september recs

here are the fics i read this month that i recommend :)

the act of fallingbywidomauk - E - 17k (complete) - cw: explicit sex, alcohol use

summary: “a role reversal! victuuri where yuuri is a five-time world champion and victor falls in love with him”

maelstrombyfeelslikefire - E - 43k (complete) - cw: alcohol use, explicit sexual content, hospital

summary: a loose groundhog day time loop au. (victor is kinda an asshole towards the beginning)

2 bd, 2 ba, 791 sq ft, pets OKbyhellodeer - G - 3k (complete) - cw: depression, anxiety, mention of suicide

summary: “Yuuri turns Viktor’s cold, neglected apartment into a home.”

CIA:MissionReports\Katsuki\LogbyCreativeSweets - E - 30k (complete) - cw: explicit sexual content, alcohol use, violence, guns, anxiety

summary: “Katsuki Yuuri, aka Peaches ‘n’ Cream, is a dime-a-dozen honeypot agent for the CIA. He’s not sure how he’s convinced so many people that he’s halfway competent, but at least the pay is good—when he’s not getting shot at, that is.”

Homeward Bound to Russia?byScribblerQueen1 - G - 5k (complete) - cw: none

summary: “AU Where Vicchan doesn’t die but ends up very far from home instead.” very funny and sweet

3 timers and a necromancerbylonglosttimelady - T - 12k (complete) - cw: death, hospitals, comas

summary: “Everyone is born with three timers, one for when you acheive your life goal, one for when you meet your soulmate, and one for when you die. Most people’s death happens last, Victor’s happens first. Luckily Yuuri is secretly a necromancer.”

#BestSkaterDoggobyrelcutantlyback (AzaWhite) - T - 3k (complete) - cw: alcohol use

summary: “In which Yuuri gets drunk, calls Vicchan the best doggo, accidentally starts a viral Twitter war, and somewhere along the way also manages to catch the attention of Victor Nikiforov?”

empty spaces between starsbyastudyinrose - E/M - 227k (complete) - cw: mention of sexual assault, alcohol use, explicit sexual content, mention of abuse, depression, anxiety

summary: they both get drunk at the sochi banquet and wake up the next morning married and in the tabloids. this results in a fake-real-marriage situation with lots of pining

sexy french depressionbycounterheist - T - 4k (complete) - cw: depression

summary: victor gave up school to follow skating. yuuri did not. victor is insecure

august recs

here are the fics i read this month that i recommend :)

some flowers bloom dead(series) by anon - T - 124k (complete) - cw: violence, temporary major character death, anxiety, depression, self destructive behaviors, referenced suicide attempt

summary: yuuri, the lord of the underworld, has an arranged marriage to victor, the god of spring, who wants to kill him. “aka the weird hades and persephone retelling” without the greek worldbuilding.

edit: this fic has been removed from ao3

love born in the eye of the stormbyScribblerQueen1 - T - 14k (complete) - cw: alcohol use

summary: “after a snowstorm cancels their return flight and all the hotels are overbooked, yuuri decides to detour home to wait it out. he offers to let other stranded skaters stay at yutopia, he just didn’t know one of them was victor nikiforov.”

sweet like love (soft like pain)bypostingpebbles - M - 24k (complete) - cw: car accident, injury, sexual content

summary: “when the entire world has no idea that figure skating rivals yuuri katsuki and viktor nikiforov are in a relationship, viktor can’t do anything at all when yuuri gets into an accident and is rushed to the hospital.”

up in the airbyLisettola - G - 3k (complete) - cw: anxiety

summary: starts with victor sitting next to yuuri on an airplane, ends with them planning a date. very cute!

i feel we’re close enough (i wanna lock in your love)byJMonCheri - T - 20k (complete) - cw: violence

summary: rival superheros + pining roommates + friends to lovers all rolled into one.

“can i borrow that book?”byLinisen - E - 13k (complete) - cw: explicit sexual content

summary: “booktuber victor finds himself without a book to read halfway through a six-hour flight. luckily, the cute boy next to him seems to have just finished his. they can just trade books right? maybe that will give victor a good reason to talk to him too.”

life with the dull bits cut outbythishasbeencary - T - 9k (complete) - cw: none

summary: actors au, friends to lovers, secret relationship, fandoms, and fluff (plus a little bit of angst)

all the missed chances (wait for me, i’m coming)byCarpe_History - T - 97k (complete) - cw: alcohol use

summary: “the day that victor nikiforov found Yuuri was life-changing. he followed yuuri katsuki, a new senior figure skater, on victor’s own newly created incognito twitter account.
on the other side of the world, the day @ ice_love_life followed yuuri on twitter, was filled with more important things. Yuuri had come in second at junior worlds and won a large enough sponsorship to afford a new rink in the US and was living with a new roommate and skating with a new coach. he noticed the account and, at phichit’s urging, followed back.”

july recs

here are the fics i read this month that i recommend :)

tasting happinessbyDawnOfTomorrow - E - 19k (complete) - cw: sexual content, alcohol use, sex while under the influence of alcohol

summary: yuuri makes it to worlds after sochi, and miscommunications lead to an angsty hookup relationship

tadaimabystammiviktor - T - 12k (complete) - cw: alcohol use, animal death mention (vicchan)

summary: “After decades of wandering, Viktor finds a home in the Katsuki family.”

if we want to, we could do what kings dobyADreamingSongbird - M/E - 381k (main fic is complete) - cw: violence, minor character death, torture, kidnapping, alcohol use, anxiety

summary: arranged marriage au! victor and yuuri are engaged to strengthen the bonds between their countries, but some of those in the ruthenian courts are not very happy with the pairing. this is a series of a main fic and several side stories.

find and seekbycrossroadswrite - T - 4k (complete) - cw: alcohol use

summary: yuuri is babysitting the triplets during the NHK trophy banquet. victor helps him find them. this is so cute and fun i Iove itttt.

entwining fatesbyrinsled05 - T - 27k (complete) - cw: minor character death, anxiety

summary: “Imagine, then, if a young Japanese wizard by the name of Yuuri Katsuki had transferred to Hogwarts to escape his past, just in time to meet a Russian Quidditch player who would blow open the very doors he was trying so desperately to close.” harry potter au! angsty and fun.

something so wholesome about youbycrossroadswrite - G - 3k (complete) - cw: alcohol use

summary: “in which Vicchan lives, Yuuri doesn’t quite fail and doesn’t quite get drunk, but manages to accidentally woo Victor Nikiforov anyway.”

to sweep me off my feetbyADreamingSongbird - T - 33k (complete) - cw: violence, blood, kidnapping

summary: yuuri is an innocent reporter who happens to be the local supervillains’ favorite bait for the superhero eternità. yuuri is also getting to know his hot coworker, victor.

hopeless, breathless, baby can’t you seebyxylophones - G - 15k (complete) - cw: none

summary: “a soulmate au where the first time you touch your soulmate(s), colored marks appear on your skin.” yuuri moves to russia to be coached by yakov, and victor is fascinated by his multitude of soulmarks.

I was bored so here we go.

White wolf.

My third piece for the @yoi-paws-on-ice-zine.