[Yuzuru Hanyu] Under the Clear Sky, Above the Ice

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My new novel, My Boss Has OCD, has started updating. It's another Yuzuru Hanyu fanfic. Feel free to check it out

New novel blurb:

My boss has more than just OCD!

Hi, my name is An Ran. I'm a nutritionist, and I took a job that brought me the biggest challenge of my life.

First of all, I always feel like there's something seriously wrong with my boss. He has OCD, is a germaphobe, and is superstitious, among other things. But as a boss, just the OCD and the germaphobia are probably enough to scare off countless employees, right? But I needed the money, so I took the job.

Second, my boss doesn't like eating, and as luck would have it, I'm a nutritionist. Yes, he doesn't like eating, literally. As the employee responsible for all three of his meals each day, I often feel like I'm about to lose it. But I needed the money, so I didn't back down.

Third, my boss is wildly popular. His fans number not in the millions, but in the billions. As the staff member who works closest to him, I've been called his girlfriend, fiancée, and wife countless times in tabloid reports... the list goes on, and every single one of them is false.

Oh, right, my boss is an active figure skater and the GOAT, according to the official sources. When I first heard it, I wondered, A goat? Is that supposed to be a compliment? I looked it up and learned that GOAT stands for "greatest of all time." Why do foreigners love abbreviations so much?

Also, my boss's English is actually pretty good, but when he speaks it, it's downright painful to hear. I constantly want to correct his pronunciation. I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels that way. Is it a Japanese thing?

For now, my boss's only redeeming quality seems to be that he has a nice name: Yuzuru Hanyu.

Novel blurb:

Shu Anzhi never expected that a trip to Japan to see the cherry blossoms would leave her heart behind. After some hesitation, she threw caution to the wind.

Yuzuru Hanyu never expected that a glance at the cherry blossoms by the roadside on his way home from training would lead him to the girl he would love for the rest of his life.

Someone asked her, "Knowing that dating him would bring so much trouble, why did you still choose to be with him? You hate trouble more than anything."

Shu Anzhi replied, "Because somewhere in this world there's a person so pure and wonderful. If you get the chance to have him all to yourself, what does a little trouble matter? Besides, when he's standing right there, my heart is no longer under my control."

A reporter asked him, "What do you consider the most fulfilling moment of your life? Your Olympic program? Breaking a world record?"

Yuzuru Hanyu replied, "No. It was after the Beijing Winter Olympics, when she asked me through tears if I wanted to marry her. The result of the competition left me devastated, but her promise to spend her life with me filled me with indescribable joy. In that instant, it felt as if all my failures and regrets had disappeared, and my life had become complete."

Little scene:

Shu Anzhi: "I'm tired. I don't want to walk anymore."

Yuzuru Hanyu: "Then I'll carry you."

Shu Anzhi: "Forget it! With your little frame, I believe you could spin me straight into the ice, but carrying me is out of the question. I don't want to snap your tiny waist in half."

Reader's guide:

1. This story is extremely sweet. Please have insulin on hand while reading.

2. I started writing this to find Yuzu a girlfriend who would stay by his side through good times and bad, support him, be his safe harbor, and give him a sense of security (though Yuzu may not need that).

3. The heroine is very rational and conflicted when she's single, but once she falls in love, she charges forward without hesitation (though she can get stuck in her own head sometimes).

Original blurb:

Shu Anzhi always thought she was lucky. Although she grew up in a single-parent household, she never felt she had less than anyone else. Sometimes she was a bit of a couch potato, but her hard work always paid off.

Until the day she met someone beneath the cherry blossoms. He wore a mask that showed off his beautiful eyes, and his gentle voice carried a delicate warmth. It wasn't love at first sight, but she carefully tucked away this first encounter in a little corner of her heart.

Later, she felt that she wasn't just ordinarily lucky anymore.

She saw him give everything he had on the ice and witnessed him reach the top;

She saw the shadows his injuries cast over him and watched spring return to the rink during training;

Time and again, she touched his tear-streaked face, wiping away his tears and sweat.

Time and again, he pulled her into his arms, letting her feel his warmth and heartbeat and giving her the strength to persevere.

She heard his determined voice: "An'an, there are more than seven billion people in the world. Anyone can be my fan, but not you."

A fanfic about active figure-skating GOAT Yuzuru Hanyu, written purely to feed my own passion.

Content warning: Sweet romance, written for love

Theme: A love story