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Yuzuru taps the screen of his cell a couple more times, looking over the picture and caption before hitting the 'post' button. Unlike what most believe, he's no stranger to social media. He's had a private Instagram account for a couple of years now, though he's never posted anything and has no followers. This time though, this account, is public. He has some pretty exciting news to share with the world and, what better way to get the word out there fast than social media? He contemplated Twitter, but ended up deciding on Instagram.
He looks at the screen again and thanks all deities he had blocked all notifications. His new account has been up for less than an hour, but he sees the follower count keeps on going up, up, up. It's almost at a million now. Wow, the power of Fanyus... He wonders how his fans will react to the news of his marriage, at age twenty-four, two years earlier than he said he would.
He brings his left hand up to face level, and stares intently at the new piece of jewelry around his ring finger. He's never been a fan of rings, opting for necklaces and bracelets instead. But his one is so beautiful, so meaningful, he can't help the silly giggle escaping his mouth or the butterflies fluttering in his stomach.
He sets his phone down and heads to the bathroom. Despite how big today is, he still has a show to get ready for. He makes quick work of his shower, brushes his teeth and dries himself before heading back to the bedroom of the suite were he's staying. He'd much rather stay at home with his parents, but fans had apparently flooded the entire street were his house is and his team had decided it was not safe for him to go there. It's a bittersweet thing to think about mere hours after the one he's loved for quite some time now put a ring on his finger. Yuzuru doesn't care what others might think, he turns on his high-end bluetooth speaker and turns up the volume, Taylor's voice booming through them with some romantic lyrics Yuzu half makes up because he doesn't know all the words. When he's done getting dressed and has checked he has everything he needs, he goes to his phone, ready to play some games while he waits for his security detail to come pick him up. Curiosity gets the bet of him and he checks the post he made.
He smiles brightly when he sees his two idols have congratulated him and taps the little heart besides the comments. Other skaters have congratulated him too, and there's the occasional "What a pity, he's taken" and "Him being single was too good to be true" comment from fans. His phone pings with a new notification, 7 new messages from 'TCC Is The Best', the group chat he has with his rink mates.
And he has to agree. Javi is being awfully quiet, something the Japanese is not used to. Javi is usually the life of the party, all lively and smiley. But he had been a lot more withdrawn this year, keeping to himself and the Flamenco on Ice cast that had come with him; with some outings with the Shibs in between.
A knock on the door and Yuzuru shrugs, forgetting all about Javi's weird behavior and taking his bags.
It was going to be a fun show tonight, certainly.