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Thanks for the shoutout Brekker!

I'm hoping to post my May+June fic recs post later today or tomorrow, but in the meantime, here are links to some fantastic Viktuuri-centric fics that have been on my mind lately.

Canon compliant or canon-verse fics:

Constellations of me and you, 21K by bluebreathed (Rated Teen, Complete)

Summary:

He can’t look away from Viktor, even when he turns and catches him staring. Truth be told, he can never look away from Viktor. Not even in the beginning; surely, not in any dimension or attic of spacetime, could Katsuki Yuuri have ever looked away from Viktor Nikiforov. And when Viktor looks back at him, smiling, it’s all that matters to him.

Polyglot Variations, 8.5K by spoken (Rated Mature, Complete)

Summary:

‘If first languages are reservoirs of emotion, second languages can be rivers undammed, freeing their speakers to ride different currents’ - Lauren Collins, Love in Translation, New Yorker (2016)

The languages Viktor speaks, and what he finds as he's learning them.

Heels Over Head, 33K by Amarokster (Rated Explicit, Complete)

Summary:

Victor attempts to find his feet in Japan but finds himself becoming obsessed with Yuuri’s instead as he fails to decipher the mysterious puzzle of Yuuri's constantly exposed ankles.

AKA “I went to Hasetsu and all I got was this lousy foot fetish.”

here comes a thought, 7K by crossroadswrite (Rated General, 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.)

Snapshots of Intimacy, 25K by CornelioFuck (who is also here on Tumblr, @corneliofuck; Rated Explicit, WIP)

Summary:

“You know, I… I’ve always had this idea of you. In my head,” Yuuri admits, voicing a thought he's had since Viktor's unexpected arrival six months ago. Viktor is silent for a moment, then visibly grits his teeth. “I don’t live up to him, do I?” he asks, voice hushed. Yuuri blinks. “To who?” “The man in your head,” Viktor says sharply. “He’s not real, Yuuri.” Or, When Viktor Nikiforov moves to Hasetsu, Yuuri has to deconstruct the celebrity persona he's worshipped his entire life. He now has to acquaint himself with Viktor, the human being. Each chapter is a "snapshot" of a moment when the real Viktor doesn't align with the imagined figure in Yuuri's head. This is a story about anxiety.

born of the ice, 57K by anirondack (Rated Teen, Complete)

Summary:

A character study on transmasculine Victor Nikiforov.

(please check out both the beginning and end notes for fic notes and disclaimers!)

Dissonance, 71K by Mats (Rated Explicit, Complete)

Summary:

Yuuri takes it for granted that Viktor will always meet him where he is. So when his coach and lifelong idol suddenly plants a very public kiss on him at the Cup of China, Yuuri takes it as a signal that his and Viktor’s relationship is about to undergo a major (and welcomed) change. But he may be wrong, and that might change everything, too.

Viktor has a strategy. Had a strategy. But he got too ahead of himself and deviated from the plan... and it blew up in his face spectacularly, just like he knew it would. Now he's back to square one and although he's committed to starting over and doing it right this time, he can't shake the feeling that he's always only one misstep away from watching it all fall apart again.

Canon Adjacent fics (Yuuri or Viktor or both still skate and canon elements play a big role, but this list includes canon-divergence, role-reversals, supernatural stuff like time travel, etc.)

I Want to Skate like Him, 27K by IdunAurora (Rated Mature, Complete)

Summary:

"Coach me, Yuuri-sensei, please!"

At age 27, five time consecutive world figure skating champion Yuuri Katsuki decides to retire. He has barely made it home to Hasetsu before he finds an eager and all too enthusiastic silver-haired Russian on the doorstep of Yu-Topia Akatsuki, demanding Yuuri to coach him. Well, it's not as if the Japanese legend has been able to get 23-year-old Viktor Nikiforov out of his mind since the young man enchanted him at the GPF banquet in Sochi months earlier, anyway.

Also, Yuuri's smirks should be illegal. Viktor is certain he has spent more time imitating a tomato than he has been skating.

Victuuriweek day 3: Dreams AU: Role Swap

Broken Bones and Broken Hearts Are Set The Same, 138K by bdol (who is also here on Tumblr, @makkasbuns; Rated Teen, WIP)

Summary:

When Yuri steps off the plane at Narita International Airport for Japanese Nationals following his disaster at the Grand Prix Final, the last person he expects to see waiting for him is none other than Lilia Baranovskaya, demanding that Celestino hands Yuri over to her.

break its earth open, 18K by Chrome (Rated Mature, Complete)

Summary:

Special Agent Yuuri Katsuki has only been with the BAU for a month, but he's already haunted by their latest case: a serial killer targeting professional athletes. When his childhood idol, world-famous figure skater Viktor Nikiforov, is abducted in the wake of a competition, Yuuri knows it will take everything he has to find him before it's too late.

(or, Yuuri is an FBI agent, Viktor is still a figure skater, and the clock is ticking.)

And Again, once More, 6K by loquaciousrenegade (Rated Teen, Complete)

Summary:

The thing was when Yuuri opened his eyes instead of his dog sitting there, it was a younger Viktor. Tall, graceful, long flowing hair pinned back in an elegant ponytail.

“Oh my god,” Yuuri says, and little Vitya turns to look at him.

“Who are you supposed to be?” Vitya squints at him, one hand on his hip. Yuuri remembers Viktor saying that he didn’t want to tell his younger self much in fear of changing the past, but Yuuri’s speaking before he could even think.

“Your husband,” Yuuri blurts out and then blushes, “In… well, in the future I am.”

In The Heart Of Winter, 1.5K by Cinnarie (who is also here on Tumblr, @cinnarie; Rated Teen, WIP)

Summary:

Once upon a time, there was Winter itself—flawless, endless, and untouched by sorrow. A figure carved from ice and perfection, admired but distant, powerful but hollow. It knew no warmth, no ache, no reason to change... until one night, a boy lost in the snow stumbled into its heart— and cracked it open with nothing but kindness, and the glow of a gentle smile.

Years later, that boy, now a young man named Yuuri Katsuki, stands alone on a frozen beach in Sochi, crushed under the weight of grief and failure. After messing up his chances at the Grand Prix Final and losing his beloved dog, Vicchan, Yuuri runs to the sea, too ashamed to go home, convinced he’s wasted everything he once dreamed of becoming.

A fairytale for those who believe winter is not only an ending, but the beginning of a love that defies even time—and who know that even the coldest hearts can be set on fire.

The Stars Shall Guide Me Home, 65K by EternalAgape (Rated Teen, Complete)

Summary:

On the eve of becoming a four-time World Champion, Viktor Nikiforov is murdered. Two years later, Yuuri Katsuki finds himself having periods of memory loss after being gifted a necklace for his birthday. And what’s this about hearing voices in his head?

Or: Yuuri Katsuki finds himself sharing a body with Viktor Nikiforov. The question is, why? And what can he do to help the spirit of his dead idol?

Shameless plug for my own WIP: Tell me, is it bad that I’m letting you change me?, 23K by TriptychGrip (Rated Mature, WIP)

Summary:

“Viktor’s so much more exuberant than I expected,” Yuuri murmured, a statement which prompted Viktor's heartrate to pick up.

He wondered if Yuuri meant this in a good or bad way.

Viktor’s parents might have called him something similar as a kid, but of course, their connotation had always been negative. Fear pricked at the wet ends of his coiled fur; did his new student think he was too much, as well?

“He’s always seemed so serious in his interviews, but I’m starting to realize that he’s actually kind of a goofball, isn’t he?” Yuuri went on, musingly, and the earlier panic that had gripped him subsided a bit at his tone. “It’s kind of nice…it makes him seem more human.”

And how ironic, because Viktor had certainly never felt less human in his life, as his doggy heart thudded within the confines of Makkachin's furry frame.

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In the midst of Yuuri and Yurio preparing for Onsen on Ice, Viktor discovers that for a 3 hour period every day, he can swap bodies with his beloved Makka. Given that Yuuri appears far more comfortable around her than around him, Viktor is thrilled by this discovery, even as it poses some obvious complications for their developing relationship

AU’s (no skating):

Far Longer Than Forever, 13K by blonndiec (who is also here on Tumblr, @blonndiec; Rated Teen, WIP)

Summary:

Prince Yuuri, Moon of the East Sun Empire, and the aloof Tsesarevich, Viktor Nikiforov of the Great Northern Empire have been forced to spend every summer together since their childhoods and dreaded every minute of it. But as years pass, Prince Yuuri’s shy admiration turns into something deeper. And for Tsesarevich Viktor what began as an obligation transforms at the same time as Prince Yuuri blossoms from awkward duckling, into a mesmerizing swan, finding himself more and more captivated.

However, just when it seems like their hearts might finally align, fate has other plans—a forgotten curse put on the East Sun Empire Royal Family bloodline will test their bond. They will discover how the most treacherous paths often lead to the most beautiful destinations—if they can only find the strength to follow their hearts.

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/ Swan Princess!AU /

You’re the closest to heaven that I’ll ever be, 202K by roserelease (who is also here on Tumblr, @rosereleasestheart; Rated Explicit, Complete)

Summary:

More than anything, Yuuri wants to impress his cosplay role model Viktor Nikiforov, aka Nike Cosplay. But after a horrible start to a convention weekend, he panics and backs out at the last second to meet his idol. Normally this would be fine, except Yuuri discovers too late that there's a little Viktor related secret inside the con vlog his best friend filmed over the course of the weekend for him...

It's fine, he thinks. Embarrassing, but not the end of the world. And it's not like Viktor himself will ever see the con vlog, so why worry?

(Except for when one fateful, lonely night, Viktor does.)

If you can’t take the heat..., 131K by mtothedestiel (who is also here on Tumblr, @summerstede; Rated Teen, WIP)

Summary:

Stay tuned, coming up next it's Top Chef: International! Join thirteen chefs from around the globe as they battle it out for glory and prizes in the one and only New York City (and share all their innermost thoughts along the way!) Who will emerge victorious, and who will burn out?? Heartwarming triumphs, devastating eliminations, and even ~forbidden romance~ are all coming your way on this showstopping season of Top Chef!

The flatshare’s cookbook to life and love, 53K by eiua (Rated Explicit; WIP)

Summary:

Viktor loves his curator job and his flat in Pimlico, London. The only snag: his flatmate and best friend of more than a decade is moving out into wedded bliss, leaving Viktor without someone to split rent with in a very hot London housing market. Enter Yuuri, a first soloist at the English National Ballet—and Viktor’s very attractive, very sweet new flatmate who can cook up a storm. Can the two keep it in their pants long enough to create a functional flatshare?

Dial M for Magic, 4K by the hobbem (who is also here on Tumblr @thehobbem; Rated Teen; Complete)

Summary:

“Here at Dial M we can perform any feats of magic you wish over the phone, at no cost whatsoever for the first 10 minutes. After that, we’ll charge you $0.01 for every minute.”

“You know, you ask for the weirdest things sometimes, Yuuri,” Victor says, the phone between his shoulder and ear, a glass in one hand, and a kettle in the other.

“I thought you liked weird,” Yuuri chuckles, and it’s to Victor’s credit that he holds back the well, I like you that pops into his head. Yuuri adds, “Now: pick a drink.”

“Uh… vodka.” Great, let him think you’re an alcoholic, why don’t you.

“Huh. Well, I sure hope you can hold your liquor, then. Pour.”

Knowing better by now than to protest but it’s empty!, Victor obeys; he’s unsurprised to see a transparent liquid that is probably not water, but he's still as in awe as always. He’s been calling on a daily basis for a month now, but no matter how hard he looks, he still can’t see where the illusion lies. At this point, he’s not even sure Yuuri dabbles in illusions anymore. “Yuuri,” he asks calmly, “how are you doing this?”

Happy reading, OP! I am continuously astonished/grateful for how much talent exists in this fandom!

need your best yuri on ice ao3 fics or fic writers rn this is an emergency

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