Yuuri made a thoughtful sound as he came out of the twirl, skating backwards now as he tilted his head with an innocent look on his face. Well, as innocent as he could muster. He still looked and felt tired--emotionally drained--but he didn't want to dwell on that.

They would make this work.

"It has to be even harder knowing you have to try and beat me this year," he murmured, lips quirking, starting to pull into something of a smile as he squeezes Victor's hand. "It's alright if you're scared, Vitya."