That time is here again ladies and gentleman, for yet another Victuuri fluff fest! Comments are appreciated!- Purecinnamonbun
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Yuuri hummed to himself as he wiped down the counter, picking up plants to clean beneath them, and then putting them back down again.
"Yuuri, I'm heading upstairs to start cooking!" Phichit called from the back room.
"Okay!" Yuuri called back, smiling. The store would be closed soon, and he and Phichit would have their weekly movie night. This time it was Phichit's pick, and he'd decided that they should rewatch the King and the Skater.
Because it's not like they'd done that a million times already.
Listening to Phichit run up the stairs two at a time to their apartment above the shop, Yuuri put his rag away, and started walking over to the door to lock it.
Just in time to be hit in the face when it came flying open.
Yuuri landed sprawled, clutching his nose. As he raised his head to see what had caused his abrupt reunion with the floor, his breath caught in his throat.
Thinking about it, being on the floor wasn't so bad. It was easier than getting up and talking to the Most Beautiful Man In The World (Yuuri had already trademarked it, as he was sure that visions of this man would be filling his head for weeks.)
"I'm so sorry I- Whoah." Beautiful Man stopped his speech and stared at Yuuri.
Yuuri felt uncomfortable, and began to stand up, when the Most Beautiful Man In The World suddenly snapped out of it, and rushed over to help Yuuri, throwing apologies out left and right.
Yuuri's brain was still unable to function, so he just looked at him dumbly and then walked over to the counter.
"S'alright." Yuuri managed, his voice cracking slightly because damn "What do you need?"
"Have you got any recommendations for house plants? I've wanted to brighten up my living space a bit lately. Oh, and it can't be toxic for dogs. I have my little Makkachin to look after."
"Erm, yes. Okay. I'll just, er, get you one right now."
Yuuri tried to ignore the fact that Beautiful Man was staring at him intensely. He probably had something on his face again. Maybe that was fate's way of telling him that he shouldn't have had that bowl of Katsudon last night.
Mentally berating himself for standing still too long, Yuuri reached over, and put down a simple Orchid.
"Here. It's non-toxic for dogs. Water it often, but try not to get any water on the leaves."
"Thanks!"
Yuuri expected the man to pay, take his plant, and leave. But even after placing his money on the counter, Beautiful Man just stood there. Smiling at Yuuri.
After ten seconds passed of them just staring at each other, Yuuri decided that if this continued, he'd spontaneously combust. Phichit would find his smouldering ruins, and his gravestone would say 'Cause of death- being stared at by an attractive man.'
"I'm Yuuri." Yuuri told the man, proud of his ability to not stutter gormlessly.
Beautiful Man smiled (Was his smile in the shape of an actual heart?)
"Nice to meet you Yuuri! My name is Victor, but you can call me Vitya, 'kay?"
"I think I'll stick with Victor." Yuuri muttered under his breath.
After another ten seconds of weirdly staring at each other, Victor ruffled Yuuri's hair (what?) and left.
Yuuri was left standing there like an idiot, only to be interrupted by Phichit shaking his shoulders.
"That time I didn't even have to force you to talk to a potential Mr Katsuki! Great job, Yuuri!"
"Wait, what?" Yuuri blinked at Phichit "N-no. he's just a customer. Who I stared at. Because um…ah.. Plants?"
"Plants. Really Yuuri? Even I can come up with a better excuse on the spot than you. Anyway, it's time you got a date! Your last one was years ago! Why did you dump Minami, anyway?"
"Months, Phichit. And Minami wanted me to choose between him and Katsudon." Yuuri paused momentarily, staring off into the distance. "I think about him sometimes when I eat Katsudon."
"But Yuuuuuuuriiiiiiiiiii!"
"No Phichit, I'm not asking Victor out on a date. Now will you just leave me alone!"
"Urgh, fiiiiiiiiiineeeee. But don't blame me if you die alone because you never spoke to anyone. But to make it up to me, you have to make the popcorn tonight."
"Make what up to you? And we don't even have any popcorn!"
"Then you'd better use those pretty little legs and jog on down to the corner shop to get some, shouldn't you?"
"Phichiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit"
Victor leaned back with a flourish in his fluorescent pink convertible, chattering into his phone, a huge smile taking over his face.
"Chris! I found that boy from the party a few months ago!"
"Finally. You've only called me about him four times these past three days. I was beginning to think you forgot about him." Chris said back in a sarcastic monotone.
"Ha ha Chris. On a completely unrelated note, how would you feel about having a few free plants sent over to you?"
"Why?" Chris sounded suspicious.
"No reason. I just feel like I'll end up with a surplus of them over the next few days."
First chapter finished! Fun fact, the title for this was actually going to be
'Five times Yuuri was a complete and utter idiot and didn't realise that Victor was blatantly hitting on him, plus the one time he wasn't a completely oblivious numbskull'.
I decided it was too long though.
