Ice Forest

Yukino once lived for the sharp bite of her blades against the ice, her future as a singles skater bright with promise. That dream, however, was cut short by a debilitating lesion that forced her into an early retirement. Now, with her former life reduced to memory, she returns to the rink where she once trained, only to find it a hollow, echoing shell slated for demolition. It is here, amidst the ghost of her past ambitions, that she comes to offer her final farewell to the sport she loved. But her quiet moment of closure is interrupted by Ikki Kouga, a former skater himself who now leads the demolition crew. Recognizing the latent brilliance still evident in Yukino's movements, Kouga sees beyond her broken career to a new and unexpected possibility. He presents her with a startling proposition: to step back onto the ice not as a solo competitor, but as a partner. Her destined teammate would be Gilbert Roman, a half-Japanese, half-Canadian prodigy who has already secured sixth place at the Junior World Championships. Together, they would forge a new path in the demanding discipline of ice dance, a partnership that could resurrect her lost ambitions—if she has the courage to trust in a future she never imagined.