Pandora drew day 2's prompt: party. In this part, Yuri is recently turned 16 and JJ is 19.
The first time Yuri realises that he might not hate JJ's guts as much as he says he does is at Viktor and Yuuri's engagement party.
He fidgets uncomfortably, tugging on his too-tight tie, sighing quietly to himself, and listens to Giorgi and Yakov talking without really caring about the words (because Giorgi never says anything particularly relevant and Yakov has done nothing but complain about the heat all day). Eventually growing irritated enough to leave, he slips away, thinking maybe he'll look for something to eat. He skirts around the edge of the room, gazing at the small – or sometimes larger – clusters of people he passes. Brows furrow over his green eyes as he notices someone with his back to him: dark-haired and broad, his shoulders (along with other parts of him) filling out his navy suit comfortably. He's chatting animatedly with Chris and Yuri's eyes continue to rake over him... until he turns around.
Yuri suppresses a groan. I was not just checking out JJ, no way in hell...
He doesn't have much time for denial, however, because a smiling JJ grabs him with a strong arm around his shoulders and drags him into the circle of conversation.
"Yuri," he says, his tone warm, but Yuri feels hot, too hot in JJ's grip, and it's making his insides feel weird. "We were just wondering what the happy couple might like as wedding gifts but Chris took the best idea already!"
"It felt appropriate to give to them," grins Chris. "That pole brought them together."
"So now I don't know what to get them," continues JJ, "but you know them pretty well, little Yuri – maybe you can help me out?"
He fixes Yuri with a cheery blue-eyed gaze, his face much too close to Yuri, who can feel himself turning red.
"How should I know?" he almost growls. He ducks out of JJ's grip, hair getting mussed at the back but he doesn't really care. "Get them a mirror so they can watch themselves kissing all day!"
He folds his arms and walks away, wanting to get some air.
What business does that shithead have looking that good in a suit?!