AN PLEASE READ
Okay guys, I suggest you read this on AO3 ( same fic name ) because
1. Fanficiton app messes up the formatting and I have to reformat the HTML AND it clumps random words together for some reason
2. Chapters get uploaded faster there, as it's such a pain to upload on ff that I end up procrastinating
3. You can see my thoughts in the wonderful notes system, and it's possible to interact directly with you guys with the comment feature, so it's easier to hear your great ideas there.
This fic has art, which you can see on mistart . tumblr . com. ( remove spaces ). Follows would be appreciated.
Also, many of you said that this is a fresh take on the character personalities, or they are different, and I would like to ask, how? I want to make sure this doesn't veer in OOC territory.
Yuuri walked in a daze, not bothering to notice his surroundings. He still couldn't believe that he had bumped into Viktor Nikiforov, slash that,the Viktor Nikiforov, and had managed not to make a complete fool of himself.
Well, he hoped so anyway. He did crash into him like an idiot and has to trouble him further in the cafe ( the fact that the skater had to bring him to a cafe was embarrassing enough, the only saving grace being that Viktor was going there anyway ) as the menu had been in Cyrillic.
He smiled fondly as he remembered that. Viktor's ("Yuuri! What's up with this ? It makes me feel old! …I am not that old, am I?") eyes had lighted up and he had proceeded to explain each dish in detail. He had not expected him to be so...open and childlike.
They had shared pictures of their dogs with each other, and conversation flowed freely over breakfast. Yuuri could not have thought a scenario like this in all the times he had imagined meeting Viktor.
He really hoped that the man wasn't inconvenienced by him and was just being polite. He didn't want to give Viktor any trouble. The thought had merit, Viktor was known for how courteously he treated his fans. Maybe that's what happened? Viktor was heading to get breakfast anyway, and decided to take him along?
Although the man didn't seen like he was just being polite…and Yuuri knew his own anxiety and how it twisted his good memories. He decided to not mention the incident to anyone though, just in case Viktor was doing all that out of good manners. He didn't want to embarrass himself after all, claiming that Viktor Nikiforov was a friend.
Mind made up, he walked to his room, only to find Phichit standing outside the door. Said boy turned towards him when he heard footsteps, and grinned.
He skipped towards him. "Yuuri! I was looking for you! Where did you go off to?"
"A-ah, I just went to get some breakfast. Were you looking for me?"
"Yep!", he said, popping the p. "Let's go the rink Yuuri! Come on!"
Yuuri laughed. "Yes yes, I am coming!" Phichit was as energetic as always. If it was him in the finals, he would have been a nervous mess right now.
And done.
Phichit broke into a wide smile. He had ran through his long programme once as a practice and he could proudly say that it went well. He stumbled a bit during the triple Axel and his quad toe loop - his only quad, but the rest of the skate went well enough.
He hoped that he could perform the programme perfectly today during the free skate. Soft applause brought him out of his musings. Yuuri was looking at him with happiness and admiration.
"Phichit! You were amazing! I know you would be great in the finals!"
Phichit smiled even wider and skated over to the barrier ( Yuuri had not brought his skates, and the rink was a private area for practice so there were no rentals. Phichit lamented at the fact. ), hugging Yuuri tightly in thanks.
He got off the ice, putting on his skate guards. Ciao ciao had warned him not to expend too much energy before the actually event. He turned to Yuuri and gave a grin. Interrogation didn't need much energy.
"Um...Phichit?" Yuuri asked nervously. "Why are giving me that evil mastermind look which is usually followed by rapid fire questions?"
"Because you have been glancing at the door every five minutes and I want to know why."
Yuuri's face was always extremely expressive, and now it was cycling through nervousness, surprise, guilt and settled on nervousness again. Phichit felt like he could write a whole thesis on Yuuri's various expressions.
"W-what do you mean? I haven't been- it's just that- uhh…"
"None of that bullshit Yuuri, spill the beans."
Yuuri gave a resigned sigh. "I was just wondering if Viktor Nikiforov would come through… since we are at the rink after all."
Phichit's eyes lit up with understanding. Knowing Yuuri, he really should have thought that sooner. He laughed a little. "I should have known! Maybe I should make changes to my 'you bump Into Viktor in the hall and enchant him' plan to 'meet in the rink and it's love at first sight'."
"Please Phichit, no." Strange, Yuuri's nervous look depended further when he told about the hallway thing. He opened his mouth to ask that, when the automatic doors to the rink slid open.
Both of them swiveled their heads towards it, half expecting it to be the man of the hour himself. Instead, it turned out to be the Swiss skater, Christophe.
They greeted him, Yuuri politely and he energetically. Even though it was not Nikiforov, Giacometti was a great skater and a fun person to spend time with, if his fabulous Instagram photos were anything to go by.
"You've got good taste, Viktor." Christophe commented when they were in the back room, waiting for their turn. Viktor was to go last and he myself was before Viktor, so they had ample time to discuss Viktor's latest, ah,obsession.
Viktor smiled the thousand watt smiles that his fans loved ( too much, some might say ). "I told you! He's amazing! He's so sweet and so polite Christophe! And he's certainly easy on the eyes. Oh eyes! His chocolate brown eyes are so pretty Christophe, I could go on and on!"
"As you're doing now," Christophe remarked drily. Viktor had the gall go pout. He did not give the man a chance to speak further about his crush. "Although you're not wrong. I didn't speak much to him so I don't know about the rest, but he is handsome, in the adorable bunny way. I think the man could be quite hot too, if given the chance. Hmm…"
"Christophe! You better not be planning to steal him!"
Christophe snorted. "You would need to have him first for me to steal, you know. Oh for god's sake, don't give me that look. I assure you, I am quite happy with my man."
Viktor laughed. "That's true I guess. Glad to know you are not after the sweet little bunbun."
Christophe groaned. He could not believe this manchild sometimes. Already giving cheesy nicknames?
Phichit relaxed from his pose and picked up a master plushie from the many things thrown on the ice, moving to the kiss and cry, where Ciao Ciao and Yuuri ( he finally convinced him to join him there ) were sitting.
His coach clapped him on the back and Yuuri hugged him lightly. They both offered their compliments before waiting for the score.
"And we have received the score for Phichit Chulanont from Thailand, who got a score of 186.93! That makes his total as 262.07!"
Phchit wooped. It put him above Michele Crispino, which means that he won't be last in his first finals. He didn't expect to be ranked above 4th ( let's keep this realistic, Nikiforov, Giacometti and Altin or Cao Bin would take the top 3 ), so he was satisfied knowing that he won't be dead last.
After all, this was his first! There would be many more to come!
After they got his results, he and Yuuri moved to the seats to watch the others. They had really amazing programmes, his favourite being Christophe's saucy skate ( the man really could turn on that appeal damn ) and Yuuri's being Otabek's.
Until now, that is. Because it would soon be Nikiforov's turn, Giacometti was nearly finished. He had no doubt that the Russian would blow all other programmes out of the water.
Ah yes, he could spot him coming out of the door. The man looked as dashing as always, garbed in a fuschia prince like outfit. Just when he thought he couldn't be anymore like a real life prince, he appears wearing that.
Hold on. Why was he climbing up to the seats? Even if Chris was his best friend, he could have watched him better from the rink side. And anyway, his turn was coming up. He shouldn't be up here.
And was he walking over to where they were seated? Phichit couldn't believe it. There were many other places he could sat ( like somewhere closer to the stairs ) so why?
He moved his hand to tap Yuuri' shoulder - as he was still engrossed in Christophe's performance ( and was blushing violently ) - when his eyes met Nikiforov's. The man put a finger to his lips and nodded his head in Yuuri's direction.
Phichit pursed his mouth. He did know what was going on, but if this was Yuuri's chance, then so be it. He would sacrifice the opportunity to give Yuuri the surprise of his lifetime.
( why was Nikiforov coming here anyway? He had his money on 'Christophe told me about this charming person he met while skating and I wanted to check him out because I fell in love' )
Oh god, he couldn't wait to see Yuuri's reaction when his long time idol approached him. This was going to be good.
Viktor stood behind Yuuri's seat and leaned down to whisper in his ear. Phichit couldn't hear clearly since he was on the other side, but he was sure that he said 'Yuuri' dragging out the u.
Yuuri jumped and whirled towards his left. Viktor smiled from where his head was resting on Yuuri's shoulder.
"V-Viktor! What are you doing here!?" Yuuri yelped in surprise, flustered at the closeness.
Huh?That was it? Phichit didn't get it. How could Yuuri be so calm when meeting his idol? And calling him by his first name? On first meeting? There's definitely something up.
Nikiforov straightened and and smiled wide. "For a good luck hug!" He said it as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. Phichit really didn't understand. This was looking more and more suspicious.
Although to his credit, Yuuri looked confused too. "Eh!? Good luck hug? Viktor what- I can't- I mean…"
Whoa, that was some kicked puppy expression right there. Phichit idly wondered how many seconds it was before Yuuri caved in. One. Two. Three.
"Please?" Oh god, that pout was even better than his own.
Seven. Eight.
Yuuri smiled hesitantly. "Ahh, if you really want to then...okay." He stood up leaned over the chair to give Nikiforov a hug. The man's eyes lit up ( puppyish behaviour intensifies, Phichit noted ) and he glomped Yuuri eagerly.
Wow, with how he was holding on the Yuuri you would think he had never been hugged before. How did he ever convince the world that he was cool and collected? All Phichit saw was a puppy eager for affection.
( it seems that owners are like their pets rather than pets being like their owners, in the case of one Viktor Nikiforov )
They finally untangled and after flashing Yuuri one last smile, Viktor went down for his free skate.
Yuuri turned around and met his eyes. "Ahhh, this was..um…"
"Something you'd like to tell me Yuuri?"
Yuuri fidgeted and then sighed resignedly. "The thing is, you know when I went to get breakfast this morning, well it seems like you have talent in seeing the future because ah, I kinda bumped into Viktor, like literally bumped into him, and Phichit stop looking like that you're scaring me yeah thanks for looking human again, umm, so where was I?"
And out came the whole story. Phichit declared it fan fiction worthy.
Figure Skating Forum
Grand Prix Finals Viktor Nikiforov
Vitya22 [ creator ]
Guys was it just me or was Victor's FS different this time
The vibe just felt different I dunno how to explain
IceQueenOnly17
Yeah I get you it happier somehow
Dewdroppyyyy
I don't get it his song is about longing but when he performs it more happily his PCS gets higher? Shouldn't it be lower cause it's a sad song about lost love or something
Niki_V
Yeah exactly I don't get that too
VikkyNiki
I think it went higher because his longing actually felt more concrete? I mean it kind of always felt vague like 'Viktor what are you longing for' but now it feels like Viktor finally longs for love
SkateBladezzz
FUCK YOU HIS FS WAS ALWAYS PERFECT WHAT IS THIS VAGUE SHIT BITCH
VikkyNiki
Dude what? It's my opinion, so suck it
Vitya22 [ creator ]
Please don't fight or you will get kicked out of this forum
Chrisbitch
imo VikkyNiki is onto something. Even if it was happier or felt like it represents the song better. I was getting this feeling of a person in love watching him, and the longing is still there, the love it, so yeah. It did get better.
ColdLikeIce4
But who is the mystery man though
VNFan
This is like Chris's mystery guy all over again
OPSkating
We don't even know if there is a mystery man
We don't even know if it's even a man
Vitya22 [ creator ]
OPSkating you must be new here Viktor's sexuality is known to everyone XD
Also anyone who wants to discuss mystery man ( yes also debates about whether he exists or not ) can GO HERE
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