Hey everyone! This is my first time writing for the YOI fandom (or for any fandom that isn't Harry Potter, actually...), so I hope you like it! The second part is already written and only requires a few little tweaks before it's ready for posting - expect an update in the next few days.

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Also, for my regular followers, I promise, Thorns Have Roses is not dead. I'm really, really sorry for the long hiatus, but I'm working on the next chapter as we speak. I finally graduated college, and I'm so thankful it's given me more time to write!

Necessary disclaimer: Sadly, I don't own Yuri On Ice or any related characters, etc. If I did play any role in its creation, we would have least gotten a reLeASe DatE fOr sEAsOn TWo BY nOw!


The Writing on the (Facebook) Wall

Part One: December 17th - March 18th

Victor Nikiforov added one new photo

3 hours ago

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"It's finally starting to feel like home \#^w^#/"

[image: A modern, brightly-lit apartment with polished wooden floors. In the center of the frame, a fuzzy poodle is sprawled out on a red couch. A square white table sits in the background, surrounded by four red chairs. The left wall of the room is taken up by a white staircase with glass bannisters. The right is made entirely of glass, through which snow can be seen falling lightly outside. ]

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Phichit Chulanont Beautiful! It looks like something from a home décor magazine! :D Are you guys all settled in?

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Yuuri Katsuki Not quite, but we're getting there. Heading to the rink tomorrow, though – Victor's itching to get back on the ice.

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Phichit Chulanont Yay! I'm so happy for you two, can't wait to see you at Four Continents! XOXO

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Yuuri Katsuki Same here, Peach ^.^ Skype me tomorrow?

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Phichit Chulanont Okie dokie!

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Victor Nikiforov tagged Yuuri Katsuki and Yuri Plisetsky in a photo

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"RINKMATES! #stpetersburg #figuresk8ing #arentwecute"

[image: Yuri scowls at the camera from beneath a black hoodie embossed with a sequined cheetah. Victor and Yuuri flank him on either side, their arms wrapped around his shoulders, beaming.]

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Otabek Altin :)

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Yuri Plisetsky Shut up Otabek

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Yuuri Katsuki

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"Why is there so much snow. I can't see my own shoes. Help. #whydidImovetorussia"

7:38 PM – Dec 24

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Victor Nikiforov tagged Yuuri Katsuki in two photos

53 min ago

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"Snowed in with this cuti Happy birthday to me ^_~"

[image: Victor kisses a blushing but happy Yuuri on the cheek as they lay on a red couch]

[image: A small, elaborately decorated cake sits on a white table. The glass wall behind it reveals that the sky outside is white with whirling snowflakes.]

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Phichit Chulanont was attending Four Continents Figure Skating Championships with Yuuri Katsuki and Victor Nikiforov

1 day ago

Seoul, South Korea

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[image: Victor and Yuuri sit on a row of chairs in the rink's waiting room, surrounded by other skaters who are warming up and their coaches. Yuuri's head is turned into his coach's chest, eyes closed, face tense with discomfort. The former squeezes the latter's hand tightly, and the gold ring on his finger gleams in the light. Victor's lips are pressed to his boyfriend's forehead.]


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[video: Yuuri skates to Yuuri on Ice; the performance is flawless and passionate. When Yuuri reaches the kiss and cry, Victor pulls him in for a deep kiss. The commentator chuckles. "There's still no official word from either Katsuki or Nikiforov as to whether the gold bands they've been spotted wearing are indeed engagement rings, but really, I think this is all the answer we need - the love between this skater and his coach is palpable. But will their affections change when Nikiforov makes his highly anticipated comeback at the World Figure Skating Championships next month? It's hard to love someone when their chances of success depend upon your own failure."

The judges' scores begin to appear on the board above one by one. "Can he do it? It's going to be close…" The final number appears. "Katsuki's score falls just shy of JJ Leroy's – he'll have to settle for silver. Still, this was a masterful performance – Katsuki will be a strong contender at this year's Worlds."]

"Yuuri Katsuki's Silver Medal Winning Performance at Four Continents– Men's Figure Skating"

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New Patient Intake Form

Patient's Name: _Yuuri Katsuki_

Date of Birth: _29 November, 1989_

Do you give permission for ongoing regular updates to be provided to your primary care physician? _yes_

What are the problems for which you are seeking help?

1. _anxiety_

2. _panic attacks_

3.

Do you have friends and/or family who are supportive of your decision to seek treatment? _yes_

If you answered "Yes" to the above question, please provide us with an emergency contact. (Note: We will only disclose private information to your emergency contact with your consent, unless you or someone else is in immediate danger.)

Emergency Contact Name:_Victor Nikiforov_

Relationship to Patient: _fiancée_

Home: Cell: 727-808-1071

Do you have any immediate questions for the therapist? Concerns?

Are you able to do remote sessions through Skype? I travel. Also, I really don't want to go on medication – I'm an athlete and I'm worried it will interfere with my abilities.


"Hey Peach, what's up?"

"My life is in shambles, Yuuri. Shambles!"

Phichit holds the phone so that his friend can see he's draped dramatically across his purple bedspread.

"Uh oh, what's wrong?"

"The costume for my short program ripped today. Celestino sent it out to be repaired, but he's not sure it'll be fixed before Worlds."

"Oh God, that's awful!"

"Tell me about it. Yuuri, what am I going to doooooo?"

"Can you reuse an old costume of yours? Maybe that tuxedo from a few years ago? That one was pretty cool."

"Hmmm…It still fits me well, but it has absolutely no relationship to my theme."

The sound of blades hitting ice comes from Yuuri's side of the call.

"Is that Victor there with you?"

Yuuri angles the phone so that Phichit can see more of the rink behind him, shooting his friend a look that seems to say 'duh, of course.' Victor is skating laps, occasionally breaking the pattern to practice his jumps.

"Looking good," says Phichit. "Especially considering he hasn't skated in competition in almost a year."

"It's amazing, seeing how fast he's getting back into it."

Yuuri glances behind him quickly, then turns back to face the phone's camera and speaks with a lowered voice.

"I'm worried he's not disciplined enough, though."

Victor stumbles off the landing of a quadruple Salchow. He puts a hand on the ice, but quickly recovers and continues to skate.

"What do you mean?"

"He's just used to everything coming naturally, I think. And sometimes it does – but his skating has become unpredictable. Like he'll try a quad he used to be able to do with his eyes literally closed, and when he messes it up sometimes it throws him for a loop. And so he throws himself into it harder next time, instead of trying to improve his technique, so then he's not focused and messes up even more. It's taking a lot for him to get his body back to the level he was at, where it's all just effortless…and his age isn't making that easier."

"Oh wow. It sounds like he's struggling. Yakov must be going crazy."

"He is. He keeps trying to get Victor to buckle down and train – actually train – but whenever Victor does he always keeps stopping to turn and give me pointers when I'm there, or to text me about new combinations he wants me to try if I'm not.

"It sounds like he's having some serious problems focusing – does he not want to come back to skating?"

"No, he does. He's just, well… not used to having to try this hard. And he's worried that his return to skating, and needing more time for his own training than before, is interfering with my career. Which couldn't be farther from the truth – it's only because of him that I'm doing so well. But every time I mess up a jump or let go in a turn during practice, I think he feels unnecessarily guilty. And then I feel guilty when he messes up, because I know I'm distracting him."

Phichit sighs. "That's so sweet of you both. Stupid, but sweet. You have the best luck, Yuuri. You found your soulmate. And here I am with a ripped costume, a grumpy coach, and no love life whatsoever."

"Well I can't really do anything about Celestino and your love life other than give you advice, but you're more than welcome to borrow any of my old costumes if you think one of them will work."

Victor turns and notices that his boyfriend is no longer watching him. He makes his way over to the section of the boards Yuuri is leaning against. Once he's close enough, he wraps his arms around the younger man's torso and rests his chin on his shoulder.

"Hey Phichit!"

"Hey Victor. How's the training coming?"

"It's a work in progress. It's hard, coming back after so long. Even for me." Victor winks. "How are things in Thailand?"

"Awful. Terrible. Horrible. One of my costumes is toast."

"I told him I'd see if one of my old ones would work well with his routine –"

"Take one of mine," interrupted Victor. "I have dozens of old costumes, I'm sure there must be at least one that would work well enough for you."

Phichit's face lights up at this. "Really? You're serious?"

Yakov begins yelling in the background, calling in Russian for Victor to resume his practice. Victor waves his hand dismissively in the direction of the sound.

"Of course. Any friend of Yuuri's is a friend of mine. Even if it's against my best interest to help you, since you'll be skating against us."

He turns to Yuuri and kisses him on the cheek. Yuuri blushes and looks down at his feet, smiling bashfully.

"There's pictures of all of them on my Facebook page, pick one and I'll ship it to you."

"Gahh, thank you thank you thank you! I'll get right on it!"

Victor nods and skates out of frame, calling across the ice to Yakov in Russian.

Yuuri laughs.

"Okay, see you Peach."

"Bye Yuuri! And don't worry about things with Victor – I mean, he's Victor Nikiforov! His skating will come together."

The call is disconnected.