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Banquet

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Memory (teen+)

“You literally swept me off my feet,” Viktor tells Yuuri, smiling softly at him. “You surprised me and you haven’t stopped surprising me since. I never want you to stop surprising me.”

In which Yuuri doesn’t remember, Viktor has been smitten since forever, and they’re both just happy to be together.

(a one shot, super cute and fluffy. makes you all warm inside, really. set just after the banquet reveal in ep10. 1.7k words)

Ora Sono Pronto/ Now I’m Ready (teen+)

Victor is used to the banquet after the Grand Prix Final. Same faces, same questions about next season, nothing surprising. But this year, Katsuki Yuuri surprises him so much, that he thinks he may have fallen in love a little. Well, more than a little. Enough that Victor is willing to drop competitive skating to be his coach.

Throughout it all, Victor smiles and laughs and loses track of everything around them. The world is just him and this lovely man, dancing together. Victor Nikiforov is not the Grand Prix gold medallist, Katsuki Yuuri is not the Grand Prix finalist who had a horrible result. They are just two men dancing, chasing the heat found in each other’s bodies, chasing the happiness that comes when they’re in sync, so perfectly.

(more ep10 banquet fic. but i never get tired of these. 6k words)

Remembrance (gen audiences)

Victor remembers the confusion, hurt and rejection when he finds the empty hotel room that had once been occupied by an individual bearing the name of Katsuki Yuri hours ago, and said individual was now en route to Japan. He remembers sinking to the carpeted floor in his pajamas before returning to his own room to curl up in his comforter. He remembers Yakov coming over to help him pack with pity evident in his eyes when the check out time had long past and Victor was nowhere to be found. And all Victor could do was lie immobile on the bed with tears he thought would never end. He remembered lecturing his own self mentally, that it was ridiculous to act this way for someone you had only met once, but yet, he could not deny the fact that last night was the first time Victor had felt honestly living, relieved from the burdens and expectations as a renowned and international ice skater. Being with Yuri had felt absolutely right.

or a fic of how a heartbroken Victor had fared since that banquet and how he finally won Yuri’s heart

(starts out w/ some great pining angst and ends in fluff. a really great one shot. 3k words.)

Should I Stay or Should I Go? (explicit)

17-year-old Katsuuki Yuuri has just been rejected from his dream school, NYU. One night, his best friend, Phichit, has had enough, and drags his dejected and hopeless friend to a party, where he drunkenly runs into hockey team captain, ASB president, and his hopeless childhood crush, Victor Nikiforov.

(I tried to keep certain elements of the plot, along with character dynamics, as parallel as possible to the show! also the title and chapter titles are influenced by the song by The Clash ofc)

(an hs au that incorporates the banquet. yuuri and victor are cute. also, there be smut. 14.9k words.)

One More to See You (nr)

His name and reputation have lived past him, gilded in glory and high in triumph. A living legend, they all say. But Viktor himself was left in an underworld of darkness, on his lofty throne, undeniably alone.

So, Viktor Nikiforov was dead, until, until, until–

(i love victor character studies, since we get so little of that in the actual canon. it’s about the banquet, of course. 602 words.)

Victor Effing Nikiforov (explicit)

AU in which Yuuri still doesn’t remember the banquet, somehow doesn’t blow Japanese Nationals, runs into Victor at the World Championships, and has absolutely no idea why his idol is suddenly friendly and incredibly handsy.

Does Yuuri care about his reasons? No. It’s Victor Effing Nikiforov.

Basically this is an excuse for total fluff. And porn. And shit-talking with bonus smut. (Edited for accuracy.) Happy birthday, Victor.

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Victor turned back to him, supernova smile in place once more. “I really, really like you. Promise you’ll still dance with me at the banquet if you take gold this time around.”

Yuuri stared at the man. He looked at their entwined hands—he hadn’t wanted to pull away—and their thighs, pressed together despite there being plenty of room in the backseat of the cab. That scent of Victor’s cologne—just a dab, lightly applied somewhere on his neck—swirled around him. This was too real to be a dream, too physical for him to have imagined it.

“I’m sorry,” Yuuri said slowly. “But…have we talked before?”

(amazing writing and character interactions here. victor is so cute and so in love. 13k words.)

Green Light (series)

that pole dancing!AU no one rly asked for. A 3 part series in progress with Chris!POV, Yuuri!POV then Viktor!POV of the exact same events. All 3 parts can be read alone, but it’s better to read all three to get the full story.

(an au i never knew i needed. it’s on chris’ part rn, and i love outside pov fics. one of those aus that incorporate the banquet. i would highly recommend this. 51.5k words. WIP, 2/3 parts)

A Different Take on Making History (mature)

Yuuri might deny it, but Viktor knows everything was set off in that first moment when the other had walked away from him.

His interest had definitely been piqued.

Viktor’s following decision to pursue said interest was the best one he’d ever made in his life, because despite not participating, he got to stand by the love of his life as history was made during one of the greatest figure skating seasons he’d witnessed.

The katsudon had been a bonus.
(Or, Yuri!!! on Ice, from Viktor’s P.O.V.. Is he just as unreliable a narrator as Yuuri Katsuki?)

(i can never get enough of post banquet fic. also, fics from outside yuuri’s perspective. love those too. this is so well written. there’s a bit of angst, but that’s to be expected. 12.7k words. WIP, 1/? chapters)

Leave the Banner There (teen+)

“Victor has a crush- a full-blown, goofy-daydreaming, struggling-to-sleep-at-night crush.”

Victor pines, entertains his rinkmates, and wonders what the heck to do with himself.

(post-banquet, and mostly pre-episode 1. pining vic and russian rinkmate interactions fuel me. 2.9k words.)

Turntables (teen+)

It happens approximately one week after Yuuri’s disastrous performance in Sochi.

Viktor Nikiforov @v-nikiforov
I wish I could date pretty black haired boys who dance well.

“Ooh, the candidates are already flooding in!” Phichit says with an amused grin.

“Candidates?” Yuuri asks and Phichit helps Yuuri scroll down to read the replies. Most of them are variants of “date me!” with pictures attached. It’s all very interesting.

“You should send one too!” Phichit says and Yuuri doesn’t even bother answering him. “Look, I’ll send one if you send one. It’ll be fun!”

(lmaooo yuuri still doesn’t remember the banquet. sweet, then angsty, then sweet again. and yurio curses every 2 seconds. 4k words.)

Like a Fairytale (teen+)

Victor is a prince who’s just a little bored of his drab palace life and barely tolerates the fancy inter-kingdom banquets because of the amazing sweets which get brought in.

Yuuri is a baker living in the kingdom’s capital, who’s always admired the prince from afar but has always been too anxious to deliver his creations to the palace in person.

Maybe what they need to come together is a little magic meddling from a fairy god-phichit.

(oh my god. yuuri is so sweet and nervous, and victor is helplessly entranced. i am so in love with this fic. 73k words.)

Tale of a Sleeping Prince (teen+)

Victor meets Yuuri at the Grand Prix Banquet in Sochi, and falls head over heels for him. Of course, only one of them remembers.

(i will never be tired of banquet fics. this is one of my fav interpretations. 7.7k words.)

Of Joy and Duty (teen+)

At a royal banquet, Crown Prince Victor Nikiforov encountered a drunk foreigner who brought a moment of joy into a life full of duty. During that unforgettable night, this man proposed and stole Victor’s heart only to disappear back to his own country the next day.

Now Victor wants to follow this man back to his homeland and bring him home to be wed, but first he must convince his family and the royal advisor Yakov to even consider allowing the heir to the throne to marry a man. That’s not the only problem though. When Victor finds his betrothed again, the nervous man he finds is nothing like the dancer who won his love at the banquet.

(omg this is so cute. there’s pining, fluff, courting, anything you could want from a royalty au. and victor sure does have a rude awakening coming about the banquet, doesn’t he? 27.5k words.)

Even Ice Gods Can Melt (series)

(no official summary, but holy FUCK is this series good. it follows victor through the banquet, the series, and post-canon. the first part is victor/yurio pov, the second victor pov, the third yurio pov, and the fourth yuuri pov. this was actually a recommendation but i got super lazy about putting here i’m sorry friend. 43.7k words.)

More to come!

Outside POV

–previous rec/explanation–

Now When Arrows Don’t Penetrate, Cupid Grabs the Pistol (teen+)

Phichit Chulanont doesn’t know how he ended up the skating world’s wingman, but he ain’t mad at it.

(this was written around ep7 and 8. I loved it, it’s a bit long at 10k words, but definitely worth a read. Outside POV)

These Two. (gen audiences)

Yuuri and Victor can’t stop thinking bout each other long enough to give the journalists the answers to their questions.

(outside pov. truly the fic about the reporters we have all been wanting. 1.5k words.)

Katsuski-fc Wrote (gen audiences)

Just because Yuuri isn’t big on social media, doesn’t mean his fans aren’t.

(aka a social media fic)

(this fic is completely outside pov. basically, the series from the perspective of fans on social media. i really enjoyed this, i haven’t read anything like it. 12.7k words.)

Green Light (series)

that pole dancing!AU no one rly asked for. A 3 part series in progress with Chris!POV, Yuuri!POV then Viktor!POV of the exact same events. All 3 parts can be read alone, but it’s better to read all three to get the full story.

(an au i never knew i needed. it’s on chris’ part rn, and i love outside pov fics. one of those aus that incorporate the banquet. i would highly recommend this. 51.5k words. WIP, 2/3 parts)

Care to Elaborate? (gen audiences)

Press conference’s before World’s. The press are made aware the challenges of interviewing the number one skating family.

(Yuri P’s relationship with Victor and Yuri is solely platonic)

(ah, outside pov+podium family. good shit. 1.4k words.)

To the Winner goes the Gold (gen audiences)

In which Yuuri and Viktor are competing against each other in the following year’s Grand Prix Final, and they’re still (very much) smitten with each other.

“Skater Katsuki, anything you want to say to your fellow skaters before the competition?”

“Viktor Nikiforov,” Katsuki says, “just know that once I win gold, you’ll be doing the dishes for an entire month.”

Then he smiles again, sweet and warm, before giving a little wave and heading off through the hall.

(outsider pov. victor and yuuri and fuckin domestic. 914 words.)

View from the Top: The Power Pair That Shook the Sports World (teen+)

A Vanity Fair interview exclusive! At home with international figure skating superstars Yuuri Katsuki and Viktor Nikiforov.

(outside pov+description of sexy photoshoot. hello! 1.7k words.)

News Travels Fast (gen audiences)

In which time travel happened but there is no mention of time travel and Viktor and Yuuri like to surprise people, especially reporters.

(yeeeeeeeees outside pov time travel. super funny and cute. 1k words.)

A Real Life Cinnamon Roll (series)

As far as the Japanese 101 students were concerned, this was just another class, another semester. Then walked in Mister Yuuri Katsuki who turned out to be a bit of mystery.

Outsider POV reacting to Yuuri and Victor’s relationship and careers.

(i have no words for how incredible this is. unfortunately, it’s coming to and end soon, and i hate to see it go! but rereads are still just as fun as the first time around. 9.9k words. WIP, 6/? parts)

icebreaker (gen audiences)

Yuuri’s husband is possibly not as oblivious as he seems, because he grins and asks, “Have you never looked up Yuuri?”

“There’s a porn actress with the same name who went into politics,” says Nate, “so she’s most of the results, and some stuff about figure skating.”

“Some stuff about figure skating,” Victor says ruefully to Yuuri.

(((A post-skating-retirement college scenario based on skygemspeaks’ idea about Yuuri’s college classmates learning about his figure skating career. I wrote a variation mostly because I just really wanted to include Victor in the mix. This also heavily draws on kevystel’s ideas about Yuuri unknowingly breaking hearts everywhere he goes.)))

(everyday i cry all about this fic. marianne is a godsend. 6k words.)

My fun fact is: (gen audiences)

Yuuri fails to mention to his new non-skater friends who he is or who his husband is. Or that he even has a husband.

(i think this fic is among–if not the–first that entered ao3 as a response to skygem’s prompt. it’s such an amazing fic; a mark of a good POV outsider is engaging ocs, and this story–just like the one above–does it so well. 6.3k words.)

A Prince in Disguise (gen audiences)

The one thing his classmates know about him for sure is that he loves his husband.

aka Victor takes Japanese at a community college.

(vitya is so beautiful and pure. 5k words.)

Comfort Zone (gen audiences)

Yuuri decides to go back to school. He’d really like to experience being normal again for a while, and he wants friends, not more fans.

It’s hard to keep two lives separate.

(if you hear yelling, it’s just me @ this fic. 8.9k words.)

How do you not know? (teen+)

Prompt from Skygem’s Retirement AU. Yuuri Nikiforov-Katsuki, after retiring from competitive skating at 27, decides to go back to school and build on top of his Communications degree. He becomes the Teaching Assistant to a first year Japanese class and is more than happy to stay silent about his career. But honestly, a quick Google search and he’s there. How could you not know?

(rochelle is my queen. i lover her, i love this fic. 4.5k words.)

tfw when victor nikiforov starts yelling at you in russian (teen+)

Sixteen-year-old Chihoko Sato is at Four Continents almost by accident, so the fact that Victor Nikiforov is headed straight towards her is probably also an accident, right?

(#overcomechihoko. i’d root for her 2000%. 1.9k words.)

The Futurescope Trilogy (series)

(no official summary, but it’s a collection–currently w/ 2 fics–of an outside POV au. one based off the my husband au [there is a link for it in there] and one closer to skygem’s prompt. i’ve read reread these so many times; the my husband au really does get me so hard. i love the ocs. 21.7k words. WIP, 2/? parts)

It’s like some surprisingly inclusive and irritatingly sugar-coated rom-com (teen+)

Retirement AU: Viktor Edition. If you have no idea what that means, it all started with SkyGem’s tumblr post and then my hand slipped. Repeatedly.

(thank god their hand slipped so many times….3.9k words.)

Who is Mr. Katsuki? (gen audiences)

Things we know about Mr Katsuki
– Married a race car driver named Vitya
– Studied English Lit in Michigan.
– Former student with same name staying at his house
– Knows Russian.
– Born in Japan, parents own an Onsen
– Well traveled
AKA: Three students are intrigued by their new mild-mannered Japanese English Teacher who, according to someone is the most interesting person teaching at the school.

(i’m dying over how good this is; the characters and interpretations and reveal–unbelievable! i’m never tired of reading it. 6.6k words.)

Master Plans (series)

Who wouldn’t want to date Yuuri and/or Viktor?
Nobody is immune to their charm – including random strangers, who unfortunately have no idea the two are happily married and totally smitten with each other…

(this series had me at the letter ‘m’. the final part is being written right now, which i’m sad about, but it’s a fantastic series and really deserves all the recognition. 14.7k words. WIP, ¾ parts)

More to come!

Time Travel

Hello! This is the first post in a series that will actually be broken up chunks of my mega fic rec, as requested by people who are having loading troubles on mobile. If you won’t want to see this, blacklist jem yoi fic recs. Thank you!

Maelstrom (explicit)

Victor Nikiforov is poised to win gold in his fifth consecutive Grand Prix Final. He has the world at his feet, is unparalleled in the sport–right up until a snowstorm blows into Sochi, and he finds himself repeating the same day over and over and over. He stumbles over Yuuri Katsuki, and everything changes.

(Or, the time loop au. Loosely based on Groundhog Day.)

(holy FUCK this fic. I love it so much. Vic’s character development is fantastic, there’s a great balance between fluff and angst, it’s well-written, and I’m always a slut for time loop/travel aus. Can’t recommend enough. 43.6k words.)

One Step Sideways (teen+)

“Waking up in a world where the best possible turn of events was a literal doppelgänger was not exactly what Victor considered a great morning.

The other Victor apparently begged to differ.

“Amazing!” he said, poking Victor in the shoulder.”

Just as Victor and Yuuri are about to start the final dash of preparing for the Grand Prix Final, Victor finds himself in a different reality- one where he, rather than coaching Yuuri, is in the middle of skating his retirement season.

They don’t know how it happened, or how to fix it, but neither Victor has ever let details like that stop him.

(remember how i said i loved time loop/travel aus? i also love au travel stories. this is one of the best written of these i’ve ever read. the characterizations are great, the story is very coherent and organized, and i’ve always been a sucker for the fish-out-of-water feeling these fics have. 28k words)

Turn Backwards on Go (nr)

In which Yuuri and Victor, happily married and retired, find themselves thrown into the past and proceed to mess with everyone.

(this has no angst like the other time travel aus. it’s very funny, and victor and yuuri take every opportunity to fuck with everyone else. i scream every time it updates.5k words. WIP, 4/? chapters)

Gods of Circumstance (mature)

During his Free Program at the 2016 Barcelona Grand Prix Finals, Yuuri suffers a freak equipment malfunction and falls, hitting his head on the ice.

When he wakes up, surprisingly not dead, he finds himself in the last place he expected…

…the 2015 Sochi Grand Prix Finals. Again.

(i’m sorry i’m putting so many time travel aus here. i just can’t get enough. this one definitely has angst, omfg. but it’s still a really great read. 15k words. WIP, 6/? chapters)

The Gentle Light That Strays and Vanishes (gen audiences)

An idea suddenly bursts into Yuuri’s mind as he looks down at his poodle-decorated phone. It was also not his current one—this one had been broken about a year ago after Viktor had dropped it into the toilet on accident.
He hesitates, his finger hovering over the “on” button. Taking a deep break, he clicks it.
He looks at the date, then promptly drops his phone.
For on his home screen was not January 10th, 2019, but instead October 15, 2015.
Eight weeks before the 2015 Sochi Grand Prix Final.

also known as: that fic where Yuuri and Viktor go back in time separately, only to find each other again.

(another addition to my slew of time travel fics. it has a bit of angst but a really sweet payoff. 7k words.)

And I Will Try to Fix You (teen+)

16 year old VIctor Nikiforov may be lonely, but he isn’t sure how getting thrust into the future to live with his older self and his older self’s fiancé is going to help anything.

Oh, and the 16 year old version of his older self’s fiancé is there, too.

(more time travel goodness. very sweet interactions. 20k words.)

Only You (teen+)

“Ah! I’m so sorry, let me help you up,” said the man in a worried voice. Without looking, Yuuri reached for the surprisingly soft and not at all old and wrinkly hand, accepting the help up to his feet. When his hand wasn’t immediately released, he ventured a glance towards the person who tackled him and–

Oh.

Oh my god.
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A “Victor died and time traveled to the past to relive falling in love with Yuuri but it’s a secret for some reason” fic from Yuuri’s perspective.

(oh god we have angst. and funny interactions. 62k words. WIP, 22/? chapters)

News Travels Fast (gen audiences)

In which time travel happened but there is no mention of time travel and Viktor and Yuuri like to surprise people, especially reporters.

(yeeeeeeeees outside pov time travel. super funny and cute. 1k words.)

Found Myself in a House I’ve Never Been Before (mature)

Yuuri was almost sure that this was reality. His favorite tea blend could be found in the kitchen cabinet on left, and the teapot was on the top shelf, exactly as he favored. Two important thoughts went through his head. Could he even skate anymore, and more importantly, did any of the people he knew exist?

(oh hello angst. i love dimension travel fics as much as i love outside pov and time travel. which is a lot. 15.5k words. WIP, 5/? chapters)

Tiger Stripes and Smartphones (teen+)

In the glorious year 2004, the famous Victor Nikiforov owns a Nokia3510 and is very proud to be the only one at school who got rid of his monochrome mobile phone. So, where is his precious device when he wakes up in an unfamiliar room and finds an expensive smartphone filled with pictures of someone who looks exactly like him… but older?

The Time Traveling AU, where young Victor swapped lives with his older self and woke up in Japan just before Onsen on Ice. Yuuri and Yuri are in for the shock of their lives, and Yakov needs help.

(are u tired of seeing time travel aus on here yet. i hope that’s a no, because i will be logging more. i love the interactions and plot. 24k words)

On My Love (teen+)

For the second time, the Sochi Grand Prix Finals arrive, and with it a reborn Yuuri Katsuki. “Viktor,” Yuuri thinks over the pounding of his heart, the crowd going silent as the music begins. “I’ll show the world what you meant to me.”

Yuuri often thinks of his life as Before and After Viktor Nikiforov, the marking point being the day Viktor swept into his life and turned his world upside-down. After many years together, an accident leads to Yuuri suddenly waking up in the Before—back in Detroit, before the GPF, before he ever knew Viktor as anything other than his childhood idol.

As if it had all been just a dream.

(i thought i had already recced this one, but i checked and i haven’t listed it yet! i must have missed it in my drafts. anyway, you’ve probably heard of this fic by now. it’s absolutely fantastic, and one of my favorite time travel au interpretations ever. 72.7k words. WIP, 6/? chapters)

Standard Deviations (teen+)

Victor knew something was wrong when he woke up.

Firstly, Yuuri wasn’t by his side in bed.

Secondly, the wallpapers weren’t supposed to be blue.

Time Travel AU, where Victor landed 4 years into the past, just after Sochi Grand Prix Finals.

(i will never stop with the time traveling aus. interestingly enough, this one occurs after sochi, while you normally see ones written about the time before sochi. 82k words.)

Step Back (teen+)

Yuuri discovered as a child that they had the power of time travel. Only it was entirely useless. Taking back to the day AFTER stressful events/failed moments/embarrassing events. Never letting him change them.

Then he met Victor and the power left as fast as it came.

Or so he thought.

Two years after his last “step back” he steps back again. Only this time some of the rules have broken and he brought his fiancé with him. Now they have to figure out how they are going to navigate Sochi as a couple when they aren’t even supposed to know each other and will he have a chance to fix what he messed up last time?

(THIS IS SO GOOD!!!!! it became one of my time travel favs very quick. basically no angst and vicchan lives. 22.5k words.)

Stop, Rewind, Restart (nr)

When Yuuri looked down at the phone he’d rescued from the bedside table—the model practically prehistoric and enclosed in a scratched poodle covered case he hadn’t seen since the expletive-filled aftermath of Yuri Plisetsky phone-throwing incident #6—and added the bright “…2015” blaring at him from the screen to the cramped lonely single bed he woke up in and the mosaic of Victor—oh god, Victor—posters on the dirty walls, he barrelled headfirst straight through confusion, careened through every possible stage of panic like a champion sprinter in the anxiety Olympics, and landed in that uncanny state of calm that can only prelude a record shattering skate or life shattering recklessness.
Considering that his life had apparently already been shattered—because somehow it was 2015 again and he’s in his old apartment in Detroit and Victor isn’t here why isn’t he here oh my god what if he doesn’t remember me—he was hoping for the former.

Yuuri wakes up five years in the past, before the Grand Prix series that led him to Sochi–and to Victor.
Fortunately, he’s not the only one.
Hold on to your plushies, skate fans, because this season’s about to get interesting.

(i’m so in tears over how good this is. basically no angst, just a really fun time. hasn’t updated in a couple months, but i’d wait forever. 44.6k words. WIP, 11/? chapters)

Unimaginable (teen+)

Sixteen year old Victor spontaneously travels to the future, where he’s… retired? And married?

(i don’t. i don’t even know what to say about this fic. i love it and the writing is so good. 4.8k words.)

The Switch (teen+)

The Switch was a true mystery to science. Nobody knew how or why it happened, it just did.

Soulmate AU where Viktor switches bodies with his future self after years of believing he didn’t have a soulmate.

(YEEEEESSS THIS FIC. there’s a yuuri chapter too! 5k words.)

do u ever cry over the fact agape was based on victor’s reaction to the banquet?? like the routine is true, pure love, one that makes you better just by feeling it, and it’s absolutely wild to me that victor created this dance based on how he felt for yuuri. after one goddamn night. victor became so incredibly infatuated with yuuri so fast; it reduced him to something innocent and yearning and desperate for this boy. 

victor said himself that agape is unconditional, self-sacrificing, and uncalculating. I can’t believe he told us from the beginning that his love for yuuri was completely unconditional, that he was willing to sacrifice everything, that none of his affections are a ploy, but true, honest-to-god love. 

poor yuuri for not remembering, and poor victor for not knowing he didn’t. 

(I know this is old news but it still really gets me, friends) 

Guys I am so weirdly invested in the in-canon media??? Like I wrote a post about how wild victuuri must look from the outside but I wanna talk about it again.

I started thinking about all the trashy mags that pictures of them pre-kiss must have made it into. Like, real early-days Hasetsu, where Yuuri is touring Victor around the larger neighboring cities, and of course they get paparazzi pics taken and the websites are like “Victor Nikiforov and Yuuri Katsuki spotted at [insert city name here]!” and then tons of relationship speculation. 

The relationship spec is obviously partially fueled by fans; you know what hardcore fans can be like, right? There are photosets on whatever in-canon tumblr is called with victuuri making eye contact once (1) in all the pics taken and everyone’s like “yES IRL CANON”

(They’re totally right, but are you getting the early days vibe I’m throwin out?)

And then of course, I guarantee you there are photos of them taken in the hot springs themselves; somebody totally snuck a phone in the wash room just outside the springs and took a couple photos of Victor hovering way too close to be platonic. 

(Whoever took the picture was long gone once it was posted; the Katsukis never really tracked the person(s) down. All they could do was more thorough checks of toiletries so the rules aren’t broken again.

Yuuri is incredibly embarrassed–not about the nudity, since he kinda grew up around it, but just that a photo was taken without his knowledge. 

Victor isn’t embarrassed at all. He has this instinctual need to be constantly naked, so it’s not a big deal to him.

The whole thing was a violation of privacy, but a number of fans collectively shaming OP guaranteed it never happened again.)

The press catches pictures of them eating together, going to the rink, etc etc, before Yutopia politely but firmly kicks them out after onsen on ice. 

Everything’s a little silent until Cup of China. Victor’s instagram is constantly updated over the summer, but they’ve been careful about where they go. The citizens of Hasetsu are also really protective about their town pride Yuuri and his (probably) bf, so pics from there are kept to a minimum. 

That one insta photo from the triplets of Victor brushing Yuuri’s hair is added to proof comps on fansites. 

I imagine everyone had a fucking field day with that one pic of a half-to-fully-naked Victor tackling Yuuri and looking all possessive. There’s so much reaching from certain sources/people to make it platonic, but NOPE, that shit’s fuckin gay. 

All the photos of them hugging, leaning against each other, Victor’s incredibly smiley personality once he starts spending time with Yuuri create the best goddamn conspiracy blogs ever. People talkin about how they’re so happy that their Russian skating son/dad has someone in his life he clearly cares so much about. People cheerin on Yuuri for getting that idol dick. 

idk. I have a problem I think.