"I know you're nervous about what you can do for me, but I just so happen to like your 'fumbling' as a coach. You don't just tell me what to do. You work with me and allow me to make my own decisions. That alone gives me so much more pride and joy in my performances. Besides, a record is only proof of a good day. I might've had a winning season, but you had winning years, in all your competitions. If I'm ever going to get to your level of continuous wins and prove I have what it takes to stay at the top, who better to lead me there than the only one who knows what it takes. Besides, I still have to win more consecutive gold medals than you if I ever hope to be able to officially propose. I said it out loud in front of everyone. I can't take it back now."

Victor winked and Yuuri felt himself turn into a puddle of goo. Victor is going to run my life with that face.

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"Hey, Yuuri? I know it was never intended for an actual performance, but I may or may not have brought your old outfit along, and I may or may not have had a similar one made for me, so...can I use it for my exhibition skate?"

"Will you ever not do something surprising and unexpected?"

"Nope!"

"Okay, okay. I'll talk to some people about getting us some private practice time. I'm assuming you don't want anyone to see beforehand?"

"Nope!"

"How are you such a perpetual ball of energy?"

"I don't know, but I'm your ball of energy!"

"You're weird...but I love you."

"I love you too Yuuri~!"

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"The men's singles gold medalist, Russia's Victor Nikiforov. His exhibition is the free program of his coach, last year's 'Stay by Me'."

There's a place you just can't reach unless you have a dream too large to bear alone. We call everything on the ice 'love'.

See You Next Level!

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