You guys, I just imagined Yuri picking Potya from the shelter. She was a miserable, small ball of fur, which was whining quietly but hissed at everyone who approached her.
Yuri knelt next to her cage and reached out his hand and she scratched him really bad. Caretakers freaked out and wanted to treat the wound immediately, but Plisetsky shooshed them away. He was patient with Potya, spoke to her quietly and eventually she let him pet her.
She wasn’t an easy cat. She clearly had abusive past and didn’t let anyone near her. Yuri accepted that and respected her space. He was leaving her food and didn’t force her to play with him. He even ignored her and this kind of reversed psychology kinda worked.
Potya got curious about him and one day she just jumped onto the couch and started rubbing against his leg. She purred quietly. Yuri didn’t know what to do at first. Then, he slowly reached out and dug his fingers in her beautiful fur.
And goodness gracious, did she like that.
The Archery Range 