Scars of a Fascade
"Undefined"
Chase Field Arena
Phoenix, Arizona
February 1st, 2026
10:30pm
The roar of the crowd echoed through the arena as the pay-per-view continued, spiralling towards its main-event. Backstage, chaos moved in waves. Some moved towards the nearest viewable TV. Some were long gone from the arena. Some were talking about what was next for Breakdown.
Nothing about it was organized. Nothing about it was ‘calm’. It was all chaos. And in the middle of it stood Selena Frost.
The long braid of platinum-blonde hair had come a bit undone, with strands slipping out a little. A few of these ‘wild strands’ clung to her forehead. She swiped a few of them back with her hand, sapphire blue eyes blazing beneath the lights as officials shouted into headsets and security scrambled toward the loading dock.
For her, it had all happened so fast: She had been in the ring, glaring down Xander and one of the Glimmer Sisters. Her brain had raced for but a micro-second before overruling her sense of hatred for the Executioner. She could beat up Xander later if she wanted to.
In that moment? The chance to finally make the Glimmers regret disrespecting her? The months of ambushes and double-teaming the two had done against her, the utter arrogance they had shown – this was it! Her vengeance.
So she had leapt, smashing the nearest Glimmer Sister with the Glass Shard and pinning her. Pinning her and getting the three count – it had all happened in seconds... just like Xander nabbing both tag-team titles.
Now, somewhere out there, the bastard had bolted through the curtain with both Tag Team Championship belts slung over his shoulder like stolen merchandise.
Both belts. she thought angrily, her mind incensed. Of course he had pulled that stunt! First, the bastard had stepped foot into her house like he owned the damn place with his stupid little vendetta, now this?
Why was she surprised? It had always been about ‘him’. That damned ego of his. It had all started years ago, the Executioner coming after her, afraid she was taking his ‘spot’ in SCW. And when she had beaten him, his ego had driven his actions to attacks on the crowd, his inability to accept that someone was better than him further pushing him to put Regan on the shelf, endanger Selena’s family time and time again...
It all came down to one thing: the man being unable to accept that Selena was the better superstar by FAR.
The match had been unravelling – the Glimmer Sisters circling like vultures, disrespect dripping from every smirk and cheap shot. All the while, Xander had nearly cost them everything with his ego, his mistimed charge, his refusal to listen. So, what had she done? What she always did. Selena had adjusted – Adapted. Taken the brunt of it and endured. Picked her moment of precision, like a sniper, in the midst of the fiery chaos that was Xander’s ‘style’.
And when the moment came - when the opening finally presented itself - she struck. Clean. Decisive. A picture-perfect execution that folded one of the Glimmer Sisters in half before Selena had hooked the leg and secured the three-count herself.
My win.
My revenge.
My statement.
And of course Xander couldn’t stand that. Someone else doing what he couldn’t do. Doing the job he couldn’t get done. The idiot would have probably just kept swinging like a dumb ape until he had gotten himself disqualified. His arrogance was the main reason he wasn’t world champion and why he had failed in that stupid Thunderdome idea of his last June.
And seeing Selena there, earning what he could not, achieving the revenge he could not... Why was it surprising? The zebra doesn’t change its stripes. The leopard doesn’t change its spots. And Xander Valentine will always envy Selena Frost – the better superstar.
And before she could even rise fully to her feet, before she could process the weight of gold being placed into her hands— Xander had snatched both championships and run.
Not celebrated.
Not acknowledged her.
Run.
Like a damn coward...
Backstage, personnel kept a cautious distance from her. No one wanted to be the first to approach her. She hadn’t yelled. She hadn’t thrown anything. And to anyone that knew the Snow Queen, that was worse than the tantrums those like Polly and Xander could throw.
Her jaw clenched. She heard a staff member mutter to her, “They’re trying to catch him-” before scurrying away from her.
Her eyes remained fixed on the halls that twisted and turned throughout the backstage of the arena, leading to dozens of rooms, dozens of closets, dozens of places he could have disappeared to. Her eyes narrowed on the walls of the structure, as if she could freeze the world solid with sheer will alone.
This whole thing was supposed to be a one-off. A message. The Glimmer Sisters had disrespected her and her family. Disrespected Deanna. Disrespected everything the Frost name stood for. So Selena had stepped in to make them pay. Even when the bias bastard CHBK had prolonged it – making what was supposed to be a month-long task into a four-month-long nightmare, she hadn’t drifted from her goal. Not once. And now?
Now she was the SCW World Tag Team Champion with a man she loathed...
A flicker crossed her face then. Not rage - something sharper. Something that took her a second to identify – Uncertainty.
Without another word, Selena turned and walked down the hallway, marching past (and ignoring) anyone she passed, afraid that any acknowledgement would result in her superkicking their heads off – kicks that were meant for Xander...
It took only a few moments for her to find the private locker room with her and her Deanna’s name on the door. She opened the door and walked through without breaking her stride.
Inside, Deanna Frost sat on the bench near her bag, still in her wrestling attire gear, darker red hair falling around her shoulders in soft waves. Emerald eyes were bright from earlier tears - the good kind. In her lap, she held the the SCW Adrenaline championship, but beside her... Selena noticed it right away. The Shot of Adrenaline Tournament trophy, so much like the 2016 one she had won, gleaming beneath the fluorescent lights.
It should have been a night of celebration. It was a huge win for their entire family. Not only had Selena become a champion again for the first time in over a year and a half (having only gotten a single title shot besides this one in that time-frame despite epic undefeated streaks), but her beloved had clawed her way out of PTSD and gods knew what else to go undefeated and win the Shot of Adrenaline tournament. Declared to the world that she could still perform at the high-calibre of any main-eventer.
This SHOULD have been a night where Selena took Deanna out to dinner. Where they celebrated their individual hard work – even if they didn’t agree with Selena’s current ‘style and methods’. This SHOULD have been the night where they shared their pride at one another with good food, maybe some dancing, and then the kind of wonderful love-making sex that people write books about!
But instead of a full stomach and a sexually-satisfied night followed by a great night of sleep, the room just felt heavy as Selena stood there, leaning against the door she had just closed.
For a second, they just looked at each other. Platinum and sapphire. Red and emerald.
“Did...” Deanna tried, her eyes jumping to the working television. “Did they catch him?”
Selena shook her head once. “No.” she breathed. Her voice wasn’t raised. It wasn’t trembling. It was calm.
Deanna’s fingers tightened slightly around the Adrenaline championship, which did not go unnoticed by Selena. It wasn’t that she was afraid of Selena, the Snow Queen knew that much. It’s just... her thoughts were along the same lines as Selena – perhaps less accusatory and more confused. Like her, Deanna had probably wanted tonight to be about celebrating. Unlike the platinum-blonde, however, the redhead had bought into all the bunk Xander had said about ‘worrying about the self-destruction of Selena Frost’. She had actually believed the Executioner’s words back in Manhattan.
Which is why this latest action, stealing what was rightfully Selena’s, didn’t make sense to her. And with her best efforts in play, Selena was doing all she could not to scream ‘I told you so!’ to her.
“I’m sorry.” Deanna said softly. “I can’t believe he did that.”
“I can.” Selena whispered under her breath, though seeing Deanna’s eyes on her made it clear the younger woman had heard her.
Shaking her head and shrugging a little, Selena’s eyes flicked over to the tournament trophy.
“Least you won.” she tried, offering her a smile as she moved towards the sitting woman. “I’m really proud of you.” she leaned down to gently kiss Deanna’s forehead. She could literally feel the redhead buzzing beneath her lips, despite the circumstances of Selena’s own championship win.
Deanna gave a small nod and a smile, though Selena could sense the guilt threading through the tournament-winner’s pride. “Yeah.” Deanna responded. “Elsianna’s been blowing up my phone since I got backstage.”
“She should be in bed.” Selena admonished, though not really meaning it.
“Did you really expect her to?” Deanna smiled knowingly, gazing up at her lover.
To answer, Selena merely shook her head before stretching her worn body between them a little, hearing some of her joints pop and her spine crack as a result. She walked further into the room, removing her wrestling gloves with slow, deliberate movements. Each peel of black leather and velcro sounded louder than it should have.
“This wasn’t supposed to be anything more than making a point.” Selena said finally. “They disrespected you. They disrespected us. I handled it.” Her jaw tightened faintly. “I didn’t sign up for this.”
The inference was loud and clear. Why hadn’t CHBK just stuffed her in a handicap match? Why had he made her jump through all these hoops? Why had this whole thing had to escalate until it had to be for the Tag Team Championships? A simple, brutal beating of those two at her hands back in October would have been fine. But now? Now that she was champion?
Now she was being tied to Xander.
Now she was carrying gold she didn’t want.
Now she was being pulled back into something bigger.
Because that’s something the idiot, Xander, probably hadn’t realized with all his antics and refusal to stay out of her business. Being champion meant one thing... title defenses.
Obligations where she would HAVE to defend the titles. Where he would have to defend the titles! In other words, this whole nightmare was no longer a one-off... it was a damn ‘thing’! Something that was going to continue. Something she was going to have to be tethered to when – now that she had humiliated the Glimmer Sisters by handing them their first tag-team loss (while Deanna had handed them their first singles loss at Fatal Fortunes – all belonging to the Frosts), she was supposed to be able to return to her true goal: getting back the damn World title! But no! Now, she was at the mercy of CHBK and his booking – waiting for the old bastard to spread his bias in finding a title-defence for her.
The old bastard probably fixing one the first match I’m back... she quietly growled.
Not like the Glimmers or anyone else had to do that – but with me? I’ll wager anything that’s what happens...
From the corner of her eye, the platinum-blonde saw Deanna stand slowly, stepping closer but not too close.
“You don’t have to let this become anything.” she offered carefully. “If you want to walk away, you can. You got what you wanted. You don’t need to be tag-team champion. And...” her eyes fell to the Adrenaline championship her hands. “You are the number one contender...”
Selena’s eyes softened for half a heartbeat at the mention of that – what Deanna was offering. But then the softness faded. “He stole from me.” Selena said quietly. It wasn’t about the metal. It was about the principle. She had earned that victory. She had carried that match. And he had reduced it to a headline about himself.
Deanna hesitated before reaching out, fingers brushing lightly against Selena’s forearm. The Snow Queen didn’t pull away.
“You were incredible tonight.” Deanna whispered. “You saved it. You saved him. Even Knots and Sharper said so. Everyone saw it.”
Selena’s gaze drifted downward, somewhere unfocused. “That’s the problem.”
Deanna swallowed. “Selena…”
No response came from the platinum-blonde. For a moment, Selena felt like she might explode. Like she might storm out, hunt Xander down herself, tear the entire arena apart to retrieve what was hers.
And then— She exhaled. A long controlled one.
Conceal... Don’t feel...
Her hand came up, covering Deanna’s where it rested on her arm. Not squeezing or trembling. Just there, savouring the warmth of the woman’s skin.
“I don’t know what I’m going to do.” Selena admitted. “Still too angry.”
“You don’t have to decide tonight.” Deanna said softly. “Tonight was about standing up for us.”
Selena’s eyes lifted, meeting hers fully now. “I hate that you can’t even celebrate.” Selena murmured honestly.
Deanna gave a faint, bittersweet smile at that. “I am celebrating. I just… wish it didn’t feel like this.”
Selena’s gaze flicked once more to the trophy. Her expression didn’t change. But something behind her eyes shifted—calculation setting in where emotion had been.
“I’ll get it back.” she said finally - Not loud or dramatic - just a promise. She could see Deanna searching her face, trying to read what that meant. Not letting her read too much into her mind, the Snow Queen leaned forward, pressing her forehead briefly against Deanna’s.
“Not tonight and not for now.” the redhead whispered. “For now, we go home to the kids tomorrow.” she said.
Despite it frustrating her to let it lay, Selena nodded her head. “I think I just need to think.”
Deanna nodded, though unease still coiled in her chest.
Outside, the arena noise had faded to a distant hum. Inside the Frost locker room, two victories sat side by side—one tangible, one stolen. And in Selena Frost’s sapphire stare, there was no clear answer yet.
Only uncertainty. Had she truly won her vengeance against the Glimmer Sisters? Had she truly won period?
Or as she just resigned herself to a worse fate than a little disrespect?
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The Royal Letter
So let’s get this straight, yeah? Let’s really clear this up before we waste everyone’s time.
I crawl through fire to earn my opportunities. I bleed for every inch of respect, every damn second I’ve ever stayed in that ring. You want accomplishments? I’ve stacked them so high it should be illegal. And now… after Xander Valentine decides he’d rather run off with my half of the Tag Team Championship gold for a bit… because he wants the spotlight, somehow — somehow — a team with a losing record gets a shot at what I’ve fought tooth and nail for.
Oh, am I jumping the gun here? Should I start off with a grin, a smile? Or maybe ask the simple question...
Glimmer brats! Do you believe?!
That’s what I should be doing! That’s what I should be talking about. I should be putting those two showgirls in their place, the events of our match a definitive statement of being able to back up your words. Of talking the talk AND walking the walk. The Glimmers talk the talk, but what did I say? Soon as I got my hands on them? Soon as they had the real deal in the ring with them?
The ‘glimmer’ lost its lustre and they were just like everyone else that fell to me. THAT’S what I should be talking about! But you see what’s happened lately?
That’s not an accident...
At Taste of Things to Come, I did what I always do. I stepped into that ring. I endured. I adapted. I finished. I pinned the Glimmer Sisters myself. I secured the victory. I secured the championships and proved that, unlike Xander Valentine, I backup what I say. I prove what I say I’m going to prove. I achieve what I say I am going to achieve!
But before I could even breathe? Before I could even process the fact that I had carried a team that was barely held together – a team that was supposed to self-implode while CHBK laughed backstage - long enough to survive?”
Xander Valentine grabbed both belts… and ran.
And he says it’s all ‘to save me’. He says it’s because he wants to ‘help me’. Oh yeah, because that’s what Xander’s oh so good at! Helping people, right? The last year's been proof of that! Fall of Man getting the world title, Cid getting the world title, not to mention costing me the THOTF royale and the world title at RTG – he’s ALL about helping Selena Frost and SCW, right!
And how is he going to help me now? Tonight? When, first match back, we have to defend? How does he help? He’s preparing for an Underground Title opportunity, that's how! He’s polishing his big match graphics. He’s rehearsing his dramatic entrance. He’s going to try and undo the embarrassment he went through against Enigma owning his ass! Yeah, that’s how Xander ‘helps’, alright. By making everything all about him...
This tag-team title match? This is apparently a side quest. Funny how that works. When it’s about his spotlight, he’s laser focused and stealing belts. When it’s about defending the titles he shares with me? Suddenly he’s got somewhere else to be.
Let me make something clear before Breakdown this week. I didn’t fight European Fiery Nation in a handicap match because I was bored. I didn’t dismantle the Glimmer Sisters because I needed validation. I did it because I refuse to be disrespected.
And now? If I have to wrestle in a damn handicap match cause Xander’s saving himself for “damage control of his ego and the Underground title”, so be it! Because now, I’m being told that the next challengers for these championships… Are Chris and Ryan Hollywood.
From Glimmer Sisters to Hollywood ‘Bros’.
That’s right! The underdogs. The feel-good story. The team with a win-loss record so tragic it should come with background music and a donation link. Because it, apparently, worked for Cid Turner!
You two boys talk about heart. You talk about belief. You talk about how this is your moment! But you know what I see?
I see a team that has barely won. A team that has been handed an opportunity that people like me had to break our backs for. I see a team that’s had less matches than even Cid Turner has had and THAT’S saying something!
I had to fight for every inch of respect in this company. I had to claw my way into relevance. I had to make management look at me and admit that I wasn’t going anywhere. I had to ‘earn it’! What the hell have you two done to earn this? Who did you beat? What contender match did you win? Last I checked, you guys lost to the Vision and then BOTH lost at Fatal Fortunes and that has been the basic SUM of your time post-RTG.
You lose. And lose. And lose again. And somehow that earns you a shot at my titles?
And it’s not just you – you’re not the first. You’re about as ‘original’ in that as your sob story of ‘underdogs’. You’re just like The Vision. Just like European Fiery Nation. Just like every other team that gets fast-tracked to title opportunities because someone backstage thinks it makes a cute story while the person that deserves them – me – gets held back and told to 'earn it' time and time again...
So, where does that leave us? Easy.
A Breakdown that isn’t going to be cute.
Isn't going to be inspirational.
Isn't going to be your big Hollywood ending.
It's going to be a lesson.
A lesson to you and every entitled team looking for ‘instant championship glory’.
You’re walking into a title match against a woman who pinned the champions herself. Against a woman who already proved she can fight outnumbered and win. Against a woman who doesn’t need her partner to show up to do the job. And if Xander decides he’s too busy preparing for the Underground Title to stand beside me?
I’ll defend these championships alone. And I will embarrass you.
Just like I embarrassed European Fiery Nation by myself. Like I embarrassed the Glimmer Sisters. And if you think for one second that you — with your inspirational blog posts and your underdog speeches — are going to succeed where they all failed?
Then Breakdown is going to be the most humiliating night of your careers.
You want your shot? You’ve got it. But when that bell rings… and the reality sets in… and the spotlight fades… you’re going to understand something very, very clearly.
You weren’t handed an opportunity or a 'Hollywood ending'. You were handed a beating.
Whether you want to believe it... or not...