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]

I can't wait! Just ask if you need something you can't find. [Victor will grin, going to open the cabinet with the pots and pans, so Yuuri can find whatever he might need. Other than that, he's just curiously milling around, trying not to be in the way, but wanting to watch.]

Is this a family recipe?

[yokunaru]

Yeah, I learned it from my mom. It's called katsudon. [Yuuri replies in the absent minded way of someone who's trying to split his attention between several things at once. He goes on tip toes to pull a couple of pans out of the cabinet. Setting those aside on the counter, Yuuri throws a smile at Victor over his shoulder.]

I still think hers taste way better than any I've made so far. Maybe because I grew up eating her cooking. [There's a moment of shy hesitation.] Um, mine tastes decent, but you should try my mom's if you're in Japan...

[Is he trying to invite Victor to the family onsen in a very roundabout way? Yes...yes, he is. He isn't sure where this thing of theirs is going to go, but Yuuri would like to think it could end up lasting for some time. So he hopes.]

[wauuu]

[Victor leans his butt against the cabinet counter, looking to one side to watch Yuuri. His legs at out at an angle, weight on his heels and arms crossed. Like a puppy that couldn't quite hear, his head tilts with a perked up expression]

Ooh, am I invited to stay with you, sometime? That sounds divine!

[yokunaru]

Yes, if you'd like to. [Yuuri says faintly, clutching one of the pans in front of him like a shield before he realizes what he's doing.

Quickly, he sets it down on the counter with the rest of the things he'll pulled out.]

I think my parents would really like to meet you. [Yuuri looks up from where he's pulling out the bag of rice they'd purchased earlier.] I mean, we're... d-dating now, and you've really been looking out for me since the banquet.

[wauuu]

Ever taken a boyfriend home, Yuuri?

[yokunaru]

[He pauses in the middle of measuring the grains out, hiding his face when he ducks his head slightly.]

Um. I haven't taken anyone home before.

[Is that too pathetic? It's one thing to lack sexual experience, and another to have no experience in dating whatsoever...]

[wauuu]

Oh, do your parents know you're gay? [are you gay, Yuuri, he just assumed until now.....]

[yokunaru]

[While he's never broached the subject with them... in a flash of self-awareness, Yuuri realizes that they might have drawn a conclusion on their own. It'd be hard to miss the way he'd plastered his room's walls with posters of Viktor, after all.

He coughs.] I... I haven't said anything to them, but I think they might have guessed.

[wauuu]

Hahaa! I don't think I've ever had to properly come out, either. People have always assumed, with me.

[yokunaru]

I know. [He says without thinking, remembering the many articles that had speculated the very fact. Not to mention the sex tape that had leaked ages ago--which, oh god, he really shouldn't be thinking about at all when Victor is standing right there.

His ears redden as he hastily busies himself with the preparations again.]

A-anyway! The point is, they wouldn't be surprised.

[wauuu]

Well, that's easy! When I come to visit you, they won't think it too strange.

Though, maybe it will be, if they know you've been a fan.

[yokunaru]

[The silence on Yuuri's end is a big giveaway on its own.]

They... definitely know about that, too.

[wauuu]

They'll probably be impressed! Here you managed to snag your idol as your first boyfriend. [At least Victor thinks this is all very fun and cute]

[yokunaru]

[Yuuri laughs, finally, still amazed that Victor doesn't think any of this is weird. He turns toward Victor now, shaking his head.]

It's not impressive--just... lucky, I think. [Lucky that he'd somehow caught Victor's eye at all.] They knew I was hoping to meet you at the Grand Prix Final, except no one imagined it would turn out this way.

[wauuu]

Luck sounds so pointless. Fated is nicer, I think. More romantic! [Victor's smile is so warm to meet Yuuri's, glad the man wasn't hiding in on himself at every turn.]

Whichever, I'm pleased it happened.

[yokunaru]

Fated... [That implies that they were meant to meet, and not just in the way of competitors on the same ice.

Yuuri's lips curl up into a smile.]

I like that, too. It makes me think that, even if I stayed here because of bad circumstances, things turned out for the better.

[wauuu]

Fated sounds like a Disney movie! Lucky makes me think of a gambling bet in Las Vegas. [Victor laughs]

Though maybe the latter also works. What with all the poledancing that's happened..

[yokunaru]

[Yuuri laughs along with him.] Why not a mix of the two? [Now that Victor's poledanced along with him, Yuuri doesn't feel as much embarrassment or need to hide his face.]

Besides, Disney movies usually have happy endings... [He trails off, trying not to look too hopeful. Would it be too presumptuous to want things to work out between them so soon already? This is so out of his usual comfort zone, Yuuri doesn't even know what he should expect anymore.]

[wauuu]

[oh no, Yuuri, you set it up and he can't resist]

We'll have plenty opportunities for happy endings. [zing!]

[yokunaru]

[At first, there's only puzzlement on his face, his eyes narrowed at Victor in his confusion. There's nothing wrong with the sentence itself, but something about the way Victor had said it makes Yuuri think he's missed something. It takes him another second, but it finally clicks.

He gasps, like he's scandalized.] Victor. You--you know what I meant!

[But he's laughing a moment later, so maybe not that scandalized.]

[wauuu]

That took you a while! [he'll just be laughing louder, whoops, Yuuri's innocence making another cute appearance.]

[yokunaru]

Hey, I got it in the end. [Yuuri protests, though without any real heat. Though he'd picked up a few things from the internet along the way, Yuuri knows that he'd be a lot less familiar with these things if it weren't for Phichit and his sister teasing him.

Feigning annoyance, Yuuri reaches over and gives Victor's chest a pointed jab.] I'm not sure if I should be cooking for you if you're just going to laugh at me.

[wauuu]

Ooh, my apologies, honey. [nothing will ever stop him from laughing at you, Yuuri.....]

[yokunaru]

["Honey". The endearment makes Yuuri pink up, eyes widening for a brief moment, though he doesn't drop the annoyed expression.]

Hmm that didn't sound very sincere. I'm not sure if I believe you. [Joking around with Victor like this gives him a surge of confidence. Yuuri raises his brows expectantly, even as he lets his hand rest on Victor's chest instead of poking him again.]

[wauuu]

Now, now, Yuuri, [Victor will reach forward and put both hands to Yuuri's shoulders, rubbing them gently with his thumbs] in Russia, many people say honey is a cure for any illness.