“you didn’t... happen to see that, did you?” he questioned, an embarrassed smile already on his lips. it was difficult to make a smooth recovery from falling on the ice rink when there were so many people around, and there had been absolutely nothing smooth about it. only he could be blamed though, he’d let himself get just frustrated enough that he lost his balance entirely and fell flat on his back, which was enough to convince him to give up his attempt. “i think i need a break from the rink for a few minutes,” he said, huffing in annoyance at his failure. “unless you’re willing to hold my hand very tightly and risk me bringing you down with me,” he added, a brow raising hopefully. “or... we could play games! i’m good at those,” he said proudly, but being good and thinking he’s good are two entirely different things. “let me win you something!”
