Next to him, Yuri is still being quiet, so Victor shifts a little closer and leans an affectionate elbow on his shoulder to bring him into to conversation and out of his head.
Something's on his mind: he agrees, but it's distant, and his eyes are focusing on something Victor can't see.
It might be the program. It might be worry over the interview, that he hadn't really needed, because he's going to say absolutely everything he has to on the ice tomorrow.
(After they see Eros and Yuri on Ice, no one will be questioning how much power of love Yuri has.)
It could be something completely different. Worry over seeing Celestino for the first time since they'd parted ways, maybe. Or possibly he's just tired from the flight here, even though it wasn't a very long one.
Whatever it is, he'll ground Yuri here, in this moment, in this place, with this good company and food and the wine that Yuri isn't drinking, but that Victor is enjoying immensely. He feels it as a slight buzz in his teeth, a flush on his cheeks, and thinks that maybe he wouldn't normally be quite as ready to simply reach out for Yuri as he is now, because he's been trying not to.
Counting off each time Yuri lets it happen like he's marking off years in a jail cell, still overly cautious of intruding too far and seeing him run, again, like he used to at the beginning.
Even if he hasn't, in months, it's still something Victor usually at least thinks about, and doesn't just do, but –
He's in a good mood. Their season starts in earnest tomorrow, and Yuri's ready, and Victor can't wait to see it.
Across the table, Phichit is texting someone, before looking up with a smile. "Leo's here, but he's going to try and find Guang-hong. And Celestino's on his way!"
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Something's on his mind: he agrees, but it's distant, and his eyes are focusing on something Victor can't see.
It might be the program. It might be worry over the interview, that he hadn't really needed, because he's going to say absolutely everything he has to on the ice tomorrow.
(After they see Eros and Yuri on Ice, no one will be questioning how much power of love Yuri has.)
It could be something completely different. Worry over seeing Celestino for the first time since they'd parted ways, maybe. Or possibly he's just tired from the flight here, even though it wasn't a very long one.
Whatever it is, he'll ground Yuri here, in this moment, in this place, with this good company and food and the wine that Yuri isn't drinking, but that Victor is enjoying immensely. He feels it as a slight buzz in his teeth, a flush on his cheeks, and thinks that maybe he wouldn't normally be quite as ready to simply reach out for Yuri as he is now, because he's been trying not to.
Counting off each time Yuri lets it happen like he's marking off years in a jail cell, still overly cautious of intruding too far and seeing him run, again, like he used to at the beginning.
Even if he hasn't, in months, it's still something Victor usually at least thinks about, and doesn't just do, but –
He's in a good mood. Their season starts in earnest tomorrow, and Yuri's ready, and Victor can't wait to see it.
Across the table, Phichit is texting someone, before looking up with a smile. "Leo's here, but he's going to try and find Guang-hong. And Celestino's on his way!"