viktorymaker

Was it for your father? Amazing! My father doesn't text. It took him years to figure out mobile phones

But I'm not that much of a stranger anymore, am I?

( He doesn't know what to make of this text in particular. Viktor doesn't generally talk to him often, or enough that he can banish a certain sense of unease; just as quick to follow, a sense of curiosity and anticipation. Curiosity has to win out, the rest getting shoved down and locked away the best that he can. He's too used to disappointment. Viktor is not, as it turns out, one of the people he feels won't disappoint him if he has expectations; carefully, Yuri tries to keep himself from forming many past what his eyes tell him. Viktor is into Yuuri; Viktor loves his dog; Viktor is charming; Viktor is capriciously kind.

Not cruel, but blunt. Not inconsiderate, but not emotionally available. He's not meant to be. He's an accomplished man from a young age, and someone that Yuri respects even if he's unsure what else to make of him, depending.

So he knows he'll be stopping by Viktor's office after classes that day, still wearing his ballet shoes. He raps his knuckles on the door, small towel draped around his neck, his backpack and bag left in a heap by his office. )

Vitya?

( Curious, and trying very hard to keep that curiosity neutral in nature. )

Did I forget something here last week or something?

I do not know if it bothers me.... I don't think that it looks back but I'm worried that people might think that I'm weird

ok, I'll try. hopefully the English won't be too difficult... I still have to go to school and everything. it just takes a little bit longer for me to be able to read everything?

No one will think that you're weird. Everyone loves you, Anya.

Think of it this way. Now you speak two languages! Or three? Anyway, you'll get the hang of English again in no time. I'm sure of it

[ "Just believe in yourself" or "Fake it till you make it," basically. Take your pick! ]

[ When Viktor is behind closed doors, he's usually busy with something, but he never says what it is unless asked (and sometimes not even then). This time, however, Yuri can easily recognize the telltale signs of a workout. At least this is something he won't have to wonder about!]

Yura! Great timing.

[ Viktor takes a couple of steps back as he speaks, turning on his heel to walk up to the stereo. He pauses the song that is currently playing and picks up the impossibly adorable cat plush. ]

You didn't forget anything. This arrived earlier today.

[ And then he tosses it at its theoretical rightful owner without giving him a heads-up-- Viktor has full confidence in Yuri's reflexes. ]

mine prefers to call, but when i'm busy, i text back to let him know i saw.

i suppose you aren't entirely a stranger now, though, since you're someone i definitely wouldn't mind hearing more from.

well, you're certainly not lucy. getting really tired of having to resend these things.

it sounds better out of context, promise. one of the roommates picked up a cat, and we're working out the plan for this.

and the arm thing is theoretical. probably.

Oh? Now I'm torn between suggesting we text each other more often and inviting you out for coffee.

[ He's doing floorwork while he texts. ]

Edited 2017-03-21 04:28 (UTC)

Haha, I'm definitely not a Lucy! My name's Viktor. But this kind of thing has been happening a lot lately, right? It hasn't happened to me but I've received messages like that

Probably?! 🙀🙀🙀

[ Note: It hasn't happened to him YET. You'll get one of those with secret included as soon as this thread advances a bit more! ~~BTW I forgot to apologize for my disappearance last week I'M SORRYhsjddksjh~~ ]

and what would be the matter with both?

As far as I'm concerned? None whatsoever ✨

then consider it an invitation to both. ♥

[oh! it's probably a good sign that he is getting waved and smiled at, right? prompto returns the gesture, except it doesn't seem to be going anywhere, and he faintly wonders if mr nikiforov is an oblivious type of person]

[he raises his portfolio, a black-cover thing, and then takes out his camera]

[maybe this will remind viktor what he may be here for today?]

[ He doesn't get it right away, but he does soon enough! And then he raises a hand, like he's telling Prompto to wait, and leaves the room. Less than a minute after this, the door opens with a buzz and a click.

...If Prompto doesn't come in, Viktor will go to the door himself. But surely Viktor is the only oblivious one here, right? ]

OK! You tell me when you want to get that coffee, your work hours seem stricter than mine. So I'll make the time to see you 😉

What do you do, by the way?

[Don't worry about it! I wasn't exactly prompt myself, haha.]

name's freya. and don't sweat it, it's not half as dramatic as it sounds.

[moment of truth, really. it never was something she could predict, when people asked what she did.]

i'm a medical examiner, actually. i work for the city in that capacity.

[prompto's nothing short of observant, and he's grinning soon as he notices viktor's going up and about, he waits excitedly by the door until it buzzes open. he steps inside, making sure to close it carefully (not realising it's one of those automatic doors that close slowly on their own), and steps forward.]

Hi, mister Nikiforov! It's Prompto! Sorry for coming unannounced!

I wasn't really worried to be honest, drama can be fun. Cleaning up after a cat doesn't sound like fun though

[ Oh, that's an interesting job! But it also makes him think of things he doesn't want to think about. Like some memories. And his private investigator job. Which he's been neglecting. A lot. A fact that might also get him in trouble if he doesn't do anything about it soon.

Anyway, he's blocking that train of thought like yesterday. He's curious about Grell's job, though. ]

Wow, that sounds busy! Is it? You're the first person I meet who does that

it depends on what you define as busy. i don't see as many people as a doctor who works in a clinic, but there's more than enough to keep a person fully occupied for the whole of her shift. a lot of the time it's much more mundane than television makes it out to be, but i wouldn't deny it's work that requires you to think.

you've got the more glamorous job by far. i've always admired those who could dance well.

That's not a problem. Not now that I saw you, anyway! It's not a business day, so I wasn't expecting anyone to drop by.

[ He picks up his mug from the receptionist's desk as he says this. It's a modern glass desk, where a mug with a cute paws design clearly didn't belong. The CD stays there for now, though. ]

It's been a while. How have you been?

Getting better.

[after his... embarrassing (and accidental!) post on the network. he walks on closer towards the desk and carefully puts down his portfolio, hands atop it in some gesture of nervousness towards his work.]

I don't mean to assume, but it sounds like you've been doing fine yourself. Nice cup, by the way.

( To be fair, his deepest thoughts about what Viktor does behind closed doors have usually been, "I don't want to know." It's... unlikely to change anytime soon, unless it's Yuri's career on Viktor's desk, and Yuri himself on the far side of that formidable door.

Yuri frowns, squinting at Viktor, then as abruptly jerking his head back as he sees the plush. He reacts like Viktor expects when he tosses the cat his way; there's a sense of possessive rightness Yuri feels bloom under his breastbone as he catches the cat.

As abruptly, he throws it away, pulling his hands back and...

... backing out the door. )

Why the hell do you have one of those too?!

( He doesn't like the fact the cat feels right in his hands, like it should be his. He hasn't liked it in any instance. That he himself looks a bit like a scalded cat as he hovers out in the hall escapes his notice: he's staring down at the plush before determinedly looking away, focusing on Viktor to exclude the adorable stuffed creature from his immediate line of sight. )

Loves me...? Ah, even if that's true, that's a kindness that I'm not sure I deserve... and even then, will that keep them from thinking I'm weird? It's scary...

Knowing more languages is interesting... but still odd. But it is good to be optimistic, maybe?

[that's the vibe she's getting from viktor anyway]

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