#Adult Yuri Plisetsky

[blonndiec]

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a magazine cover that made his heart stop. He had to backtrack his steps, nearly colliding with a pedestrian in his haste. Unable to believe his own eyes, he removed his sunglasses. There, on the glossy cover, was Yuri Plisetsky. Otabek's breath caught in his throat. Yuri's once long, blonde hair was now cut short, framing his face in a way that made his sharp features even more striking. The suit he wore was tailored to perfection, exuding an air of sophistication and maturity. Draped over his shoulders was the jacket of Team Russia, a bold statement of his identity and pride. He stood there, staring at the cover, his heart pounding in his chest. Yuri looked incredible—more confident and poised than ever. Otabek felt a rush of intense emotions. It was as if time had stopped, and all he could see was Yuri's piercing gaze looking back at him from the magazine. "Are you going to buy it?" Startled, Otabek blinked and looked up. He didn't know how long he stood there, lost in his thoughts, until the cashier's voice broke through the haze. "Yes," he said, his voice firm. "I'll buy all of them." The cashier raised an eyebrow .

Winter Olympics of Broken Hearts 2026 / A Yuri!!! On Ice fanfiction series

Ice Between The Gold (Read More)

[nebuvoid]

This is so funny bfoibfoaib 'They'll be so surprised, hah!' We regret to inform you they're too busy being gay and gazing lovingly into each other's eyes to pay attention to how cool and epic you are. Our condolences. He just wanted to impress them 🥲

[cjs-51703]

Happy birthday to Yuri Plisetsky, who--if I have my math correct--is now older than Yuuri Katsuki at the beginning of Yuri!!! On ICE.

[cosmiclion]

Adults in fandoms when a character is anywhere from 0 to 17 years old:

[thegoosetyrant]

After 8 years, I got a blu-ray copy of Yuri on Ice. After watching it on Crunchyroll again and the movie being canceled, I needed to make sure that no big corporation could ever take it away from me again.

I watched it as it came out weekly back in 2016, when I was Yuri Plisetsky’s age, now I am Yuri Katsuki’s age and the story resonates with me even more now that I am an adult, and have understood and gone through struggles very similar to him. I know what it’s like to have a precious pet die without me being there. I know what it’s like to get out of college and find yourself completely lost. I know what it’s like to face failure after failure and to nearly give up on your dreams. I know what it’s like to be judged for what you love or for what inspires you, and belittled for it.

So much has happened in my life and the world in 8 years. But some things remain constant, and for me, whenever I watch Yuri on Ice I am filled with the same wonder and love now like I did when I first watched it. It is such a mature story of love for another person, for other people, and for your own dreams. It made anime history just as promised. Here’s hoping it returns someday in some form.

[serve-corps]

Yuri Plisetsky x hockey reader

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Yuri Plisetsky. A sixteen year old with almost no time to spare in his life at all yet he's built himself a large enough ego to be named the 'Russian punk' and the 'Russian fairy'. how? don't fucking ask me. he's got talent on his blades that's only grown since he showed a liking to the sport. his effort increased his skill. That is why he's dedicated himself to figure skating.

(y/n) (l/n) however, is a seventeen year old with plenty of spare time on her hands and an alter ego. She herself is also known as the 'jet of (your country)' as well as 'the bullet' see, she's an ice hockey player. a international one. she was also skilled on her blades, she had such control, she could choose her speed at any point.

never in a million years would they both meet; for their professions may be similar but they hate each other. hockey players are far more aggressive on the ice, usually after an ice hockey game, there are large uneven dips in the ice which is a hazard for figure skaters. hockey prioritizes speed and control rather than figure skating which mostly focuses on spins and jumps. That's the difference between them and their skates. hockey skates are rounded while figure skates are pointy and stabby.

the only reason you play is because you grew up on the ice, your father used to take you to a public skate and get you one of the polar bears to keep yourself up. he taught you by tearing you away from it and pushing it away, forcing you to skate to it by yourself to get back your stability polar bear.

it doesn't help that your older brother was also a very renowned ice hockey player and a few of your friends took up hockey as a hobby, all your life clubs revolved around the sport, and you got annoyed at anyone claiming to be a big shot in the ice world that didn't know the dangers of it. the fist fights, the blades, the ice burns, the breaking of bones, the slamming into the sideboard, and not to mention how FUCKING COMPETITIVE EVERYONE WAS!

you were one of 3 females on your team, out of 18 players, you were the most famous. you kicked your brother's ass in fame, he retired early as he decided to gain another profession, he coached little ones on the side for a job but that was out of loyalty for the sport.

one of the girls was a goalie, someone who defends the net meanwhile the other was a defender, They stay behind close-ish to the goal to keep the puck out of their side of the field. you, however, were centre. one of the most active roles, the person who scores and 'usually' gets into the most fights.

Yuri however, was Russia's national figure skater, he was a young prodigy, who was not only coached by the same coach as Viktor Nikiforov but was acquainted with him. he won gold in the international junior league so he aims to be the same in the senior division, the adult version of that bullshit.

we know what Yuri aims to be, his goals and plans, we don't need to go over that.

lets head to the present.

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today you had the skating rink booked with a friend, you came from money as well as your brother trying to encourage your career. your boots were laced as you were on the ice with a stick, puck and a goal. the staff let you borrow a goal for practice.

You two were shooting at the goal left and right, working on perfecting your aim but your friend's stamina dropped after the first 15 minutes. yours, however, was still high and mighty being known as the 'jet' or 'bullet' because of how fast and how long you can go for.

you came off with your friend and handed her a water bottle, casually chatting as she was panting. you heard the doors open and this blonde guy?- girl? you couldn't tell, walked in, and opened the door to the rink.

"Who the fuck brought this shit on the rink?" the words flew out of his mouth harshly with a Russian accent. he hopped onto the ice and you noticed his 'fancy' preppy figure skates.

he skated towards your goal which you set up with a hassle, he started lifting it up with great difficulty and trying to drag it off.

"этот кусок дерьма!- (this piece of shit)" he said, mumbling to himself while grunting.

suddenly, the owners of the rink slammed open the doors and shouted, "YURIII! THE RINK'S BEEN BOUGHT OUT FOR THE NEXT 3 HOURS! I forgot to tell you!!"

she bowed in an apology.

"well, I don't see them. so it doesn't matter-"

at that moment, you stood up and grabbed your stick, you picked up a bag of hockey pucks and threw them on the ice. the bag was now empty and you tossed it aside, stepping onto the ice with accuracy and speed, you dribbled the puck back and forth and shot at the net, close to where Yuri was to scare him off.

he jumped back in fear of getting hit and let out an "ack!-" as he fell onto the cold ice. you sped up your skating and headed straight for him, he tried to scramble out of the way but you were too fast, he braced himself to be a hurdle or something but he ended up getting sprayed by ice. you stopped right in front of him, creating a large wave of shaved ice to flow over him. it got in his hair and face, not to mention his clothes.

he looked up at you and scowled only for his face to change in shock, you were smugly resting your chin on your stick while having one leg crossed behind you. to everyone else, you looked like a stuck up prick.

that applied to Yuri too, but you were beautiful, the lights made you seem angelic while your hair looked almost sexy, up in a ponytail with a few pieces dangling, framing your face. your boots made you seem masculine, your hoodie and leggings didn't help. smash- next question-

his face was slightly dusted pink with a scowl on his face, trying to hide his flusteredness by masking it with being cold. at least you don't have a pretty voice-

"sorry sweetie, but currently this rink is mine! come back in two hours and forty five minuets or stick around and fawn over me until our booking is up.." you said with a sly smirk on your face never leaving once, your voice teasing yet alluring. soft even yet it has a taste of authority.

"черт возьми…(holy shit...)" he breathed out softly with his cheeks going slightly pinker, barley noticeable to everyone.

accept you. you were towering over him see? you could see everything about him. and his steadily growing blush.

however, you're not a ahem- dick so you ignored it and just turned your sly smirk into a genuine soft smile. you dropped your stick to the side by the pile of pucks and knelt next before him.

"ok, sorry. didn't mean to scare you shitless. truce?" you said with a chuckle. Yuri shook his head as if he was ridding himself of thoughts, your chuckle even sounded pretty, no no! You're known as the Russian punk! you can't like someone!

he blinks a few times, trying to calm his panicking mind and he pulls himself up, so do you. "I mean, if you do want to stay, you're more than welcome to take over the music" You shrug at him as your friend joins you on the ice now. he thought she looked mediocre compared to you. but the owner was staring at her and...drooling?

your friend was considered the hot one in the group. You're hot too don't worry, it's just, this one wears makeup and push-up bra's excessively to get everyone's attention. you go natural and your tits are naturally big, you just wear guys clothing.

but not to him. you were the hot friend to him. He couldn't keep his eyes off you for longer than five seconds. honestly? you noticed and thought it was cute, you thought he was cute. every time you caught him oogling, you winked and he scowled looking away.

your friend started gesturing with her hands getting your attention to 'wrap it up', so you did.

"if you couldn't tell, we're training right now, so we sort of need the ice." you said gently only to be cut off by his voice,

"yeah, well I have a championship coming up, its not as important. move."

"I paid for this blondie. I'm not leaving the ice." you said seriously. he doesn't seem to recognize you and you didn't recognise him either so all is fair.

the owner, however, thought differently, she took a photo of you two going face to face with each other, Yuri's face still slightly pink with a scowl and yours with a finger pulling down an eyelid and tongue stuck out of your smiling mouth; leaning towards him.

"ugh. fine. ill wait. but don't think this is me being kind you bitch." he stomped off the ice, purposefully making massive dips with his toe-pick skates.

"alright little mister kitten whiskers." you roll your eyes and chuckle to yourself at his temper tantrum. you don't even know this dude yet you can tell what he's like if he's acting like this. somehow you thought he was cute. shrugging your shoulders, you grabbed a puck and started doing manoeuvres and passes with your friend, trying to figure out what works best for you both, turns out you both excel at passing the puck by throwing it up in the air with your sticks.

it's not an illegal move in hockey but it's very rare and unique, tricky to pull off because you can't hit another player otherwise you get sent to the penalty box.

Yuri watched with interest despite trying to hide it by 'looking' at his phone. after doing a trick shot and succeeding, it was your trick so you started celebrating, jumping on the ice and slowing your skating to dive onto your friend.

"100% using that in our game!!!!" you squealed in joy, your friend holding you up from falling was laughing with you and at you for your celebratory, stupid state.

Yuri couldn't help but faintly smile at your joy, he thought it was cute. you seemed to be really good at this, he hoped you were happy with your life. hoped it was better than his at the least.

your eyes flickered to the boy sat on the side, his eyes quickly flicked away from you and back to his phone, you sighed as picked yourself up, skating over to the 'sullen' boy.

Yoinking his phone out of his hand that was unlocked, you turned on Bluetooth and connected it to the speakers of the rink. handing it back to him you grabbed his arm and pulled him so he was standing up.

"the hell?!"

"wanna skate or not pretty boy?" you said bored, pointing at his phone, knowing damn well he was gunna be pissy if he didn't, and you didn't want that for some reason.

he growled and trudged onto the ice, you're still holding onto his arm, dragging him into the middle.

surprisingly you and your friend didn't make much mess of the ice, it was perfect to skate on. he did a test jump and landed it and smirked. You raised an eyebrow at his smugness about something you could do if you wanted to.

you shimmy off your hoodie and throw it over the side, showing a tight compression shirt, it was cropped so it was a very flattering item on you. Yuri's eyes widened then blushed, turning away for a second to mentally prepare himself because you looked fine as fuck.

turning back to you, you gave him a smirk and pulled off the exact same jump as him in harder skates. he stood confused until he realised it was a challenge. and you were so on.

he smirked and started bragging, "haa? someone like you can't compete with a professional! your call тупица~ (dumbass~)" he cackled out.

he started with a single salchow and landed perfectly as its one of the easiest jumps for a skater.

somehow, you watched how he did it and you copied it to the point miraculously without a single slip up. his eyebrows rose at this, he decided to try a Lutz, it would be almost impossible to do it because you don't have a toe pick and you've never done it before. he finished the jump perfectly and looked at you smugly, as if he was rubbing in that he was better than you.

you didn't take that lightly.

as you did before, you watched how he did it, skated backwards on your left foot, used your right foot to stab into the ice and pick you up, kicking you into the air, you turned yourself around in the air in a 360⁰ turn and land on your right foot, still skating backwards. you stumbled on the landing slightly with your skate wobbling but still landed perfectly no less.

Yuri's jaw dropped a little bit only for him to close it quickly. how the fuck could someone in hockey skates do that with no toe pick?!

he coughed into his hand, trying to regain some sense. this time will be an axel. the hardest jump there is.

"i know you won't be able to do this little bitch!" he shouted as he skated and completed the perfect single Axel. he was even going easy!

you watch with intent and intensity once more. so the difference is that he lands skating forward instead of backward like the Lutz? hm okay..

once again, you copy his moves, you struggle a bit now and as you landed, you didn't land straight and went off diagonally, having to use your other leg to keep balanced. "Hold on! let me do it again!!" you shouted annoyed, you thought you could do it!

you took a start and jumped, you ended up over-spinning, deciding quickly to turn again in the air, you twirled twice, and somehow landed straight. "see! I can do it!!! yes!" you did a little celebratory dance once more while Yuri stood there stunned. you don't even know it but you actually did something harder than he just did. you did a double axel while he did a single axel....

Yuri was annoyed no, pissed. he took a start once more and committed himself to a quadruple axel, the hardest jump possible, you saw that it was the same type of jump and tilted your head in confusion, he just span more? does that mean he fucked up too?

"do it exactly like I did it and ill get off!" he snarled with a grin, a grin that annoyed you.

"fine! you span four times, right? watch." you said stretching your arms across your body.

you set yourself up for the jump and it started, you stuck the tip of your toe in the ground, lifting you in the air, you span...and span...and span...and- CRASH "FUCK!"

your body skidded on the ice and your body was skidding toward the dash boards (boundary walls) head first, your leg was in pain as though it was pulled and that distracted you until your head slammed into the wall, the rest of your body following in suit.

"fuckfuckfuck" you mumbled out.

Yuri stood shocked, fuck he was worried, how bad were you hurt?

he sped over to you and got on his knees, "shit are you okay?!" he asked seriously, your friend following after him, she saw you holding your leg and knelt next to it, straightening it out which earned some curses from you but she undid the boot and carefully took it off, making you let out a sigh of relief.

the blonde felt bad, he shouldn't have dared someone who was brand new to do jumps try and copy him like that. his ego got the best of him.

"how bad does it hurt?" he asked, his accent somehow calming you down despite its aggressive nature.

"i just pulled something, I'll be fine just give me a minute...ugh...ow..." you sat yourself up and leaned against the wall. your ass felt numb from how cold it was. using the side to help yourself up, you stood on the leg with the skate still on, you used your loose foot to gently push you forward, gliding on one foot to the door to the benches.

plopping yourself down on the benches with a thump, you massaged your leg gently, you know you'll be able to ignore the pain soon enough, you play professionally for fuck's sake.

five minuets go by and you're no longer feeling much pain, you start lacing up your boot back onto the leg you injured, getting ready to go back on.

about to step onto the ice, you notice how Yuri picked up all the loose pucks that you already had shot at the net and gathered them into a pile, not to mention a frown on his face.

he looked up from picking up pucks and clicked his tongue at you, he spread his arms wide, letting all the pucks he was holding drop back onto the ice and sliding off to different places.

your friend looked at you, flicking her eyes to him quickly then back to you, raising her eyebrows up and down suggestively with a grin. you picked up a stray puck and threw it at her, she ducked just in time as it hit the glass boundary. She snickered at your reaction, your face ever so slightly pink.

you sighed and skated over to the pouting blonde and patted his shoulder. "it was my fault. I tried something I never tried before. I was bound to fall!" you chuckled as he turned away from you, still grumbling.

"alright pissy pants, you can join us on the ice every Tuesday at this time, okay?" you ask gently leaning to go into his field of view, his face slightly red at proximity.

"get away from me you whore!"

"ouchies..." you fake an exaggerated frown, trying to fake being emotionally hurt, his expression faltered for a second, looking back at you to see if you genuinely took offense but then scowled at your face turning into a shit-eating grin at his concern.

"FUCK OFF YOU PRICK" he skated away as you laughed at his flusteredness.

"blondie! do you even know my name?" you said wiping a 'tear' from your eye. he turned his head over his shoulder in your direction, egging you on.

"(y/n). (y/n) (l/n) the hockey player? have you not heard of me?"

"well, how the hell did you not know I'm Yuri Plisetsky?! Russia's national figure skater! haaah?" he said with a snarky attitude.

"hm? oh I think I heard of you! I think my brother's-friend's-dad is your coach! yakil? no- Yakov! how is he? he said this Viktor guy was being a pain in the ass last time I heard." you chuckled to yourself, not seeing Yuri seething quietly, his face going more red with anger.

"don't act like we're on the same level!" he shouted annoyed at how calm you were, he was kind of hoping you'd be excited to know he was famous but-

"I'm (country's) international player who's played in multiple games worldwide and won. I don't care." you said, waving him off as you skated away.

soon enough, your practice was over but he never said no to seeing you every Tuesday.

sooo he showed up nearly every time. in return, you watched him skate, both at practice, and cheered him on at competitions, sitting on the benches only the skaters were allowed on.

your games that were in the same area Yuri was in at the time usually had an extra visitor of the figure skater himself, you made sure he was sat as close as he could be to your bench, and you did try and beg your coach to let him sit with you but he shot you down.

his anger issues helped cheer you on, it was sweet, knowing he was cheering for you, it made you more fired up than before, and nearly everyone on your team noticed, and so did the commentators'. you heard them over the loudspeaker,

"seems the bullet has a special fan she's listening to in her ear ladies and gents!" you stumbled at this and dropped your stick on the rink, snapping your head to the commentators up in the seats. "seems she didn't want that put out there! oops!"

laughing was heard throughout the rink as well as chuckles from your team and the competitors.

these interactions happened more than you liked to admit, you also didn't want to admit that you started to like the obnoxious blonde who you support and supports you.

social media was a nightmare, the owner of the rink where you first met; who took a photo of you two going face to face with each other posted the photo on all types of social media, the caption being 'Yuri plisetsky x (y/n) (l/n)'. this blew up, leading to so many ship names being made, 'the punk x the bullet', 'the fairy and the jet' they were ruthless.

people were making edits of the two of you looking at each other when you accidentally looked at him for a little too long and he did the same, times here he smiled at you softly which is very out of character for him, when you two blushed at each other, the list goes on.

PEOPLE WERE EVEN WRITING FANFICTION ABOUT IT. Don't ask, you got curious and searched for it. you read them all. just for research purposes. ahem-

other figure skaters and hockey players were calling you out on the ship as well online, what shocked you the most is that Viktor Nikiforov, the famous figure skater reposted some edits, sending them to you and Yuri directly, you did some research about Yuri's world and learned about some large figures. Viktor was apparently the best of the best.

your brother also sent a message to you directly saying, "mother, father, and I all gave our blessing to this boy, bag him (your nickname)"

you threw your phone at the wall to say the least.

after a match where you arose victorious, you went to go see Yuri skate at his competition, it was in Russia and it was the uhm, what was it called? oh yeah, the Grand Prix finals. you knew it was important to him so you had to be there. you just had your final match which coincidently was also in Russia, you made yourself look nice for once.

a dress that can be worn in cold weather with skin-coloured fuzzy thermal tights and white leg warmers. you wore a white dress with embroidered cats going around the bottom of the dress, the cats were white tigers. you wore a red and white jacket, matching Yuri's training one. just for sentimental reasons. you wore red and white Nike trainers to pull it together.

you walked in with a mask on and your hair hid in a white beanie, people couldn't recognise you yet at least, you just looked like a very fashionable fan of the Russian punk.

you waited till it was Yuri's turn on the ice, taking off your mask and beanie, letting your hair frame your face, the people around you took a second glace and started squealing at your appearance.

the commentator instantly caught you in the large crowd, singling you out and saying it over the mic in hopes of getting Yuri to see you just before he got on the ice. he did.

you spotted him on the bench, he was staring right at you with a smile, giving you a wave which you returned.

his turn finally came, he got onto the ice and did a loop of the ice, stopping for a second right in front of you, flashing you a small smile before his performance.

your heart fluttered a bit as you flicked your eyes away for a second, you're not used to that kind of attention.

the music started as you gathered your self respect, only for it to be dropped back into the ground as you infatuation with him grew at how emotional his performance made you feel. all of the passion, the love, the admiration. he was putting all he had into this skate.

his jumps made you wince before your face lit up with joy at it being completely flawless, you hoped he wouldn't get hurt, his performance seemed to be directed in your direction as he kept his eyes focused on you most of the time, he did extreme jumps that looked difficult and made them smooth and flawless. he managed to tug on your heart.

even if you were a hockey player, even if you were supposed to hate figure skaters, even if figure skaters were meant to hate you, you could hear the message his serenade told you, your heart picked up as you heard his music started to slow, his eyes bearing into yours with sincerity that made you choke up.

the performance reached its climax and Yuri was left out of breath, huffing and coughing slightly, he used all of his efforts to send you this message which at this point, if he said it verbally, wouldn't have been as clear as the performance.

you held a hand to your mouth in shock, a singular tear fell from your face at the sheer beauty of his action. you watched as he went to the kiss or cry booth to see his score, it was his own personal record as well as a WORLD FUCKING RECORD!

you walked up to him and stayed silent, just following him, you grabbed the corner of his jacket and smiled, subtly saying "Yes I do too..." with your actions. his attitude raised even more at this, not only did he make a world record, his worries of being rejected flew out of the window.

you followed him to the changing rooms and stood outside the door, silent until there were no more reporters following you and there was nobody in the hallway.

you tugged his jacket again that you didn't let go of. he turned around and raised an eyebrow in confusion, you cut him off before he could say anything.

"I like you too Yuri..." you said with a soft smile, letting go of his jacket as your face warmed slightly. Yuri was worse off than you were, his entire face was bright red and he stumbled a bit. trying to regain himself he coughed into his hand then grabbing yours, he somehow pulled you closer and held your cheek, feeling how warm your face was as he stroked it with his thumb, your breath hitched as your eyes flickered from his to his smiling lips.

he looked so kind smiling at you like this, you liked it, but you liked his attitude as well. As he leaned forward you quickly cupped your hand over his mouth, he let out a surprised noise that sounded an awful lot like a squeak which resulted in a giggle fit from you, he growled slightly and pulled your hand off of his face.

only to grab your head with both hands and smash his lips onto yours, this time making you squeak, he smiled at this and started being more gentle and soft as he pressed his lips against yours with just as much passion as he did on the ice.

you both pulled away, both opening your eyes slowly and both red in the face, you buried your face into the crook of his neck to hide your face from him resulting in him wrapping his arms around your waist, burying his own face in your shoulder.

"I'm so proud of you Yuri..." you muffled against his skin, wrapping your arms around his shoulders and hugging his tightly, "I've liked you for a while..."

"me too милый…(darling)…" he said squeezing your waist a bit tighter. you rocked yourself side to side in the hug, forcing his to do the same.

you eventually left his embrace only to peck his lips again with a smile, if Yuri could melt, he'd be a puddle now but your here, keeping his stable.

this time he leaned forward and pecked your lips but it lasted longer than what you did, he sighed as he finally enjoyed the feeling that he'd been craving for the months you two had been friends.

he pulled away and your lips chased after his as he pulled away, it was cute to him. your eyes slowly opened after the kiss ended and your cheeks were flushed. he thought you looked adorable and he chuckled softly to himself.

"AAWWWEEE!!!" both of your necks snapped to where the voice came from and it was some grey-haired man holding up a phone that seemed to be recording, there was another man wearing glasses and black hair who was pulling on this guy's arm mumbling something about being quiet and leaving them alone.

"I'm sorry yuriiii but I couldn't keep quiet anymore! our little Yurio has gotten himself a girl!!" his voice sounded Russian like your Yuri's. he stopped what he was doing on his phone and then you realised a second too late before he posted the video of the entire interaction onto social media.

soon enough the man's phone was blowing up and the two of you jumped away from each other's hold and were extremely embarrassed. wait a minute.... that's!-…THAT'S VIKTOR!

the black-haired Yuri started dragging him away harder, forcing him out of the room then bowing to the two of you muttering an "IMSOSORRYABOUTHIM" and slamming the door behind him.

silence followed for a bit only for a snort form you to break the quiet,

"what." his Russian accent coming out heavily as he craned his neck to you with a glare.

"nothing....*snort* Yurio~"

"MOTHERFUCKER-"

it may not be common, or socially acceptable but who knew that a famous hockey player would end up being with a famous figure skater? not you two, or the media. you two were a trend from there on, an iconic duo.

[rikeijo]

Today’s translation #825

Animage 2016/12, Toyonaga Toshiyuki x Uchiyama Kouki interview

Part 8.

The cast talks about Katsuki Yuuri

He is surprisingly stubborn, and that's why he can't get 100% honest - that's one of a lot of ways in which, I think, he and I are similar. I think that's quite an achievement that even though he complains, and can become sulky, he can still get along with Victor well (laugh). [Toyonaga]

From Yurio's perspective, Yuuri teamed up with Victor, when mentally, he was at his lowest and after that, he got back in the game. And actually, Yurio lost to him in Onsen on ICE... Yurio's senses the danger, I'm sure. [Uchiyama]

The cast talks about Victor Nikiforov

At first glance, he seems to be a funny person, detached from this world, but you don't know what he is really thinking. He seems to be having good time in Hasetsu 'sightseeing', as he calls it, but at the same time, he is diligently gathering information.... But I'm sure that all of this is 'the real Victor'. [Toyonaga]

My impression is that the story is created in such a a way as to make it the most difficult to know how Victor truly feels. A mysterious person. The reality is that I don't even have any idea why he really came to Yuuri. I'm looking forward to see how this plot line is going to develop. [Uchiyama]

The cast talks about Yuri Plisetsky

Yurio can see his weak points, and be honest and admit it when he's bitter about something, so even though he's very young, I feel that he is very much an adult. On the other hand, when he is being sulky towards Victor, he looks very much like a child. My impression of him is that he's a boy that it's just right in the middle of developing, from a child into and adult. [Toyonaga]

He has the ambition to show off his abilities just right after he advanced from junior to senior division. That's why, I think that now it's a time for him, when he wants to show everyone that he's bigger than he really is, because he feels that he can't let himself lose, and if people will think of him as weak, it's going to be over for him. [Uchiyama]

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See you next level

I can't lie, the news about Ice Adolescence is heartbreaking, mostly because of its inevitability. Yuri on Ice was a show I desperately needed at the exact moment I desperately needed it. Even now, when I get into a really bad spiral, listening to the soundtrack helps ease some of that weight. It's also a show that I wrote fanfic for before my writing career really took off, and I loved playing with characters and plots, finding ways to weave together all the threads I loved most from the show.

So, yes, while the news is depressing as hell, I'm going to cling to the good things that came from that flashpoint magical show and celebrate them. That includes revisiting some of my old fics and appreciating the comments and friendships I gained from the fandom when I was writing for it. Without further ado...

FIC LIST (IN ORDER OF MY PERSONAL FAVORITES)

The Last Five Years (Yuri) (6556 words) by AuthorMAGrant Chapters: 5/5 Fandom: Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky, Katsuki Yuuri/Victor Nikiforov, Otabek Altin/Other(s) Characters: Yuri Plisetsky, Otabek Altin, Victor Nikiforov, Katsuki Yuuri, Nikolai Plisetsky, Yakov Feltsman, Lilia Baranovskaya Additional Tags: Friends to Lovers, Aged-Up Yuri Plisetsky, Aged-Up Otabek Altin, Best Friends, changes, inevitable otp, Fluff and Angst Series: Part 1 of Five Years Summary: A lot can happen in five years, including falling in love with your best friend.

The Next Five Years (Otabek) (11214 words) by AuthorMAGrant Chapters: 5/5 Fandom: Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky Characters: Otabek Altin, Yuri Plisetsky, Victor Nikiforov, Katsuki Yuuri Additional Tags: Friends to Lovers, Aged-Up Yuri Plisetsky, Aged-Up Otabek Altin, Best Friends, Happily Ever After, Domestic Fluff, Family Drama, Romantic Fluff, Soulmates Series: Part 2 of Five Years Summary: The sequel to "The Last Five Years (Yuri)." Now that Otabek has found his way back into Yuri's life, he intends to make every moment count.

Amor Vincit Omnia (80396 words) by AuthorMAGrant Chapters: 24/24 Fandom: Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky, Katsuki Yuuri/Victor Nikiforov, Mila Babicheva/Sara Crispino, Lilia Baranovskaya & Yakov Feltsman Characters: Leo de la Iglesia, Phichit Chulanont, Ji Guang-Hong, Georgi Popovich, Minami Kenjirou, Emil Nekola, Michele Crispino Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Vampire, rated for all the adult content, Vampire Hunters, Russian vampire family, hunter Otabek, Vampire Yuri, enough tagging separate chapters NSFW just assume it's pretty NSWF, pretty angsty, happily ever after guaranteed Series: Part 2 of The Family That Preys Together, Stays Together Summary: Otabek Altin is the Brotherhood's most diligent soldier, expertly hunting and killing the vampiric enemies of humanity, until he faces a bloodthirsty Russian punk named Yuri who kicks his ass … and captures his attention as no one else ever has. The lines between hatred and lust blur, and the deeper Otabek falls into Yuri's world, the more he questions the Brotherhood and its orders. Now, what should have been a simple eradication trip to America has become a fight to determine whether Otabek will remain the obedient soldier of his youth or the warrior who may earn a love he's never deserved.

Happy birthday, Beka (1744 words) by AuthorMAGrant Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Vampire, Russian vampire family, vampire otayuri, Mates, happy birthday Beka, ridiculous vampire domestic fluff Series: Part 3 of The Family That Preys Together, Stays Together Summary: The Brotherhood is gone. The long stretch of eternity awaits Otabek and Yuri, who can finally enjoy their mated lives. With no enemies to fight, no wars to be won, it's high time they start celebrating the little triumphs of day to day life. And Otabek's birthday is on that list.

Take a Knee (4262 words) by AuthorMAGrant Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky, Jean-Jacques Leroy/Isabella Yang, Katsuki Yuuri/Victor Nikiforov Characters: Otabek Altin, Yuri Plisetsky Additional Tags: Aged-Up Yuri Plisetsky, Aged-Up Otabek Altin, Romantic Fluff, Marriage Proposal, Matchmaker Phichit Chulanont, sfw, rated for language, One Shot Summary: Otabek takes Yuri to JJ's wedding as his plus one, only for his best-laid plans to fall apart before he can convince Yuri that marriage may not be so horrible. Fortunately, Phichit is ever helpful in playing Cupid.

Charade (994 words) by AuthorMAGrant Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Spy, give me all the costume changes, originally zine content Summary: My story featured in The Hero and His Soldier Otayuri AU zine. A little bit of spy fun for Yuri and Otabek.

First Time for Everything (1290 words) by AuthorMAGrant Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky Additional Tags: virgin otabek, experienced Yuri, aged-up Yuri and Otabek, NSFW, First Time Blow Jobs, Random smut, Short One Shot Summary: All it takes is a single, wrong hand placement and Otabek's secret attraction for Yuri is exposed. And, if Yuri has anything to say about it, that won't be the only thing.

From Almaty, With Love (996 words) by AuthorMAGrant Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Spies & Secret Agents, Alternate Universe - Mr. & Mrs. Smith Fusion, spies spies everywhere, nothing but fluff here Summary: The story I wrote (but didn't use) for The Hero and His Soldier Otayuri AU zine. Basically it's Mr. and Mrs. Smith, but with Yuri and Otabek, and will hopefully tide you over until you can read "Charade" in the actual zine.

Show Me (1076 words) by AuthorMAGrant Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky Characters: Victor Nikiforov, Katsuki Yuuri, Otabek Altin's Mother Additional Tags: Domestic Fluff, Friends to Lovers, Otabek finally makes a move, Aged-Up Yuri Plisetsky, Aged-Up Otabek Altin Summary: Written for Yuri on Ice Music Week, Day 1: 1960s Song: "Show Me" from 1964's My Fair Lady In which Otabek Altin is sweetly clueless and Yuri decides to make his feelings obvious.

[giasesshoumaru]

Gia's Fic Masterlist [Yuri On Ice]

This is a list of all the fics I’ve written that are posted to AO3 for Harry Potter. Those that are also on FFN or Tumblr will have links to that, too. This will not include any stories that are a permanent WIP, but any fics from abandoned series will be marked.

Harry Potter || Yuri On Ice || Miscellaneous

Bad Week || Written with @otabekvoiceblog || Rating: Explicit || Pairing: Otayuri || With Europeans over and the Olympics on the horizon, the stress has started to get to Yuri. Otabek endeavors to change that. || Tags: Underage, Yuri is 16, Fluff and Smut, Dom/Sub, Food Porn

Between Friends || Rating: Explicit || Pairing: Mila/Yuri || Yuri and Mila have always been training mates and maybe even friends. Despite some innocent exploration, nothing became of it. What happens when they kiss as adults? || Tags: Friends to Lovers, Friends with Benefits, Eventual Smut, Underage in the First Half

Coming Home || Written with @jfrosty1983 || Rating: Teen || Pairing; Viktuuri || Viktor comes home to Yuuri after the European Championships. || Tags: Fluff

Just Love Me || Written with @otabekvoiceblog || Rating: Explicit || Pairing: Otayuri || After their fight, Yuri does his best to make it up to Otabek as the two do some reminiscing about their wedding and talking about their honeymoon. || Tags: Fluff and Smut, Fluff, Smut, Sub Yuri Plisetsky, Dom Otabek Altin, Dom/Sub || Tumblr

Moments in the Onsen || Rating: Explicit || Pairing: Otabek x Yuuri, Viktuuri, Otabek & Yuri || While Viktor is out with Chris, Yuuri and Otabek have a stolen moment in the Onsen together. || Tags: Sexual Content, Cheating, Smut, Light, Emotional Infidelity

New Frontiers and Familiar Territories || Rating: Explicit || Pairings: Viktuuri, Otabek & Yuri || Yuuri is finally in St. Petersburg with Viktor. There are new rinkmates, but there's also Viktor, and nothing is better than that. Meanwhile, Yuri has a conversation with his friend, Otabek. || Tags: Sexual Content, Fluf and Smut, Rough Sex, Praise Kink || Notes: Discontinued Series

One Day || Rating: General || Pairing: Viktuuri || Prince Yuuri of Ajantara is in love with Viktor, the Elven King of Rusanaria. Neither of them thought that it would be a problem that Yuuri isn't pure Elven. || Tags: Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Elves, Romance, Fluff, references to Omegaverse

Touch My World With You || Written with @otabekvoiceblog || Rating: Explicit || Pairing: Otayuri || After the Exhibitions at Worlds, Yuri and Otabek go back to the hotel room to wind down after a long season. || Tags: Underage, Yuri is 17, Fluff and Smut, Dom/Sub

Cancer AU

Say It || Rating: Teen || Pairing: Viktuuri, Otayuri || After feeling sick for the past couple of months, Yuri gets a bad diagnosis from the doctor. || Tags: Cancer, Heavy Angst || Tumblr FFN

The Other Shoe Drops || Rating: Teen || Pairing: Viktuuri, Otayuri || Otabek finds out the results of Yuri's doctor appointment. || Tags: Cancer, Heavy Angst || Tumblr FFN

Drabble Prompts

What I Need || Rating: Explicit | Pairing: Otayuri || Fire Meme Drabble at the request of bekayim; Character Requested: Otabek :: Tags: Sexual Content, Masturbation, Light Dom/Sub || Tumblr

Always || Rating: Teen || Pairing : Otayuri || onotherflights asked:

otayuri, 14. “Hey, I’m with you, okay? Always.” ♡ || Tags: First Kiss, Surprise Kissing || Tumblr

Rest || Rating: General || Pairing: Otayuri || anonymous asked: 38, Otayuri “You fainted…straight into my arms. You know, if you wanted my attention you didn’t have to go to such extremes.” || Tumblr

You Know You Want It || Rating: Teen || Pairing: Pliroy || jfrosty1983 asked: 22. “I’ve seen the way you look at me when you think I don’t notice.” JJ and Yuri || Tags: Cheating, Suprise Kissing, Infidelity, Angry Kissing || Tumblr

You Got Me || Rating: Teen || Pairing: Otayuri || jfrosty1983 asked:

Kisses through a haze of rain. Yuri and Otabek Or Viktor and Yuuri. You choose! || Tags: Fear of Thunderstorms, Kissing || Tumblr

One Kiss || Rating: General || Pairing: Viktuuri || nyankittyblr asked: prompt 21 for viktuuri? :3 21. One kiss limit. || Tumblr

Haven't Seen the Last of Me || Rating: Teen | Pairing: Otayuri || Yuri is injured. He is not too happy about this. || Tags: Injury, Established Relationship || Tumblr

Missing Scenes

Aftermath || Rating: Teen || Viktor just heard Yuuri say that katsudon was his eros, and after Yuuri runs out of the room, Viktor is free to show how he really feels about that. Expansion scene of Episode 3. || FFN

Not Giving In || Rating: Teen || As Yuri rides the train back to Fukuoka, he thinks about Viktor, his own loss to Katsuki Yuuri, and how it affects his future. || FFN

Now I Know || Rating: General || Pairing: Viktuuri (pre-relationship) || After Yuuri's comments announcing his theme on live television, Viktor has a lot of thinking to do. || Tags: Light Angst, Romance || FFN

The Right Direction || Rating: General || Pairing: Viktuuri (pre-relationship) || Yuuri and Viktor grow closer as Yuuri’s first Grand Prix of the season nears. || Tags: Romance, Angst || FFN

Shattered Glass || Rating: M || Pairing: Viktuuri || Yuuri, his family, and friends all react to The Kiss. Yuuri and Viktor must come to terms with it, as well. || Tags: Sexual Content, Angst, First Time, Angst and Fluff and Smut || FFN

The Color Green || Rating: Teen || Pairing: Viktuuri || Jealousy rears its head after Yuuri sees Viktor flirting with some fans as they prepare for the Rostelecom Cup. Meanwhile, Viktor also has something that he needs to discuss with Yuuri. || Tags: Fluff and Angst || FFN

Quiet Moments || Rating: General || Pairing: Viktuuri || Yuuri and Yurio have a run-in with a fan. When Yuuri gets back to his hotel, he has a moment of reflection. || Tags: Light Angst || FFN

Filling the Void || Rating: Explicit || Pairings: Viktuuri, Takeshi/Yuuko || Viktor and Yuuri have a loving, touching reunion at the airport. Afterward, Viktor has a proposition for him. Meanwhile, Yuuko and Takeshi do some spying. || Tags: Fluff, Sexual Content, Fluff and Smut || FFN

Complete In Your Arms || Rating: Explicit || Pairing: Viktuuri || Viktor and Yuuri have some talking to do after the truth comes out about Yuuri not remembering the banquet. || Tags: Angst and Fluff and Smut, Sexual Content || FFN

On Love and Separation || Rating: Explicit || Pairing: Viktuuri || Viktor and Yuuri revel in the aftermath of the Grand Prix Final, but it is short-lived. Their decisions force them to separate as they both lead up to Nationals. They must learn to deal with the separation as they prepare for Nationals, where everyone has something to prove. || Tags: Sexual Content, Angst and Fluff and Smut || FFN

Otabek Altin Week 2018

It Wasn't Like That || Rating: Teen || Pairing: Otayuri || Otabek overhears Yuri on a phone call with his grandfather after Yuri snuck out to a club to see him. || Tags: Established Relationship, Yuri is 17 || Tumblr FFN

Heartbreak and Victory || Rating: Teen || Pairing: Otayuri || Yuri gets injured before the Olympics and can't compete, so Otabek competes for both of them. || Tags: Fluff, Light Angst || Tumblr FFN

The DJ And His Sexy Club Kitten || Pairing: Teen || Pairing: Otayuri || The club night mentioned in Day One. || Tags: Established Relationship, Light Dom/Sub || Tumblr FFN

The Other Shoe Drops || Info Above Under Cancer AU || Tumblr FFN

Permanent Remembrance || Rating: Teen | Pairing: Otayuri || Yuri keeps misplacing his engagement ring. As they go to buy their wedding rings, Otabek has an idea to change that. || Tags: Fluff, Established Relationship || Tumblr FFN

The Path Here || Rating: General || Pairing: Otayuri || Otabek and Yuri reminisce about the long path there on their wedding day. || Tags: Fluff, Established Relationship || Tumblr FFN

Birthday to Remember || Rating: Teen || Pairing: Otayuri || Yuri takes Otabek out for Halloween for his birthday. || Tags: Fluff, Established Relationship || Tumblr FFN

Want and Dare

You Know You Want It || Info Above Under Drabble Prompts || Tumblr

How Dare You || Rating: Explicit || Pairing: Pliroy || jfrosty1983 asked: #26 the YOI pairing of your choice:) micro-story prompt = #26 - how dare [you]. Can be read as a stand-alone. || Tags: Rerefences to Cheating, Implied Masturbation

Yuri On Ice Omegaverse Week 2020

We'll See || Rating: Teen || Pairing: Pliroy || Yuri hates the idea of soulmates. Fate has other plans for him. || Tags: Fluff, Getting Together

A Wedding and a Stranger || Rating: Explicit || Pairing: Otayuri || Omega Prince Yuri gets married to Alpha Prince Otabek, whom he's never met. A wedding night ensues. || Tags: Smut, AU - Royalty

Mine || Rating: Teen || Pairing: Explicit || Otabek has to get possessive of his boyfriend when a stranger at a club messes with Yuri. || Tags: Protectiveness

[blonndiec]

Started this on May last year, it was my 2nd digital illustration - there are a lot of things I did that I don’t do anymore and a lot new things I do now.

Now that I’m taking a break from my month-long Viktor, I’m going to finish this adult Yurio (for my Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics fanfiction series ✨)

I kept a screenshot of the eyes on the left so Its consistent with my adult version of Yuri, and so far I do like the eyes. But for the rest…I’m thinking scrapping a lot of it and starting from zero maybe the hair and most of the lines.

Let’s see how it goes…

[triptychgrip]

I had a dream last night that one of my favorite anime characters (Viktor Nikiforov, from Yuri!!! on Ice) met another one of my favorite anime/manga characters (Sohma Ayame from Fruits Basket) and now I very well may have to write a crossover fanfic.

For one thing, the two of them seem to share some fundamental personality traits (easily excitable, very practiced in masking insecurities), but secondly, I think their meeting and sizing each other up would be so fun to write about. Like, I can totally see a situation where Sohma Yuki and Yuri Plisetsky bond over how extremely irritating they find the collective energy of Ayame and Viktor, together. And Mine and Yuuri would just watch their significant others with fond/exasperated expressions. Plus, I think it'd be hilarious to write about Viktor and Ayame being envious/admiring of the other’s hair care regimen and flair for the dramatic.

But that’s actually not what I intended this post to be about.

This dream got me thinking about the parallels between both shows, so I decided I'd make a 3 point pitch to fans of each to go check out the other, if it’s not already on your radar. I talk about both shows pretty broadly, so I don't believe I'm spoiling anything with this post.

Both pieces of media (I say ‘media’, because I prefer the Fruits Basket manga, even though both the original anime/remake are excellent) get me so in my feels, so I’ll try not to go on forever and ever. That being said, please do read to the end for my two disclaimers.

Reason 1: I think fans of both would agree that a big theme of their canon work is the transformational power of vulnerability. This feeds into the sub-themes of found family, and how the “practice” of letting love into one’s life (because it truly does take practice, despite society making us think it’s easy-breezy) can deeply shift us as people.

At its core, each implements huge characters arcs for their MC's that demonstrate this.

For Yuri!!! on Ice, this applies to Katsuki Yuuri and Viktor Nikiforov -- two professional male figure skaters, the former known as "Japan's Ace" skater, and the latter dubbed a "Living Legend" -- and for Fruits Basket, this applies to higher schoolers Sohma Yuki, Honda Tohru, and Sohma Kyo (though, truly, it could apply to all of the Sohmas). Right off the bat, I'll say that a big difference between yoi and furuba revolves around age. Yuuri and Viktor are adults, while Yuki, Tohru, and Kyo start off as (what seems to be) high school juniors. Yuri!!! on Ice fans, don't let that dissuade you from checking out Fruits Basket, however; its themes are very complex, and will challenge you.

Both media start off with their main characters at low points.

Katsuki Yuuri has just come in last place at his first Grand Prix Final competition: the competition it seems he's been working towards his entire career, and the one where he'd hoped to gain Viktor's attention (as he's looked up to the "Living Legend" since he was just twelve years old).

Similarly, we see that Tohru Honda has recently lost her mother (her father is also dead), and is practically homeless. She is living in a flimsy tent on Sohma Shigure's property. While Yuuri decides to leave the United States to move back home to Japan, and is contemplating retiring from figure skating altogether, Tohru is taken in by Shigure and Yuki in exchange for helping out with chores around their house.

In yoi, the plot moves along when we see Viktor -- who has just won his 5th World Championship title -- decide to drop everything and move to Japan to be Yuuri's coach, after seeing a viral video of him skating to one of his routines. And in furuba, the plot moves along as we watch Tohru meet more of the Sohmas, and learn about the big secret plaguing their family.

Canon shows us that while Katsuki Yuuri has a lot of love/support in his life prior to Viktor’s arrival in his hometown (his parents, his ballet teacher, etc), his own anxiety/insecurities makes it so that he struggles to realize the love around him. He has a hard time seeking out comfort or opening up to people when navigating hardships. But this fundamentally shifts with Viktor’s role in becoming his figure skating coach (and, eventually, romantic partner).

I would be remiss if I didn't make a content warning, here. Generational trauma and neglect are big themes in Fruits Basket.

In Fruits Basket, the zodiac "curse" -- a generational Sohma family trait that makes physical contact between its members and those of the opposite sex challenging, as touching leads each Sohma member to turn into its zodiac animal (i.e. Yuki turns into the rat, Kyo turns into the cat, etc.) -- as well as Sohma Akito's cruelty has made it so that Yuki and Kyo have been brainwashed into believing they are burdens...that they are unlovable, with no redeeming value, even in the eyes of their own family members.

But the presence of Tohru in their lives (and her ripple effect of positivity that completely upends the curse dynamic) causes Yuki and Kyo to unlearn these entrenched beliefs, and to realize that they have always, inherently, been worthy of love *brb sobbing*

While the idea of cute zodiac animals might lead one to think the manga/show is this cotton-candy fluff ride, there is a lot of heaviness that I personally found super compelling, and a reason that ppl who don't typically like content featuring high schoolers might make an exception for it.

Now, of course, Yuri!!! on Ice has its own heavy themes: navigating anxiety as well as feelings of apathy/depression, and while it's not canon, the lack of detail on Viktor's backstory has led many in the fandom to develop headcanons around possible strained family relationships/trauma history. Because it's something I actually have been wondering about, I thought I'd make a poll.

Reason 2: Both are very funny, with compelling romantic development.

Regarding the former, I found myself laughing out loud while reading/watching. I think a huge part of the reason has to do with the 'tsundere' archetype that Yuri Plisetsky (another figure skater) embodies in yoi, and that Sohma Kyo embodies in Fruits Basket. These grouchy characters are hilarious and lovable, and the audience enjoys seeing their energy play off of contrasting personality types.

Reason 3: It's more obvious off-the-bat in Yuri!!! on Ice, but the element of surprise is used to great effect in both. While there are tons of examples I could give, I'll say that each contains a fundamental "twist" that really makes you reconceptualize your entire understanding of the storyline/character relationships. I know that's not a lot to go off of, but each major surprise really shifted my perception of the pre-conceived power dynamics that we are led to believe exist in each.

It's no secret that Yuri Plisetsky is actually a big fan of Katsuki Yuuri, but his teenage pride won't allow him to admit this. Seeing Yuri adamantly insist that he thinks Yuuri is a loser, and just generally being aggravated by Viktor's extraness is pretty comical. Similarly, Kyo is quite prickly, and it's clear that Tohru Honda's diametrically opposed nature (i.e. she is warm and caring, to a fault) throws him for a loop. Seeing him flustered by it is hilarious.

I won't say any more about the romance development b/c I don't want to spoil anything in Fruits Basket, but suffice it to say that both media have plenty of "awww" moments that will have you swooning as characters open up to one another.

Disclaimers:

1) I think it's unfair to compare these pieces of media solely based on the amount of canon content around them.

Yuri!!! on Ice is an original anime, and (thus far) only has 1 season of 12 episodes (whyyyyy MAPPA?! I like Attack on Titan as much as the next person but please, I beg, give us season 2!). On the other hand, Fruits Basket has an original anime, plus a remake, and was a manga that went on for years. Thus, you will likely think the characterization/plot development is much richer. But, one thing I absolutely adore about the yoi fandom is how much fan-created content exists. Like, years after the show came out (in late 2016), there are still ppl actively writing fic (like me! I discovered it in 2020 but only started writing last year), making fanart, etc.

2) Another note about comparison that is pretty important:

Because of the overtness of certain elements in Fruits Basket (i.e. two very clear kisses happen, and we also see follow-up content that was released that shows a marriage take place in the future, etc.), fans might watch Yuri!!! on Ice and be disappointment with what they might characterize as understated romance between Yuuri and Viktor. But I think it's important to note how revolutionary the show was for portraying a queer romance between its main characters, especially in a show that was never marketed as a yaoi (boys' love) series. Despite several obvious indicators of the romantic nature of Yuuri and Viktor's relationship, there are still ppl that will argue that these two were merely coach/skater, and nothing more, and I just...don't even know where to begin in addressing that without dropping spoilers. If you're that curious, go to my AMA feature and drop me a question and I will happily write you a novel of a response.

Alright, that's mostly it...if you've gotten this far, thank you so much for reading! If you do end up checking out one or other, I hope you'll let me know what you think.

The very last thing I'll say is that I've only written fanfic for Yuri!!! on Ice (all post-canon, I've linked my Ao3 Dashboard), but I've been ideating around some Fruits Basket ideas, so may give it a whirl in the coming weeks. With every fiber of my being, I wish that I had artistic ability so that I could make fanart of Ayame and Viktor meeting...one can dream lol

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Pride and Prejudice, Shipping Gone Wrong

Alright little side thing after my last reblog that I think is important to talk about

I ended that last post by saying I don't think ppl who ship queer ships are better than those who stick to canon, and even said some were monsters that shouldn't be allowed to vote and I'mma get into that. Let me break it down for you.

Okay jokes aside, this is actually a very serious issue that does not get addressed the way it needs to.

The way you ship says a lot more about you than you think. It can highlight some prejudices you may not realize you have and there's layers to this shit too. (side note: I will be using examples. If your favorite ship is mentioned, it's not an attack on you or that ship as a whole, I'm talking specifically about how people engage with these things. Don't think I'm trying to police you, and if you're truly offended maybe you should be. Do some thinking)

IS IT LEGAL?

If you ship children and adults together or promote canonically abusive relationships, you're automatically weird. We don't need to look any deeper into that, you said all that needs to be said about you.

Morally Dubious Ships

Now, this one is a little more subjective and there's more forgiveness to be had here. Sometimes people don't realize a ship is kind of problematic. Sometimes that's a writing issue. Like you ever look back at a show or movie you watched as a child and go "oh my god how the fuck were these the heroes"? It really could be that and I'm not gonna judge you for interpreting something the way the writers wanted you to. Sometimes relationships that are abusive or just unhealthy are portrayed as something to strive for.

Sometimes it's not a writing issue and more of a "where do you draw the line" kind of issue. For example, take Otayuri. It's the pairing of Otabek Altin, who's 18, and Yuri Plisetsky, who's 15 going on 16 around the time that they meet. Now, if someone my age (I'm turning 18 in a month) said they had a 15 year old partner I would definitely have some questions, but I'd need more context before outright saying "oh ur a creep". The age gap isn't the issue, if you're mad over three year age gaps you need to get off the internet and go outside. It's more about where they are in life. The reason a senior in hs dating a freshman is strange is because the freshman is fresh out of middle school, and the other is literally about to go to college. Those are two wildly different worlds developmentally. My personal opinion on Otayuri is that since they've known each other for a while, they both seem to be equal mentally, and the way in which their relationship grows is not predatory in nature, I don't see a problem with it.

But that's just my way of viewing this ship. Other people might think those ages are unacceptable no matter what. And that's great for them. The bottom line here is that it's up in the air. You're not wrong or right for thinking any sort of way about the morality of it. No one gets hurt by the existence of this ship.

Bakudeku is a little harder to argue for. Right off the bat, shipping a bully and their victim together is kind of crazy. Like if you told me you were a Bakudeku shipper from SEASON 1, I would run away as fast as humanly possible because dawg, WHAT THE FUCK??? A relationship where one party doesn't even respect the other as a human being does not work and should not be promoted. In my eyes, the only way this could happen is with a lot of character development on both ends and with Bakugo apologizing at some point. That could actually be very interesting, it's great when fanfic or comic writers do that and do it well. When I was in the MHA fandom, I enjoyed the ship but it was by no means my favorite and the top reason is that the characters weren't in the right place for that to happen properly. If you think that's wrong, then again, more power to you. I have a lot of respect for people who can draw hard lines like that. Either way, it is very much up to debate as to whether or not this is okay, we're getting into "this may hurt somebody" territory.

But Sydney, what does this have to do with prejudice?

Most ships are inherently harmless. People are just having fun. Sometimes amazing content comes out of that, but other times... it's not that cute.

I'm gonna go back to the MHA fandom for a bit, not to trash on y'all cuz there are by far worse fandoms but I have more personal experience there. I wanna avoid speaking on a fandom I've never been in. One of the most irritating things for me was the mischaracterization of a lot of the main characters in MHA. No, I don't think everything needs to be exactly canon and if they do anything out of character in your fan work, you're evil. There's a certain breed of mischaracterization just REEKS of stereotypes.

A thing I've noticed is that in a lot of fan work, especially ones that have more sexual content, the character that's the "bottom" or whatever other words you wanna use for that, is typically made to be more feminine, less muscular, and they lose a lot of their personality to be an "uwu innocent smol bean". The other one will be hypermasculine, be super protective and dominating even if in canon, they are none of those things. The twinkification usually happens to characters like Deku that are more emotional and treated as though they're weaker, but he is not the only one. That's happened to characters like Bakugo too. FUCKING. BAKUGO. THE MOST AGGRESSIVE MF IN THE DAMN ANIME. The second he gets put into that submissive role, it becomes his whole personality.

Are we starting to see the problem here gang?

People are taking these characters and altering them to fit into their idea of what a queer relationship "should" look like or what they think is the hottest kind of queer relationship. That is fetishization without a doubt. This shows me that you don't see gay people as people and refuse to.

This bleeds into another issue. One of racial fetishization. As a kpop fan, I've seen kpop ship art and fan fics. Now, whether or not shipping real people is okay or not is a conversation for another day. We're focusing on how these people are written/drawn. One of the interesting things I've seen is that people will sort of use idols as a vessel for another story. They're not necessarily writing about them but more so building off of their persona or how they're generally perceived. So "accurate" depictions aren't something you're gonna see. The most worrying depictions are ones like what I described previously. The difference is, it's indiscriminate. Idols have been written into both roles before, it just flip flops between whoever fans think is the least masculine. This is already weird as is, but consider that Asian men are often seen as "lesser men", more feminine, weak, etc. Consider that Asian women are seen as shy, innocent, submissive and things of that nature. These are the ideas on which these "uwu cinnamon roll" characters are built upon.

Now, you're probably thinking I'm reaching, but peep this. What if we move out of Asian-centric media? Does the same apply? YES. VERY MUCH SO. In fact it's MORE OBVIOUS THAN BEFORE.

One of the more popular queer ships in the Spiderverse fandom is Hobie x Pav. A black man and an Asian man (South Asian specifically but still very much Asian). Now, one would expect that a movie that has so much diversity and puts an emphasis on looking at people past appearances would create a fandom where all the characters are treated like people. WRONG!!!! Pav is constantly smol baby twinkified to death and Hobie is made to be meaner and more aggressive than he ever was in canon. Here's those silly little archetypes again!

And here's a reminder of the stereotypes around these races, just in case y'all forgot.

Asian men = not manly, unathletic

Black men = scary, dangerous, hypermasculine

Mind you, neither of these characters are any of these things in canon (I mean for fucks sake PAV BACKFLIPS OUT OF BED IN THE MORNING, HE IS IN NO WAY "WEAK"). And to deviate this much says only one thing. You don't actually see these characters and people like them as individuals. Your idealized version is literally awful fucking stereotypes that get people, especially black men, killed. Tell me again how you're not racist?

Headcanons (oh lord)

These homophobic/racist characterizations bleed into headcanons as well. They are in no way mutually exclusive. If you're drawing or writing a character a certain way, you probably have headcanons to match that. And a lot of you have shown your real selves this way.

For example, this has less to do with shipping and is moreso a general fandom issue, but ppl be headcanoning Miles as poor or that he steals spray paint. Bitch, what??? Miles has a cop for a dad and a nurse for a mom, that income is fucking insane. PLUS, he goes to a private school in one of the most expensive cities in the country. They go out of their way to emphasize this in ASTV, there's a whole scene about it. He is not poor. Miles G is, but not Morales. No sir.

So, if there's no evidence to say he's poor... and it's been explicitly stated that he's not... hmm... I wonder why people would think that?

Surprise! The answer is racism.

Same thing for the stealing headcanon. He fights the spot in a deli in ASTV and still asks how much his food will be. And if his uncle was in the graffiti scene already, why would he not supply Miles with spray paint? Y'all skipped through not only his actual characterization but all the possible, legal ways he could've gotten his hands on that and went straight to stealing.

But noooo, you can't be racist if you're a Spiderverse fan, right?

But let's bounce back to sexuality for a minute. Those headcanons directly affect the way someone ships a character. Sometimes your sexuality headcanons are not coming from a good place and y'all need to know that.

I actually had a conversation with my lesbian friend today. She said a friend of ours had told her "you're going to love One Piece, there's great lesbian representation.". Like she straight up fed her the idea that Nami was a lesbian. She even told her she had a girlfriend in one of the movies. Whether that's true or not, I don't know. I'm not a One Piece fan. She also told her that Nami hated men. I read the first four volumes of One Piece. Nami does NOT hate men. She's not as friendly to men around her because she hates pirates and has a very specific dynamic with her crewmates, who are mostly male. That's two different things. So, she was telling me that she felt really disappointed that the only thing that made this character a lesbian was the fact that she didn't have a love interest and "hated men". Now, from what I understand, there are some interactions she has with women that can be read that way, again, I'm not entirely sure since I don't watch that, but the fact that this other friend's main selling point to my friend who's actually a lesbian was that there was a mean lesbian main character that hated men is kinda crazy, don't you think? (Also, side note, things are kinda weird with the one piece friend rn, we're working that shit out. So if you're wondering why we're even friends I literally found this out today so yk).

Let's think about common stereotypes about lesbians. One of the big ones is that since they're not attracted to men, they must hate them or that they're gay because they hate men. Newsflash buddy, it's kind of hard to find a woman nowadays that doesn't hate men at least a little bit, gay or not. If that was a prerequisite for being a lesbian you'd probably see a hell of a lot less straight women. Another stereotype is that if a woman shows no interest in men, she must be a lesbian. Like, no, she could be ace, she could just not want a relationship in general. I even double checked to make sure she wasn't canonically confirmed to be one so I wasn't talking out of my ass. She could be bisexual, pansexual, literally whatever kind of sapphic but your mind jumps right to lesbians because you think she hates men and she's mean? Right...

But I'm not done here, let's get into one of the more common acts of stereotyping I've seen. My ace buddies, I am SO SORRY oh my god.

Every time there's a character who is nerdy, not as social, and doesn't explicitly show attraction to anyone, they get headcanoned as aromantic and asexual. I actually wanna applaud the One Piece fandom real quick because the amount of people who fuck with the Luffy is asexual headcanon is great. He's the exact opposite of the type of character that commonly gets headcanoned to be asexual. This is the kind of stuff I want to see. Headcanons based on things the character actually says and does and not stereotypes. Shout out to y'all, back to the ranting I guess.

One of the more annoying things I've noticed is that autistic coded characters are usually the most likely to be headcanoned as asexual. Now, if you know anything about how autistics are viewed in society you'd know people think we don't have sex, don't know what it is, all sorts of other shit. So to see that constantly, it really bothers me and I'm sure it bothers the aces out her as well. The idea that the only way you can exist is as a socially awkward "undatable" character must be really awful to see. It's either that, or they attach that label to characters that hate love or look down upon people who have romantic relationships. Or maybe you might get someone who thinks a character is too cute and innocent for sex and gives them that label. Again, more negative stereotypes.

But when there's actually an ace character and they don't fit people's idea of what an asexual looks or acts like, or if they're attracted to them, they just ignore that part of them and do whatever they want.

It's 3:30 in the morning, why are you still yapping about this?

First of all, I would like to thank everyone who made it this far. This is a very necessary conversation and I know it's gonna ruffle several feathers but in times like these it's important that we recognize how our hatred affects others.

But yeah, onto *why* this is important.

The post I reblogged and responded to was somebody comparing a certain type of canon shippers to Trump supporters. I explained why they weren't right but not exactly wrong either. There's a direct correlation between the way they thought about shipping and the rhetoric of the right. Remember, the same people fetishizing others and disguising stereotypes as headcanons and creative liberties were right next to you in the voting booth deciding whether or not you should have rights.

The truth is, this election showed us that we truly cannot trust each other as much as we thought we could. The people we thought were our allies sold us for their own validation or to make their groceries cost less (which won't even happen btw but I digress). The people who were holding our rights over our heads were busy taking that from others in other countries, and also just straight up murdering them (free Palestine y'all. And Congo. And Hawaii. And Sudan. And Haiti. There's a lot. Colonialism knows no bounds). And after the election? Poc were continuously excluded from the conversation even though we're the most affected on every front, and when we were brought up it was to tell ppl some of us voted against our own kind.

This post is to make y'all better allies. This post is to make you more conscious of the things you're saying and doing. This post is to remind you that art has power and you need to use it responsibly. It's here to show you that just because someone identifies the same way as you or is okay with the idea of your identity, does not mean they're on your side. And your vote does not absolve you of your own biases. You can still vote blue and be racist. You can still like media with a bunch of representation and still hate the groups of people in it.

And in a way, this post is kind of for me too. As a black queer person who's been in fandoms since they were 10, I've only become more frustrated. It's become such a hostile environment for minorities of all kinds and I'm tired. I needed to get this out somehow. Y'all can't keep getting away with this, you're ruining it for everybody in these fandoms and in the world.

[fictionfixations]

The Fairy and the Angel (will kick your ass if you call them that) | Yuri on Ice x PJO Fic (Fic Rec)

summary: Yuri Plisetsky was as normal as you could get. Sure, he was soon going to be an internationally acclaimed Russian figure skater as soon as he was old enough to qualify, but other than that, he was normal. Then he found an Italian boy wearing an aviator's jacket, passed out near the local rink, and suddenly, things... changed. Well, it wasn't obvious at the time. Hell, after the kid left, with a promise to write him letters, he hadn't really been expecting anything except a close friendship and probably a lawsuit as soon as he figured out which kinda neglectful parent leaves their narcoleptic ten year old alone in an unfamiliar country. But Nico di Angelo was an enigma, who brought trouble no matter how hard he tried not to, and chaos inevitably followed. i.e Yuri and Nico are pen pals. Yuri is concerned. Nico is trying not to concern him. It is not working.

this is so underrated its insane. 20k hits (well thats still a lot of people but, HELLO?)

FOR A 240K WORD FIC???

anyway. yuri (the russian one. if you dont know how to differentiate, russian blond teen is one u. Yuri. the japanese adult black-haired guy is Yuuri.) (also hes sometimes called Yurio or Yura)

summary is self-explanatory

i honestly didnt know i needed this until now. im really enjoying reading pov yuri

ALSO. for you rick riordan fans. this includes like so many different series from the books and characters

SO FUCKING GOOD (also unique too, not just entirely canon compliant with the exception of fandom fusion)

i dont wanna say too much aghh.

[freshdickies]

S & T!

S - Show us an example of your personal headcanon (prompts optional but encouraged):

Ooh, this one's fun! Let me just list a handful of my own headcanons for MP100 and Watori:

• Ritsu is in love with his brother and Shou has complicated sexual feelings about his father, regardless of who they end up with romantically or sexually [I prefer them together! Their private taboo feelings, once shared, become part of the cement that binds them] • Reigen quit the water cooler business for many reasons, one of which being that he was sexually assaulted by some coworkers at an all-but-mandatory drinking party. That's why he can't handle alcohol and has no close or intimate relationships with adults. • Neighbours from Aftokrator lay eggs. My PERSONAL interpretation of this is that there is no dimorphism of primary sex characteristics for their species, and they all have basically the same downstairs mix-up going on regardless of secondary sex characteristics. Either parent can incubate their own or their partner's fertilized egg/s, and though it can be done externally, it's both 1: safer, and 2: more likely that an egg will gestate to maturity if a parent can manage periodic and/or sustained insertion. • In my own 'Trans Teru' headcanon, I personally like to think that Teru's deadname was still Teruki, since 'Teruki' is a unisex name that becomes gendered solely based off of what kanji you use. I like to think that Teru started going by the nickname [in katakana] 'Teru' and that, when he entered Black Vinegar Middle and officially began living full-time as a boy, he filled out his official documents with more masculine kanji that he chose.

T - Do you have any hard and fast headcanons that you will die defending?:

I have a lot of headcanons, but I'm both 1: usually a big fan of 2 or more contradictory interpretations of a character or ship, depending on the scenario I want to discuss or explore, and 2: generally pretty chill about them! So I can't think of anything that I would DIE defending that's just a headcanon, y'know? I'll fight to the death about misinterpretations of canon that bother me [i.e. 'Yuri Plisetsky is a delicate waif' or 'Mello from Death Note is a foppish gayboy who slept his way to the top of the Mafia' or 'Reigen and Mob have a father and son relationship'], but headcanons are fluid and everyone gets to have em!

[kikizoshi]

I'll literally never understand adults who think that they have to "grow up" (translation: be boring). Or think that they're too old to learn/do anything new at the wizened old age of, idk, 45? If you live an interesting life, it only gets moreso with time. Age yourself like a fine wine, I say. And if for 45 years you've done nothing but work and watch football, while yes that's very depressing and demoralising, it doesn't mean you're magically barred from taking up competitive basket weaving.

But anyway, I think, other than teenagers, those medias must be targeted towards those people who think everything fun and creative has to end in highschool. Imo, stories are almost always more interesting when they're about adults. More mature (hopefully), complex, nuanced. This is also why I'm not fond of Highschool AUs--teenagers just aren't as interesting.

This isn't to say there aren't teenagers in media I adore (God I love Yuri Plisetsky so much), but even they tend to be in media about adults.

Part of getting older is realizing how absolutely insane it is that basically every form of media is constantly trying to convince us that the most interesting moments of the lived human experience are happening in HIGH SCHOOL…… girl who gives a flying fuck what 16 year olds are doing.

[rikeijo]

Today's translation #189

Pash! Illustration file 2017, Hiramatsu Tadashi's comments & interview

Katsuki Yuuri

Generally, this is a common trait of all my character designs, but I like to draw nostrils clearly. By drawing nostrils, the range of facial expression gets wider. In case of his body type, Yuuri in episode 1 and 2 is quite chubby, so I was careful to show clearly the difference between his chubby state and fit state. On the cover of the first DVD he is still chubby, so I drew him with rounder cheeks. The base for Yuuri was a standard Japanese body type, so I didn't make his muscles too prominent, but his arms are quite long, with large, bony hands.

Victor Nikiforov

Important points are his silky hair and straight eyebrows. The shape of his eyes and eyebrows represent his unwavering aloof personality and natural airheadness. He has a beautiful posture and slim body, but his butt is quite magnificent. He shows calmness characteristic for adults, but at the same time he's still in his late twenties, so he's also child-like. He himself shows his child-like side, when he doesn't read the room, for example.

Yuri Plisetsky

He's the character that gave me the least trouble to design. In case of Yuri, I just simply draw him, while thinking that I'm drawing a girl - he's like a standoffish girl. He has a slim body type, girl-like and he's 15 - still quite a child, so I pay attention to show the range of his facial expressions. He's a character that is expressed through his hairstyle, even more than Victor is. His eyes are often hidden behind his hair, but because of that his hair emphasize his facial expressions even more.

[Notes: Hiramatsu-san this time! Comments about some of the characters and a short interview next, from the same magazine ✨]