Took a wrong turn somewhere (or is it right?)

[yokunaru]

[When Yuuri wakes up, he's greeted with a pounding headache, the likes of which he's never had before. Opening his eyes gets him an eyeful of cheerful sunlight that sends him whimpering back under the covers. He tries again a few minutes later, just managing to swing his legs over the side of the bed, wincing the whole time.

He freezes when he finally gets a good look at the room. This is...not his hotel room.

The shock is enough to temporarily push back the discomfort and make him jump to his feet. What happened? Where am I? he wonders, when he comes up empty handed after a quick search of the room for his belongings. One hand running through his hair as his panic steadily rises, Yuuri finally starts toward the door, intent on finding answers.]

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[wauuu]

So it'll be extra surprising when you show back up with me on your arm, won't it? [Victor keeps it light, chuckling at the idea. He likes to be surprising, after all]

[yokunaru]

[There's a flicker of a smile this time, Victor managing to pull him out of the cycle of unhappy thoughts.]

Surprising doesn't even cover it. [After a beat, Yuuri chuckles, too.] Yuuko, Nishigori, and their kids would freak out if you showed up in Hasetsu with me. They all actually follow skating, unlike my family.

[wauuu]

I always love to meet fans! [he laughs, knowing it's going to seem odd of them both, but definitely not giving a damn. He wasn't going to let what anybody might say get in the way of his feelings.]

Though falling in love with one is a first.

[yokunaru]

[It's not anything different from what Victor's been telling him already, and yet Yuuri still feels the blush spread across his face and neck, even as he ducks his head with a smile.]

Well...even if my family doesn't follow skating, they probably feel like they know you anyway. After...after seeing all the posters in my room. [Yuuri stammers a little. It's not something he imagined he would ever be saying to Victor himself to tease him.]

[wauuu]

You have posters of me! [it's exclaimed with a laugh, before he huffs with playful indigence]

I want posters of you, I'll have to go on eBay, now.

[yokunaru]

You already know I'm a fan. H-having posters is pretty normal. [He should not be so easily embarrassed after what had happened during the pole dancing lesson, and yet!! Also, he's just casually not going to mention how many posters he actually has pinned up on his walls.]

E-ehhh? [Victor... buying posters of him. Yuuri just can't wrap his mind around it. He waves his hands in front of him frantically, as if that would actually do anything to stop Victor once his mind's made up.] Ah, you probably won't find much online anyway!

[wauuu]

I think it's very cute! I'm not even sure what my posters look like, I've had so many deals over the years from photo shoots. [he'd be so honestly curious to see which were floating around out there, which made it to Yuuri over his nearly ten year career in skating. He puts another bite in his mouth as he grabs his phone, going to pull up eBay literally this exact second]

I don't know, you're bound to have a few out there! Let's see-- Yuuri Katsuki... [you can't stop him now]

[yokunaru]

[Yuuri looks torn--on one hand, he doesn't want Victor to see the extent of his collection. On the other, he could help assuage Victor's curiosity.

Then, he's distracted again, watching with a certain amount of horror as Victor begins his search for Yuuri posters.]

...did you find anything? [Yuuri presses his hands over his mouth, uncertain if he wants to know the answer or not.]

[wauuu]

Ooh, [he coos as he looks through results, clicking on one he found particularly intriguing. It's from a couple years ago, Yuuri having crushed a Japanese competition, showing tons of promise. The deal was local, so the poster had kanji letters across it that Victor couldn't read. Picture itself looked like something Victor would pose for; elegant and artistic. Victor is gleeful to scan it]

I like this one, what does it say? [pushing the phone to Yuuri!]

[yokunaru]

[Yuuri pauses, then gives into his curiosity to peer at the screen. He isn't sure what he's expecting, but he's quick to recognize the picture, surprisingly enough.]

Oh, I remember this photoshoot. [He murmurs, feeling odd as he stares at his own face on the screen. They'd put him in casual clothes and slicked his hair back in the style he always wore for competition. The photographer's team had taken advantage of the Ice Castle's abundance of natural light, the soft glow of golden hour lending Yuuri a sort of mysterious air as he stared off to the side. It almost looks too good to be him, Yuuri decides, though he supposes it's the photographer's job to make him look better than he actually is.]

It says..."Japan's Ace looks to the future". [He sighs, feeling a prickle of dread at the title. With the way he'd skated in the final, Yuuri's more certain than ever that they'd given that title to the wrong person.]

[wauuu]

Japan's Ace is mine, then! [Victor says, gleefully, clicking to buy the poster. He didn't even check the price, so that says something unsurprising given the house they're in.]

Ooh, I should get a frame, what are the dimensions? [Yep, Victor is the type to neatly frame a poster, not just throw it onto a wall. He ends up getting derailed, finding some other posters of Yuuri popping up now as "relevant"]

[yokunaru]

[Yuuri's eyes widen behind his glasses, attention effectively drawn from his own self deprecating thoughts. There really isn't any reason to argue, honestly. It's not like Victor doesn't already know that Yuuri thinks the world of him.

The other thing, though--] Y-you're framing it?

[Asks the person who has a framed picture of Victor on his desk at home.]

[wauuu]

If I'm buying a life sized poster of my new boyfriend, it should be presented nicely. [he laughs, not really knowing where he'd put it, but he'd find space. His house wasn't exactly decorated like a home someone really did much living in. There wasn't much in way of personal touches, aside from some scattered dog toys.]

sneaks back in here

[yokunaru]

Life sized... [Yuuri squeaks out, trying not to imagine a life sized poster of himself hanging in Victor's home somewhere. He tries even harder not to imagine what people would say when they saw such a poster. Especially... if that party with Chris actually happened.

Then again... Yuuri glanced at the walls around them, realizing again just how sparse the decorations were.]

I'm... not going to change your mind on this, am I? [Part of him is resigned to this fate already. Eyes landing on one of Makkachin's squeaky toys on the floor nearby, Yuuri gets a sudden burst of inspiration.] Well, um, if you're going to get a poster of me, you should at least balance it out with putting up more pictures of Makkachin and yourself around here.

[It would add a personal touch, so desperately needed in this space, and maybe provide any guests a distraction from that dreaded poster.]

aw yiss <3

[wauuu]

I do have some decorating to do, I've just never had the time. [he'll look around, considering the blank and blank walls. Not very cozy at all, it looks just like how he bought it....]

We're going to be snowed in, might as well! I have a few framed posters, costumes, and photos just sitting in the garage.

[yokunaru]

[Yuuri perks up.] Oh, yeah! Your old costumes, right? We passed them on the way in earlier.

[He's a bit interested in seeing those posters and photos, too.... fueled by his sudden desire to see what Victor's stored away in his garage, Yuuri goes back to eating with renewed vigor.]

Let's see what we have to work with once we finish eating!

[wauuu]

Looking through them should be fun, I have a few upstairs, too. You saw when I spilled them on the floor for a moment. [he laughs to think about them stuffed away in all corners of the house, this place was a glorified storage unit most of year, he's a little embarrassed that Yuuri is going to realize how neglectful Victor is of his own home. At least they can cozy it up, together.]

Do you have favorites from my old costumes? I could try and remember where I put them, if you remember any you like. [Victor is forgetful, he doesn't even recall his own costume backlog most of the time, but maybe he can have his memory jogged if Yuuri is such a fan]

[yokunaru]

[Very seriously:] I like all of them.

[Yes, even some of the dubious ones that the forums used to argue over. It's Victor's skating that had drawn Yuuri in to begin with, and the skating is still as beautiful no matter what costume Victor's wearing.]

Um, if you're asking about favorites, though... [Yuuri pauses to take a bite of food as he mulls this over.] I...I guess one of mine would be the black one you wore for the Junior World Championships. The one with the mesh and the crystals?

[wauuu]

I know just where that one is! Didn't it spill out in the dance room earlier? Maybe that was a different one. We'll go take a look. [he gets his own past routines mixed up sometimes, not the best memory of them all]

Even if we don't find it right away, I'm sure you won't mind looking through my back catalog. I have suitcases and suitcases of old skates and costumes here.

...somehow I totally missed that even when re-reading...

[yokunaru]

[Yuuri pauses and thinks over everything that happened in the dance room, blushing a little when he remembers how heated things had gotten. Before that, though...]

Oh! [He perks up.] You're right, it was in the suitcase that fell open. We can see what else you have lying around here, too.

I don't know why I remembered it but I DID

[wauuu]

I promise I won't tease you the whole time. [Victor... teases, winking as he says as much]

But your fanboy enthusiasm is too cute to not point out.

[yokunaru]

[For a moment, Yuuri simply eyes him skeptically. Then, he exhales, shaking his head slightly. It's... not so bad, having Victor bring it up, when he actually seems to like it.]

Can't really blame me. [Yuuri says, toying with the dwindling pile of rice in his bowl.] There's a lot to fanboy over.

[wauuu]

[Victor can't help the burst of laughter that causes, which is somehow both boisterous and bashful]

You're too flattering! I'm prideful enough, you're only fueling the fire.

[yokunaru]

[Seeing Victor laugh only makes Yuuri grin, the spark of embarrassment much more mild than it was the first time his fanboy tendencies got brought up.]

It's almost like you want me to find something to complain about.

[wauuu]

I'm not perfect! I appreciate that I've kept up the illusion, though. [he chuckles, finishing his every bit of his delectable meal before moving to rinse the bowl off in the sink. He'll leave it there, not wanting to clean up right away, with Yuuri goading him to go look through his old collections.]