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7 years.
It’s been 7 years since that day when Victor Nikiforov left Yuuri and Yurio.
It’s been 7 years and yet…
Yuuri sighed as he looked at Yurio, his and Victor’s adopted son. In truth, Victor was the one who suggested that they adopt a kid on their first year anniversary together. In their first year together they were like the most beautiful family until that day 7 years ago when Victor just came home and sat Yuuri down in their couch as he sent Yurio to bed early as he said those five words that Yuuri wished he could forget, “I can’t do this anymore”
Yurio had been three years old then, his young mind cannot understand why he woke up without his Daddy Yuuri and Papa Victor beside him and why is it that when he walked out of their bedroom, his Daddy Yuuri hugged him like there’s no tomorrow as tears kept pouring out of his already puffy eyes. That day, the usually happy kid cried… cried not because he’s hurt or sad but because someone he loves is crying.
Everyday since then, Yurio asked his Daddy Yuuri when his Papa Victor will come back until one day, six months after he left when Yuuri accidentally changed the channel to one showing Victor in a popular talk show.
MC: So, Victor, tell us… everyone knew that you and retired figure skater Yuuri Katsuki decided to end your marriage some months ago… tell us… tell us!!! Is it because you realized that you really liked women after all?? Is it because… there’s lack of bed action? (Everyone laughs)
In Victor’s defense, Yuuri noted, he looked uncomfortable answering that question but his flustered expression only lasted for about a minute until he saw Victor wear his usual camera mask and laughed with mirth alongside the MC and audiences as he heard him reply:
Victor: Oh… it’s as you think. ( confirming none and just letting the media think how they want to think – which hurt Yuuri more)
“He could just say it” he mumbled a few seconds after. Yuuri didn’t know when he started crying but he noticed when Yurio started getting quiet. Yurio was excited to see Victor so much that he jumped up and down the sofa as he declared that his ‘Papa Victor is famous’ as he almost drag Yuuri to sit down and watch with him. He saw the kid tense as they both heard the MC ask:
MC: Which reminds me… didn’t you and Yuuri adopt a kid before? You looked like the perfect family then? Who got custody of the kid?
If anyone would ask Yuuri now, he wished he could turn back time so that he could turn off the TV then because what happened broke Yuuri’s heart… by breaking Yurio’s as he heard Victor answer:
Victor: Adopting was Yuuri’s idea, honestly. So it was only natural that he got to keep the brat right?
Since then, the kid lost his smile.