( it's interesting, because he knows he can't entirely relate. yet it's because he also knows Yuuri that he can relate more than he would have been able to even six months earlier; the depth and range of his own emotional awareness has grown, taken form from more than his own machinations.
so it is thoughtfully, how he regards Eichi's words. the honesty in them, and the driving need to be what he must. the desire not to be weak; not to be seen as weak or cowardly. pride is important to many, for many reasons. Eichi has described one that is both tied in to family (in a way that Victor truly does not know himself, but can recognise) and into himself. perception matters.
Victor's reminded people of that before, and for the same reason: for the performance of who you are when it comes to an entertainer and athlete on ice. about who you are, when you're simply yourself. )
Both myself and Yuuri consider you to be a friend, Eichi. I respect what you manage and strive for. I'll support that drive, because it's one that speaks to me, too. I'm hard pressed to turn a blind eye toward the people I find interesting. I want to see you succeed.
( to those he doesn't find interesting, he is pleasant, but not over concerned. )
When you want to talk about what you can't show the world, both myself and Yuuri will listen, without finding you weak, and without finding you a coward. You're a brave young man. Without making excuses, in the face of factors none of us may control, know that you are not alone. You don't have to live that way, and you don't have to carry your own burdens without taking a moment to rest. It took me a very long time to understand the same thing.
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so it is thoughtfully, how he regards Eichi's words. the honesty in them, and the driving need to be what he must. the desire not to be weak; not to be seen as weak or cowardly. pride is important to many, for many reasons. Eichi has described one that is both tied in to family (in a way that Victor truly does not know himself, but can recognise) and into himself. perception matters.
Victor's reminded people of that before, and for the same reason: for the performance of who you are when it comes to an entertainer and athlete on ice. about who you are, when you're simply yourself. )
Both myself and Yuuri consider you to be a friend, Eichi. I respect what you manage and strive for. I'll support that drive, because it's one that speaks to me, too. I'm hard pressed to turn a blind eye toward the people I find interesting. I want to see you succeed.
( to those he doesn't find interesting, he is pleasant, but not over concerned. )
When you want to talk about what you can't show the world, both myself and Yuuri will listen, without finding you weak, and without finding you a coward. You're a brave young man. Without making excuses, in the face of factors none of us may control, know that you are not alone. You don't have to live that way, and you don't have to carry your own burdens without taking a moment to rest. It took me a very long time to understand the same thing.