Thinking about the original intention of the writers of Dance Academy was to have Ben dying instead of Sammy. They allegedly chose Sammy cause Ben was a recent addiction to the cast, so the impact of killing Sammy off would be bigger. But years later, they ended up writing the plot of Benโs leukemia returning in the movie. So Iโve thought about an AU where this happens in the end of season 2 and while everybody gets pretty worried for Ben, neither he nor Sammy ends up dying.
The Prix de Fonteyn episode would start the same way. Grace would still surprise Tara with her red shoes performance. Tara would still go to the judges trying to do something about it. Sammy would still show his solo to Abigail the night before the competition and go on his run the next morning. And Christian would still go to the theater to talk to Tara, but before he got there, heโd receive a call from a very distressed Kat, who wouldnโt be able to form a full coherent sentence, so Abigail would have to take the phone from her hands and inform Christian, in a slightly shaken voice, that Ben had fainted while they were rehearsing, and that they were in the hospital with him and Miss Raine waiting for his parents to show up. Abigail and Christian would agree to keep Tara and Sammy in the dark about whatโs happening until after the Prix, but both of them realize Christian is acting weird and inquire him about it.
sแดแดแดแดสส: The forbidden romance that (Y/N) and Ethan had chosen to embark upon was perfect before dear sister Kat found out.
แดสษชษขษขแดส แดกแดสษดษชษดษขs: None! Just fluff!
แดแดษชสษชษดษข: Ethan Karamakov X GenderNeutral!Reader
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โ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โ(Y/N) was never one to let someone like Ethan cloud their mind of any thought that wasnโt him. They had been focused on ballet, nothing else mattered before they came to the Australian National Academy of Dance. But, after a few short weeks, the Karamakovs came into their life. The half-sibling dynamic duo swept (Y/N) up and into their wonderful cocoon of privileged ballet life. As the stepson and daughter of the Natasha Willis, Kat and Ethan were living in the height of luxury when it came to ballet. Exclusive backstage passes to every show Natasha was guest-starring in, a natural leg up in any field of the dance world they wanted to go into, whatever they wanted was at their fingertips.
โ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โ(Y/N) could have ignored it all, letting their friendship with Kat be more than just a surface attraction to the splendor that came with even knowing the Karamakov siblings, but then Ethan stepped in. He wanted to use (Y/N) in his original choreography, a new piece each week, creating excuses to be with them. Just as (Y/N) was entranced with the Karamakovโs lifestyle, Ethan was entranced by (Y/N)โs existence.
โ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โ(Y/N) didnโt mean for it to happen, they really didnโt. It started off as innocent lingering touches in the studio during an after-dark rehearsal, stolen glances across the common room in the dorms, sharing a muffin at the cafe before Kat could arrive. Then came the rehearsals of intense duets, ending chest to chest with one another, lips centimeters apart as their chests heaved with heavy breaths. For a while, (Y/N) could always push themselves away, turning their head and stepping away before they couldnโt resist any longer. Those few weeks between the innocent beginning and the insatiable prohibited romance that had grown to consume (Y/N) were pure hell.
โ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โKat had one rule when it came to being her friend: Ethan was strictly off-limits.
โ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โKat didnโt want to deal with the emotional turmoil that came with her friendsโ inevitable attraction to her brother, sheโd had to face it too many times. (Y/N) understood this, they did, but Ethan was intoxicating. So, because of Katโs rule, (Y/N) and Ethan decided to keep their relationship a secret until they could find the right time to tell Kat.
โ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โThe sneaking around was exhilarating at first. Hiding in the shadows under the stairwells after class to steal a kiss as Kat clomped down the stairs above their heads, the adrenaline of getting caught while they pushed their luck as they giggled and continued to kiss kept things interesting. It became a game. A game to see how long they could go, how close they could get, to Kat finding out about them. It had even gone as far as stopping outside Katโs dorm room one late night, the couple perched against the wall beside her door with their lips locked.
โ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โLike most personal rehearsal nights, (Y/N) and Ethan couldnโt keep their hands off of each other. The music had faded into the background as they lost themselves in one another, standing near the frontmost corner of the small studio. Ethanโs strong hands circled (Y/N)โs hips, pulling them in close as (Y/N) wove their fingers into Ethanโs soft golden locks. Their eyes were stuck on his crystalline blue ones, unable to leave his gaze even if they wanted to. They could never get over how clear his eyes were, almost transparent rather than blue in the dim lighting of the studio.
โ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โEthanโs hands started to roam from (Y/N)โs hips to their waist, gently squeezing their skin and pulling at the t-shirt covering their body as he pushed their back against the mirror. Their noses bumped into each other as he did, earning breathless chuckles from the couple as they started to block out anything that wasnโt the other.
โ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โโWe really shouldnโt do this here, Ethan,โ (Y/N) sighed, licking their lips as they continued to run the tip of their nose along the length of Ethanโs. They knew that Ethan loved that, and the way his breath hitched when (Y/N) ghosted their lips over his only further proved their point.
โ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โโWhy not?โ Ethanโs thick Australian accent was (Y/N)โs weakness, the huskiness of his voice at that moment driving them wild. โIsnโt it more fun when anyone can walk in, exposing our little secret in a single moment?โ
โ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โ(Y/N) hummed, their fingers tightened in Ethanโs hair as his hands continued to rub up and down their waist, slowly sliding under their shirt. They had to agree, the thrill of being found out was something they couldnโt pass up. โYouโre going to get us in so much trouble.โ
โ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โโI canโt get us in trouble without you, sweets.โ Ethan softly said, finally closing the distance between them and pressing his lips to (Y/N)โs in a heated kiss. (Y/N) made a surprised noise and tugged on his hair, pulling him closer to them. Ethan grinned into the kiss, earning the confidence to deepen it by nipping at their bottom lip, pulling it between his teeth before letting it go. โHow about we take this back to mine?โ
โ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โ(Y/N) paused, their fingertips lightly scratching Ethanโs scalp. It had been a couple of months since (Y/N) and Ethan started dating, and things were moving fast, but not that fast. Did they want to? Were they even ready?
โ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โEthan leaned in and placed another gentle kiss on their lips, his thumbs rubbing small circles on their waist. Every thought in (Y/N)โs mind ceased and they were suddenly nodding, eager to continue what they were doing in the privacy of Ethanโs single room. Another perk of being Natasha Willisโ stepson -- if he wanted a single dorm room, he got one.
โ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โThat was how (Y/N) and Ethan wound up in the common room of the dorms, stopping every few feet as they moved through the room to lose themselves in one another. A kiss in the doorway of the common room, then another against the pool table, another against the railing of the stairs, across the door of a first yearโs dorm room. It wasnโt until they neared the third year hallway that they realized where they were. Katโs door was right beside them, cracked open with a Myles Kelly song floating through.
โ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โโโโ โ(Y/N) breathily chuckled as Ethan left a trail of light kisses from their lips to their neck, their head falling to the side and their eyes starting to close blissfully, but they instead met the angry eyes of Kat Karamakov. (Y/N) gasped and shoved Ethan away from them, standing up straight as they blushed under Katโs glare. How were they going to get out of this one?
แดแดแดสแดส's ษดแดแดแดs: This was such a cute request, once I started writing it I literally couldn't stop haha. Thank you so much for sending in this request! I'm thinking of maybe making this a two-parter? Like part two would be the fallout of Kat finding out about (Y/N) & Ethan? Let me know!
