#chubby yuuri is best yuuri

[fishshit]

very quick victuuri skecthes made in my notes <3 (please check the tags for the explanation of the text)

[heartwithavacancy]

Per @trixxiephantomhive I’mma do this. Challenge mode only AO3 and Public works.  Rules: Pick any 10 of your fics, scroll somewhere to the midpoint, pick a line (or a few), and share it! Then tag people!  IDK who to tag. 

Lost & Found | Miraculous Ladybug | WC :1548 | Gen.

Gathering up his resolve and bracing himself for possibly needing to flee, he’s moving to the crates and peering into them. At first, he doesn’t see anything so he has to reassess this plan, the alley is too dim. After a moment he’s taking his phone from his pocket and turning on the flashlight function and crouching own. That’s when blue eyes finally see the tiny creature and his heart gives a painful little lurch. “What heartless son of a- Come here, baby, I got you. Don’t worry.” 

Flares Over Paris | Miraculous Ladybug (AU/PV)| WC: 4295 | Explicit |BriLix

“You can’t be…” That hardwired thought sparks and fragile hope shoves hard against what he knows - what he’s been told; what was drilled into his very bones. “She… died.” It’s a strained whisper, distress making itself known in his voice.

Bridgette’s hands rest on his chest and she’s taking in a sharp breath, brushing tears from her eyes she’s shaking her head. “Did He tell you that? Guess what, he’s a lying liar - surprise, surprise.” Her fingers reach and she’s taking hold of the zipper on his suit, tugging it down. A simple thought to Tikki and she’s taking off a glove and pressing her warm bare hand to his bare chest.

“Does this feel like the hand of a dead girl, Felix?”

Then she’s shifting leaning forward kissing along his jaw. “Or this?” Her lips trail along his neck slowly - gently.Felix takes in a broken breath, that touch to his chest is perfect. It’s warm and comforting somehow in a way he hasn’t felt in years. Bridgette always made him feel warm, soft… Bridgette had been the only one to make him feel that way the only person to push beyond the walls he’d built up.

In Colors | Yuri!!!! on Ice (Soulmate AU) | WC:1298 | Gen/Soft | Victor/Yuuri

Victor was not one of these people. He had always wanted to find his soulmate. Always. Ever since his days as a child, basking in his parents love; seeing the pink glow that his mother left upon his father’s skin when she took his hand and pulled him up into a joyful dance. Or when they embraced him or  kissed his forehead at night; lilac mixing with rose - the colors rare among the populace but they were so very soothing to young Victor.  Victor wanted that. He wanted exactly this and he would shake every had he had to to find it. Yuuri never really wanted to find his other half. He had enough trouble as just himself and his anxiety was a vicious thing; feeding into his fear that he wasn’t ever going to be good enough or good for anyone. He was just this side of a little chubby, horribly insecure with a bad self-esteem and image… No one wanted someone like him for a soulmate. So he donned gloves, black leather gloves for when he was out about in public.  It was for the best even if he did want someone to have that kind of connection with..

Memories Paint These Walls | BBC!Sherlock/Lucifer (Crossover/AU) | WC: 3721 | Gen | Myc/Greg, Lucifer/Charlie, implied Johnlock

Greg nodded swallowing. If this was true then why was it so hard for Mr. Holmes to accept that Mycroft was with someone like him? Granted, he wasn’t much of anything special, nothing remarkable but… “You’re saying they were lovers. They cared for one another.” “Yes, and again yes, deeply. Lucifer was devastated when he thought that Charlie had died. It seems that he like you had an uncanny ability to survive things that would kill men with less luck than you. Life goes on but they kept in touch; separate lives but another with each other.” He rather wished he was that brave, to have had a life like Lucifer, to have fought for them. “Again this isn’t why we’re here – well not the sole reason.”

I Celebrate You | BBC!Sherlock | WC: 1804| Gen| Myc/Greg 

The door opened only to close. He wasn’t sure who or what to expect given this day. “I hope you don’t mind a bit of company.” The voice that came was not the usher but the voice was much deeper and one he was far too familiar with. He glanced over his shoulder to find Gregory standing there, dressed in a tailored suit; a bit more formal than his usual attire; holding a box of chocolates and wearing a smile. His heart did a strange thing, a flip and twisting flop, slamming against the cage of his chest. Oh dear god.

Maybe Something New | Miraculous Ladybug | WC: 1137 | Gen | Felinette

Marinette Dupain-Cheng was a lightweight. That was the first thing Féllix learned after their third event date.

Another Song | Miraculous Ladybug | WC: 1225 | Gen | Lukathaniel

“Oh, definitely. To be honest, I thought if anyone stood a chance to break Adrien’s hold on her it’d be you. You’re a total package and I just don’t get what she sees in Adien that you don’t have to be totally frank. I mean Marinette’s not shallow or anything like that - I know that but I just don’t get the appeal. He’s arguably handsome, polite, thoughtful but yeah you’re definitely all those things - plus you don’t come with the baggage that is control freak Gabriel Agreste.”

Distracted Vendue | Miraculous Ladybug | WC: 2220 | Gen | Felinette

The instant green eyes fixed on the now-familiar face of the ever enchanting Marinette Dupain-Cheng he knew he had to win the evening with her. Even if they just spent it here tonight dancing, drinking, nibbling food the servers brought out - he wanted that time with her. He'd send her a few times since the video incident, a couple dozen of those in person, three of those as Ladybug.

To her, he wasn't Felix Graham de Vanily; admittedly his first impression on her hadn't been a good one but eventually, they smoothed things out and she'd become something of a friend... perhaps more. He certainly hoped one day it might be more but he wouldn't force the issue, unlike someone.

But truthfully he just wanted more time with her, no matter the confines of it or how they spent it. 

We Were Gods | Miraculous Ladybug (Human Kwami AU) | WC: 2808| Gen | Plikki

Plagg is shifting back to normal, staring at her. Of course, he should have known. Her powers, he’d seen them first hand to a small degree back when they were wilder and beyond her control. It takes a minute for it all to click then he’s moving closer to her.

“Tikki.”

His whisper of her name makes her jump like a door slam. Tikki is peering up at him in shock. “Please, don’t come any closer. I don’t - I don’t want to hurt you. I just wanted to bring you a gift. That’s all. I - I'll stop if you want me to.” She’s shaking, taking rapid steps back for every step he takes toward her.

Strange and Familiar | Miraculous Ladybug (PV/AU/GenderSwapped!Bridgette) | WC:2294 | Gen | FelBrett 

The stranger seems to go on alert the instant LB arrives and turns glancing over his shoulder. “That’s my cue.”

The spotted hero shakes his head, swinging onto the stage. “No. Stay.” It comes out as a sharp demand and the stranger bristles so Brett softens it with - “Please.”

Choices We Make in the End | Miraculous Ladybug {Pirate AU} |WC:1856 | Gen | Past and  currently onesided FeLuka

A sure sign of internal injuries. Now that he’s closer yes, there’s blood under the hand on his abdomen and Luka’s breathing is starting to rattle. The scent in the air around the pirate isn’t just blood - it’s death. Felix knew that smell far better than he would have liked to. And there isn’t anything that anyone can do - well nothing that anyone but Felix could do.

“There’s my favorite pirate. You’ve gotten yourself in a real mess this time.”

Felix is moving and with a gentleness that Felix reserved for those he truly cared for, he eased Luka up from his positing and gathered him carefully against himself. He doesn’t care about his clothes becoming bloodied. He doesn’t care about anything more than bringing Luka as close as he can. If he’s going to do this...

[grumpywaterfalls]

on standard deviations;

on standard deviations; by crossroadswrite

Part 3 of on life and love; series

Yuri!!! on Ice

Length: 16,217 (complete)

Rating: General Audiences

Pairings: Victor/Yuuri, Otabek/Yurio

Author Summary:

“Daddy, I have something for you!” Mariko says, all heart-shaped beaming smile that creases little dips into one of her chubby cheeks. Yuuri reaches out to push the hair that is clinging to her cheek with the sea water back behind her ear.

“Oh, what is it?” he asks, giving her a little smile.

“Tada!” Mariko says, opening her hands to reveal a small perfectly shaped little shell. “I found it when I was burying Beka!”

(Or: local power couple continue loving each other and both their children a lot, but are getting real tired of waiting for best kazakh boy to become their son-in-law officially.)

[suiine]

off-season

[on IG]

[ice-daddy-vitya]

Okay I see your point but consider this: chubby Yuuri

“You drive a hard bargain, Anon. But I have to say, Chubby Yuuri always wins.”

@askchubbyyuuri 😘

[weeaboo-woman]

Victor loves Yuuri’s chubby belly and only made him lose weight in the anime so he could take part in the championships and that makes me weirdly happy

[squid-drop]

Howl’s Moving Castle

So I was watching Howl’s Moving Castle in the car and I couldn’t get a Yuri!!! On Ice AU out of my head so here’s what I came up with:

Yuuri would definitely be Sophie

They’re both confident and shy at the start but slowly learn to love themselves after finding someone that makes them feel good ;) 

But hear me out okay

We can’t have two characters with silver hair by the end so how about instead of ‘brown hair into silver’ our boy just stays chubby

Vikor would be Howl hands down

They’re both beautiful and mysterious 

Viktor’s hair is long and pretty, always changing styles

That is until Yuuri screws up his hair products while cleaning, causing his hair to be shorter

Just like Howl he learns to love it

Yurio is their smol son, Markl

Just picture Markl but angry

The scene where Markl said that Howl and Sophie were his family jsfnajfna

My heart melted

Yurio is definalty like Viktor and Yuuri’s son

I feel like JJ would be the Witch of the Waste

Both go through character developments that make them go from hella intimidating to not so intimidating 

Idk but picturing JJ in outrageous, black feather outfits seems amazing

Phichit is Turnip Head/ the missing prince

They both brought the couples together ?? The ultimate matchmakers ((I mean Phichit didn’t bring them together but the whole “My friends are getting married!!”))

Plus Phichit is actually a prince wowy this boy need more love tbh

Makkachin is Suliman’s dog

the dog is dog

Yakov is Suliman

The whole “Howl get back here” and “Viktor get back here is too strong to not to do it

Christophe is Calcifer

Just Calcifer but more flirty

The fire does not come

Feel free to add on!! 

((It’s been years since I read the book but in the original, Sophie has two sisters. One of them being in love with Markl (or Michael if we’re talking about the book spelling), so Otabek could be one of the sisters. I can’t remember their name but yeah.))

[rikeijo]

Today's translation #33

A new translation series~🌺 Hiramatsu-san's (character design, animation director) comments about characters' design!

Go Yuri go!!! Official fanbook

Making of characters

Hiramatsu Tadashi's comments

Katsuki Yuuri

I'm mindful to draw him differently when he is supposed to be chubby and when he is thin. Yuuri's in his best shape after "Onsen on Ice". He has a standard body type for a Japanese person - he doesn't have especially long legs, board shoulders or plump butt, but as designed by Kubo-san he has quite long arms and large, bony hands. He's ~10 cm taller when he wears his skates, so it makes his legs appear longer. His very Japanese silhouette is in large part influenced by Abiko-san's (skating animation) style - he drew a lot of Yuuri's scenes in the show.

Victor Nikiforov

I was keeping in mind how to draw the texture of his hair and how it flows. Same with Yurio's hair. His eyebrows are quite straight, without forming much of an arch. He keeps his back straight which makes him appear very elegant. He has a very fine butt and long arms and legs. He gives off adult-like, relaxed vibes, but at the same time he's still in his twenties, so he's also child-like. His heart-shaped smile was drawn by Kubo-san as a part of the character design and we, the animation staff, have made it more exaggerated.

Yuri Plisetsky

One of his eyes is hidden by his fringe, so his hair also emphasizes his facial expressions. It's an interesting method to show his expressions just through the glimpses of his eye. His body is quite slender, a little feminine. He has long limbs and not a lot of muscles. With Yurio, I've been drawing him while thinking I'm drawing a girl. The reason is that Yurio's choreography was performed by a female skater, Kawanishi Honoka-san and also the style of Tatenaka-san (skating animation), who was drawing Yurio a lot in the show, emphasizes this. It seems Yurio will become even taller and eventually he will probably be around 180 cm, so taller than Yuuri.

[miraculouslymadsblog]

Reasons why I love Yuri (yuuri) katsuki :

First of all I love how he can go from the chubby and cute to Eros look. I mean just look at it, one minute he is Yuuri 'im so cute and chubby' katsuki to yuuri 'im a delicious pork cutlet bowl' Katsuki.

How Relatable he is

He is a fantastic and the most relatable protagonist, I've ever seen. Because it's so easy to sympathize and relate to him. He is awkward, but that doesn't mean he won't or he can't take risks. I mean the creators, don't just assign one charecter trait, and say "that's it. That's yuri" . No, he is a charecter with complex and conflicting feeling and thoughts, and lots of anxiety before competitions, just like we all face. He reacts differently depending on the situations,and that makes him for relatable. He is surrounded by his loved ones, and yet he still feels alone and isolated himself from others .

I would have to say the thing that make him the most relatable though is his anxiety. It is handled phenomenally by the the show, and is a piece of him, not his whole personality. He's not portrayed as a weakling for it, quite the opposite. He may have moments of weakness but he is better for it, he feels better and relieved after crying, he can show vulnerability and still be strong, or I would argue it's why he's strong. With how deep he is, it is much easier to connect with him and his struggles, making us care about him and his journey.

His charecter development

He goes from a man considering to pursue a different career, to the the Yuri we see in episode 8; one willing to skate his free program on his own with out Victor. He learns to believe in his own abilities to rely on his own strength and to have confidence in himself. He learns all this through the love and support of others, and we see him gain confidence slowing, it is an ever growing process and not something that just happens. Seeing him slowing evolve into the sexy and confident Yuri we all know and love is absolutely amazing. Every time I rewatch the series from the beginning I am in awe of how much he develops.

It's a great message that drives home the shows central them; Love. It's showing us that loving and believing in yourself is key, and can lead you to a much more happy and fulfilling life

His relationship with victor Nikiforov

Yuri starts out as a fanboy who looks up to Victor like a god. Now he has Victor on his knees, servicing him like a queen. Yuri slowly begins to open up to Victor, sharing his life and his insecurities with him so he doesn't have to bear it alone. He starts to see Victor as an equal instead of some unattainable idol, showing even the best of us has faults. Victor provides what Yuri has been needing this whole time; a rock who will love and support him.

This creates an extremely close bond between the two, with no one else truly seeing them for who they are. Victor wants to bring out Yuri's inner beauty into his skating and help him gain more confidence. Yuri wants Victor, not the best figure skater in the world, not the amazing choreographer, not the bachelor, but Victor. They bring out the best in each other, with both being better for it in the end. And their engagement in episode 10. That's the most purest and sweetest thing I've ever seen. They have so much trust, faith and love in eachother. I mean, for me atleast victuuri is the best ship I've ever seen. #Victuuri is life

These are the few reasons why I love the Cinnamon roll because, he is just so pure for this world. And also because I can relate so much with him, because I have anxiety and conflicting feelings. I'm nervous just like him, and I isolate myself from others a lot. And watching yuuri, made me feel like, yes I can do anything, and everything just like him.❤️

[shysweetthing]

I am here for canon Victor body positivity.

[suiine]

a chunky boy Vs. the summer struggle

[nikiforovs-v]

sometimes i forget that this is the same precious boy who loves katsudon and poodles and viktor nikiforov

[calaretto]

can you please write something about an really really fat Yuri dont fitting in any clothes and became more and more lazy

I wanted to say that you asked for this but it turned out into something different so I can’t really blame you lol.. .I’m sorry. Fun fact: I only write trash. It takes me forever to write smth serious and decent. Also not native eng, rip grammar. I’ll probably get embarrassed and delete this later haha…Yuuri woke up due to warm rays of the sun shining through the window. Now waking up didn’t necessarily mean he opened his eyes, so he just blindly reached on the other side of the bed to pull Victor closer. Or he would if the other side wasn’t already empty.,,Victor!“ he whinned, slightly annoyed with his early birdy husband.,,Yes, darling, love of my life.” Yuuri lifted his head from the pillow and dumbfoundly stared at Victor leaning against the doorframe.,,I can’t believe you.“ he mumbled. Victor’s smile just got wider.,,I made you breakfast, my Yuuri.” Yuuri burried his head in the pillow again.,,Oh my god no, Victor I can’t eat pasta for breakfast two days in a ro-“ ,,It’s not pasta.”,,That’s exactly what you said yesterday.“Victor dissapeared in the kitchen and was back with a rather large bowl. He sat down on the bed and kissed Yuuri on the nape. ,,Hey, don’t fall asleep, solnyshko.” ,,I don’t want your pasta again.“ Victor just put the bowl on the back of his husband’s neck.,,Argh! That’s so cold!” ,,Well, it is ice cream so…“ Victor laughed.Yuuri stared at him for a while then shrugged and took the bowl. It was a mountain of chocolate - vanilla ice cream with bars of chocolate topped with melted chocolate and sprinkled with nuts. It looked sinful and delicious.,,You know that’s not a real breakfast either, right?”,,You’re the one to talk. At least I didn’t eat sugared cereal for a whole week.“,,That was one time.”,,Katsudon.“ ,, …You got me there.” Yuuri sighed. ,,I think i let myself go way too much. Mom and dad always outdo themselves on their anniversary.“ he kicked the sheet off and grabed at his plump stomach. ,,Look, Victor! I even had to buy new clothes before flying back! That would be like two months with your awfull pasta and brocolli and like a thousand hours in the gym! I need more reasons to live, Vitya!”,,Im not buying you any more of my posters, the lady at the shop was looking at me weirdly.“Yuuri looked at him playing annoyed. ,,Where did ‘my Yuuri, love of my life’ go?”,,Well, I know where he should go.“ Victor purred and grabed at Yuuri’s love handles to pull him closer. ,,I also know he doesn’t need to make everything into a pepe meme.” he grinned. Yuuri kissed him on the nose. ,,You should eat it before it melts.“ Victor pointed at the forgotten bowl on the night stand.,,That would be plus five hours in the gym.” ,,Wrong. That would be plus few more inches of my fluffy pillow. I love fluffy pillows. My Yuuri’s fluffy pillow.“,,Oh my god, don’t say it like that.” laughed Yuuri and hid his red face in hands.,,My fluffy marshmallow muffin Yuuri.“ cooed Victor.,,Aaaaa! Stop!” ,,My sweet pudding cherry cake",,Okay, that sounds just disgusting.“ Yuuri looked at him through the gaps between his fingers.,,I like puding. Fluffy pudin. My sweet flu-”,,Okay! Okay! I’ll eat it, okay?“ Yuuri laughed and took the bowl. To be honest he would eat it anyway, it looked so good. ,,Good boy.” purred Victor. Yuuri got a pleased look on his face. ,,Now, I got you something when you were in Hasetsu. Wait.“ Victor got up and took a bag from night stand on his side of the bed. ,,There. It’s also an apology. I’m sorry I couldn’t go with you.” he handed Yuuri the bag.,,Thank you, husband.“ he said awkwardly. Victor blushed.,,Yuuri!” he threw himself at the poor katsudon.,,Stop strangling me, husband.“ wheezed Yuuri. Victor looked at him with tears in corners of his sparkling eyes.,,Are you even real.” Yuuri lovingly caressed his husband’s face.,,Yuuri, we-“ Victor’s voice cracked before he could continue ,,We will also have a wedding anniversary next year.”,,Oh my god…“ whispered Yuuri and huged Victor closer with all his power. ,,You’re right. We’re married. We will have an anniversary. We’re going to have a wedding aniversary.” he sobbed.,,Our first wedding anniversary.“ Victor added with a sniff and sat up. ,,The gift.”Yuuri took the bag from where he threw it when Victor tackled him.,,This better be new clothes, Victor. I don’t think any of mine will fit anymore.“,,You don’t need any clothes if you’ll stay in bed.” ,,Tru.“ Yuuri opened the bag and pulled out a box. It was a laptop. He snickered and hugged Victor again.,,You’re impossible. If I’m not misunderstood it was you who drowned the last one.”,,I’m not giving up watching Free! in bath. Besides the main gift is the anime you wanted inside. I managed to get raw versions.“ ,,You’re the best husband ever, you know?” said Yuuri in a loving tone.,,Best husbands belong together.“ grinned Victor. They lovingly gazed at each other all words being said by the glints in their eyes. Untill Victor’s phone ringed. Victor sighed ,,I’ll have to go my Yuuri. It’s so unfair. I took the day off yesterday to be with you after one whole week of suffering without you and you just slept.” he lamented with a fond look on his face.,,Yeah yeah, sorry.“ yawned Yuuri. Victor kissed his forehead. ,,I’ll be back with a proper lunch. You should rest some more.” he got up but before he could he leave Yuuri stopped him. Victor turned back at him. Yuuri pointed on mess on the floor. The forgotten bowl of ice cream.,,You need to make me another breakfast, Vitya.“ He did.

[japansace]

Underrated Yuri on Ice Fics (Part 2!)

*cracks knuckles* All right, here we go.

People wanted more underrated YOI fic recommendations, so I’m here to provide. Please read these fics if you’re interested and give them some love! (Oh, and feel free to send any fics you think should be added to the list my way. Perhaps I’ll make a part three of this someday.)

You, in Sunlight by pandabomb [ T // 3.5K words // complete ]

Summary: To acquaintances and strangers, Viktor was excellent at hiding his true feelings. Yuuri was beginning to forget what it meant to be a stranger to him.

A soft, quiet snapshot from Yuuri and Viktor's earliest days in St. Petersburg together.

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Some much needed contextualizing of Yuuri settling into life in St. Petersburg and Victor becoming acclimated to his new role as skater, coach, and fiancé. Just unbearably sweet all around.

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Comfort and Joy by sublime_jumbles [ G // 3.5K words // complete ]

Summary: The Japanese restaurant with the most stars on Yelp doesn't open until eleven, but that's all right. Yuuri is still sleeping soundly then, as Viktor gets up, gets dressed with the silent speed of a quick change, and scrawls a note in hasty English on a slip of hotel stationery.

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Just some sweet fluff post-episode twelve. Victor wakes before Yuuri and decides to spoil him while they’re still in their hotel in Barcelona. It’s adorable and also has some great pro-chubby Yuuri Katsuki content, so it gets an A from me.

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Here Comes a Thought by @crossroadswrite [ G // 7K words // complete ]

Summary: Yuuri dreams about his last competition a lot. How could he not when it changed his life so viscerally.

In his dreams, it’s always falling. It’s never hitting the ground, because Yuuri knows what happens when he hits the ground – torn ACL, mild concussion and a nasty bruise on his head that had lasted for weeks. It’s never the pain he’s afraid of in his dreams, Yuuri’s well used to pain.

It’s the act of falling, the promise of pain and failure. It’s what falling means. It haunts Yuuri, even now when the bruise on his head is completely gone and his knee is slowly healing.

(Or: Yuuri struggles with being forced into retirement by an injury, Victor struggles with getting Yuuri to talk about it, and they still love each other through all of it.)

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This fic made me sob like a little bitch.

Yeah. It’s just that good.

It’s so heart-wrenching but so them. It hurts in all the best ways. And it’s also the reason I can’t ever go to an aquarium again without feeling just a bit morose.

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A Place for You and Me by whatsup_buttercup [ E // 5K words // complete ]

Summary: “Be careful in the hallway,” Viktor says. “I had to move the bookshelf out of the bedroom.”

A famous interior decorator from a magazine placed that bookshelf there two years ago. Yuuri remembers the glossy spread about Viktor Nikiforov’s modern apartment very well. It’s still in a protective plastic cover in his parent’s attic. “Why?”

“I bought something new,” Viktor says, cryptic.

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Omegaverse! Yuuri’s stubborn pride rears its ugly head here, and it feels so in-character. Poor Victor is just trying his best--but when they fail, they fail together.

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Hopeless, Breathless, Baby Can’t You See? by xylophones [ G // 15.5K words // complete ]

Summary: The weekend of last year’s Rostelecom cup, Yuuri Katsuki declared his love for fried pork in a press conference, got caught by paparazzi rescuing a dog from a river, revealed a short program costume that showed off his multitude of soulmate marks, and broke Viktor’s world record. All while being, objectively, the cutest human being on the planet.

The entire skating world–– including Viktor–– fell in love instantly.

Or: a soulmate au where the first time you touch your soulmate(s), colored marks appear on your skin. Yuuri has more marks than Viktor’s ever seen on someone. Viktor has none.

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This is one of my new favorite YOI fics--if not my absolute favorite. I’m a sucker for a good soulmate AU, and this is one of the best: feel-sy, subversive, and stunningly gorgeous. Please read this one! You won’t regret it.

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Tangerine Trees, Marmalade Skies by @ebenroot [ T // 6.5K words // complete ]

Summary: It’s not that Yuri thinks Victor is a big fat liar. It just, well, Yuri thinks Victor is a big fucking liar.

“The Sun,” Yuri repeats for the fifth time that day. “You’re engaged to the Sun.”

Or: a (slightly confusing and annoyingly sappy) account of Victor Nikiforov's engagement to the Sun, as narrated by #1 employee Yuri Plisetsky

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I’ve reread this one... a shameful amount of times. It’s pure fluff, plain and simple, with a sprinkle of casual magic that feels like a hug. 10/10, would recommend.

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Memento Amare by @belovedyuuri [ G // 5K words // complete ]

Summary: Parting ways has never been in their plans, not even for just a moment; it's no surprise Yuuri and Victor have a terrible time saying goodbye, even if for just several weeks. When longing hits hard, memories sweeten it right up.

(You've heard about History Makers. Now prepare for Memory Makers. In which Yuuri and Victor share their life and love with each other even when they're not physically together.)

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Just some good ol’ fashioned feels about Yuuri and Victor, doing the hard work of trying to make their relationship work after their whirlwind romance. It’s absolutely gorgeous and wholesome all around.

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Tongue Tied by @stammiviktor [ T // 2.5K words // complete ]

Summary: The silver-haired man in front of Yuuri in line is the only good thing to come of the situation.

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Another new fic that has rocketed up the list of my absolute favorites. Yuuri and Victor pretending to be married to get airport preferential treatment--while at the same time not sharing a common language between them--had me positively rolling with laughter. Perfect, fabulous, a thousand chef’s kisses. I want ten movies and a TV series.

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Work of Art by Athra (getaway_machine) [ E // 2.5K words // complete ]

Summary: Victor admires the work of art that is his beautiful husband.

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Some lovely smut, shibari edition! It’s feels very them, while still being hot as hell. Read for a good time.

Something Borrowed, Something Blue, A Thousand Times I’d Marry You by @ewokthrowdown [ T // 2.5K // complete ]

Summary: What’s more, Yuuri’s got fantastic honeymoon ideas. While Victor’s planning the wedding, Yuuri’s casually asks the fiancés where they’re going, then always has a hundred ideas for romantic things to do once they’re there. A cute bakery that does heart shaped macarons, the best spot for stargazing, which bar has swing dance. Victor had asked Yuuri how he knew all these lovely things to do, and Yuuri, blushing furiously, had told him that these were all the things he planned to do with Victor but either hadn’t had time to while they themselves visited, or they hadn’t been to that particular location yet. The fact that Yuuri has dates planned for them in pretty much every romantic spot on the planet, had Victor swooning in a calculated way that meant Yuuri had to catch him.

[Future fic in which Victor quits skating to be Yuuri's Katsuki-Nikiforov's trophy husband and a wedding planner.]

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And let’s end with another sweet one! 

This one is sooooooo cute! Victor becomes a wedding planner after he retires, and the fic shows us little snapshots of him and Yuuri traveling all over the world to make people’s dreams come true. They’re just in love, love, love, and I’m always 100% here for it.

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All right, let’s wrap it up here. Thank you for reading this post! Please check out these fics and their writers if they happen to catch your eye--and my inbox is always open for more suggestions! And before I go, let me just leave my own fics here in case you’d like to look into my credentials~

[kaichan24]

Mari Katsuki is an amazing sister fics.

1. Smoke & Stones. Mari is five years old and she is watching her little sister grow inside her mother’s stomach. Mari is eighteen years old and she is watching her little brother’s obsession decorate his room in more merchandise than any one person should own. Mari is twenty-four years old and she is watching her little brother leave his family behind to chase his dreams. Mari is thirty years old and she is watching her little brother fall in love.

or snapshots from the Katsuki siblings' lives wherein Mari attempts to be the best sister that's ever existed

https://archiveofourown.org/works/11329485

2. (Don't) Give A Damn.  Mari, through the years.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/10809846

3. Take Care. "Mari is seven the first time she sets eyes on the wriggling, chubby, pale mutant alien of a baby her parents have dubbed her “brother.” He cries incessantly for weeks straight and leaves her mom so exhausted that she forgets to pack Mari’s bento three times in the first month after his birth.

Mari hates him immediately."

A look at Yuuri's life and love from the perspective of his worst enemy and biggest supporter: his sister.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/11591028

4. Ride on a Shooting Star.  Katsuki Yuuri would one day grow up to be a world champion figure skater with an Olympic gold medal. Before that he’d been Minako’s prize student.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/11607819

5. true worth.  真利 - Mari - True Worth. 

https://archiveofourown.org/works/11024229

6. mari's first day of high school.  winners get katsudon.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/10386603

7. make a fist.  Thirteen-year old Mari teaches her six-year old brother how to throw a punch.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/15164300

8. Em nome da flor.  Parte da coletânea "O Significado das Flores"!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/14119278

9. Storge.  Mari, and the sacrifices she's made for her life and love.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/18479827

10. Mari's Life and Love. Even when she has college essays to write, Mari still has time to be with Yuuri.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/12089781

11. Living in the Maybe.  Mari picks Viktor up at the airport when he returns from Moscow. Without Yuuri there to play his usual role of interpreter, they learn to communicate around their linguistic, cultural, and personal barriers.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/12383343

12. sandcastles by the sea.  Yuuri builds sandcastles on Hasetsu’s beach throughout his life. As a child, fierce competitions with Mari to prove which one of them was better. As an adult, with Viktor to do something fun and new.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/18686482

13. Mari.  A short Story from Mari's point-of-view after Viktor and Yuuri come home from the Grand Prix

https://archiveofourown.org/works/11527674

14. 4 Pounds of Fluff and Joy.  Ever since Yuuri learned that Victor Nikiforov owns a poodle, he'd wanted one too. For a while his parents weren't sure if they could grant him that wish, but when Mari found a dog village relatively close to them with connections to several respectable breeders they saw a chance. Just after Yuuri's first Junior competition, they surprise him with a family outing to the dog village.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/18284549

15. Into the Mist || This is Not the End. She’s not sure if she should be surprised or not, seeing the familiar sight of a tall, pale haired man standing right at the spot she’s headed to.

(or: it'll always be the Katsuki family to the rescue. Always. Always. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/12110376

16. let's consider the relativity of convention. Mari thinks, if she had been a more conventional sister, it would have been expected of her to pass judgment onto the man looking to steal her brother away.

Giving the “shovel talk”, as her brother calls i

https://archiveofourown.org/works/12658893

17. But the more I cannot wish you. When declaring his theme of "love" for the season, Yuuri Katsuki mentions all of the love he had from friends, family members, and his hometown that he's only now begun to recognize. One of these people who was always at his side, was his sister, Mari.

Part of a series that explores different relationships around Yuuri and Viktor before and after they get together, this will cover the growth of Viktor and Yuuri, and their relationship, from short vignettes in Mari's perspective.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/12801375

18. Drying Brother's Tears.  Mari was used to Yuuri’s tears. She’d been there when he was just a tiny baby and wouldn’t stop crying unless someone picked him up. She’d been there through the scraped knees and bumps on the head and dropped ice creams. Yuuri crying was nothing new.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/11797125

19. Always Looking Out for You. Mari walks over to the closet to start getting things out. She reaches for a box up on a shelf and she begins to pull it toward her. Once it slides off the edge, some sheets of paper slip off the shelf from underneath the box and drift to the floor. Mari laughs as she sees the familiar Viktor posters land on the floor. “I was wondering where those went.” Or Mari helps Yuuri pack up his room as he gets ready to move to St. Petersburg to be with Viktor.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/11533914

20. Sunbeams. Mari Katsuki watches her brother leave home for the second time. It's not the same as before.

She thinks that's a good thing.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/15051899

21. my better self.  Yuuri and some of the women in his life, through the years.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/11599164

22. Puppy Dog Kisses.  Vicchan whines as Mari walks past, scratching softly at the edge of Yuuri’s bedroom door, and she pauses just long enough to be caught by that pleading puppy-dog gaze.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/22109002

23. the sister act - i. Mari adopts yet another little brother: the story of Mari and Yurio bonding over being kindred prickly spirits. 

https://archiveofourown.org/works/11888679 

24. Through the Years.  A look at Katsuki Yuuri's life through the years, as told by those who love him.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/12803166/chapters/29223522

25. Never Left This Town.  Katsuki Mari tries so hard not to resent her little brother.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/9873221

26. If Wishes were Fishes. Mari learns that sometimes wishes do come true.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/12552108

[thtrelady]

Tiny Dancer

Read it on AO3 HERE

Minako swept into the onsen carrying a bottle of sake and three huge bags. “Where are they,” she demanded as she strode towards Toshiya. She handed the sake over to him with a slight bow.

Toshiya took the sake from her with another graceful bow before stepping out from behind his counter and leading her back into the family space. There, bundled up on the cushions in their living room, Hiroko reclined with a small bundle in her arms. Her face was drawn, but her smile was as wide and welcoming as always as she greeted Minako. Minako sank down on a cushion next to her and peered down at the little package. She gasped when a little head turned her way and large eyes blinked up at her.

“Oh Hiroko, Toshiya, he’s precious,” she said. “I brought things from tour for him and for Mari-chan. Oh! And I just finished the renovations on that studio above the bar so I’ll be starting dance classes there shortly. I know you were looking for something for Mari-chan to burn off some energy.”

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“Minako-senpai, we’re here!” Hiroko exclaimed as she came into the studio with Yuuri on her hip and Mari holding her hand. Mari reluctantly let go of her mother’s hand and walked over to join the group stretching near the barre.

Minako smiled and walked over to gather Yuuri up from Hiroko before going to the front of the studio and starting class with the tiny figure in her arms. His eyes tracked from her face to the small children in front of her and he buried his face in her shoulder. Minako kept holding him through the entire first part of the class, making him giggle when she suddenly whirled up onto her toes demonstrating the spin for her beginners. It was only when everyone moved to the barre and she had to make corrections that she surrendered him back to his mother.

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Minako rested her head in her hand leaning against the table as she drank and watched the soccer game playing on the TV in the onsen lounge. Toshiya and his friends were cheering and dancing around the room, but she was quietly waiting for the game to end so that she could claim the TV for the start of the skating program. Yuuri was sitting next to her, calmly playing with some blocks and tuning out the ruckus around them.

One block toppled off the pile and rolled out of his reach. Minako watched as the little one struggled to reach his arms further and his little face puckered up in concentration. After struggling for several moments, she could see him start to put some pieces together as he put his hands down on the edge of the table and wiggled back and forth to gather his chubby legs under his diapered butt. He rocked back and forth a couple of times and then pushed up off the ground, holding the table edge and putting his feet firmly underneath him. Minako’s eyes widened as Yuuri stood for the first time and reached out to get his block. He was wobbly, but standing.

“Hiroko!! Toshiya!!” the excited woman called out, “He did it!”

Hiroko bustled out of the kitchen with her hands already over her mouth. She was smiling so widely, but a little tear shone in her eyes when she saw her baby supporting himself on the table. Toshiya wrapped his arm around his wife as the group watched Yuuri get his block. Even the customers in the room stopped celebrating long enough for the chubby hand to wrap around the block and drag it back. 

Then, just as suddenly as he’d stood, Yuuri plopped back down on his butt, looking startled at how fast the descent had happened. His chin wobbled, but before he could start to cry, Minako had him gathered up in her arms, snuggling him close. Hiroko dropped to her knees next to them and the two women cooed and praised the baby for how big and strong he was.

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Mari shuffled into the class with a pout on her face. Hiroko followed slowly, bent over slightly to let Yuuri hold her finger as he toddled beside her. Minoko looked up and clasped her hands over her mouth at the sight of Yuuri’s stumbling steps.

Oh Hiroko, look at him,” she breathed out.

“Yeah, he’s getting into everything,” Mari muttered to the girl next to her at the barre.

“Brothers.” the girl grumbled back as they shared a moment of sibling camaraderie.

“Minako, watch this,” Hiroko said as she stood next to Yuuri and gently shook his hand free from her finger, “Yuuri, show Minako what you practiced with Mari today.”

Yuuri looked up to his mother and then over to Minako and Mari with his big eyes and took a tiny step back. 

“Go on, you can do it,” Hiroko encouraged. 

Yuuri stepped forward again and looking over to make sure Hiroko was watching him, raised both arms up over his head and rose up on his tiptoes, turning himself in a slow and wobbly, but very clear dance spin. Coming to stop facing Minako again, he very slowly and carefully shifted his weight to one foot and lifted the other in a tiny arabesque. 

Minako cheered, “Beautiful Yuu-kun!”

Yuuri looked up at her and stuck one finger in his mouth, chewing on it nervously as he peeked over at his sister. Mari sighed and stuck her arms out towards him. Yuuri toddled across the room and Mari gave him a hug and a pat on his head.

“Good boy, that was just as we practiced,” she said. Yuuri beamed.

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Yuuri clung to his mom’s hand as he used his other hand to fiddle with the hem of his shirt as they walked over to the studio together.

“Are you excited to start classes today?” Hiroko asked.  Yuuri hummed and nodded his head vigorously. He’d been asking for lessons with Minako almost as long as Mari had been begging to get out of them. Hiroko grinned down at the four-year-old bouncing along beside her.

As they entered the studio, Yuuri dropped his mother’s hand to run across the room to Minako. “Min-ko-sensei, lookit my tights!,” he cried out doing a little twirl in front of her. He pointed one foot in front of her, “And my shoes!”

“Very good Yuu-kun. You look just right for class,” she said reaching down to help tug the shirt down over his black tights. “Now go stand with Ami-chan and we’ll get started.” Yuuri nodded and looking over to the little girl in braids, walked over to stand next to her.

“Everyone. This is first position. Do your best!”

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“Minako-senpai, I just don’t know what to do. Yuuri’s teacher called today to say he’d been hiding the closet at school today after lunch again. And I can tell he’s been crying. But he says nothing is wrong.”

“Oh Hiroko, let me see what I can find out after class today when Yuuri’s doing his extra stretching. You may want to check with Mari-chan also. You know she watches him very closely these days since that boy shoved him on the beach.”

“Thank you. I just want to know what is going on at school and to make sure he’s alright.”

That afternoon Yuuri arrived at class as promptly as ever and immediately began stretching. Minako watched him as she greeted the other seven year olds arriving and noticed that with each arrival, Yuuri would look up and then shrink back, making himself smaller and turning away from the others. Ami sat next to him, but the others seemed to leave more space than usual. Minako tightened her lips, but she had class to run and could only watch for now.

Throughout that day’s class Minako noticed that only Ami directly interacted with Yuuri. Everyone else either ignored him completely or shot dirty looks at him. By the end of class, Yuuri had moved himself all the way to the back corner and was dancing in his own world. Minako admired his form, noting that she needed to work on his turnout slightly and that she really did need to talk to Hiroko about putting him in the advanced class even though it would be early.

“Yuuri-kun,” Minako said as class packed up, “stay a moment will you? I need to talk with you.” She noted that Yuuri startled and that his forehead creased. She also noticed a bunch of heads turn away quickly and whispers start up as the rest of the class left. Minako decided that next class was going to concentrate on plies. Lots of plies. 

Once she was sure the last of the others was out of the studio, she turned to Yuuri with her hands on her hips. Yuuri stood, not quite looking at her and shifting his weight from foot to foot. Minako sighed, “Alright kiddo. What’s the story.”

Yuuri looked up and Minako’s heart broke to see the tears in his eyes. “Hiroshi-san says only girls do ballet and he said no one should hang out with me because I’m pretending to be a girl,” Yuuri choked out after a minute of sniffling and shaking his head. “I know that’s not true Minako-sensei, you showed us all those videos!” Yuuri continued, “But they keep shoving me a school and leaving notes in my cubby.”  He ran over to his pack and pulled out a handful of notes with words like Fatty and Baby written on them to hand over to Minako.

“Oh Yuuri-kun, why didn’t you tell your mother about this?” Minako asked.

Yuuri sniffled again, “I didn’t want her to pull me from lessons and I thought if she knew they were teasing me at school she would.”

Minako chuckled, ���Yuuri, I don’t think you have to worry about that, now let’s get you home and we’ll talk about what we’re going to do to handle this.” She reached out and rumpled the little boy’s hair. “Come on.”

Three days later, Minako-sensei led an intensive ballet workshop during gym at Yuuri’s school. Yuuri was the only one able to walk home that afternoon.

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Minako tapped her lip as the children moved through the simple choreography for the upcoming recital. It was becoming increasingly clear that Yuuri was not only the best dancer in her young group, but he was also better than a number of her intermediates. But Minako knew his body was too young to move him to harder classes. 

She and Hiroko had a number of conversations about how they could encourage Yuuri without pushing him to injury. Minako had plans for Yuuri and they didn’t involve stress fractures at eight.

Minako looked out the studio window as Yuuko bounced down the stairs from the studio and hoisted her skate bag on her shoulder to head to her skating lesson after ballet. Minako’s eyes widened with a sudden thought, there was something new for Yuuri. And he already knew Yuuko from lessons. She knew Hiroko and Toshiyo would agree since they’d just been talking about finding more activities for him just last night.

Minako spun up onto her toes in glee. “Yuuri-kun! Come with me, I’ve got something fun for you to try.” 

The little boy with the big brown eyes looked up at his sensei and reached out to take her hand as they started to walk towards the ice rink.