[ Even if they'll be a bit tired, they didn't have to do all the shopping they needed for however long. A couple days, or even just one, would be enough so that they would have food for the immediate future. So, it's not like they'd have to spend too long in a store or carry too much back. Plus, having two bodies meant they would be able to carry an equal share. Maybe. If Viktor carried anything at all. That was questionable. ]
Then it's settled.
[ The skating part of the deal was probably the most important part of their plans, honestly. ]
[ And settled it was. The server returns with their packed up leftovers allowing them to make it back to the flat that they were staying at without any other further problem. Yuuri makes sure that neither one of them linger too long and give Makkachin all of the affection he needed as they left him alone a bit longer.
Then it was to the teleporters that would transport them to where the rink was located, or well, the city that the rink was located. Yuuri hadn't really liked the teleporter too terribly much finding the whole experience something rather unnerving. How was he supposed to know for certain that he wasn't going not make it to where they were? Also how did any of that stuff actually work?
Well, whatever the case, they made it finally to the rink without many hiccups. Casual small talk had between the two of them and Yuuri reaching out every so often to brush his fingers against Viktor's hand, too shy to hold it himself. Not that it matters currently. ]
There really is a rink...
[ There's a childish awe in Yuuri's voice as he sees the ice before them. It's definitely not Olympic sized but it's better than nothing. The next step that Yuuri takes is to look around for where they can find skates. He didn't see any buildings/shacks in the immediate area...or well, there was one shabby looking shack. Couldn't they once wander upon something that didn't make Yuuri have second guesses? ]
[ Of course, after one of those "accidental" brushes, Viktor would have taken Yuuri's hand. There was zero reason not to and it's a surprise he stops even at just hand holding, to be honest. The more contact, the better.
The childlike wonder made something in Viktor's heart skip a beat. Ah, he's beyond enamored with this man and every moment together he falls even more in love with him. Some might get sick of that sugar sweet, but he didn't care what they thought. ]
He didn't. [ Or maybe he did and it could have been when Viktor wasn't paying attention at all. This is also a very big possibility. ] Maybe there's something inside?
[ Hand holding is fundamentally different than all of the touching and hugs that Viktor did for whatever reason. Suppose it was easier to "write off" the way that Viktor clung to Yuuri as just him being a tactile person whereas holding hands is something typically done between people who are in a relationship of some sort. Still, Yuuri would have been silently happy to hold Viktor's hand. ]
Only one way to find out— [ And with no further word or indication, Yuuri is going to brave whatever apprehensions that he had to locate himself some rental skates. He does eventually find someone who were renting skates out and while they certainly didn't look like anything he was familiar with, Yuuri helps himself to a pair and lacing them up with practiced ease. ]
I wonder how balanced these blades are on the skates.
[ It's possibly that Viktor has never had to deal with rental skates like this and it's going to be strange for him. It'll be something he'll have to adjust to, but it shouldn't be the worst thing possible. He laces up his own skates with just the same type of ease and gives a casual shrug. ]
We'll find out how they are.
[ Trying them out was the only way to do that, of course. Before either of them can move from their bench, though, Viktor is leaning over to take Yuuri's chin in his hands and slowly lean in. ]
It's a relief to know we have this. [ And, since he's been all but given permission to be who he is, there's a quick and teasing kiss before he gets up and throws his arms above his head. ]
[ He's been given permission to act however he is but that's not exactly permission to kiss Yuuri whenever he felt like it! So what if technically Viktor being Viktor would mean that he would do whatever he wanted, which included stealing kisses from Yuuri whenever he wanted.
There had to be some line somewhere, right? Either way the shift in what they were and how they treated one another made Yuuri's face flushed. Never would he have imagined being in the situation he was now. ]
You sound like an old man when you say things like that.
[ He means it in all of the most playful of ways, but he's going to push past Viktor and help himself onto the ice, gliding easily onto the ice and feeling out the blades and getting familiar to them. They weren't terrible, but certainly not his own. At the very least they were still well worn in. ]
[ This beast was unleashed by Yuuri and he's going to just have to deal with it. Hopefully he doesn't develop and ulcer from Viktor's antics. WHO KNOWS...
Lines are made to be challenged and crossed. At least, that's Viktor's viewpoint. There was no reason to restrain yourself from doing something you want. That's honestly no way to live life. It'd be dull and boring. At least, to him it is.
But ouch, Yuuri! That line. Maybe some restraint wouldn't hurt. At least in that regard. ]
Yuuri, my poor heart! [ He's being dramatic. He's always a bit dramatic, though, so this shouldn't be a surprise. There's a heavyhearted sigh as he clutches his shirt over his heart and skates onto the ice. ]
[ There was no way that Yuuri was going to develop an ulcer but he was going to have a hard time getting used to all of it—if he ever was going to get used to it in the first place. Going from having absolutely no experience with any of this to (not-so) suddenly exposed to all of this was hard.
And Yuuri's not moved by Viktor's dramatics because he has long learned about his dramatics and how he enjoyed to play things up to get a rise out of Yuuri. Though, to be fair, Yuuri was slowly getting better with getting his just revenge whenever and wherever he could. ]
Come on Viktor. [ ...but maybe making a light jab at his age was a bit harsh. When JJ did it to him, he remembers the feeling. He'll hold his hand out as a peace offering. ]
[ Well, Viktor is the oldest of the lot of them. That's something he couldn't deny. And compared to someone like Yuri, that was a bit of a gap between them. He's just a bit crazy and wants to keep pushing his body until the very end. ]
I don't know if I have it in me after that. [ This is a lie. A blatant lie, at that, but he'll say it anyway. They did come here to skate and he's not about to not skate just over some joking comment. But it didn't mean he couldn't pretend otherwise.
Someone help this man. ]
i tried to link a gif of yuuri in eros mode but then i got embarrassed help me
[ He could tell it was a joke because if Viktor was honestly serious about it, then his whole demeanor would be different. ...probably. It's what he suspects would have happened based on his previous experience with Viktor and his more childish moments.
With a little shrug, he'll start doing small halfhearted figure-eights while Viktor "sulks". They may love (or "love") each other but Yuuri also enjoyed skating on the ice whenever he could. Still, all of the time he spent on the ice was so that he could catch up to the man who was with him right now. Once he had finish the cycle of this particular eight, he'll skate back over to where Viktor was sulking and hold a hand out. ]
[ Yeah, he's being a giant baby, jokingly. There's no reason he wouldn't want to be on the ice, especially since they traveled all this way to get here. This would, indeed, be one of his more childish moments.
It's like a switch is flicked because most of the pouting melts away instantly and he reaches out to take Yuuri's hand. Even if he had been serious in his pouting, there was no way he could turn him down right now. ]
You might be convincing me otherwise.
[ With that, he lets himself be escorted onto the ice. ]
[ Once he's holding hands with Yuuri, he doesn't quite know what to do after that. They were on the ice together holding hands and testing out skates that were not their own in a rink that was unfamiliar in a place that was equally unfamiliar. The skates were sharpened well enough but it would be hard to do anything while their hands were like this, or at least, until Viktor stopped his sulking.
In some sort of poetic way, the only thing that they had were each other in this vast expanse of things that weren't their own and weren't known to them. It's a thought that Yuuri tries not to think about too much as he looks at their intertwined hands. ]
It looks like I managed to get you on the ice. [ A thought hits him suddenly—something that Yuuko and him used to as children. ] Maybe I can push you if you refuse to skate for yourself?
[ Luckily it seemed like they had decent enough skates here. Compared to the normal rentals one might get at a rink, too. If that were the case, they'd be pretty doomed for things to try out on the ice. But it did also give him high interest in wanting actual skates here. Since there would be a limit to what they could honestly pull off.
It doesn't bother Viktor, that type of thought. At least not right now. There are times where it felt like they were the only ones left in their little world on the ice and even if this was unfamiliar ice with unfamiliar skates, ice is still the same no matter what. ]
Push me? I'd love to see you try that. [ The idea of Yuuri doing that to him sounded actually very cute and he can't help but see if he'd actually do something like that. ]
[ The next part of that joke was going to be suggesting of whether or not Viktor was calling himself fat, but there was absolutely that would have left Yuuri's mouth. He had seen the man naked far more than anyone else did and definitely knew better than to even joke about Viktor being fat.
No, the man was built like a god. ...and Yuuri had to stop thinking about that so he let go of Viktor's hand and quickly skated around to behind him and placed his hands onto Viktor's shoulder blades and started to push against him and dug his skates into the ice until they both started to move.
Admittedly it was a lot harder than he remembered as a child with Yuuko, but there were many different factors at play for that. What was important was that he was pushing Viktor over the ice. ]
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MEAN
Then it's settled.
[ The skating part of the deal was probably the most important part of their plans, honestly. ]
i know the truth tho
Then it was to the teleporters that would transport them to where the rink was located, or well, the city that the rink was located. Yuuri hadn't really liked the teleporter too terribly much finding the whole experience something rather unnerving. How was he supposed to know for certain that he wasn't going not make it to where they were? Also how did any of that stuff actually work?
Well, whatever the case, they made it finally to the rink without many hiccups. Casual small talk had between the two of them and Yuuri reaching out every so often to brush his fingers against Viktor's hand, too shy to hold it himself. Not that it matters currently. ]
There really is a rink...
[ There's a childish awe in Yuuri's voice as he sees the ice before them. It's definitely not Olympic sized but it's better than nothing. The next step that Yuuri takes is to look around for where they can find skates. He didn't see any buildings/shacks in the immediate area...or well, there was one shabby looking shack. Couldn't they once wander upon something that didn't make Yuuri have second guesses? ]
Did JJ tell you where we could get skates?
n-no
The childlike wonder made something in Viktor's heart skip a beat. Ah, he's beyond enamored with this man and every moment together he falls even more in love with him. Some might get sick of that sugar sweet, but he didn't care what they thought. ]
He didn't. [ Or maybe he did and it could have been when Viktor wasn't paying attention at all. This is also a very big possibility. ] Maybe there's something inside?
stares at you
Only one way to find out— [ And with no further word or indication, Yuuri is going to brave whatever apprehensions that he had to locate himself some rental skates. He does eventually find someone who were renting skates out and while they certainly didn't look like anything he was familiar with, Yuuri helps himself to a pair and lacing them up with practiced ease. ]
I wonder how balanced these blades are on the skates.
stares back
We'll find out how they are.
[ Trying them out was the only way to do that, of course. Before either of them can move from their bench, though, Viktor is leaning over to take Yuuri's chin in his hands and slowly lean in. ]
It's a relief to know we have this. [ And, since he's been all but given permission to be who he is, there's a quick and teasing kiss before he gets up and throws his arms above his head. ]
Ah, this is going to be so invigorating!
slowly shakes head
There had to be some line somewhere, right? Either way the shift in what they were and how they treated one another made Yuuri's face flushed. Never would he have imagined being in the situation he was now. ]
You sound like an old man when you say things like that.
[ He means it in all of the most playful of ways, but he's going to push past Viktor and help himself onto the ice, gliding easily onto the ice and feeling out the blades and getting familiar to them. They weren't terrible, but certainly not his own. At the very least they were still well worn in. ]
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Lines are made to be challenged and crossed. At least, that's Viktor's viewpoint. There was no reason to restrain yourself from doing something you want. That's honestly no way to live life. It'd be dull and boring. At least, to him it is.
But ouch, Yuuri! That line. Maybe some restraint wouldn't hurt. At least in that regard. ]
Yuuri, my poor heart! [ He's being dramatic. He's always a bit dramatic, though, so this shouldn't be a surprise. There's a heavyhearted sigh as he clutches his shirt over his heart and skates onto the ice. ]
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And Yuuri's not moved by Viktor's dramatics because he has long learned about his dramatics and how he enjoyed to play things up to get a rise out of Yuuri. Though, to be fair, Yuuri was slowly getting better with getting his just revenge whenever and wherever he could. ]
Come on Viktor. [ ...but maybe making a light jab at his age was a bit harsh. When JJ did it to him, he remembers the feeling. He'll hold his hand out as a peace offering. ]
We came here to skate, didn't we?
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I don't know if I have it in me after that. [ This is a lie. A blatant lie, at that, but he'll say it anyway. They did come here to skate and he's not about to not skate just over some joking comment. But it didn't mean he couldn't pretend otherwise.
Someone help this man. ]
i tried to link a gif of yuuri in eros mode but then i got embarrassed help me
With a little shrug, he'll start doing small halfhearted figure-eights while Viktor "sulks". They may love (or "love") each other but Yuuri also enjoyed skating on the ice whenever he could. Still, all of the time he spent on the ice was so that he could catch up to the man who was with him right now. Once he had finish the cycle of this particular eight, he'll skate back over to where Viktor was sulking and hold a hand out. ]
Are you sure?
no one can help you...
It's like a switch is flicked because most of the pouting melts away instantly and he reaches out to take Yuuri's hand. Even if he had been serious in his pouting, there was no way he could turn him down right now. ]
You might be convincing me otherwise.
[ With that, he lets himself be escorted onto the ice. ]
no... someone must be able to
In some sort of poetic way, the only thing that they had were each other in this vast expanse of things that weren't their own and weren't known to them. It's a thought that Yuuri tries not to think about too much as he looks at their intertwined hands. ]
It looks like I managed to get you on the ice. [ A thought hits him suddenly—something that Yuuko and him used to as children. ] Maybe I can push you if you refuse to skate for yourself?
nope, sorry
It doesn't bother Viktor, that type of thought. At least not right now. There are times where it felt like they were the only ones left in their little world on the ice and even if this was unfamiliar ice with unfamiliar skates, ice is still the same no matter what. ]
Push me? I'd love to see you try that. [ The idea of Yuuri doing that to him sounded actually very cute and he can't help but see if he'd actually do something like that. ]
leave me
[ The next part of that joke was going to be suggesting of whether or not Viktor was calling himself fat, but there was absolutely that would have left Yuuri's mouth. He had seen the man naked far more than anyone else did and definitely knew better than to even joke about Viktor being fat.
No, the man was built like a god. ...and Yuuri had to stop thinking about that so he let go of Viktor's hand and quickly skated around to behind him and placed his hands onto Viktor's shoulder blades and started to push against him and dug his skates into the ice until they both started to move.
Admittedly it was a lot harder than he remembered as a child with Yuuko, but there were many different factors at play for that. What was important was that he was pushing Viktor over the ice. ]