Do you ever think about how wild the public perception of victuuri must be??

Like ok. Characters first.

Victor Nikiforov, who is considered to be this flirty playboy. He’s the perfect skater; elegant, refined, amazing jumps, spins, step sequences. He has it all, and he’s won it all. I bet you everybody thought Victor and Chris were fuckin or something b/c they’re obviously friends and you know what the media is like.

Victor is such a private person; he’s really skilled in telling you everything while saying nothing. He’s got incredible press skills. I bet the media must be starving for another side of Victor–his love life most specifically. The playboy thing is most likely an exaggeration tabloids put together, and it sorta just caught on. All these reports of Victor being seen with so and so must mean he’s seeing them, right?

Victor has been called selfish before. It’s probably a very common belief that he’s quiet and serious and really only cares about himself and the ice. This cannot be further from the truth, but it’s how people see him. An immaculate god.

Then, Yuuri Katsuki. He’s sort of reclusive and doesn’t interact much. There’s not much on any of his social media accounts; the opposite of Victor. While Victor delivers constant content, Yuuri hides away. He avoids people, doesn’t really interact with fans, and seemingly snubs other competitors.

People think he’s arrogant. Yuuri looks away from others like they’re not worth his time, which is totally uncalled for considering he can’t land his jumps, right? Yuuri’s spins and footwork are amazing, but he always falters technically. He gets a lot of flack from the press and the public for this; they say he’s mentally weak, he’s a mediocre skater at best, he should just stop trying. At times, Yuuri even believes them.

The beloved, sexy ice god versus the shy, weak underdog.

(I can only imagine the fandom shitstorm that occurred in-universe when they got together, but we’ll come back to that.)

And then Yuuri’s video comes out. People are split between That’s Amazing Where’s His Gold Medals, He’s A Pathetic Overweight Fanboy Mooching Off Nikiforov Will He Just Go Away Already, and I Don’t Care.

People watch Victor’s twitter and instagram for updates, only to receive radio silence. They expect Victor to say something about this lesser-known skater doing a perfect copy of his routine despite being above the weight range, but he says n o t h i n g.

The picture of Victor and Makka in front of Hasetsu Castle is posted, and people cannot believe what’s going on. Just because of this one damn video, Victor Nikiforov has flown across the world to become Yuuri’s coach, for some unknown reason.

It’s a ploy, people say. A publicity stunt. Nikiforov just wants a new way to surprise audiences, so he’s going to play coach for a while to a lesser skater and then come back to compete.

(The skaters who were at Sochi know differently, of course. Some are giggling while others are groaning. You can probably guess who.)

Everyone gets word of Yuri Plisetsky going to Japan too. Then a competition between the Yu(u)ris is announced.

Yes, definitely a publicity stunt, they say. Plisetsky will win and Nikiforov will go back to Russia. Simple as that.

But Yuuri wins. And he wins performing Eros, something no one has seen him attempt before. There’s disbelief; some people still stan Victor so hard they despise Yuuri for “taking him” from the ice. Others are very interested to see what this season holds. Again, some people just don’t care.

Summer arrives and Victor’s instagram and twitter are filled with pictures of Japan, Makkachin, good food, and most predominantly, Yuuri Katsuki. Small groups of fans had started shipping it back in the spring, but after summer has passed, Victuuri is now a fully-fledged subfandom.

The season continues. There are no TV cameras at the Japanese local events, but pictures come out of Victor hugging Yuuri from behind, face partially buried in his shoulder. Shoddy phone recordings of Yuuri Eros. Photos from all angles of Victor running his hands down Yuuri’s face, rubbing balm on the man’s lips, holding him close before he skates.

The Victor Nikiforov and Yuuri Katsuki partnership is here to stay.

Footage of Yuuri and Victor laying their foreheads together at China is giffed about a thousand times. People are dying, but they haven’t seen nothin yet.

The kiss. Oh, the kiss. Victor and Yuuri confirm that they are in fact in a relationship. Many are happy for them. Some believe it’s unprofessional. A few believe that Victor is too good for Yuuri, and wonder when he’s going to leave that dime-a-dozen skater.

For a while, Yuuri wonders that too.

For a while, Victor wonders if he’s good enough for Yuuri.

Victor gets down on his knees for Yuuri during two occasions in Russia. First, he ties Yuuri’s skates. Then he kisses Yuuri’s boot. Don’t get the internet started on Yuuri’s tie grab.

Victor has to leave Russia, for a reason not revealed to the public until after the situation is over and done.

Yuuri falls apart, and the gossip shows and websites jump on him.

See, he can’t survive without Victor Nikiforov. It’s all Victor. Katsuki really is weak. He can’t do anything on his own. How pathetic. Why doesn’t he just retire already?

Photos are posted on fan blogs of Victuuri at the airport. No one’s knows what was said; just that Victor kissed Yuuri’s hand, and Yuuri cries on his shoulder. People speculate as usual.

Barcelona. There are pictures of Victor and Yuuri walking around together–holding hands, hugging, a couple of kisses. Clearly, they’re together, whether anybody likes it or not.

They show up the next day with matching rings, which they won’t say a goddamn word about. They smirk, ignore the questions, change the topic.

Victor kisses Yuuri’s ring before he skates. They kiss their rings at the same time once Yuuri moves away. It’s a terribly cheesy and romantic indirect kiss. Nobody expected either of them to be this way, yet here we are.

Victor announces his return. Yuuri decides to continue skating. Victor stays on as his coach, and they finally confirm that yes, indeed, they are engaged to be married.

There are still some people who begrudge the relationship. It can’t be helped; there will always be people who are upset to see others happy.

Many are excited. Fans rejoice, friends congratulate, family cries while rejoicing. It’s a wonderful affair.

There’s still not much information about how Victor and Yuuri came to fall in love, and people concede that there probably never will be. But that’s okay. They’re together, they’re happy, and that’s really what matters in the end. After all they’ve been through, they deserve the privacy.

They really do.

(As long as there are wedding photos released to the public. Fans thank the heavens that Phichit Chulanont is Yuuri Katuski’s best friend in times like these.)

i wrote it

am writing that fic…it’s not going terribly, i think. i’m outta practice, but i know what i wanna do at least

Fic One-Liner Tag Meme

I was tagged by @nihonlove to post the first line of a WIP and then tag as many people as there are words in that line! So have a thing I have no title for and barely have a first draft of:

Yuuri was sure that by now, just a few hours from Russia and thousands of feet in the air, his skin was the color of a glass of milk.

Somehow, I managed to come up with 29 people.

Oh, and if you aren’t a writer yet I tag you, feel free to ignore me. If you’re a writer and I tag you in this, you’re also allowed to ignore me. This isn’t a blood pact: @stripedturtlenecksweater @blessedburial @lisaamd @yuuriviictor @gotvodka @katsudon-with-ur-shit @nikifirov @linni-t @kattsukiforov @pork-slutlet-bowl @nikiforoov @whovian-on-ice @iverindes @y-uuriis @celdria @starryfeathers @dangerouslypleasantdueling @thecheshirekittykat @thatshamelessyaoishipper @theramsatanas @extranikiforov @nanab-berry @heartofviktuuri @achievevikturi @victory-for-victuuri @the-glass-heart @victuuriaddict @porksmutlet @katsudonss

we never got to see Yakov reacting to the victuuri kiss but I imagine it was

HC: victor always has his hand on yuuri’s shoulder in official art bc he accidentally glued his hand to yuuri and they can’t get it off so they’re making the best of the situation

some yoi character + @memelovingbot

(aka the stupidest fucking thing i’ve ever done)

Every time I watch YOI I find something new to cry about…I was rewatching ep3 and just before Onsen on Ice there’s this sequence where Yuuri says he can’t find Eros even now…

And yeah, cool, right??? Well I never fuckin noticed that after these lines it shows Yuuri DOING ONE OF THE MOVES TO STAMMI VICINO FROM THE VIDEO IN EP1

WATCH IT BACK YALL ITS TRUE

EVERYDAY I CRY

(probably been pointed out before but I need to Scream)

Yuuri and Yuuko

(or: what the fuck)

There’s a lot of internal debate over whether or not Yuuri actually felt anything for Yuuko as a child. One could say that the sequences in ep1 confirm it. Yuuri says she’s “still cute” while the flush on his face deepens, he skates for her, and the whole tone sets her up to be a love interest.

However, that isn’t what happens.

One of the very few occurrences of the “straighbait” is basically what went down. Everything pointed towards Yuuko, especially the rather suggestive shots in the beginning starting at her butt and ending on her face. Also, the “childhood friends reunite and bond again” is a classic setup. I really don’t believe those moments there were anything more than a bit of teasing towards queerbaiting.

Now, many people (including myself) took lines like “she’s still cute, too” and the suggestive blush to mean that Yuuri was attracted to her when he was younger, and still has the ability to be. However, because all of that was rooted in the ol’ bait and switch love interest, it’s been hard to say what Yuuri’s feelings are. We haven’t seen a lot of there childhood interactions at all, and the only indicators appear to be past tense and mentioned offhandedly in one episode.

I had a discussion going on a bit ago about whether or not Yuuri ever had a crush on Yuuko. This sort of arose because an anon was confused over why people thought Yuuri was bi/pan/poly/whatever, and was surprised to find out that this was the reasoning. I don’t blame them, this alone isn’t a lot to go on.

This message opened up a really fun discussion about whether or not Yuuri felt anything for Yuuko, when, and how much. I left the conversation really unsure, until I rewatched ep1 for the umpteenth time and one anon pointed me towards what appears to be Word-of-God-evidence.

I wanna start with ep1, tho.

I used this argument in the original discussion, but it was easily–quite fairly, too–refuted because I didn’t properly go through the whole scene. I ended it too quickly and forgot what happened next.

So, first of all, after Yuuri skates Stammi Vicino for Yuuko–which I do believe is a platonic action, not romantic, but we’ll talk about that later–they have the following exchange.

(that last one is Yuuri gulping)

I thought this was the end of the scene, but it wasn’t. I didn’t remember far enough. With what I presented above, it was brought up to me that Yuuri, before the triplets burst in, could’ve been trying to tell Yuuko he was considering retiring, and I agreed with that. That sounds 100% accurate for the situation presented. However, the scene continues after a quick cutaway to Victor at Worlds.

YOU’VE ALWAYS WHAT.

Yuuri never finishes this line of thought; the triplets and Nishigori come in and this moment is dismissed. Lost within the sands of time. I think this one extra line really feels more convincing towards the argument that Yuuri had feelings for Yuuko. I think he was about to confess that he was–and is, in some capacity–attracted to her.

I don’t believe Yuuri wants anything with Yuuko at this point, nor did he intend anything to happen because of it. I think Yuuri wants it off his chest, you know? And this seemed like a perfect time to do it.

Anyway, ok, so. We’ve established that argument. Let’s look at Word of God.

For those who don’t know what I mean, Word of God (WoG) is a phrase defined by TV Tropes as “A statement regarding some ambiguous or undefined aspect of a work, the Word of God comes from someone considered to be the ultimate authority, such as the creator, director, or producer.” Basically, something that is confirmed to be canon outside of the series.

As an example, for a long time it was WoG that Chuck from Supernatural was actually God because the actor playing him, Rob Benedict, said it was so. It was long later confirmed within the series to be true in se10, however.

I’d like to direct you to the official YOI website. Specifically the character pages (be warned, it starts up with Yuuri’s FS music when you open it). Once you get there, you’ll see a button at the bottom of the character icons that says “Family of Nishigori.” Click on it, and this is what you’ll see.

There are profiles for each family member (the triplets are grouped together). Under Yuuko’s, the first line reads “She is the woman of Yu(u)ri’s dreams…”

That’s really not platonic sounding.

Now that I’ve prosed at you, let’s compile the evidence, shall we?

Episode 1: “She’s still cute, too.” A blush increases on Yuuri’s face as he says this.
Episode 1: “I’ve always…” another line from Yuuri, within the context of telling Yuuko something important. It makes him nervous enough to noticeably gulp.
The official site: “She is the woman of Yu(u)ri’s dreams…” Sounds like a Word of God confirmation for me.

Although there really only are 3 points I can pick out, it feels suggestive enough to me personally to confirm that at least during young childhood, Yuuri had a crush on Yuuko. I firmly believe it was only puppy love, and I suppose a “first love” always sticks with you, in a way.

I don’t think that those feelings lasted terribly long, anyway. I believe with the introduction of Victor into Yuuri’s life (you know…sort of…) at age 12, the crush had either faded or Victor claimed the feelings Yuuri had for Yuuko.

So, anyway, it was all in the past, but there appears to be substantial evidence–in quality, not necessarily quantity–that Yuuri had a crush on Yuuko as a child.

If you have anything to add, either for or against my arguments, please say so.