#yoi daydreamer bb

[thegirlwhorideslikeasamurai]

Chapter 7 of A Song of Fiery Birds and Endless Winter is up!

I don't have a lot to say about this chapter except for: ICE CREAM DATE!!!

(No, it's not a date! It's just two skaters hanging out together and Viktor being nice and doing fan service, but honestly: ice cream date!!!)

Instead of an excerpt, may I present to you the amazing artwork my assigned artist, the talented @loadingbones did for this work, or rather this specific chapter (posted with permission of the artist)

[softlysheith]

writing tag!

tagged by @meimagino!!! tysm bb this tag is so cool tf

1) How many works in progress do you currently have in progress? unfortunately none atm :’)) i havent written in a Long Time (5 months?) ever since i lost my drive for the yoi fandom. i do have a list of ideas i should probably get around to tho, so if that counts then i have five lol

2) Do you/would you write fan fiction? thats 90% of what i write lmao, i should work on that

3) Do you prefer paper books or ebooks? paper, but nowadays i dont have the space or the money to get them D:

4) When did you start writing? ndfhklsdfndksjhdkhdskhfj self insert pokemon fanfiction when i was 7 dont @ me

5) Do you have someone you trust that you share your work with? no;;;; i have friends i talk to abt headcanons but otherwise i dont share half-finished work with anyone

6) Where is your favorite place to write? on my computer in my room! microsoft word if u can read this i love u

7) Favorite childhood book? theyre not fictional but i loved reading the chicken soup for the soul books!

8) Writing for fun or writing for publication? for fun, but its been a lifelong goal for me to publish something!

9) Pen and paper or computer? i like both, but i prefer computer!! for some reason i cant write anything on pen and paper if i dont use a specific kind of notebook and pen (pilot g-tec size 3.0 pen if ur reading this i love u )

10) Have you ever taken any writing classes? currently taking one (tho its part of my core curriculum so it doesnt count?) and a summer workshop which.... didnt work out considering the teacher never showed up lol

11) What inspires you to write? i daydream a lot and i gotta have an outlet for that somewhere dkjhfkdh

not tagging anyone but if u wanna feel free to steal this and say i tagged u :o

[novocaine-sea]

Yoooo, periwinkle, lavender, and yellow for the playlist ask?

Ayy bb

periwinkle: songs that make you calm

“Thinking Out Loud” - Ed Sheeran

“Soaked” - Adam Lambert

“Romance” - My Chemical Romance

“Cough Syrup” - Young the Giant

“A Daydream Away” - All Time Low

“Unravel” - Tokyo Ghoul soundtrack

yellow: songs that make you oddly happy

“Hey There Delilah” - The Plain White T’s

“Sincerely, Me” - Dear Evan Hansen soundtrack

“Theme of King JJ” - YOI soundtrack

“Andria” - La Dispute

“A Little Piece of Heaven” - Avenged Sevenfold

“Drowning Lessons” - My Chemical Romance

“Sex With Me” - Rihanna

[thegirlwhorideslikeasamurai]

"A Song of Fiery Birds and Endless Winter" - the final chapter

The happy ever after they deserve...

⛸️Alternate first meetings ⛸️2014 Winter Olympics ⛸️Slow-burn Viktuuri ⛸️Mental health issues ⛸️figure skating

“We’ve been separated twice now. Every time, it felt as if a part of my soul was missing. I don’t want to live like that! Please continue teaching me your tricks, Viktor! I want to keep on competing against you. Becoming your equal and surpassing you has been my dream since I first saw you skating.”

Viktor drew in a breath. “Yuuri, what are you saying?”

Against his side, Yuuri froze up. “S-sorry! I didn’t mean it that way!”

He was so cute Viktor could not help a chuckle. “Yuuri, if there’s anyone I’d love to see surpassing me, it’s you. Your PCS have already the highest marks of all active skaters. If we continue working on your jumps, you’ll be unstoppable.”

Yuuri spun and grabbed Viktor's arms, determination burning in his eyes. “Then, let’s compete against each other! For as long as we can keep it up.”

As this is the final chapter, I want to thank everyone who reblogged my posts about this story, so that more people could learn of its existence. 💙💜

There will be more acknowledgements in the end chapter notes.

If you've been waiting for this story to be completed or if you generally only read complete stories, here's your chance.

[thegirlwhorideslikeasamurai]

Okay, my dear fellow YOI fans. The day has finally arrived! May I present to you my piece for the @yoi-daydreamer-big-bang-2022 "A Song of Fiery Birds and Endless Winter" in which Yuuri and Viktor meet at the 2014 Winter Olympics in an alternate timeline.

The first two chapters are live on AO3:

I hope you all enjoy my take on this!

Chapters 3 & 4 will follow tomorrow night.

[thegirlwhorideslikeasamurai]

Chapter 13 of "A Song of Fiery Birds and Endless Winter" is live!

Life goes on for our star-crossed lovers, heavy with grief, guilt, and memories…

This story has:

⛸️Alternate first meetings ⛸️2014 Winter Olympics ⛸️Slow-burn Viktuuri ⛸️Mental health issues ⛸️figure skating ⛸️homage to irl skaters

Teaser below

“Vitya!” Yakov tore through his daydream. “Where are you? Worlds are in two weeks! Focus!”

Viktor stopped and faced the old man who stood rinkside in a red down parka. “To be even more focused, I’d need to take Ritalin, and you wouldn’t want me to do drugs.”

A vein on Yakov’s temple bulged. “I’m working overtime to help you get your fourth world title, and all you do is mock me?”

Viktor glided over to the barrier. He would have given a cheeky response, but he lacked the energy to come up with something and pulled off a pretence.

“Yakov,” he said. “I’m very grateful that you accompany me during the hours I usually practice alone. But with me it’s the same as with most skaters: there are good days and bad days.”

His coach grunted. “You’re having bad days since the Olympics. Your skating always lacked emotion, but your schooled precision made up for it. When you won with that sloppy free programme, I was hoping we’d be past that, but what you’ve shown in practice since is even worse than before!”

His words were a slap in the face. Viktor winced, but hid his reaction carefully. “It was an exhausting two weeks.” Many skaters were injured or burned out at the end of the Olympic season. There had already been withdrawals from Worlds. Every four years, it was the same. He flashed Yakov a grin. “For a figure skater, I'm old.”

Yakov’s eyes narrowed. “Then pull yourself together for Worlds for goddamn’s sake!”

Viktor took a deep breath as he made a rash decision. “Speaking of Worlds… I’m not sure I’m going.”

[thegirlwhorideslikeasamurai]

Chapter 8 of "A Song of Fiery Birds and Endless Winter" (YOI Daydreamer Big Bang) is live on AO3!

The ice cream date didn't remain a secret for long, especially given the day on which it happened. And while Yuuri is nervously busy telling everyone that he and his idol aren't dating, Viktor contemplates a fundamental question that has the power to crush his heart forever…

This story has:

⛸️Alternate first meetings ⛸️2014 Winter Olympics ⛸️Slow-burn Viktuuri ⛸️Mental health issues ⛸️Fantastic figure skating ⛸️Homages to irl skaters

Teaser below...

Leo chuckled. “I heard your date with Viktor was successful. Will you meet again?”

Yuuri grew hot and cold at once. “Um…” His eyes snapped to his friend. “Phichit-kun! I told you not to tell anyone!”

“I didn’t!” Grinning, Phichit held up to fingers. “Cross my heart and hope to die!”

“He’s not the culprit.” Leo pushed his phone over the table. “Some Russian fan recognised you in the city. It’s all over the internet.”

“WHAT?” Yuuri exclaimed.

“Cool!” Phichit chimed.

Squinting at Leo’s phone, Yuuri choked on his eggs. A picture showed him and Viktor in the ice cream parlour, Viktor’s hand on his as he leaned over the table. Two-time Olympic gold medallist Viktor Nikiforov on a Valentine’s date with Yuuri Katsuki, who just delivered an amazing short programme, the English translation read.

“Oh, this is a cute picture of you and Viktor, Yuuri!” Phichit exclaimed. “Why didn’t you tell me you were holding hands?”

“Be—because we didn’t! That’s a mistake!”

“Doesn’t look like a mistake to me. I mean, everyone saw him throwing you a plushie after his performance.” Leo tucked his phone away and eyed Yuuri. “Did he pay for your ice cream?”

[thegirlwhorideslikeasamurai]

Two days to go, so I guess it's time to finally announce this:

I wrote a 70k piece for the @yoi-daydreamer-big-bang-2022 about Yuuri and Viktor meeting each other for the first time at the 2014 Olympics as the theme was "alternate first meetings". There will be romance, a bit of angst and drama, fluffy viktuuri moments, and fantastic figure skating.

This is my first fandom event, and I hope you'll all like the result. l'm deeply grateful to my beta Ilyshaa for finding mistakes and plotholes and to Loadingbones for the gorgeous artwork--please check out their works! 💙💜

The posting will happen from September 18-25, so please stay tuned!

(I'm sorry this announcement is coming at such short notice, but we couldn't make it sooner!)

[thegirlwhorideslikeasamurai]

Chapter 11 of "A Song of Fiery Birds and Endless Winter" is up!

A song from the heart

Summary: The exhibition gala holds an unexpected surprise for Yuuri...

This is the final chapter of this story with actual figure skating routines. You might like to know that for Yuuri's and Viktor's gala programmes, I took inspiration from a gala programme of the beautiful and talented Tatsuki Machida and a show programme of the amazing Stéphane Lambiel.

This story has:

⛸️Alternate first meetings ⛸️2014 Winter Olympics ⛸️Slow-burn Viktuuri ⛸️Mental health issues ⛸️figure skating ⛸️homage to irl skaters

Excerpt below:

“You know, Viktor dear,” Chris winked, “what happens at the Olympics stays at the Olympics.”

“Yeah,” Viktor said, thinking of Yuuri. It was a fairy tale too good to be true.

“How was your date with Yuuri?”

The memories of last night wiped away the sadness in an instant. “Wonderful.” Viktor put down his cup and bit into his croissant. “Turns out Yuuri is an incredible dancer on and off the ice.”

“Did you two…?” Chris clicked his tongue suggestively, his own croissant forgotten in his slim but knobby fingers.

“I walked him back to his residence and he let me hold his hand.”

“Oh, dear! And here I was hoping you would finally get laid! You’re smiling as if you are.”

Am I? That evening with Yuuri had felt even better than making love. There had been a time Viktor had thought sex would make him feel better, back when the winter had taken over, only to feel even more miserable afterwards.

“I’m smiling because Yuuri reminded me of how it feels to be alive.”

“Wow.” Chris dipped the end of his croissant into his glass mug. “You really got it bad.”

The words hit Viktor right in the heart. He had not thought about it that way, but his friend had reminded him that his desire to date Yuuri for real was more than a fancy.

He met Chris’s gaze. “Chris, I really want to make it work this time.”

[thegirlwhorideslikeasamurai]

Chapter 10 of "A Song of Fiery Birds and Endless Winter" is live!

Summary:

At the medal ceremony, Yuuri receives something from Viktor he had never expected to call his, and the night has just begun…

Excerpt below

It took one hour for Celestino to empty the second bottle of Montepulciano alone. By then, Yuuri and Phichit had ordered tiramisu, and Yuuri was shifting on his chair because Viktor was waiting in the library.

“Shall I help you bring Celestino to his room, Phichit-kun?” Yuuri asked when they finally stepped outside, their drunk coach staggering between them.

“Nah, Yuuri.” Phichit grinned from under the heavy arm that was slung over his shoulders. “I got this.” He held his phone in front of him and Celestino. “Say ‘cheese’ for my documentary, Ciao Ciao!”

“Cheeeeese,” Celestino slurred.

Phichit squealed and typed on his phone with one hand. Yuuri saw the new post in his mind: Ciao Ciao drank one bottle of Italian wine all by himself. I carried him home so Yuuri could go on his date with his idol.

“But it’s also my fault because I drank so little wine!” Yuuri protested.

“Nonsense!” Phichit giggled. He patted Celestino’s shoulder with glee. “Ciao Ciao brought this upon himself all on his own!”

Celestino belched.

As I'm participating in two fandom events this week, it feels as if I do nothing else than posting fics (and I'm tired and exhausted and want my routine back). Apologies to everyone being annoyed by this. After tomorrow, things will calm down.

[thegirlwhorideslikeasamurai]

The next two chapters of "A Song of Fiery Birds and Endless Winter" are live on AO3!

Yuuri and Viktor are both in a very dark place when something happens that neither of them could have foreseen...

Excerpt:

“You don’t sound very enthusiastic.”

The absence of Chris’s playful, almost flirty tone drove a blade into Viktor’s heart. He said nothing.

“I already thought so last time we talked.”

If this had been going on only since Europeans! The bleak winter inside Viktor was more profound than a lacklustre phase. But he felt unable to explain the weariness that was growing heavier with every season, like snow falling on more snow, smothering his heart, without being met with flowers of speech.

“Surprising the audience is a tough job. I guess I just got used to it.” Viktor shrugged. “It leaves more room for other things.” Like weariness and a monochromatic heart.

“This sounds more like routine than joy.”

“There’s nothing wrong with routines. It makes life more predictable.”

“True. But where’s the thrill in that? The joy of skating? Viktor, dear, I rarely feel motivated if you’re not motivated to fight!”

I haven’t felt motivated for several seasons. I just had enough energy left to barrel over it.

Thank you to everyone for reblogging my post from yesterday as well as for reblogging the promo post! Your support is deeply appreciated 💙💜

[thegirlwhorideslikeasamurai]

The penultimate chapter of "A Song of Fiery Birds and Endless Winter" is on AO3!

Summary:

Now that the season is over and spring has finally arrived, Yuuri and Viktor can get to know each other better...

⛸️Alternate first meetings ⛸️2014 Winter Olympics ⛸️Slow-burn Viktuuri ⛸️Mental health issues ⛸️figure skating

The short flight from Tokyo to Fukuoka had lasted a lifetime. Viktor had been itching to retrieve his luggage, then had hurried to the exit as quick as his cart that was groaning under the weight of four giant suitcases allowed. As Viktor pushed his cart along a corridor that was separated from some kind of waiting area by a glass wall, a young man on the other side lifted his head that was framed by messy black hair and a pair of blue-rimmed glasses, scanning the faces of the people coming from the gate. He had a brown toy poodle with him.

Their eyes met, and Viktor’s heart did a flip.

“Yuuri!”

[thegirlwhorideslikeasamurai]

Chapter 5 of "A Song of Fiery Birds and Endless Winter" is up!

After Viktor came to watch Yuuri's practice, Yuuri is in fanboy heaven. And while Phichit has set his mind on giving dating advice and preparing Yuuri for his next hypothetical encounter with his idol, Viktor is enamoured Yuuri's beautiful skating…

Excerpt:

“You must know, Leo, that today Yuuri met his crush in his group practice,” Phichit whispered loud enough for Yuuri to hear.

“Oh,” Leo said, his eyes shining with excitement as he faced Yuuri. “Who is it?”

Yuuri’s cheeks warmed. “N-no one.” A stab of panic locked him in place. “Really! It’s not important!”

“Not important?” Phichit exclaimed. “He’s been in love with Viktor Nikiforov since he was eleven!”

“PHICHIT-KUN!” Yuuri yelled.

The players on the Wii next to them interrupted their game and stared at them. Sweat poured from every pore of Yuuri’s body.

Phichit giggled. “But it’s true!”

“It’s not like that!” Yuuri waved his hands in a frenzy. “I like his skating! He’s my idol!”

Leo’s bushy eyebrows softened as he watched Yuuri. “Doesn’t everybody have a crush on Viktor Nikiforov?”

Also, I am very sorry to announce a change in my posting schedule because I can't keep posting at this frequency as it eats up too much time and spoons. From now on, I will post one chapter every Wednesday and Saturday night. I apologise for the trouble.

[thegirlwhorideslikeasamurai]

Chapter 12 of "A Song of Fiery Birds and Endless Winter" is live!

The night of the banquet surpasses Yuuri's and Viktor's wildest expectations, or: What happens at the Olympics stays at the Olympics

This story has:

⛸️Alternate first meetings ⛸️2014 Winter Olympics ⛸️Slow-burn Viktuuri ⛸️Mental health issues ⛸️figure skating ⛸️homage to irl skaters

Teaser below

“Jeez! Get a room!” someone snapped, walking past them to the bathroom.

“Who was that?” Yuuri murmured.

“I think this was the Canadian you threw out of the final group.”

“Oh.” Of all things, Yuuri sounded genuinely sorry.

“He’s right about one thing, though.” Viktor bent down to kiss Yuuri once more. “Let’s go somewhere cosier.”

Yuuri looked up. “Where?”

“I have a single room.” Viktor winked. He brushed a thumb over Yuuri’s cheek. “I want to be alone with you on our last night in Sochi."

[thegirlwhorideslikeasamurai]

Chapter 6 of "A Song of Fiery Birds and Endless Winter" is live!

As the men's individual event commences, Yuuri's hopes to prevent another disaster rest on Viktor's advice alone. Meanwhile, the story of Viktor's short programme develops a life on its own…

There's a bit more figure skating in this chapter than in the previous ones. I hope it's neither too boring nor too hard to read!

Excerpt:

The door to the changing room banged open.

“Yuuri!” Phichit yelled. “Ciao Ciao’s frantic because he can’t find you! Are you okay?”

“Um.” In front of the mirror, Yuuri turned. “I’m almost done here!”

His friend eyed him up and down. “Yuuri! You look amazing!”

“Thanks, Phichit-kun,” Yuuri replied, covering his nervousness with a smile.

Phichit pulled out his phone. “One photo before your big performance! For my online documentary!”

“Okay,” Yuuri said. “But no mentioning of Viktor when you post it.” As if the photo of Yuuri falling in front of Viktor had not been embarrassing enough, Phichit had posted a video of his own and Yuuri’s respective practice—and more of Viktor watching Yuuri’s practice. With each new post, his Insta documentary was gaining more popularity while Yuuri died a little more on the inside.

“Of course, Yuuri!” Phichit exclaimed. “Cross my heart and hope to die!”

Knowing the odds for Phichit to keep his word, Yuuri forced a smile into the camera.

“Perfect!” Phichit was already typing. “Yuuri is ready to breeze through the men’s short programme and show off what his idol taught him!”

[thegirlwhorideslikeasamurai]

Chapter 9 of "A Song of Fiery Birds and Endless Winter" (YOI Daydreamer Big Bang) is live on AO3!

Summary:

It's time for the men's free programme! This night will decide more than who will win a medal. Will the firebird rise from the ashes? And will the winter in Viktor's heart end?

This story has:

⛸️Alternate first meetings ⛸️2014 Winter Olympics ⛸️Slow-burn Viktuuri ⛸️Mental health issues ⛸️figure skating ⛸️homage to irl skaters

Teaser below...

Viktor had not spoken to Yuuri in practice. At first, Yuuri had thought he wanted to focus on his preparations for the free skating. But when Viktor had ignored him afterwards and had still been ignoring him when their group had arrived at Iceberg Skating Palace that night, Yuuri had started to worry.

“I don’t understand,” he told Phichit as he fixed his hair. “Last night he was so nice and now he’s ignoring me. It’s like I did something embarrassing, even though I don’t know what.”

“Yuuri.” Phichit handed him the hair spray bottle. “Stop fretting. If this were about you, he would have talked to other skaters. He even ignored Chris.”

Yuuri shook the bottle and held his breath as the acid aerosol engulfed his head. “He could at least have said hi.”

“He’s a genius! For all we know, he’s been probably preparing himself totally laser-focused on his performance all day long. Don’t let this get near you! Focus on the battle ahead! JJ is already telling the entire skating community that he’ll push you back into group two. You’re better than him, Yuuri! All you’ll need to do is skate clean.” Phichit rummaged in his washbag. “Kohl? Mascara?”

“No.”

“Well, you don’t actually need it because you look already pretty, but with the help of my eyeshadow collection, I could make your eyelids look like flames! You want to give this free skating your all, don’t you?”