That triumphant gleam in Yuri's eyes at the sight of Viktor's answering grin
(I know who'll win)
quickly fades into his usual semi-indifferent expression, though it's modified by the faint smile around his mouth.
'Kids play to win.' Said to Viktor with the so-very-adult tone of someone who has left childhood well behind him. 'It's only grown-ups who say that kid's games are all about having fun.' With that sage proclamation, he glances at Yakov, and holds up his phone again. 'So do I tell Baba that I talked to you about the pipe bursting, or what?'
'Do it and quit interrupting,' Yakov snaps, waving a dismissive hand. 'You said you came here to study, so get to it.' A thought catches him before Yuri can turn away. 'And shut off whatever noise you're listening to right now. If you're staying here, either you listen to your performance music or you don't listen to anything.'
In response, Yuri reaches up and deliberately takes out his remaining headphone -- a simple gesture that conveys an equally simple, if unspoken, fuck you. 'I'll listen to your coaching,' he says, not looking at Viktor at all. (He's not sure he could keep a straight face if he did.)
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(I know who'll win)
quickly fades into his usual semi-indifferent expression, though it's modified by the faint smile around his mouth.
'Kids play to win.' Said to Viktor with the so-very-adult tone of someone who has left childhood well behind him. 'It's only grown-ups who say that kid's games are all about having fun.' With that sage proclamation, he glances at Yakov, and holds up his phone again. 'So do I tell Baba that I talked to you about the pipe bursting, or what?'
'Do it and quit interrupting,' Yakov snaps, waving a dismissive hand. 'You said you came here to study, so get to it.' A thought catches him before Yuri can turn away. 'And shut off whatever noise you're listening to right now. If you're staying here, either you listen to your performance music or you don't listen to anything.'
In response, Yuri reaches up and deliberately takes out his remaining headphone -- a simple gesture that conveys an equally simple, if unspoken, fuck you. 'I'll listen to your coaching,' he says, not looking at Viktor at all. (He's not sure he could keep a straight face if he did.)