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captainscanadian · 4 years ago

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Star Crossed | Chris Beck x Reader (Fly Away)

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Summary: Just when you had thought that you were ready to move on, you were reminded that your heart would always belong to a certain flight surgeon.

Word Count: 2100+

Pairing: OMC Tudor Hartland x Reader, Chris Beck x Reader (not much of him in this part, but it’s still relevant to the series...)

Warnings: Heartbreak, Angst (just a little).

A/N: The concept was inspired by @baezen‘s It’s Time (seriously, go read it!). Dedicated to my darlings @nasabeck and @dramadreamer14! This one shot came to be when I found myself thirsting over another man (who shall remain nameless) and felt as though I was cheating on Seb (who will always have a special place in my heart). I DON’T DO TAGLISTS!

Your hands were clammy as you clutched tightly onto the steering wheel, feeling the brisk New England breeze that slipped through the rolled down windows of your car, trying but failing at calming your nerves.

A part of you wanted to turn the car around and drive back to your apartment, but you knew that you would be in for a rather stern lecture from Amy. After all, she had spent the last two hours helping you get ready for this date when she could have been doing something much more worthwhile of her time.

Besides, she would certainly give you a piece of her mind for having wasted her time like that, along with blatantly expressing how much you had disappointed her by not making it to your date on purpose. Even she had lost faith that a certain someone would ever return from his travels in space, and she hated to see you wallowing in your own loneliness. She believed that you deserved a second chance at love, even if it meant that it wouldn’t be with her brother.

You owed it to her for going through with it.

Not to mention having to face your own conscience for having texted this man for a few weeks before agreeing to meet him, only to stand him up at the very last minute. You could never forgive yourself for leading him on and not even having the common decency to go on one date.

What the hell were you supposed to do anyways? Your mind was telling you that you were ready to move on, but your heart was telling you to keep waiting for the man whom you knew was never coming back. He was too far gone, a few million miles to be exact.

Christopher Beck was the star crossed love of your life, the one that got away; you were never meant to be. He was definitely not the right one for you, and you knew that by now. You both wanted different things in life; you wanted to be confined in a lab and fight against deadly diseases, while he wanted to fly away.

Sometimes things end up not working out for a reason, and you had to accept that. Or so, you had convinced yourself as you arrived at the Yale Center for British Art.

You had met Dr. Tudor Hartland at a medical conference in Boston a few months ago. While you had taken the stage to present your research, he had watched you from the front row and approached you for what was meant to be a purely academic discussion - but it had turned out to be anything but.

The conversation had started with you butchering one of his recent articles on neuroimmunology, but it had somehow ended with him recommending what kind of artisan chilli jam from Britain could go well with the vegan cashew cheese that they were serving at the conference. While your fellow medical scientists from Yale had claimed that there were sparks flying all around the two of you during that wine and cheese event, you had begged to differ. There was no such thing, right?

Okay, maybe that was a lie. You had found his British dialect and his keen intellect rather attractive. By the time the conference had come to an end, you had exchanged numbers and promised to keep in touch - a promise that had been kept since then.

You had agreed to meet when he would be moving to New Haven in the near future - which happened to be last week. As his sixteen year old sister, apparently a prodigy of some sort, had been pursuing a Master’s Degree at Yale’s Graduate School of Art, he had ditched his position as Head of Neurosurgery at Massachusetts General Hospital to purchase a private practice in New Haven so that he could keep an eye on her.

If the intelligence or the accent wasn’t as attractive as it was, the protective older brother part was definitely a selling point.

“I almost thought you would stand me up.” Tudor remarked as he walked over to greet you with a soft kiss on your cheek, his hand resting at the small of your back before he pulled you into an embrace. “But I’m glad you made it, love.”

You felt your cheeks heat up at the way he spoke, his deep voice soothing your nerves and letting you accept his arm and enter the venue. “I could have let you chase me around for another month or two, but I couldn’t resist saying no to a night at the gallery.”

“I’m sure Eleanor really appreciates that you could come.” He admitted, referring to his younger sister who was having her work featured in tonight’s exhibit.

You knew that his sister had most of his attention for the night, but you could not complain about it at all. You adored the kind of relationship that he had with her, which certainly made you find him much more attractive. You liked a man who had strong ties with his family.

Once the exhibition had ended, Eleanor had requested that her brother take her home for the night. The rest of the artists who had been featured that night were going out for drinks to celebrate, but since she was only sixteen years old, she couldn’t really join them. Perhaps that was the downside of being a graduate student at her age, you had no idea how you would have coped if you had been in her place when you were sixteen.

After a whole night of chatting about what art really meant for the two of you - which came as an interesting debate as you were both medical scientists by profession, Tudor had walked you back to your car to bid you farewell for the night.

“Are you sure you don’t want to join Eleanor and I for our little movie night?” He asked you for the umpteenth time that night. “My place is not far from here and I hate to cut our date short like this.”

You chuckled softly and shook your head. “No, it’s fine. I had a wonderful time tonight.” You admitted, leaning against your car as you crossed your arms against your chest. “Tudor, I really don’t mind. Your sister needs you for tonight, and you are going to be in town for a while, right? I’m sure we’ll see each other some other time.”

“So… does that mean that I have a shot at scoring a second date?” He asked you, his lips curling into a smirk. “Or are you going to have me chasing after you for six more months again?”

“I’ll call you.” You replied, grinning widely at him. “And maybe even visit you at work during your lunch hour, bring you some clam chowder to beat the cold.”

“Hm… I do like the idea of that.” He whispered, leaning towards you.

“Oh do you now?” You teased, your hand making its way to run your fingers through his curly hair.

“Kiss her, you idiot!” You heard a rather high pitched English girl exclaim, causing you to laugh softly as you looked over the man’s head to see Eleanor groaning from his car on the other side of the parking lot.

“I’m so sorry…” He apologized, looking over at his sister and shaking his head. “She may be an artistic genius, but she’s still a teenager.”

“No need to apologize.” You reached down to grab his jaw and gently pressed your lips against his. “She’s not wrong.”

Tudor looked a bit surprised that you had kissed him like that, but he chuckled softly as he leaned in for another kiss. “No, she’s not.”

You felt your cheeks heat up once again as you pulled back. You had to cut it short, even though you did not want to. Damn this man and his British charm. “I should get going. I have an 8 am lecture in the morning.”

“Oh that’s right, Professor. I shouldn’t keep you here too long.” He grinned, cheekily.

“Goodnight, Tudor.”

“Goodnight, Y/N.”

You had been smiling from ear to ear during the car ride home, blasting an old Taylor Swift song from your college days in your car and singing along as though you were still that twenty-two year old girl. You could not wait to get home and tell Amy all about your date with Dr. Hartland, and you felt giddy just thinking about everything.

But when you got home that night, you had been greeted by the aroma of Amy’s famous one pot pasta and her startled reaction to your return.

“Uh… I wasn’t expecting you to be coming home tonight?” She kept her eyes on the pot, which she was stirring constantly.

“Tudor had to take his sister home, so we decided to call it a night.” You responded with a shrug of your shoulders, slipping into one of the stools by the breakfast bar. “What’s got you cooking up a storm at this time of the night?”

“Uh… no reason.” She replied, quickly, but it was way too obvious that she was lying.

It took you a moment to hear the sound of running water, making you raise your eyebrow at your best friend. “Wait, I didn’t know you had company tonight. You know, I could get out of your hair if you want me to. I don’t want to be a bother.”

“Oh no, it’s… not a bother at all.” She shook her head before biting down on her bottom lip. “Y/N, I’m… I’m so sorry.”

Just then you heard the sound of running water come to a stop, and you looked over at Amy with a rather confused look on your face. “Amy, it’s fine… really, I can go if you want me to.”

But it was too late, as it was Chris Beck who had gotten out of the shower and made his way towards the kitchen.

“Man, I missed your cooking so much!” He called out to his sister as he dried his hair off with a towel, stopping suddenly as he came across you once he entered the kitchen.

Your eyes glazed over at the sound of his voice that echoed through the corridor to reach your ears, and you found yourself looking over at Amy in utter shock.

You knew that he had been back on earth after his second mission to space and was currently preparing for his third one - this one was to Mars as part of the Ares III crew.

But you hadn’t been made aware of his sudden return to New Haven, which you had assumed was because he wanted to see his family before he left on this incredibly time-consuming mission.

A part of you wanted to scold Amy for not telling you that Chris was here, but the look on her face had been enough for you to know that she didn’t know beforehand either. If she did, she would have at least warned you before you had left for your date with another man.

Chris hadn’t seen you since that dreadful day, when he had bid you farewell the way that he had before he had left Hartford for good. He wondered if you remembered his last words to you, for you had been unconscious in a hospital room, barely aware of your own surroundings let alone his presence.

He remembered Amy telling him that you hadn’t wanted him there, yet he had showed up because he had loved you as much as he loved the stars. But you would never know.

Unbeknownst to him though, you had loved him just as much. You knew that you loved him, which was why being in his presence had now tugged at your heartstrings. A part of you felt guilty for ever convincing yourself to move on, for all it took was just the mere reminder of his existence to bring you back to the harsh reality. You could never move on from Christopher Beck, as your heart would always belong to him.

That was probably why you wanted to curse the stars for playing with your heart like this. For a moment, you had been the happiest you could ever be since your break up with Chris. You had felt as though you could finally have a second chance at love. You were willing to take the chance on Tudor. You really did take a chance on.

But your heart, it was still longing for Chris. It was longing for him to eventually return to earth for good, in hopes that the two of you could someday have the happy ending you so rightfully deserved. Perhaps that was why you never called Tudor back; you just knew that it would be unfair to him if you dated him, all the while still being in love with your beloved flight surgeon.

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thearrangment-phff · 5 years ago

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Biography of Queen Isabella

Early Life

Born 1 November 1992 in Geneva Switzerland to Archduke Carl Christian of Austria & Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg later Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria. Archduchess Isabella Maria Anna Charlotte Elisabeth Ingeborg of Austria was the 5th of what would later become 6 children. With an older sister, three older brothers, and a younger sister Archduchess Isabella's life was filled with many close family members. Archduchess Isabella was christened in Zwiefalten Abbey in Baden-Wuttermberg, Germany. Her godparents were Queen Fabiola of the Belgians, Alois, Hereditary Prince & now Regent of Liechtenstein, and Maria Teresa, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg then The Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. Two are usually chosen to be godparents, but Maria Teresa, later The Grand Duchess of Luxembourg was added to be a godparent after saving Archduchess Marie Astrid's life during her pregnancy with Isabella. Upon her baptism, Queen Fabiola of the Belgians called her "petite reine" which a nickname that her grandmother Josephine Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg picked up soon after. Isabella grew up in Geneva with 5 other siblings while her father was a banker and her mother worked for the Luxembourg Grand Ducal Family as the daughter of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg.

Isabella's childhood was spent with her 5 other siblings, parents, and over 3 dozen cousins from Liechtenstein, Austria, Luxembourg, and Belgium. Her childhood was spent in Switzerland with holidays to Luxembourg, France, Spain, and Belgium. She spoke German and French in her early years and learned English and Spanish as a young girl. Though she does speak Dutch, Luxembourgish, Russian and Italian, those are not fluent languages that Isabella uses often. Isabella was sent to a boarding school in Kent, England where she was educated for 4 years until moving to Virginia, United States to another boarding school. Isabella went to Sevenoaks School in Kent, England alongside Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este and Princess Luisa Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este.

Archduchess Isabella went to Yale University and graduated in 2014 with a Master's Degree in Global Affairs and a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science. Her summer's during college where spent in third world nations with 2 different humanitarian groups alongside her cousin Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg. After her graduation Isabella immediately returned to Geneva where she began working for her father only to leave that job a couple of weeks later and began her work with the United Nations as a Human Rights Officer.

Marriage

Mid 2016 it was revealed that Archduchess Isabella of Austria and Prince Harry of Wales were well into their own relationship that was reported to have started in November of 2014 while Isabella was working for her father. This would later have said to be false but none in the British Royal Family would confirm if the marriage was indeed arranged at the time.

Prince Harry and Archduchess Isabella announced their engagement in January of 2017 with a wedding to be in the summer of that same year. The two became engaged at Fischbach Castle in Luxembourg during the Christmas holiday in the presence of the Luxembourg Grand Ducal Family and extended family. The wedding took place at St. Paul's Cathedral with 3200 guests in attendance. A majority being over 500 descendants of Robert I, Duke of Parma, who was the twice great-great-grandfather of Archduchess Isabella.

The wedding party, was the largest ever seen in a British Royal Family wedding at the time. Excluding the maid of honor, Archduchess Isabella and Prince Harry had 12 bridal attendants, 6 boys and 6 girls, all godchildren and family friends of the bride and groom. The maid of honor was chosen as Princess Charlotte of Nassau, a first cousin of Archduchess Isabella and a great-great-granddaughter of King Alfonso XIII of Spain and Queen Victoria Eugenie. Other attendants included Princess Eleonore of Belgium, daughter of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium; Countess Xenia von Coudenhove-Kalergi, Granddaughter of Vincenz Liechtenstein; Archduchess Maria Stella of Austria, Isabella’s niece by her brother Archduke Imre; Archduchess Zita of Austria, Great-Granddaughter of Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria; Princess Florence of Ligne, Granddaughter of Alix, Dowager Princess of Ligne; Prince Gabriel of Nassau, son of Prince Louis of Luxembourg; Count Rodolfo Secco de Aragona, Grandson of Archduke Rudolf of Austria; Archduke Luigi of Austria-Este, Grandson of Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este; Prince Valerian of Lobowicz, Grandson of Andrea von Habsburg; and Japer Dyer, son of Mark Dyer. The wedding was estimated to be watched by over half a billion people, making it one of the most watched events in British history.

House of Habsburg-Lorraine and the main and cadet branches of the House of Bourbon made up a majority of guests as relations to Archduchess Isabella. Other German, Danish, Dutch, Luxembourgish, and Belgian nobility were also invited as family of bride.

On the morning of the wedding Prince Harry was made Duke of Sussex, Earl of Ross, and Baron Hartland. Because Isabella was born an Archduchess of Austria and her title being higher than that of a Duchess, Isabella was formally introduced as Archduchess Isabella of Austria, Duchess of Sussex, Countess Ross, and Baroness Hartland. Buckingham Palace then issued a statement that Isabella will still be addressed as Archduchess and not Duchess, but her titles by marriage will also be used when formally addressed.

Children

December of 2017 Clarence House released a statement that Archduchess Isabella and Prince Harry were expecting a child in the summer of 2018, later Prince Harry revealed that no one in the royal family knew per request to keep everything as quite as possible. Clarence House released a statement that Archduchess Isabella gave birth at Château de Belœil in the early morning of 24 of May. A statement was released of the two boys named Charles Henry Ferdinand Baudouin Jean Philip, Earl of Ross and Lord Albert Maximilian Christian Leopold Felix Ludwig. The Earl of Ross’s godparents included Mark Dyer, King Philippe of Belgium, Jake Warern, Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein, Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Prince Seesio. Lord Albert godparents were Princess Beatrice of York, Prince Henri Antoine of Ligne, Edward Lane Fox, Alexander Fellowes, Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein, and Princess Maria Gabriella of Orleans-Braganza.

With their birth, pressure was put on the British monarchy to make them Princes, rather than lord because their parents' marriage was dynastic to the older generation. Due to being the children of the Duke of Sussex, any children from their marriage were not given the title of Prince. All of Prince Harry's children born during the reign of their great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II would have the title of Lord and Lady with the eldest son receiving the subsidiary title of Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex. Jean, the former Grand Duke of Luxembourg advised his son, Isabella's uncle, Henri Grand Duke of Luxembourg, to recognize the Dukedom of Sussex into the Luxembourg nobility and allow them to have his great-grandchildren to have title of Prince and Princess. The Grand Duke of Luxembourg was to give all children of Archduchess Isabella, the title of Prince/Princess of Sussex in Luxembourg nobility. By government advisement, the Grand Duke did not bestow any titles.

A second pregnancy was announced in November 2018. During Archduchess Isabella's second pregnancy, Isabella and Prince Harry to moved out of Kensington Palace and to St. James’ Palace to accommodate their growing family. May 26, 2019 Archduchess Isabella gave birth to Mary-Astrid Jeanne Zita Ingeborg Josephine Christine Diane at Berg Castle in Luxembourg. Mary Astrid's godparents included Archduchess Marie Christine, Princess Luisa Maria of Belgium, Viscount Althrop, Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg, Sophie Countess of Wessex, and Arthur Landon.

During the early months of 2020, Grand Duchess Olga Petrovna of Russia, Princess of Prussia was found dead in a villa off the coast of Italy. Grand Duchess Olga and Archduchess Isabella had been second cousins and the unexpected death of the Russian Grand Duchess came to a shock to the Habsburg family. The younger woman had reportedly suffered a third miscarriage and in the state of depression had killed herself leaving behind a 2-year-old daughter, Grand Duchess Maria-Olga of Russia, Princess of Prussia. Archduchess Isabella attempted to adopt Grand Duchess Maria-Olga but was met with failure.

In March of 2021, Buckingham Palace issued a statement that Archduchess Isabella and Prince Harry were expecting a fourth child in the fall of the year just a year after Archduchess Isabella's grandmother, Archduchess Yolande of Austria died. Isabella gave birth to a daughter, Elisabeth Alexandra Gabriella Annunciata Charlotte Theresa on September 18 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. This was Archduchess Isabella's third at home birth. Elisabeth's godparents were Archduke Alexander, Queen Elizabeth II, Lady Kitty Spencer, Princess Eugenie of York, Princess Charlotte of Nassau, and Charles von Straubenzee.

Archduchess Isabella gave birth to another daughter, named Alice Margaretha Yolande Sophia Louise Christabel on December 25, 2023 at Sandringham House in Norfolk. Alice's godparents were Archduke Imre, Princess Marie Gabrielle of Nassau, Archduchess Helene of Austria, Tom Inskip, Anne Princess Royal, and George McCorquodale. More children quickly followed including a second pair of twin sons, Robert Paul Christoph Sebastien Francis Constantin and Nicholas Xavier Gabriel Wenceslas Patrick Rudolf on November 1, 2023. Two more sons followed Joseph Arthur Edward Alexander Otto Ernst in July 4, 2026 and Michael Frederick Emanuel Vincent Thomas Johannes in June 20, 2027.

The large number of children caused minor public upset for a couple of years. King George VII, limited the role of Archduchess Isabella and Prince Harry including limiting their royal duties. After 2022, Prince Harry and Archduchess Isabella no longer received tax payer funding except when receiving compensation from representing the royal family. The family split their time between London, Scotland, and France where the younger children had been born.

Duchess of Sussex

Within months of her marriage, Archduchess Isabella proved to be a generous humanitarian, as her deceased mother-in-law Diana, Princess of Wales. Hurricane Maria during the 2017 Hurricane Season provided Isabella with a platform that expanded her patrons to include helping victims across the world of natural disasters. Isabella took a tour of The Caribbean, Mexico, and Southern United States for her first solo tour.

The Duchess of Sussex became a patron of over 30 charities shortly after her marriage including becoming joint patron of several of Prince Harry's patronages and others dealing with immigration, women's rights, natural disasters, and the arts.

Death of Queen Elizabeth II

On November 21, 2020, The Duke of Edinburgh died at Buckingham Palace in his sleep. Archduchess Isabella and Prince Harry moved into Windsor Castle from St. James’s Palace after The Duke of Edinburgh's death to stay closer to the Queen. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex became patron of many of the Duke of Edinburgh's charities as well as several of Queen Elizabeth's charities. With the Queen's health in question after the death of her husband, many believed that the British monarchy would be abolished in the event of her death.

Queen Elizabeth II died on December 17, 2021 at the Sandringham Estates in Norfolk, England. Upon her death, her eldest son Charles, Prince of Wales took George as his regnal name. With the death of Queen Elizabeth, all of the Duke of Sussex's children were given the title HRH Prince/ss of Sussex. The Duke of Sussex eldest children, the twins Charles and Albert, were just 3 years old. Soon thereafter, The Earl of Wessex was given the Dukedom of Edinburgh. The Duke of Cambridge was not given the title Prince of Wales, and the Duke of Sussex was not given the title Duke of York upon their father's accession for different reasonings. With King George VII's accession, the Sussex family toured North America on behalf of the king.

Reign of King George VII and William V

The reign of King George VII was a short eight years compared to his mother’s historic reign. King George died on March 1, 2029. William, Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge was to be named King William V. Days after the funeral, William issues letter patent taking his brother Prince Harry of his Royal Highness style and title of Prince of the United Kingdom. This change effected Harry’s children as well, making them styled as children of a duke rather than Prince of the United Kingdom.

The move proved to be unpopular with the general public and within the family. William removed the status of his cousins and uncles as members of the British Royal Family in an attempt to limit the House of Windsor to the descendants of the current king. This left William without family members to help him with the kingdom and commonwealth. Weeks of bad press had made put a strain on the monarchy and the government.

A constitutional change was suggested by King William to change the line of succession to just the descendants of the monarch, thus leaving thousands out of the line of succession. Because the line of succession was determined by an Act of Parliament in 1689 and 1701, Parliament would be the ones to change it in the less controversial way. The Prime Minister and Parliament agreed there would be no change in the line of succession.

King William tried to follow in the footsteps of King George V and his father King George VII in slimming down the monarchy. By taking away titles, William believed he was helping the monarchy and had his brother married a commoner, it would have been fine. But William’s sister-in-law was Archduchess Isabella, a relative to most of the European monarchies of Luxembourg, Belgium, Spain, Liechtenstein, and the Netherlands.

Advisors to the king suggested William abdicate in favor of his brother who was already living in France with his family but he of course rejected. By August, William was facing heavy opposition. The Luxembourgish court released a family photo of the descendants of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg for the 10th anniversary of his death which include Prince Harry and his large family. Other members of the family include Luxembourg royals and the future Prince Consorts of Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain.

Just months into his reign, William was faced with the task of becoming King of the United Kingdom finding it overwhelming. He complained about his duties, finding it easier to take holidays with his family. Louise, The Duchess of Bedford, wife of the 15th Duke of Bedford and Mistress of the Robes to Queen Camilla commented on the new king.

“I fear the new king knows nothing on how to lead nor listen. It will prove to be disastrous within the next couple of months, no doubt shaking this country to its very core. I have made up my mind that the women in this family should rule instead for they are the only ones with sane minds.”

William’s fate was sealed by that photo and the public started to demand Harry as king. Harry had connections and the celebrations of weddings, christening, and parties with Europe’s royals over the years brought back the nostalgia of 19th century Europe. It was Queen Isabella who had given him these connections and they would be an easy reason for William abdicated.

The Duchess of Bedford was hinting at an abdication in her diaries and several weeks later, King William V did abdicate. William’s Coronation was made for March of 2030 but he abdicated on December 3, 2029 in favor of his brother Harry, Duke of Sussex.

Year of French Court

From the time William stripped his brother and his family of their titles, Archduchess Isabella immediately left London for France. Her family stayed in the Château de Chambord, that for several decades had been the property of Isabella. Days after losing the style of Her Royal Highness in the United Kingdom, Isabella threw a masquerade ball which attracted much press since a large number of royalty and nobility attended.

Lavish parties, famous guests, and endless nights had made the press dub King Henry and Queen Isabella’s time in France as the “Year of French Court”. This nickname was a contradiction since the time in France was actually 9 months and French Court refers to French Royal Court, the last of which was the Bourbon court of King Louis Philippe in the mid-19th century.

King William’s court was the English Court bringing up an old rivalry between the French and the English. Unlike King Henry, whose last French ancestor was Claude of Valois, mother to the Tudor dynasty, his wife Queen Isabella ancestor included all French monarchs, save the Bonaparte's, although all Bonaparte’s were related by marriage. Queen Isabella had been related to every French monarch from the King of the Franks, Charlemagne to the last Bourbon, King Louis Philippe.

King Henry and Queen Isabella and their time in France was met with both high criticism and high praise. As private citizens, they could spend lavishly, but the chances of them being monarchs with the same type of spending left people to doubt them. The Château de Chambord became a popular destination for foreign royals who spent days to weeks at a time with Isabella and her family. All of Isabella’s son and daughter-in-law’s spent time at the château.

Several locations had become popular in Europe including Cabasson, France where the Luxembourg Grand Ducal Family owned a villa; Prince’s Palace of Monaco in Monaco, and Pejačevič Castle in Croatia. Isabella’s time with her family had reminded many, especially historians, about the family gatherings that the Danish royal family had during 19th century.

Queen of the United Kingdom

Upon the abdication of King William V in 2029, Isabella became the first Habsburg consort since the 1554 marriage of Queen Mary I of England and the future King Philip II of Spain. The coronation intended for William was given to his brother. King Henry’s children were elevated to royal status again and the titles stripped away by William were given back including giving the Dukedom of Edinburg to Prince Edward again.

During the coronation at Westminster Abbey, the five eldest children Prince Charles, Prince Albert, Princess Mary-Astrid, Princess Elisabeth, and Princess Alice attended some of ceremony. During the photos all nine of their children were present. The coronation was attended by a large number of Queen Isabella’s family, many of whom were married to heirs and other foreign royalty.

William and his family moved to Scotland and hours before the coronation, it was announced that William would not receive a dukedom but styled as William Mountbatten-Windsor, 1st Baronet Mountbatten-Windsor of Inverness. It was a hereditary title but with little significance so William could not get a following to recover the throne. It was on the advice of the British government that the title was revoked at the end of the year so William became Mr. William Mountbatten-Windsor at the beginning of 2031.

After the coronation a tour of the Commonwealth realms was ordered with included all nine children of King Henry and Queen Isabella. Isabella’s ability to speak multiple languages and years of working in disaster relief had pleased the public who found the new king and queen more likeable. Tours of Africa and later North America had kept the new royal family busy in the first couple of years.

The death of Queen Camilla in 2025 during the reign of her husband, had left Isabella the undisputed matriarch of the British family. The children’s ability to speak no less than five languages had amused the public and immigrants who found speaking to royalty in their mother tongue comforting.

Between 2029-2052 Isabella’s family rose to more significance. In Belgium, her cousin Prince Paul Louis become Prince Consort of Belgium and Queen Isabella’s niece Beatrice married Paul Louis’s son, Leopold, Duke of Brabant. In the Netherlands, Isabella’s cousin Prince Leopold became Prince Consort of the Netherlands and her nephew Joseph was engaged to Leopold’s daughter Charlotte, Princess of Orange. In Spain Queen Isabella’s cousin Prince Jean became the Prince Consort of Spain. Queen Isabella’s nephew Count Leopold married Crown Princess Estelle of Sweden. Queen Isabella’s second daughter married Prince Franz Joseph of Liechtenstein, future heir to the principality. Her niece Victoria married Jacques of Monaco, who at the time was Hereditary Prince of Monaco then the next year became The Prince of Monaco. In Luxembourg, the country was ruled by her uncle Henri, cousin Guillaume and his child.

Perhaps the most importance was the reestablishment of the monarchy in Croatia and Russia. In 2035 after the assassination of President Vladimir Putin, the Russian people brought back the monarchy with Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia as their Tsar. His eldest daughter Maria-Olga had married Queen Isabella’s second son Albert in 2038. Tsar George died in 2043 and his successor was his son-in-law Grand Duke Alexander, formally Albert. Queen Isabella’s role as mother to the future King of the United Kingdom and Tsar of Russia was a point in history no could have predicted. By 2045 Croatia voted overwhelmingly to bring back their monarchy as well with Ferdinand von Habsburg as their king. Ferdinand was married to Isabella’s cousin, Princess Charlotte for already 25 years producing five children, including 4 sons which mirrored Charlotte’s own life as the only girl.

Queen Isabella was consort to King Henry IX for 23 years before her death of Dec 29, 2052. The couple had been married for 35 years and had nine children together.

Assassination Attempt

While in Monaco in 2052 for the royal family’s annual holiday to Monaco, Queen Isabella had fallen ill delaying the British Royal Family’s departure from the Chateau de Chambord. The British Royal Family had stayed in France for another week before leaving to Monaco. By that time, many of the other European monarchies had left to the respective homes.

In the middle of the day a man managed to sneak into the Monaco Princely Palace in an attempt to assassinate Queen Isabella. The assassin wanted to kill King Henry and Queen Isabella believing the rightful King and Queen were William and Catherine. King Henry was not with Queen Isabella but with her niece Princess Gabriella and nephew by marriage Jacques, The Prince of Monaco.

Attempting to assassinate the king and queen, King Henry was with his younger children who had fallen sick after their mother. Queen Isabella was on a walk with her niece and nephew who was going to announce their own ninth pregnancy the day after. Queen Isabella was asked to be godmother to their ninth child. The assassin lunged for Queen Isabella with a knife only to be blocked by The Prince of Monaco. Amongst the fight, Princess Victoria ran for help but Jacques had been stabbed and later died in the hospital. Queen Isabella did not die that day but several months later, as she died in a car accident in France.

Romances

On January 1, 2034 the official biography, letters, and interviews of Queen Fabiola of Belgium were released to the public. A frequent mention in Queen Fabiola’s writing include her goddaughter and great-niece Queen Isabella had interested the public. In these letters and interviews Queen Fabiola mentioned the relationship Queen Isabella had with her double second cousin Prince Joachim of Belgium. It was revealed that Prince Joachim was Queen Isabella’s first everything.

“I pray to God that one day I will live to my petite reine marry a good man. Joachim is a sweet boy in love but I doubt they will marry. Belle is heard strong and filled with passion I doubt Joachim can keep her happy for very long.”

Queen Fabiola’s biography gave unprecedented knowledge on Queen Isabella’s childhood. Besides the mention of Queen Isabella, her family, especially her parents Archduke Carl Christian and Princess Marie Astrid were written and spoken about often. Pictures from Queen Fabiola’s family album confirmed the relationship between Queen Isabella and Prince Joachim during their teen years. It was not known when the relationship started or ended.

Queen Isabella’s marriage to Prince Harry, later King Henry IX came to a shock to many. The marriage was arranged but came to be a marriage of respect and admiration. After a couple of years of marriage, Queen Isabella began an affair with Count Johann Kinsky of Wchinitz und Tettau, a distant relative of Marie and Georgina, The Princesses of Liechtenstein and King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands. Count Johann Kinsky was a financial advisor to Queen Isabella working in France at Chateau de Chambord.

The affair lasted only a couple of months with it ending in Count Johann’s resignation from Chambroad and his elevation in the Liechtenstein princely family. Often speculated, Count Johann’s new position in Liechtenstein was a way of ending the affair and keep the counts silence too While King Henry and Queen Isabella marriage wasn’t the same after the first affair, it took years before she took another man as her lover.

It was not until after the birth of her last child, Prince Michael that Queen Isabella began a second affair. Heinreich Donatus, The Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe was a minor German prince whom Queen Isabella had met briefly years before. Common weddings brought the two together but Heinreich Donatus friendship with the Princes Wenceslas and Constantin kept him in closer ranger. Prince Heinreich Donatus moved from Germany to France near Chambord to be near the queen. The affair was brief, only lasting about 2 years before Queen Isabella moved on.

Maximilian, 9th Prince of Wied was introduced to Queen Isabella by Prince Heinreich Donatus in 2030. Prince Maximilian had been married and later divorced with 2 sons when he met Queen Isabella. Like Prince Heinreich Donatus, Prince Maximilian moved his family to France so he could be in close proximity to the queen. This affair had lasted a little over 5 years before Queen Isabella had gone back to Prince Heinreich Donatus. Between 2036-2040 Queen Isabella continued to her affair with The Prince of Schaumberg-Lippe.

Queen Isabella’s affairs were few and long. After 2041, Isabella remained faithful to her husband but damage had already been done. The couple lived separate lives, only coming together for family events and public engagements. Unknown to the public, King Henry and Queen Isabella spent much time apart. Unlike Count Johann and Princes Heinreich Donatus and Maximilian, an affair with Prince Joachim of Belgium was never confirmed, but highly speculated.

Legacy

Every monarch in Europe descends from Queen Isabella and her husband, King Henry IX. As her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren married into various royal families over the decades, almost every royal of a working monarchy, descend from Queen Isabella. King Henry IX and Queen Isabella had 9 children, 47 grandchildren, and 211 great-grandchildren.

Although having a large number of descendants, many of Queen Isabella’s family had converted to Catholicism thus baring themselves and their descendants from the British line of succession. Of her nine children, only four children and their descendants have succession rights. Two of her daughters and three sons converted to Catholicism shortly before each of their respective marriages.

One of Queen Isabella’s lasting legacy is her large collection of jewelry. Many of the tiaras in the Queen Isabella’s Fund came from donations by women such as Princess Charlotte Murat. Other pieces of jewelry were bought by Queen Isabella which were owned by various Habsburgs during the Imperial era.

Unlike her predecessors, Queen Isabella bought many jewels from the Gloucester, Kent, Fife, and Harewood families but they did not go back to the crown as they were personal purchases. Personal purchases meant they were to the Queen Isabella Fund to be used by her female descendants and not by the British royal family. This meant that all jewelry was not kept to Queen Isabella’s British descendants but could be worn by her other descendants in other reigning and deposed monarchies.

While most of the tiaras have not been shown to the public it is an estimated number of tiaras and jewelry by experts and the public. Queen Isabella’s female descendants had worn a large portion of the tiaras but dozens are still speculated to remain hidden from the public eye. Queen Isabella’s tenure as Queen Consort of the United Kingdom, she rarely wore tiaras belonging to the British Royal Family and preferred her own tiaras.

A documentary of the 100th anniversary of Queen Isabella's death revealed that the tiaras are organized in tiers. There is a total of five tiers that the descendants of Queen Isabella must abide by ranging from descendants who are queens, both born and married into, who come from non-dynastic backgrounds. Tier One is for Queen or Queen Consorts born of a dynastic marriage and marry dynastically. Tier Two is for Crown Princesses born of a dynastic marriage and marry dynastically. Tier Three is for Princesses born of a dynastic marriage and marry dynastically, daughters born of princesses belonging to Queen Isabella’s descendants who marry foreign counts, barons, or duke of dynastic background are also entitled. Tier Four is for female descendants who hold no titles. Tier Five is for non-dynastic in-laws from families who do not come from a royal or noble family.

Queen Victoria was seen as the beginning of hemophilia. The hereditary disease that helped bring down the Russian Imperial Throne and Spanish Royal Throne were passed through women. The disease took Queen Victoria’s son Leopold, several grandsons, and several great-grandsons. Through the decades, the disease made no reappearance but plagued the royal house through books and cultural depictions.

Queen Isabella was no exception in beginning her own hereditary trait, but this one was less deadly than the one Queen Victoria passed on. Partial or Central Heterochromia is an eye condition where areas of the same iris contain two completely different colors or there are two colors in the same iris. The disease could be passed through males or females and in the case of Queen Isabella, she passed it on to her daughters Princess Mary-Astrid and Princess Alice along with her sons Princes Nicholas, Joseph and Michael.

By 2150, the hereditary disease was prominent in all monarchy finding the carrier was Queen Isabella. Queen Isabella herself had a faint case of Central Heterochromia though it is not clear which parents she got it from. The mismatched eyes became a physical staple of 21st and 22nd-century royalty.

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Vogue Mexico | February 2018 ‘Tintes en Gemas’ by Mark Veltman

Supermodel Bruna Tenorio takes the ‘Tintes en Gemas’ story of Vogue Mexico‘s February 2018 edition captured by fashion photographer Mark Veltman. In charge of styling was Paul Frederick (@SeeManagement).

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Fave Five: Queer YA that Plays with Time

These are YA novels with time loops, time travel, or alternate timelines. For more time travel YA, click here. Me, Myself & Him by Chris Tebbetts If I See You Again Tomorrow by Robbie Couch Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler Another Dimension of Us by Mike Albo Against the Stars by Christopher Hartland Bonus: Coming in August, Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh by Rachael Lippincott, and in 2024,…

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YourView- September selections are here!

Every month we ask a respected professional photographer to select and review five of the best user images submitted using a LEE Filter. This month’s images were reviewed by Professional Landscape Photographer, Justin Minns!

Read Justin’s reviews and learn more about how each image was captured in our User Gallery

Image 1: Colin Jarvis “Hartland Quay” @leefilters 0.6 Hard Grad + Little Stopper

Image 2: Andrei Reinol “Autumn in Bog” @leefilters Big Stopper + 0.9 ND Hard Grad + Polariser +

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Image 5: Kamohai Kalama “Big Island Hawaii” @leefilters 0.9 Medium ND Grad

We’re thrilled to have professional photographer Adam Burton select and review next month’s images. Submit by 22nd October HERE (please only one submission per person, per month)

Justin Minns is a professional landscape photographer, his work is all about using the best light and conditions to capture the spirit of a location and he is known for his atmospheric images of East Anglia. Justin's landscapes are widely published and he is regularly commissioned to produce images for the National Trust. His work has also been recognised in several major competitions, including Landscape Photographer of the Year with his images appearing on the cover of the accompanying book on two occasions. Justin’s first book, a guide to photographing East Anglia is due to be published in 2018. Justin has been running his 1-2-1 and group workshops in East Anglia for several years and also leads group workshops further afield with Tatra Photography.

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ICCFA Elects New Officers, Directors During the 2019 Annual Convention

STERLING, VA – The International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association elected new leadership during its 2019 Annual Convention & Exposition, April 2–6 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

ICCFA officers for 2019-2020 are:

President—Jay Dodds, CFSP, Park Lawn Corporation, Houston, Texas;

President-Elect—Gary M. Freytag, CCFE, Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum, Cincinnati, Ohio;

Vice President, Education—Mitch Rose, CCFE, CCrE, Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York;

Vice President, Membership & Marketing—Shawna de la Cruz, Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries, Glendale, California;

Vice President, Internal Affairs—Andrés Aguilar, Los Parques, Guatemala City, Guatemala;

Vice President, External Affairs—Lee Longino, Service Corporation International, Houston, Texas;

Treasurer—Christopher Keller, Sunset Memorial Park & French Funerals and Cremations, Albuquerque, New Mexico; and

Secretary—Robbie L. Pape, Service Corporation International, Houston, Texas.

Members elected to serve three-year terms on the ICCFA Board of Directors are:

Stacy Adams, Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, St. Petersburg, Florida;

Stephen Bassett, Elmwood Memorial Park & Funeral Home, Abilene, Texas;

Shawna de la Cruz, Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries, Glendale, California;

Buddy Ewing, Tharp-Sontheimer Tharp Funeral Home, Metairie, Louisiana;

Robert Gordon Jr., CCE, Cypress Lawn, Colma, California,

Caressa Hughes, Service Corporation International, Houston, Texas;

Andy Lopez, StoneMor Partners LP, Trevose, Pennsylvania; and

Jennifer Olvera, CCE, Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

Past presidents elected to serve a one-year term on the Board:

Kenneth Varner, CCFE, CCE, Cypress Lawn, Colma, CA; and

Bill Wright, CCE, Greenwood Funeral Homes & Cremation, Fort Worth, Texas.

The International Memorialization Supply Association appointment to the Board is Jordan Yearsley, Ensure-A-Seal, Brooklyn, New York.

The presidential appointments to represent the ICCFA on the Cemetery Consumer Service Council are:

Thomas P. Daly, CCE, CHS Consulting Group, Westwood, Massachusetts; and

Stephen Burrill, CCE, CCrE, Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.

Members of the 2019-2020 Executive Committee are as follows:

ICCFA President Jay Dodds, CFSP, Park Lawn Corporation, Houston, Texas;

ICCFA President-Elect Gary M. Freytag, CCFE, Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum, Cincinnati, Ohio;

ICCFA Immediate Past President Christine Toson Hentges, CCE, The Tribute Companies Inc., Hartland, Wisconsin;

Jeff Kidwiler, CCE, CSE, Blackstone Cemetery Development, Santa Ana, California (president’s appointment); and

Frederick Lappin, CCE, Knollwood Cemetery Corporation, Canton, Massachusetts (past presidents’ appointment).

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Congratulations to our recent graduates, who hail from across the country.

Doctoral Graduates

Dr. Miranda B. White (Mableton, Ga.) – Ed.D. Sports Management, Sports Medicine Emphasis, Human Resources Management. Dissertation: “The role of women employed in the front offices in select men’s and women’s professional sports”

Master’s Graduates

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Seeing Double

Summary: There is a strange rumour going around about Yuuri Katsuki: the Japanese skater is actually two people – the seductive one skates the short program while the innocent one skates the free skate. It all sounds really ridiculous, but for some reason skating legend Victor Nikiforov believes this to be true. And now the seductive one seems to be taking an interest in Victor. Will Victor realize what is really going on before he makes a complete fool of himself?

Note: This story was actually inspired by this art by the talented @hartlands and started out as a Victor thinks there are 2 Yuuris story, but later became more of an AU than that.

Read Chapter 1 here

Chapter 2 is here

Chapter 3: The Eloping Yuris

In which the two Yuris run off for some sight-seeing and Victor is a drama queen.

The morning of the exhibition dance for the Rostelecom Cup it took Victor an entire hour to notice that something wasn’t right. “Where is Yuri?”

Yakov frowned. “He left with the Japanese Yuuri an hour ago.”

“What? And they didn’t invite me?”

In a tone of voice that could have been interpreted as sarcastic the coach said, “Surprisingly not.”

“Where did they go?”

“No idea.”

How had they vanished after the morning’s practice without Victor noticing anything? He sighed and pushed the plate of food away. He was in no mood for lunch. For some reason the Japanese Yuuri preferred the company of the Russian Yuri over his own. And he was at a complete loss as to what to do. He hadn’t had much of a life outside of figure skating. He’d never been in a relationship with anyone, but he’d gotten used to victories, even if they were just those on the ice. At press conferences he’d always be at the centre of attention. Everyone always wanted his attention, time, autograph or – when worst came to worst – opinion about something.

Except now.

He pulled out his phone, but it became obvious rather quickly that wherever they’d gone, they weren’t going to post on the Internet about it.

“If you don’t know where they are, I’ll just find them myself,” he told Yakov and secretly congratulated himself on how cool that sounded.

The coach caught him by the arm. “Not without paying your bill, you won’t!”

Yuri Plisetsky laughed and, after staring at him in surprise for several seconds, Yuuri Katsuki joined in. Some part of him felt guilty about it, but only a small part. Plisetsky elbowed him and doubled over, laughing harder. Katsuki couldn’t stop either.

They’d had lunch in a small café and then Katsuki wanted to see the Red Square. This turned out to be a bad idea the moment they saw the crowd of people there and caused Plisetsky to complain loudly. After several minutes of sour contemplation of the walls of the Kremlin Plisetsky dragged Katsuki off to Arbatskaya Street, which – while also full of tourists – wasn’t as packed.

They spent some time wandering around as Katsuki debated what souvenir he wanted to take home. He could see that the Russian skater’s patience was starting to wear thin and wished desperately he could be more decisive.

That was when they found a small store that sold memorabilia with one very recognizable skater painted all over it.

“I know exactly what you should buy!” Plisetsky exclaimed and handed Katsuki a matrieshka with Victor Nikiforov’s face.

Katsuki felt the blood rush to his face. “I-I can’t buy this!”

“Of course you can! Magnets are stupid, that apron is disgusting and the T-shirts will probably fade after you throw them in the wash.”

The Japanese skater picked the Matrieshka up and stared at it as if seriously considering buying it while a voice in the back of his mind told him that he had no choice now.

“I think I’m going to buy this!” Plisetsky exclaimed.

Yuuri raised his eyes to be greeted by the sight of a paper mask of Victor’s face plastered over Yuri’s. Yuri raised his arms and turned around on the spot. “Look at me the figure skating legend!”

And that was when they both burst out laughing.

Yuuri stared at the stack of masks. “Seems really unfair they don’t have one of you.”

“What a stupid idea! That would be too creepy!” Yuri pulled the mask off his face. “How much do you want to bet that I can wear this in front of him and he won’t notice?”

“Of course he’ll notice!”

“No he won’t! Mila’s hair used to be really long and –” He grabbed Katsuki’s arm and pulled him behind a giant stuffed bear.

“What is it?”

“I just thought I saw someone I recognized.” Plisetsky peered out carefully. “Damn! He saw me!”

“Yuri! What are you doing here?”

Katsuki and Plisetsky both stared at a familiar face.

“Georgi, what are you doing here?” Plisetsky demanded.

“I was supposed to meet someone near here, but they stood me up. I was walking down the street when I saw you two walk into this store.” Georgi Popovitch was a member of the Russian skating team and another of Yakov’s pupils. He looked at the mask in Yuri’s hand. “That brings back memories!”

“It does?”

“We used to pull all kinds of pranks on our teachers with paper masks.”

Katsuki listened in amazement to stories from Georgi’s childhood. He’d competed against Georgi in the Cup of China, but didn’t get a chance to talk to the skater at all then. Now he was hearing more about him than he’d heard from most people he’d known for a long time.

Plisetsky treated the stories like a challenge and told his own of how much crueller he and his schoolmates were. After a while both Russians looked at Yuuri expectantly.

“Uh… we didn’t… do anything like that…”

“Don’t tell me you were the teacher’s pet,” Plisetsky mocked him.

“No, I just… no one did that kind of thing at my school.”

There was a short silence after those words broken only by the chattering of the people outside.

Georgi’s phone made a noise and he pulled it out of his pocket. “Mila’s wondering where we are. She says she wants to join us.”

“Like I want to see that old hag!” Plisetsky exclaimed. “Come on, Yuuri, let’s go somewhere fun.”

Georgi sighed and texted: I’m on Arbat. They were here, but they ran off.

Any idea where?

How should I know? Why don’t you ask Yuri?

Because he doesn’t like me.

Why do you want to meet up with him, then?

They’re gone? Definitely gone?

Yes.

You can’t run and find them?

I don’t think so.

Victor wants to go on a date with the Japanese Yuri.

Georgi smiled. Tell him good luck from me.

Mila was at a loss. She prided herself in her resourcefulness, but here was a bizarre situation she’d never – well, maybe not never – but… She hadn’t considered before, well, except once, but in completely different circumstances. The rare times when she’d entertained the thought of Victor in love (if he actually was in love at the moment and she was about… oh, say 80% sure he was) she imagined it would be entirely different. It was all because he was so popular, she decided. People pursued him, not the other way around.

But what do you do when you’re extremely popular and you like the one person who doesn’t like you back?

Why had Victor come to her anyway?

He’d asked her if she knew where Yuri Plisetsky was or could help find him. After some badgering, he eventually admitted that he was more interested in Yuuri Katsuki, who’d “run off” with him. For some reason, she’d thought of Georgi at that moment.

The desperate suggestion that Georgi might know the whereabouts of the two Yuris (she tried not to think of them as the eloping Yuris that was too funny for words) had been surprisingly successful. Until the two Yuris ran off again!

Mila had never seen Victor show any interest in other skaters before (at least not that kind of interest, he’d accumulated an incredible number of adopted sons, but that was beside the point). She knew about his friendship with Christophe Giacometti, but somehow that friendship always bordered on rivalry.

And then she saw him flirt with the Japanese Yuuri. And thought she’d seen Yuuri flirt back. But now she wasn’t so sure…

Victor was fretting now, actually fretting. For a moment she thought he was going to cry, but then dismissed the thought as a mad one.

“What do I do?” Victor wined. “He hates me! I knew it!”

“No one hates you, Victor.”

“He avoids me and won’t talk to me. I can’t deal with this.” He dropped down onto the ground and rolled into a ball.

What a drama queen!

Mila could barely suppress her laughter. “Where would our Yuri take him?” She paced around Victor. “Do you know where he lives? I know! I’ll get his grandfather’s number from Yakov and he’ll find out where Yuri is!”

Victor leapt into the air and grabbed Mila’s hands. “You’re a life saviour!”

“Er… right…” And then Mila smiled. “If we find him you’ll owe me a favour.”

“I’ll do anything!”

Katsuki was so fascinated by the stations of the Moscow metro that Plisetsky took him to as many of the nicest ones as he could before it was time to return to the Gala.

Yuri’s phone rang and Katsuki saw the expression on the Russian boy’s face soften. “Hello, Grandpa! …I’m fine! …I’m with a friend! …We’re going back now.”

Katsuki turned away and tried not to listen to the conversation. Yuri Plisetsky had called him a friend!

“Oy!” Plisetsky elbowed him. “Don’t fall asleep! We’re getting off here!”

“Is your grandfather coming to watch you skate?”

“He is!”

They chatted happily about their families as they walked and Yuuri found himself talking about his parents and his sister. He sighed and was suddenly aware how much he missed them.

Plisetsky elbowed him again. “Don’t go all soppy on me! We’re almost there!”

The first person they saw when they entered the hotel lobby was figure skating legend Victor Nikiforov giving an interview to the press.

Katsuki and Plisetsky burst out laughing very nearly at the same time.

The skater turned around. The people from the press stared.

“That’s a really funny story!” Plisetsky said, getting his laughter under control. “Let’s go tell Mila. She’ll love it!”

He’d spotted Mila at the end of the corridor and dragged Yuuri after him towards her.

“Hello Yuris! What’s so funny?”

Plisetsky leaned forward and whispered, “Quick! We need to go upstairs! I’ll explain later.”

Yuuri pushed the elevator button and one minute later all three of them were gone.

“What was that about?” Mila asked. “Come on! Tell me now!”

Plisetsky grinned and pulled the paper mask out of his bag.

“You didn’t –” Mila burst out laughing.

Katsuki blushed. “Please! You mustn’t tell him.”

Mila took the mask and put it over her face. “Oh no! My reputation is ruined! I’ll be the laughing stock of the figure skating world!”

The elevator dinged and Mila quickly removed the mask.

“We shouldn’t do this! He’ll find out!”

“Hmph! Then he’ll have to learn to deal with it,” Mila retorted.

Katsuki grabbed his face. “I don’t believe I’m doing this! Making fun of Victor Nikiforov himself!”

“He’s not some kind of god! He’s a human being like you and me. Actually, he’s the biggest dork you’ve ever met, trust me.”

And then the elevator behind them went ‘ding’ again and the man himself stepped out.

“Ah! Speak of the devil!” Mila exclaimed and put her hands over her mouth.

Victor smiled. “Yuuri Katsuki, I wanted to talk to you.”

“Yeah? Well, get in line.” Mila put an arm around each of the Yuris. “I have important things to talk about with these two… Hey! I’m standing between two Yuris! I can make a wish!”

Victor stared after them as they disappeared down the hall.

The next time Victor saw Yuuri Katsuki was when Celestino was giving him a little talk before his gala performance. He caught only the last few words of the conversation before the coach left to take his place in the audience.

For a moment it was only him and Yuuri. He suddenly didn’t know what to say.

“Hello, Victor.” Yuuri fidgeted. “You… um… asked me for a hug earlier…” And he embraced the Russian skater.

Victor’s breath caught in his throat. He raised his arms and returned the hug.

“I want to get to know you better,” he whispered into the boy’s ear. “Will you meet me after the gala dance?”

Yuuri pulled away and Victor saw how red his face was. He waited for an answer, but when Yuuri continued to stare at the ground he said:

“You don’t have to say ‘yes’. There is someone else, I understand.”

“No! I-I mean…” Yuuri grabbed Victor’s hands. “I want to go with you.”

Victor smiled. “Then it’s –”

“Aah! It’s almost my turn!” Yuuri rushed off.

Victor sighed. He watched Plisetsky complete his routine on one of the screens and pursed his lips. It was time to get some answers.

He headed for the rink and found a discrete place to stand and watch from as Plisetsky came off the ice. He grabbed the boy’s arm.

“What did you tell Yuuri about me?”

The lights turned off as Yuuri got into position to start.

“What does it matter?” Plisetsky hissed. “It’s not all about you, you know.”

“Did he say something about me?”

“I’m not answering that.”

“Where did you two go?”

“That’s none of your business.”

“I wanted to take him sightseeing.”

“Then you didn’t want to hard enough, or you’d have beaten me to it.” Yuri freed his arm. “Look, if you want to say something to Yuuri, then just go to him and say it. Don’t whine to me about it.” He stormed off.

Victor turned to watch Yuuri skate.

And then the situation was reversed as Yuuri watched Victor skate. Or, at least, Victor hoped that the boy was watching. He found himself putting his whole soul into the routine and was suddenly struck by just how appropriate the song was.

Don’t rush when we’re all alone,

Don’t rush when it’s not allowed,

Don’t rush when I’m sad at night

That was the gist of the song, anyway. He wondered if there was a better translation and did a quadruple flip.

Would Yuuri wait for him after the Gala?

You must rush, you must rush when someone caused you pain

You must rush when I need a friend

He was aware that he’d mentally tweaked the words to get a sort of poem and did a combination jump.

What would he do if Yuuri rejected him? Would he become like Georgi, all broken inside? He jumped again and the song was almost over.

He thought of Yuuri’s final position for his free program and had the sudden desire to see the hands arced towards him in the end.

He spun around and the music ended.

There was applause, but he didn’t stay. It was probably rude, but that didn’t matter.

He put his skate guards on and searched around. Plisetsky was arguing with Mila about something. Emil Nekola and Michele Crispino were trying to tell Sara a joke, but she was too busy texting someone.

He was gone! Yuuri had gone!

Victor slipped into the change room to find Yuuri talking to someone on the phone.

“Yes… No… No! …Of course not!” He didn’t notice Victor come in and kept talking. “…Don’t say that!”

And then Victor heard the speaker on the other side of the conversation say, “Aw, Yuri, you know I love you!”

If Victor had heard those words earlier, he would’ve resigned himself to the fact that he had a rival and would’ve bowed out gracefully (or so he hoped). But they came too late: he’d put his arms around Yuuri.

Yuuri screamed.

“Yuuri, what happened?” the person on the phone asked. “Are you alright?”

Victor backed away. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to startle you. I’ll leave you alone. I—”

Yuuri’s phone fell on the floor. He reached out and grabbed Victor’s hands. “No, don’t go.”

Victor smiled bitterly. “You really don’t –” The words on his lips froze under the intensity of Yuuri’s stare. “Ah… what is it?”

“I’ve got you now and I won’t let you go.”

The blood rushed to Victor’s face.

“Hey! Are you two fighting?” Plisetsky burst in.

Victor stared down at his hands, but Yuuri had released him.

Yuuri picked up his phone from the floor. “No.”

“Then why did you scream?” Plisetsky eyed Victor suspiciously.

“I heard you scream too!” Mila cut in, peeking into the change room.

“Is someone hurt?” Emil ran in, followed by Michele and Sara.

“Everyone is fine,” Yuuri said. He lifted the phone to his face. “Sorry, Phichit, I dropped my phone. I’ll call you later.” He ended the call and pocketed the phone. Then he walked up to Victor. “Well, are you going to change out of your skates or not?”

“I…” Victor sat down. “Yes.”

“Is Victor bothering you again?” Plisetsky asked. “He’s always so annoying!”

Yuuri smiled. “It’s fine, really.”

Mila joined them and together they watched Emil leave with the Crispino siblings.

“Who were you talking to just now?” Plisetsky asked.

“My friend Phichit. He’s going to compete with us in the Grand Prix Final.” Yuuri smiled. “He trains under coach Celestino with me.”

“Wasn’t he in the Cup of China?” Mila asked.

“Yes.”

Victor got up and took Yuuri’s hand. “Time for us to go, Yuuri.”

“Us?” Mila asked.

“Huh?” Yuri Plisetsky exclaimed.

Yuuri smiled at them both. “I think Victor means it’s time to return to the hotel.”

Victor led Yuuri out while Mila and Yuri hung behind.

“They’re suddenly really close…” Mila whispered.

“Victor is an idiot,” Plisetsky grumbled.

“That’s true. How can we make fun of him with him actually being around? Oh! I know!” she elbowed Yuri.

“Shut up, you old hag! No one invited you to our group anyway!”

“You did and so did Victor.”

“I didn’t!”

Mila smiled as she spotted Yuuri and Victor holding hands. “Well, I’m glad that worked out alright. The big baby came crying to me when you two ran off, you know!”

“We didn’t run off. We snuck off. That’s different.”

#Seeing Double #fanfiction #yuri on ice #Yuri Katsuki #Victor Nikiforov #Mila Babicheva #Yuri Plisetsky #Georgi Popovich #Celestino Cialdini #for bonus points you can try to guess which song I failed to translate properly

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