Oh gosh.. I've read so many but these have really stuck with me. Both on Ao3, both pretty popular and for a good reason. ❤️
Unwritten: http://archiveofourown.org/works/8293714/chapters/18997870
YOI is a show which quite cleverly deliberately misleads us about the past and personalities of the two main characters during the first few episodes. The problem is sometimes these incorrect first impressions have "stuck" in the minds of some people. Victor can especially be a victim of this, because his true character and (what we know of) his backstory is so different from what we're led to believe in the first episode. Victor is actually a really fascinating character and I'm always pleased when I come across metas, fan fics, etc. that capture that complexity he has.
I do sometimes hear other Yuuri fans complain about some fans depiction of his character and saying he is underappreciated, though personally I haven't come across this much.
As for Yurio, his character is a bit more straightforward compared to the other two, but it can still get a bit grating when some fanworks take the abrasive side of his personality and turn it into his whole character. I guess this is mainly for comedy purposes but I'd still like to see a bit more nuance there. He's a 15/16 year old pubescent boy and not at all unusual for his age, he should be written that way.
We had a fic rec thread series a while back on this sub. I'm sure other folks will turn up to provide you some recs, but here's one of mine (the portrayal of Yurio in part 2 is pretty stereotypical but otherwise I recall liking this series).
the first 3 episodes are on Youtube, although you're past that.
They're legally on Crunchyroll but ads and SD unless you have membership.
Legally grey methods include streaming sites such as gogoanime but you don't support the creator.
I find the sub so much better in terms of conveying the emotion and more nuanced although some of the funnier moments are in the dub. I'd recommend sub over dub tho.
[FANFIC EXPLICIT NSFW] An Examination of Stamina by Viktor Nikiforov (Anonymous_Ostrich) >"Viktor…" Yuuri's voice was low and gravelly, his teeth grazing the bend of Viktor's neck, "Is it really okay to keep going?" His cock stirred inside of Viktor, still rock hard, still eager. The feeling of Yuuri's semen trickling slowly out of his stretched hole made Viktor shiver, and he grabbed Yuuri's chin in his hand, yanking his face up so that their eyes could meet. "I'll say this once, Yuuri. Give me everything you've got. Don't stop even if I beg for you to."
so hot lol!
after the fall by thankyouforexisting, T, 1785 words
>JJ isn't the first person to fall apart because of his anxiety. //“I just - I just heard something, and I thought maybe you needed some help?” Yuuri sounds like he’s a bit embarrassed, but he pulls through. “I’ve, uh, I’ve done my share of crying in bathroom stalls before, so don’t worry, I won’t judge.”
>He doesn’t say anything, terrified. His knuckles are white against the porcelain. Yuuri can’t see him like this. Yuuri beat him. Yuuri broke a world record.
>“If - I mean, if you want me to leave, that’s alright.” God, he’s still going. “But I won’t say anything, I swear. And Victor always makes me carry tissues and disinfectant cause he’s worried Yuri will get a cold, so I’m really good at clean up.”
It's a sweet scene where Yuuri helps JJ after episode 12.
I know I've recommended radialarch's work before, but I'm just in love with the way they write. And this one has necktie bondage in it!
got you wrapped up like a present, by radialarch, rated M. >Victor really hates that tie.
(But he doesn't hate it in every context.)
Yep! The preorder for the blu ray is available on crunchy roll :). Expected delivery is approx February.
I was reading this last night: A Stiller Doom by Tessa on Ice. It's a little heavy-handed at times with the feminism parallels, but it's an Omegaverse fic that explores the societal reprecussions of A/B/O dynamics, which I personally almost always find interesting. Otayuri, WIP. (Also Victor is kind of unlikeable in this fic, so if that would bother you, potentially stay away.)
It would be hard to find a legit instrumental version, but there are tutorials online for how to remove vocals from songs that you can follow easily with a free editing program like Audacity. This does depend on how the song/how it was recorded, so it might not work though.
Wait lemme give you the link https://www.amazon.in/dp/B074JGVGFC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_xIZZFbBTHHN14 This seller has inconsistent ratings and 50% bad reviews on Amazon.in but I took a chance. When I saw the box it said delivered from US. Try going via amazon.com and see if they deliver to your country. I suspect very very few shops have stock remaining
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071G964VB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_iY.qFbZ98H2XZ
Here, that should do it! Took me a while to find the damn share button in the Amazon app, I really don't know why they put it where they did
I also joined the train late. Welcome! =D
Amazon has the BR/DVD (or just BR to save some $) combo set. It comes with both English and Japanese audio. Weird thing (at least on the BR) if you turn on Japanese, it automatically has English subs. You don't get a choice with the subs.
(I just bought the BR/DVD combo and it arrived Friday. Guess what I spent my weekend doing?)