There's a sudden yelp and thump, and Victor looks back down, startled, only to see:
Katsuki Yuri, laughing and pink, relaxed and happy, squirming as Maccachin swipes a tongue across his face, before darting away and settling into a tail-wagging, tongue-lolling invitation to play.
Leaving Victor, still taken aback – not by Maccachin's misbehaving, but by the sudden flood of happiness across Yuri's face, like the sun breaking through clouds. Like nothing he's seen before.
But he wants to.
And finally laughing, himself, as Maccachin comes bounding over, to lick at his hand, and run towards the water, before stopping, and looking back at Yuri, now hopping on one foot, still grinning, cheeks still pink, eyes bright, and Victor wishes he'd thought to take his phone out, to capture it. Rumpled and adorable, nothing like the femme fatale of Eros or the challenger on the dance floor or the wistful beauty of his Stay Close to Me tribute.
This is something new. Something heart-wrenching in its appeal. Innocent and pure.
Making Victor's smile widen, even as his heart aches, even as he throws an arm up in the air in a wave, and an invitation, taking steps backwards towards the water. "Come on, Yuri!"
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Katsuki Yuri, laughing and pink, relaxed and happy, squirming as Maccachin swipes a tongue across his face, before darting away and settling into a tail-wagging, tongue-lolling invitation to play.
Leaving Victor, still taken aback – not by Maccachin's misbehaving, but by the sudden flood of happiness across Yuri's face, like the sun breaking through clouds. Like nothing he's seen before.
But he wants to.
And finally laughing, himself, as Maccachin comes bounding over, to lick at his hand, and run towards the water, before stopping, and looking back at Yuri, now hopping on one foot, still grinning, cheeks still pink, eyes bright, and Victor wishes he'd thought to take his phone out, to capture it. Rumpled and adorable, nothing like the femme fatale of Eros or the challenger on the dance floor or the wistful beauty of his Stay Close to Me tribute.
This is something new. Something heart-wrenching in its appeal. Innocent and pure.
Making Victor's smile widen, even as his heart aches, even as he throws an arm up in the air in a wave, and an invitation, taking steps backwards towards the water. "Come on, Yuri!"