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[beautiful_monster]

WHO: Yurio and others
WHERE: Heropa, possibly other cities
WHEN: Throughout February
WHAT: Catch-all for misc threads
WARNINGS: None forseen

[[Let me know at jiora if you'd like a starter!]]

Comments

[beautiful_monster]

...How many times did you have to talk about it?

[fourlevels]

[ He shrugs. ]

During the whole time my body was changing. Several times over ... what, five, six years?

[beautiful_monster]

—It takes that long?!

[fourlevels]

[ He chuckles. ]

How long did you think it takes?

[beautiful_monster]

I knew it took a long time, but I thought it was half that!

[fourlevels]

It's different for everyone, of course. Georgi's was about three years if I remember right. He shot up several inches though—they were pretty hard years for him.

[beautiful_monster]

Changing that much would be... What if I grow that much?!

[fourlevels]

It's possible. Do you have tall family members?

[beautiful_monster]

I guess my grandpa's kinda tall...

[fourlevels]

Haha, or he was?

[beautiful_monster]

Don't make fun of my grandpa.

[fourlevels]

Yakov was taller too. It happens.

[beautiful_monster]

You can make fun of him then!

[fourlevels]

It's not making fun, promise.

[beautiful_monster]

...Okay, good.

So...how did you deal with it?

[fourlevels]

[ He softens his voice. ]

Each day at a time. Sometimes my legs would hurt worse than my shoulders. Sometimes my arms worse than my feet. Different stretches and exercises helped with managing it though.

[beautiful_monster]

...Can you make me a list of them?

[fourlevels]

Sure thing. I'll group them by body part. Thighs, calves, ankles, then upper back, shoulders, biceps, and so on.

... Have you been experiencing anything different, Yura?

[beautiful_monster]

Nothing yet, but I'm fif...almost sixteen now. Something's got to happen soon, right?

[fourlevels]

Mmm, probably. My first growth spurt started at seventeen, right after I won gold at the Europe Championship. Worlds was difficult that year.

[beautiful_monster]

Ugh, I don't even want to think about it starting in the middle of competition season.

[fourlevels]

Haha, not much you can do about it. Your body starts when it's ready. No sooner, no later.

[beautiful_monster]

[He huffs sharply, an aggravated little sound.]

You won that year anyway, right?

[fourlevels]

Bronze. I pulled my hamstring landing badly on my first jump of my free skate.

[beautiful_monster]

I'll take at least silver if it happens to me.