"There's no shame in coming in second," Yuuri said sincerely. "If nothing else it would have just made it even more satisfying when you beat him next year." Because JJ would definitely be the one to beat next year if he got over his Grand Prix nerves.

Yuuri sat back, his hand slipping away from Yuri's as he listened to the other go on. He had always known that Minami had looked up to him but..Yuri? That was unexpected. And it made him feel...he felt honored.

"I felt like such a failure it just seemed like the best thing to do at the time," he admitted before letting out a soft laugh. "I spent the next few months so depressed and then I just got tired of it. I got tired of letting myself sink like that..so I came back."