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one more thing about airport scene

Apart from the general awesomeness of this scene, there is one thing that makes it 200% better for me is the fact how different is this reunion from any other we’ve seen in the anime.

So here we have both Victor and Yuuri running desperately to each other when they haven’t seen each other 2-3 days and all they can think of is how much they need to hug and it almost ends with engagement that’s how desperate they are so yes.

But then let’s compare this with reunions we see in the first episode. You know that time when Yuuri came back home after like… five years?

Hiroko is obviously very excited but there’s no kissing, no hugging, nothing. I always wondered how much of Yuuri’s reluctance to touch comes from his childhood because Katsuki family seems to show their love in completely other ways. 

And it’s not a bad thing, of course, everybody’s happy that Yuuri’s home it’s just completely different from the airport reunion scene. Also, one more thing about that - here Yuuri comes back as a loser. It’s only he with his anxiety to think so but he feels that he disappointed his hometown as a skater and his parents as a son for not coming back so long and it adds to his sense of unease.

We don’t know too much about Victor (because we know nothing about his family why) but when he meets the person he is the closest to before Yuuri, Yakov, after about 7-8 months, he acts as they haven’t seen each other couple of hours and is obviously ignoring the fact that Yakov is still angry with him (he gets drunk shortly after but that’s another story).

Anyway, it’s nothing like the airport reunion. And I love it because it means that at this stage of their relationship they are already closer to each other than they were ever to anyone. Even the fact that Yuuri has done bad at his FS doesn’t make him nervous or guilty because he already knows that Victor will accept him no matter what. And Victor, Victor is a complete mess without Yuuri I mean he hasn’t even combed his hair?

Just look at them so in love with each other they can’t stand a day apart. They not only miss each other, they act like they’d feel incomplete without each other. And that’s even if they should be used to travelling and living alone.

Real soulmates, I’ll give Kubo-sensei that.

Inspired by #victuuriweek prompt -> Day Two: Travelling Yuuri: Long distance, Reunion

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Me: I’m not obsessed with YOI. And I have things to do.

Also me: scrutinizes and tries to ‘analyze’ Yuuri and Victor’s handwriting

YUURI

handwriting is neat, clear, even: he is sweet, cautious, and considerate, makes writing legible in consideration to readers 

the ending middle stroke of the last E is long and protrudes: he’s overly excited and he’s pressing too hard

bilingual and amazing

letters are rounded and cute like him

carries around marker because he is #1 superstar in Hasetsu and is always being asked for autographs

prints in all caps for legibility and/or to express his internal screaming

Dancer’s Block

writes on tree pulp, uses mechanical pencil with ergonomic grip that he’s had since the 90s

characters are again soft and round like him

very neat and straight writing: organized, likes to keep his life ordered and under control with minimum drama

prefers pen-and-paper over digital in his creative planning process, lets his thoughts flow then mulls things over

writes in pencil and not pen: sign of lack of self-confidence? fear of commitment???

eraser is well-used: he has made many mistakes in life, or so his self-doubt convinces him

but he’s X-ed out his ideas instead of erasing them: he may have low confidence but still knows the value of his creativity

Red pen present: strict on himself, is his own toughest critic, or was doodling little ‘YK❤️VN’s

VICTOR

penmanship extremely uniform, neat, aligned and evenly spaced: good control and spatial awareness. Highly disciplined person. Concerned with how he is perceived by others and maintaining a visage of perfection. May be dead inside. Or, is just trying to impress Yuuri.

pen with ergonomic grip (only the softest for world-class athletes) borrowed from Yuuri because Victor Nikiforov™ only ever needs to carry markers for autographs. (Yuuri’s never getting his pen back.) (but that’s ok, because they are soulmates and share everything).

is that a autograph pad he’s writing on

crosses his Zs. A nerd.

7 has a downward blip on the top stroke. why are you like this, Nikiforov

can count to 12. excellent smart boy

Squiggly underline: is very cute and super excited for his boyfriend’s quad toe loop

I obviously don’t know what I’m doing

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I'm not saying anything new, I'm probably being annoying repeating things we all know. But I feel like talking about how skilled Yuuri is, from the perspective of someone who hardly understands anything about skating.

I know he was at the GPF and that's a big deal. He was the 6th best skater worldwide.

I know that he's called Japan's Ace, so he's the best skater of his country.

I know his signature jump is incredibly hard, and that he's known for both his step sequences and his spins.

I know that Viktor, the person at the top of the sport, is impressed with his musicality.

I know that he calls himself a dime a dozen, but that I shouldn't believe him. Because when Viktor points out he has the skill to win, Yuuri says he lacks confidence - basically telling me he's unreliable where it comes to judging his own skill.

He can challenge Viktor. Viktor knows it.

Also, Yuuri knows he's great.

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#6 Friendship

True friendship makes sure you don't share your food.

Happy 7th anni to Yuri On Ice!

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Much like Welcome to Nightvale, I feel like a lot of people have forgotten just how big and influential Yuri on Ice was. It fully broke into the mainstream. It was everywhere. Evgenia Medvedeva, the top female figure skater in 2016 and 2017, had YOI plushies thrown to her on the ice and wore a Victuuri tshirt to an interview. Japanese pair skaters Miu Suzaki and Ryuichi Kihara skated to the YOI theme at the fucking Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics. The Olympics. Canadian ice dancer Joseph Johnson did the ‘J.J. Style’ hand symbol in the kiss and cry. Johnny Weir made me cry by talking about how he wished the homophobic world of figure skating he experienced could have been more like the kinder world of Yuri on Ice.

There were cameos and references to it everywhere. Everyone was talking about it. People who had never watched anime were watching it. It was so big it crashed Crunchyroll and Tumblr. Twice. And all that for what was at its core, a queer love story that helped pave the way for more queer stories to come.

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Yuri on Ice officially going down in history today as the most insane fumble of a franchise that i’ve ever seen in my life

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ofc i'm heartbroken about the yoi movie but it's also kinda fucking hilarious to me rn bc do you guys think duolingo on ice was the final straw that finally pressured mappa execs into issuing a statement like. a literal owl mascot on skates did what no one else could before in these past 8 years

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Look, I'm not a Yuri on Ice fan nor do I have a business degree. I understand that studio Mappa wants to produce more Shounen Jump properties because those are super profitable. I understand that.

But how in the fuck is it more profitable to cancel the Yuri on ice movie???

It was a cultural zeitgeist.

It breached containment from the anime community.

It's music was featured in the Olympics.

How in the fuck could it not be a profitable franchise????

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we never got to hear his story.

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isn’t it ironic that the media will never understand victor’s personal perspective at his prime despite being so dearly beloved and in the same way us viewers will never get to understand him either because all we have of that is a clip of him skating and yuuri (a fan’s perspective)

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i will love these two no matter what.

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the only silver lining in the YOI movie getting shelved is how it's brought the fandom out of the woodwork. it feels like we're all old neighbors who have come back to the old local diner one more time before it gets closed down.

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my heart goes out to the yuri on ice fandom tonight. this show brought me great joy and many tears a long time ago and I was always hopeful there would be more someday. though it never really felt over because I could always see what you all made for them. yuuri and viktor are very much alive and in love in your art. please keep them alive always.

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REMEMBER WHEN THESE DROPPED 😭😭😭

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So long story short it was greed and homophobia

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I hate you mappa genuinely. I adore him with all my heart, I wanted to hear and see his story

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I'LL NEVER BE OVER THIS