āØHugoās mom was the one who taught him ice dancing???āØ
no,seriously.The boy is far too skilled to have learnt on his own(enchanted ice dancing,i feel,is a sport which is taught by an instructor (like,did yāall see those flips and spins??I donāt think they can be done alonee) and private tutors are out of the question (ā¦in what world can he sneak in tutors without his dadās knowledge?(will he pass them off as his fellow classmatesā)
sooooo,that leaves his mom.(At this point of time,Garrick would rather be caught dead,with his body ripped apart rather than do enchanted ice dancing lmao)
depending on whether yāall see her as alive or dead,this can go two routes.
Hugo could be ice dancing coz he wants to be close to his mom again in some form, but is afraid of showing his dad bcoz(along with the canon reasons) he feels that he would scold and scream at him for reminding him of his dear wife again(esp if she had passed on recently) (ā¦. Actually,Garrick would CRY like a BABY on seeing it coz it reminds him of his zajchik* again-(he would cry harder on realising just why Hugo didnāt tell himš)
Alive (my headcanon): OH THE SHENANIGANS.
Hugoās mom would be far too busy rolling her eyes at her malysh* and her Myshonok* for their stupidity (while she 100% understands where her littlest baby is coming from, she also understands that her silly STOOPID man would choose his family over tradition EVERY. SINGLE. TIME(ā¦thatās one reason she married himš¤) and upon showing him,he would IMMEDIATELY accept Hugo and might also try out ice dancing himself(this is canon btw) (oooohhh the shenanigans from this lmaooooo))
And just WHERE is Axel in all this?
wellā¦in both paths,he would protect Hugo,first and foremost.
at first, he be like āBaby bro y u flying in the air for ice hockey?š¤Øā but later(MUCH LATER) he be like āohhhhhā¦š”ā and would shield him as much as possible
(It is my hc that Axel is much,MUCH more smarter and cunning than he lets on,and is prone to manipulating people and situations to get his way(he uses his skills ONLY for good,dw))(altho he is STILL oblivious(mostly) and his listening skills couldā¦use some(read:a LOT) work lol(teenagersā¦š)
(Hugo is practicing ice dancing in the castle ice rink,when all of a sudden,nearly ALL the men in his family walk in(misogynist squad ASSEMBLE))
Garrick: HUGO! Whatcha doinā there, champ?
Hugo:(soul leaves body)(sees God in that moment)(returns to his body)(leaves body again)(FORCEFULLY pushes soul back in body) uhā¦hi dad!Dedushka!dyadia*ā¦.uhā¦Iām practicing ice HOCKEY!!šš
Grandpa:really?because THAT doesnāt seem like ice hockey to ME!!
Uncle:Hugoā¦plimyannik*ā¦.are you ice dancing??!!
(the old farts start whispering in the background āo bozhe miy*, ice dancing??ā āThe boys in our family donāt ICE DANCE!!ā āGarrick,what is THIS?!ā(grandpa))
Garrick:(looking terrified(of his dad) and shocked(and hurt(?))ā¦Hugo??
Hugo:(looks terrified out of his mind,about to cry)
Axel: WOW baby bro!! Ya know you should swerve to the right for a big finish!!
Axel: Oh HI dedushka! I see youāve walked in on Hugo practicing ice hockey!!
Uncle:ā¦.ice hockey?!but he was SPINNING in the air!!
Axel: Naaaah ,this is the NEW style of ice hockeyāit shows off precision,style,andā¦.uhā¦.masculine skill,elegance and power! Itās the PEAK of manliness and strength! I canāt believe you oldies havenāt heard of it-itās super manly!!šš
grandpa: Alexei. Are you LYING to us?
Axel: whaaaat??noooo-why would I do thaat?I am being honest with you guys!š
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grandpa,uncle:ā¦..really??
Axel: uhuh,TOTALLY! upon my honour as the Crown Prince!!
grandpa:is this true,Hugo?
Hugo: ohā¦yeahā¦totally!!š
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Axel,Hugo:š°š°š°š°
Garrick:thatās AMAZING!!Keep going champ!!
Grandpa,uncle:well alrightā¦(kids these daysā¦)
Axel:for what?after all,itās my DUTY as an elder brother to make sure you become a hockey star juuuust as I was š(pretending to be oblivious)
Hugo: ALEXEIIIā!(throws whatever is on hand at the time at him)(not fooled lmo)
Anyways,their mom would be giggling at her boys in the background lol