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   Learning To Lose by komodobits

   Fandoms: Red Dwarf (UK TV)  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   30 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Dave Lister/Arnold Rimmer
   • Blades of Glory AU
   • yes I know I'm horrified in myself as well
   • 1990s AU with a total irreverence for anachronisms
   • hyperbolic suicide threats more or less constantly
   • reference to parental abuse both emotional and physical
   • Enemies to Lovers
   • actually colleagues to enemies to begrudging roomnates to skating partners to friends to lovers
   • slowburn
   • taking ice skating way too seriously
   • and also knowing fuck all about ice skating
   • serious suspension of disbelief required
   • Excessive Swearing
   • in a smegless universe it becomes clear how potty-mouthed these two are
   • anachronistic views of sexuality bc I can't be bothered to write about gay panic again
   • rimmer's entire life is gay panic
   • Explicit Sexual Content
   • rimmer is a service top if anyone will ever agree to have sex with him
   • general grossness

   Summary

   Poise. Elegance. Sophistication. Flair. A certain additional je-ne-sais-quoi that marries all the other four with a handful of glitter—these are the things that make a man. No, not a man, nor a God… a male figure skater. For Arnold Rimmer, these are a given.

   One day, he is going to be a star.

   One day, sooner than anyone would—

   That’s when Lister hits him with the Zamboni.

   Series

   • Part 1 of Learning To Lose

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   211,150

   Chapters:

   18/18

   Comments:

   359

   Kudos:

   294

   Bookmarks:

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   Bookmarked by Mr_Chung

   23 Apr 2026