I have a question about umfbamha, when victor didn’t want to get on the ice after the scandal what did yakov say to get him to skate? I know this is random ahaha
This is an extract from ‘Of Bright Stars and Burning Hearts’ that explains Viktor’s side of that whole scene:
“Vitya, get on the ice,” Yakov told him as murmuring began to fill the stadium, the crowds restless and confused as Viktor stayed exactly where he was, at the mouth of the rink but refusing to step out to perform.
Viktor stood his ground, refusing to move as he continued to search for Yuuri and Yakov growled in frustration, looking concerned.
“Viktor, get on the ice,” he said again, louder this time although the words were still almost drowned out by the crowds and their native language gave them some sense of privacy. Viktor just laughed, the sound feeling bitter in his throat.
“Do you really think I care about skating now?” he shot back, making the words as biting as he could. Yakov might have dragged him here expecting Viktor to skate but it was the last thing on his mind. His coach might still care about saving his career but as far as Viktor was concerned it could go to hell as long as he was able to find Yuuri, and fast. The announcer called for him again and Yakov’s eyes flickered to the judges, looking angrier and more concerned by the second.
“If you don’t skate, you will be disqualified,” he snapped, forcing Viktor to take a step back so that his skates were on the ice. But still Viktor refused to skate out and perform. Every second he wasted here was another second that he wasn’t looking for Yuuri. He had already wasted enough time by accidentally missing Yuuri’s free skate performance, he couldn’t afford to waste more.
“Then let me be disqualified,” he replied, gestures and expression angry as he continued to search the arena, hoping to catch a glimpse of Yuuri. Yakov scowled at him and the announcer called his name a third time, a note of warning in their voice. It would already count as a late start, if Viktor wasted anymore time, as he fully intended to do, he wouldn’t be allowed on the ice at all.
Yakov’s eyes narrowed at the announcer’s voice and Viktor’s stubbornness and he lowered his voice. His tone was quiet and dangerous but Viktor could hear the worry there, hidden though it was.
“Your reputation is damaged enough as it is. If you refuse to skate you will lose sponsors, lose support. You’ve been pushing the end of your career now for years and this could end it for good, do you understand?”
Viktor wanted to protest, to argue that he didn’t care about that, not now. Not at all. No matter what Yakov was doing, no matter how he was trying to help Viktor in his own way, he was a barrier between Viktor and what he desperately needed to do and Viktor intended to pay him no heed.
“If you end your career here,” Yakov told him, eyes showing his regret but voice still hard and cold. “You may never see him again. That’s what you’ll be risking, if you don’t get onto that ice.”
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