everyone in Detroit knows he's been trying. He's at the rink more than he isn't. He's skating more than he sleeps. He's gotten back down to competition weight... more or less... and he's dedicated as anyone can be. But his heart's not in it and anyone who looks at his skating can tell that.

Jumps have never been where he got his points at.

His short program had been a disaster and he's not known for pulling out of those and he doesn't here, either. It's one of the worst free programs he's ever skated and he barely makes it out of the kiss and cry without the crying part... except once he can escape to the locker room or a bathroom or wherever he can manage to get alone, he's more left feeling completely numb. He tries to feel anything and there's nothing at all. There's nothing left.

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[boogiedown]

It's a smashing success from the second Minami takes the ice.

Not just any ice - Nationals ice, the same ice as his idol. How long has he worked for this? To get to Seniors, to compete with Katsuki Yuuri?! Minami's so swept up in it he forgets to worry about anything else. It all just - flows. Even his Triple Axel combo, bright and clear in a way he's never felt before.

And then it's his name on the top of the board.

It's been a whirlwind after, congratulations and hugs, climbing higher then he ever has. Gold on the podium. The crowd roaring. Minami still can't believe it, has to keep touching the medal to make sure it's real.

He's only ducked into the locker room because he's forgotten his bag in the chaos. Everyone else is already at the reception.

"Ah - K-Katsuki?!"