[Yuuri absentmindedly scratches Makkachin behind the ears when he comes back to them, tail wagging.]

Yakov, really? [There's no hiding his surprise, and Yuuri blushes, hoping that didn't sound too rude.] Um, I don't mean anything by it, he just looks so stern whenever I see him. I heard him yelling at the other Yuri in the lobby, too.