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[beautiful_monster]

[After a series of texts early that day, Yuri spent the rest of his morning trying valiantly to figure out how to hide his name from the network. There was a very serious matter he needed to ask about, and he didn't want to think of the consequences he'd face if anyone knew he was the one asking.]

What the hell are you supposed to do on a date? A first date if that matters. Something like that has to be special, doesn't it? So...what do people expect? Do you have to dress up? How do you know who pays for everything?

I really don't know anything about this junk so I'll take any advice people have got.

[Viktor would never let him hear the end of this if he knew.]

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[beautiful_monster]

[Yuri shoots him a LOOK, but it really isn't terribly surprising that Viktor figured out what had been going on.]

...He said he loves me.

[fourlevels]

[ Viktor blinks once or twice before his posture relaxes. ]

Oh. He did, huh?

[beautiful_monster]

[He nods and returns his head to his hands, speaking in a hopelessly lost tone.]

But Otabek already... What the hell am I supposed to do?!

[fourlevels]

Wait, has Otabek said it too?

[beautiful_monster]

Well—not that, but he's the one who asked for the date!

[fourlevels]

Oooh ... Do they know about each other?

[beautiful_monster]

I didn't know about either of them until today, Viktor!

[fourlevels]

Well, do they at least know of each other?

[beautiful_monster]

They've met! And Yusuke knows the date is with Otabek, but Otabek doesn't know anything about...any of this.

[fourlevels]

[ Viktor leans back against the couch, one leg laying over the other while he crosses his arms casually. ]

Are you going to tell him?

[beautiful_monster]

[Yuri groans miserably and scrubs his hands over his face and then back into his hair to pull it out of his eyes.]

Yusuke asked if he has a chance, so I have to...

[fourlevels]

... Does he?

[beautiful_monster]

[He can feel that familiar twist in his chest, and the ache is reflected way his brow pinches and his mouth draws in a tight, pained line.]

How the hell am I supposed to answer that before I talk to Otabek?

[fourlevels]

Yura ... [ Viktor's dropped his voice a bit, soft and quiet. ]

How do you feel about him? Or how does he make you feel?

[beautiful_monster]

[There's another sigh, and he slumps back against the couch bonelessly.]

He... I think I like him. [He crosses his arms awkwardly.] I get the same kind of feeling around him as I do with Otabek.

[fourlevels]

So that means you think you like Otabek too?

[beautiful_monster]

Why the fuck do you think I agreed to a date with him?!

[fourlevels]

Because he asked and you had no idea what to do but you didn't want to hurt his feelings?

[beautiful_monster]

[Yuri levels a flatly annoyed look at him.]

If I don't want to do something, I won't. Otabek would've had to understand if I said no.

[fourlevels]

So you're saying you did know what to do and say to him?

[ There's a little spark of teasing that Viktor usually does in that response, his smile a little more jovial in the face of Yuri's irritation. ]

[beautiful_monster]

I—yeah! I did! 'cause I know enough to know what I want.

[Ignore the fact that he doesn't know how to choose between either of these boys.]

[fourlevels]

Then what do you want right now?

[beautiful_monster]

...

[He crosses his arms and looks pointedly away rather than answering him.]

[fourlevels]

... Ah. I think I see now.

[beautiful_monster]

What the hell do you see?