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[ Who even knows... Even if they're planning to remain together for the rest of their lives. Who even knows. ]

Then it might be better if you come home. It shouldn't be too long for me to finish up showering and get dressed, but you'd probably be waiting if we met up somewhere else.

[ Even with the potential for Yuuri to get lost, it probably would be better for him to just come home first. ]

[ Who knows indeed. ]

Okay.

[ And with that Yuuri does his best to head home without taking any unnecessary shortcuts and follows the route that he knows without a doubt that will take him back to the place that they were calling "home". It's a pretty unconventional walk and the main reason why he doesn't always go down this way is because he passes by a fair number of pastry shops.

...he's not a weak man but pastries were still pastries.

Eventually he makes it back to their cozy living space a little over 10 minutes and opens the door and greets Makkachin as he typically does after work. With a bright smile, he'll lean over Makkachin and ruffle his fur while placing kiss onto his head. A kiss that's returned by an enthused Makkachin. ]

I'm back, Makkachin.

[ More ruffling of the poodle's face and soft fur. ]

[ Perfect timing on that as Viktor emerges from the bathroom. He has a towel wrapped around his waist and using one for his hair as he walks over to Yuuri. He aims to get a kiss planted on the top of Yuuri'shead before he can actually look up from the greeting he's giving to Makkachin. ]

Welcome home, Yuuri.

[ Being able to say that gives him a soft warmth. Their home. Even if it's temporary here, with what they discussed, they'd probably be able to figure something out at home to have a place to reside in together. They didn't need to be away from one another. Both skating and each other, that's all Viktor needed. Well, of course Makkachin, too, but that's an automatic given in Viktor's life. ]

[ It was a good thing that Viktor catches him while he's still giving Makkachin love, as he flinches a bit at the kiss—mainly due to the fact that he could feel that Viktor was fresh from the shower. Honestly, given how (un)surprisingly often Viktor is in a state of undress around Yuuri, one would think that he would be used to it more, but no. It's always a mild surprise each and every time.

Or a violent reaction as demonstrated earlier, but to be fair, it was a mental image that he couldn't block out. Things were still a bit on uncertain ground between the two of them and Yuuri hadn't exactly thought of Viktor in that context. Yet. ]

I'm back, Viktor.

[ Yuuri says with ease as he turns to face Viktor. It was all temporary here but Yuuri at least allowed himself to enjoy it. ] I can keep playing with Makkachin while you get dressed.

[ Even if Viktor is mostly naked right now, there are times like this where he's not using it as any sexual means. Softly, he reaches out to brush his fingers along Yuuri's cheek and look at him fondly. The fondness is completely apparent in his gaze, finding no reason to hold back even an ounce of his love. ]

I'm glad you are.

[ For all the security Viktor has in what he has with Yuuri and the fact that he's wholeheartedly convinced they'll remain at him, there is a slight concern that one day Yuuri won't come walking back through that door after a shift or a run. That this place will have decided it's time. It's not a prevailing thought and it's easy enough to brush off, but it is the small concern he has to handle from time to time.

This is something that he won't tell Yuuri, though. If only for the fact that he doesn't want to plant that seed in his mind. Though, maybe, Yuuri's thought of this already, too. Either way, it's not something worth dwelling on and he's bound and determined to make every second of this life count with Yuuri. ]

[ Yuuri hums softly as he allows himself to lean a little into Viktor's touch and expression soften. Nothing too noticeable for anyone aside from Viktor, of course. ]

You don't have to say that every time I come home.

[ He had chided Viktor previously about how he shouldn't get too comfortable in a place like this because they all had things they needed, wanted, to do back home. However, by the chance of circumstances, it was Yuuri who was the one who appeared to be the most "settled" in with their new temporary life here. Finding himself a job and falling in a routine didn't make him forget everything but it kept his mind away from thoughts that would obviously stress him out.

Such being the idea of one of them leaving before the other. It was a possibility that Yuuri knew existed but it wasn't one that he thought about. He had been too wrapped up in his work, this new experience with Viktor not as his coach but someone who he cared deeply for and lived with, and learning the layout of their new temporary world.

It was honestly for the best that he doesn't think about that for as long as possible. ]

I'm not going to run off anywhere without you. [ ... ] But you really should get dressed before you get sick.

[ This isn't the first time that Yuuri has reassured Viktor and it probably won't be the last. Even if that isn't the intent in what he does, that's the ultimate result. Frankly, it's a lot better this way, too. Even if they needed to work on certain elements of their relationship, there were some things that worked being unspoken.

For a few moments longer, he keeps his hand settled on Yuuri's cheek and just stares into his eyes. It's cliche, but he understands what people meant when they've said they've gotten lost in someone's eyes. Honestly, he's beyond hopeless. ]

I'll be fine. [ Even so, he gives Yuuri a soft kiss on the cheek before pulling away and starting up the stares to change into the spare set of clothes they got for him. ]

[ It is cliche but cliches exist for a reason and Viktor isn't alone in that reason, at least. Maybe it was because the particular shade of Viktor's eyes were exotic even for most foreigners or maybe it was just because Yuuri was also so intensely enamoured by Viktor himself, that he equally found himself getting lost in his eyes. If asked, he would have never thought of anything special about brown eyes.

They were a dime a dozen. ...much like him as a skater from Japan.

Either way, those thoughts are negligible and unimportant as Viktor leaves him after a kiss to his cheek and Yuuri finds himself a little flushed. He doesn't say much of anything and instead just continues to play with Makkachin's face as Viktor gets ready. ]

[ Really, he could spend most of the day idle with Yuuri, just looking into his eyes and laying around with him. Though, both of them would probably get bored just doing that. Oh, right. He had something he had to tell Yuuri about and he leans over the rail. ]

I don't know if you heard, but there is an ice rink here. Not in this city, but a neighboring one. There's also some patches where people skate.

[ This means neither of them have to stop what they love, either... ]

[ Another time and perhaps not in another place, but there was nothing wrong with spending a lazy afternoon together. Maybe on a day where Yuuri didn't have to work and if Viktor was still vaguely unemployed here, they could easily spend a day together doing a lot of nothing. Rest days were important after all, even if neither of them were doing anything really physically demanding.

Though, that might all change as Viktor brings up and all too appealing subject to the both of them—the possibility of an ice skating rink. ]

Really? [ Yuuri stops petting Makkachin and turns around to look up at Viktor in great interest and little sparkling flowers blooming around his face. ] No, I haven't heard.

[ He looks away for a moment considering what this meant and maybe he does feel a little guilty that this would mean that he'd have far more time to practice than others but— ]

Do you want to stop by there later after groceries?

[ That look and the emotional response makes Viktor feel a warmth through him. Especially after their talk. Neither of them wanted to live without the ice, back home or here.

Sure, they'd be able to practice more and Yuuri could get a let up over everyone else this way, but he didn't care. To see Yuuri on the ice again is what matters. ]

I would love to be on the ice with you again.

[ Hopefully their feelings don't melt the ice any, but that's something to worry about later... and something they'll need to work on controlling. Probably work on it together. This is one area that Yuuri's reserved nature probably has a major leg up on Viktor with that control. ]

[ Only one way to find out if their feelings will melt the ice or not. Hopefully they won't but then again when it comes to these two, who really knows. ]

I think it's more of the other way around. [ Yuuri says more to himself (and Makkachin) than anyone one else in particular, but the flowers and gentle sparkling around him doesn't fade. ]

Let's do that then. It's weird having not been on the ice for this long.

[ If Yuuri sounds far more excited than he has been lately then it's because he is. The two things that he "loves" in this or any world are ice skating and Viktor, after all. Even if the "love" for Viktor is still mostly on uncertain grounds. ]

[ Even for him, who was taking time off for coaching, feels strange not having been on the ice at all since they got here. He was out there with Yuuri with plenty of hands-on instruction and had plenty of time to do his own skating. Especially since seeing Yuuri evolve did bring out new feelings that he had to express through skating. ]

Don't forgot what I shared with you, Yuuri.

[ Implying all those feelings. Everything he shared. Yuuri should know how much being on the ice means to him. Even if they haven't had a pair skate yet or anything beyond a coach/student dynamic, being out there with him... it's really important.

Sure, he's supposed to be getting dressed, but watching Yuuri like this... it's pretty hard to pull him away from such an adorable sight. Sometimes moments like this actually make his whole body ache. It's a sweet ache with no bitter feelings attached. It's hard for him to know what to do with his feelings at times like these. Moments where everything felt a little too perfect, but he would never change it. Not a second of it. Even their disagreements and hardships. It was worth it.

There's a strong feeling that coats the room. It's not an overwhelming warmth as he's given off before. No, this feeling and the smell... It's like stepping on the ice for the first time in the morning together. That bliss of being together. Maybe they won't melt the ice. After all, their happiest moments have been associated with the cold. Who says that it always has to be this overwhelming heat? Perhaps it just depends on what type of love is being tapped.

Though, the cool air does make a shiver run down his spine from the wetness of his hair and he grips the railing tighter. ]

[ He couldn't ever forget what Viktor shared with him and every so often he thinks about those feelings as he stares at the ring that he refuses to take off. Obviously he had given Viktor's out of half impulse and half out of a suddenly realization that it was the only thing that he could get that would translate his feelings over correctly.

Even right now as the chill creeps up on him, Yuuri doesn't feel any different—the flush that warms his cheeks reminiscent of him after a rigorous workout on the ice. He honestly should have expected Viktor to reply back to him with that kind of rebuttal. He was always so determined to get his feelings across to Yuuri at any given moment. Never would Yuuri ever mistake just what Viktor felt for him...

And it's overwhelming. ]

[ As soon as Yuuri realizes that Viktor is still standing there leaning against the railing looking at him with nothing but pure affection, the flush on his face deepens. If knowing how deep Viktor loved him (was love too strong or weak of a word for those feelings) was supposed to make things easier for Yuuri, it doesn't. Sometimes it does, but in moments like these it just makes things harder. ]

G...go get dressed already, Viktor.

[ Makkachin was resting his head on Yuuri's lap but is disturbed by Yuuri quickly turning away from Viktor and burying his face into the soft curls. He feels vaguely like a teenage girl but how else was he supposed to respond? ]

We need to get food. [ In a soft mumble: ] ...and go ice skating.

Edited 2017-01-25 04:19 (UTC)

[ The last bit makes him smile. Of course that's the most important part. But since he's being told to get dressed, he'll comply. It just so happens there's going to be a little teasing going along with it. By that, he's tugging his towel off and throwing it to land on the back of Yuuri's head. Enjoy that.

He hums softly to himself, the chill subsiding a bit, but not going away completely. He walks over to root around for what he's going to wear today. Not that he has a ot of options just yet, but at least there's something.

As he's dressing, he does yell over his shoulder: ]

I hate to admit it, but JJ was the one that told me about the ice.

[ Since Yuuri hadn't been facing Viktor when he threw the towel off and down at him, it takes him by surprise and there's a soft yelp that comes from him as he pulls it off of his head. He's going to make an effort not to look back up at where Viktor was because he knew that was the whole reason for throwing down the towel at him in the first place.

The tips of his ears are burning nevertheless. He has seen Viktor naked enough times that he really didn't need any extra help imagining it. ]

JJ? [ He'll turn his head a bit over his shoulder and sneak a peek up at Viktor. Even if he wanted to make a point not to look at Viktor, he couldn't help himself. ] That was nice of him to share that with you. He could have completely kept that to himself...not that we wouldn't have eventually found out about it.

[ Unlike Viktor, too, Yuuri has no problem with JJ on a general whole. ]

[ Luckily, by this point, Viktor's pulling on his bottom half set of his clothes and nods to what Yuuri said. It surprised him when JJ had mentioned the skating. In fact, it somewhat endeared him to the kid he'd been basically ignoring. Which probably sounds highly selfish of Viktor that he's only showing interest in JJ when he's being provided something, but it's more along the lines of the gesture meaning something to him. ]

I'm sure we would have known eventually, though it is in a different city, so perhaps not. [ But, surely, word of mouth would be a thing and he would have heard something from someone somewhere... right? ] Though, I had asked and one of the people staying here had said they didn't know of any ice rink, so I thought it was just a pipe dream.

[ And by this point, he's pulling on his shirt and grabbing a pair of socks so he can pad downstairs and join Yuuri on the bottom floor. ]

Who knows how long it wold have been, in any case.

[ Thank you for being decent and actually getting dressed. And even if it does sound selfish, it isn't something that's brand new to Yuuri. He's been on the receiving end of Viktor's selfishness and has gotten used to it, for better or for worse. Of all the things that Yuuri could possibly chide Viktor for, his random bouts of selfishness weren't one of them.

...not when they weren't really bothering anyone. ]

I'm just glad that it's sooner than later. [ Definitely far sooner than later. Yuuri didn't want to think what it'd be like to not have even the option to skate for an entire month. ] I haven't looked at how traveling to another city would cost or how it'd be.

[ He looks down at Makkachin and gives his face a bit of a squeeze which is only met with a soft whine but nothing else than that. Obviously he's concerned about leaving Makkachin alone if they were going to gone a while. ]

I wonder what the skates here are like; I haven't worn rentals in a very long time.

[ He can be decent sometimes. Sometimes!! And this decent human is now hugging Yuuri from behind, giving him a small nuzzle to the side of his head. Sorry, not sorry, he's so enamored by Yuuri. ]

There are apparently teleporters to travel between the cities. It's strange to think about. I'm sure we could ask for directions when we're out.

[ There's a few moments of silence before he continues. ]

Do you think we should invite him along sometime when we go? It'd be nice to have the ice to ourselves, but he did track this information down. [ Not that he wants to skate with JJ all the time, but it did seem like JJ wanted to skate with him. Or at least watch him skate. Besides, they were from the same world. They are in it together, as JJ said. ]

[ The nuzzling doesn't get much of a reaction out of Yuuri other than him placing a hand onto Viktor's head and giving him a bit of a pet. All of this affection was more than familiar to him now and since they were in private, Yuuri was far more tolerant of it. ]

This place doesn't have cars but it has teleporters. [ Yuuri muses at the thought. ] Looks like both sci-fiction and fantasy novels have been wrong all this time.

[ Though his humor starts to wane as Viktor drew out the silence, he almost asks what was wrong until the question regarding JJ popped up. He notices the shift in Viktor's ""willingness"" to have JJ join them ice skating, but moves right by it entirely. ]

We could. [ But doesn't ignore it. ] If you feel comfortable with it. It's just us in this big place filled with strangers, after all.

[ The hug tightens a bit and Viktor lets out a sigh, letting his cheek rest on Yuuri's shoulder. He wants to be selfish and keep Yuuri all to himself for practices. He doesn't mind sharing him with the world. And, in fact, loves to have Yuuri show off and show everyone what he's truly made of, but that also didn't mean that he didn't want to monopolize as much of Yuuri's time as he could. It wasn't even an act of possessiveness or jealousy. He just selfishly wants to spend as much time with Yuuri as he can out of adoration. ]

This world really is strange. There are a lot of nice people here, but they are, as you say, strangers. I'm sure he's getting along fine with everyone, since it's him, but... [ But it's all pretty lonely and new. He thinks about how distraught he was when he didn't know if Yuuri was here. JJ doesn't have his fiancée here, after all. ]

[ If it was any sort of consolation, Yuuri was very much capable of being the same. He wanted to have Viktor's eyes purely on himself and not because he was possessive or jealous—he just wanted Viktor to see how he changed him. Though, he still can't help the huff that escapes him as he reads between the lines of Viktor's words. ]

Then we'll see if he wants to come with us sometime. [ He answers mildly and gives Viktor a few more pets on his head. ] It doesn't have to be every time.

[ And it's not as if he was asking JJ to come stay with them. Actually, for as kind as Yuuri could be, that was also one thing that he wasn't going to even come close to considering. Life with Viktor and Makkachin had been peaceful and strangely natural... The idea of adding someone else to it didn't sit well with him.

Not to mention, Yuuri wants to feel as comfortable as possible in his temporary home. ]

[ It's a good thing that Yuuri wouldn't want JJ to join them in their home. That's one thing that Viktor probably couldn't stand. Small doses of JJ, sure. JJ full time? Nope. No thanks. Bye. He'd be driven up the wall so fast. That and neither of them could be their natural selves with him around. He couldn't be as selfish with Yuuri if there was someone else here. That would be pretty terrible. ]

For now, we can enjoy going their together.

[ And he'll reach out to pet Makkachin. ]

You'll take care of the place for us while we're gone, right?

[ Makkachin will be the best guard dog. ]

[ Makkachin only rustles a bit when Viktor puts his hand on his head, yawning so gracefully. Such a good guard dog. The best. ]

Yeah. [ Yuuri replies softly and there's a quiet floaty feeling that emerges from him—like a breezy, sunny spring day.

Of course the two of them have skated together; Viktor needed to be on the ice with him whenever Yuuri was practicing his routine after all, but in this context it would be so different. They weren't going to be practicing, they were just going to skate for fun.

...like another date. ]

Shall we get going now? Do you have any ideas of what we should buy to bring home—they don't have instant meals to buy so we should think of a few dishes.

[ imagine ]

imagine..... ( voice )

omg leave me alone [ action ]

:')

yuuri's face in that icon... i'm so distressed

love him viktor

i think if he loved yuuri any more than he does, his heart would explode

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this is my 666th comment.....

lol, amazing

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