[When Makkachin yips happily, wanting to join in on the commotion, Yuuri can't help but smile. It's not like he wasn't expecting Viktor to latch onto him like that, anyway. He's had months to get to know his boyfriend's behavior.]

You really want to know that badly? [Fine. Wrapped up like this, Viktor's warmth at his back, Yuuri feels himself cave just a little.] You're different from what I imagined, but I liked getting to know you outside of what you're like on the ice. It's...better, I think.

[Then, his words really start to sink in. Unused to being so expressive and open with his words, Yuuri buries his face in Makkachin's fur, feeling the blush all the way to the tip of his ears. He mumbles--] Um, that's about it.