It had been weeks of instant messaging and casually checking up on each other. It had been months since the last time they had seen each other. Yuuri was always too busy and the one time he made an effort to go see one of Bokuto’s games, the game had been cancelled. It seemed like the worst of luck and almost immediately, life became hectic again.
Yuuri’s season was finally coming to a close and the annual skating banquet was just around the corner. Most skaters went to mingle and release information on planned themes for next year’s season. It was an overall swell time and maybe this time, Yuuri wouldn’t come to the banquet alone.
He had sent the invitation out to the other male two weeks before the function and due to lack of response, Yuuri assumed that he just wasn’t interested, but insisted that all the travelling expenses would be paid for. A ticket for the plane and the banquet was attached to the invitation as well.
Now, he found himself standing next to the refreshments like he always had. He was watching Christophe go on about some crazy vacation he had in Turkey to Viktor Nikiforov and all the while -- the idol skater seemed to be the center of attention. Yuuri was left to his own devices and was currently fixing himself up a second glass of wine.