"No!" he's quick to blurt out, "I mean. That wouldn't make any sense. But..."

Among the things the scientists had told him was that thanks to the hormones and his personality, it was normal that he'd develop some maternal instincts. They would fade after he was done, they assured him, but sometimes they could feel quite strong.

"I'm just going to do the best I can. It's not like I want anything bad to happen to it... you're the same, right?"

Yuuri had figured out fairly quickly that Yuri wasn't quite the distant loner he wanted to portray himself as. It was why it was easy to take his harshness in stride. Besides, teenage years were tough enough without all the pressures of being a top skater.