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Anxiety can be pretty shitty

I'm just going to leave this here. Yuuri Katsuki - okidokiokami Victor Nikiforov - koreydoescosplay Christophe Giacometti - dariengostas

💀💀🔪

you know what gives me life?

actual 

figure

skaters

watching

yuri

on

ice

(just… look at this dork. no 1 yoi fan)

Art by @rhapeseuhans

I wanted to try to get a picture similar to the drawing! Pls ignore Link 😅

The drawing is a from Rhapeseuhans story The Lover’s Pound

I don’t know where this came from so I can’t credit the person who made it but that person is amazing for making it.

first real finished drawing in a few months yayyaya i still kinda got it bbbbrrbrbrbooooom

(also I might still be subject to name changes because i was silly and my username before was too close to a school thing that should NOT trace back to my tumblr in any way (*Φ皿Φ*);;; they will all be related to the word crab in some way i just need the right word okay dokay)

edit: nevermind we good i found a better word

Victuuri | Otayuri

I couldn't choose how I wanted Yuuri to react to this massage so... two versions of the same event,,, 2 alternate universes,,, the 'hee :)' and the 'stunned implosion'

or it's all in the same universe and vic just BWAMMED on a good spot idk i didn't have a vision

Yuri!!! On Ice fanart...the process...😊 #yoi# viktuuri #viktorxyuuri #traditionalart #fanartyoi https://www.instagram.com/p/BqTuqI2BHYs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=269oxgw2v72h

Viktor and Yuuri...fanart...WIP #Viktuuri #ViktorxYuuri #YOI #YOIfanart #traditionalart #NikiforovKatsuki https://www.instagram.com/p/BqRqYPUhLFu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=lkrsxa6ddvfb

Smile...Viktuuri😁😁😁😁 #YOI #Viktuuri #ViktorNikiforov #YuuriKatsuki #fanartyurionice https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp02OzyF6IL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=esdqgcsu76q

If this isn’t exactly what happened I don’t wanna hear about it 🤣

HE BLUSHED WHEN UPON SEEING YUURI

“He’s here!!! He’s here. So cute and handsome, Yuuri. I’ve waited so long…and he looks so soft, even cuter. OMG OMG what do I do now. ?!?! Wait, don’t panic…we’re Russian, we don’t panic.”

VIKTOR NIKIFOROV WAS A MAN ON A MISSION.

“Calm down, Vitya. This is your moment, remember Sochi.”

“That’s right, I've been waiting for this since then, to see again the boy who made me feel passion for the first time in a long time…Imma seduce Katsuki Yuuri.”

*Stops blushing, now focused. Oozing every ounce of confidence and attractiveness practiced for 20 years, he thinks of this as a choreography but this time to win Yuuri. And he ALWAYS delivers*

“OH IT WORKED, HES LOOKING AT ME. YES, VIKTOR FUCKING NIKIFOROV, HES YOURS NOW. SO CUTE WHEN BLUSHING. MINE MINE MINE”

*Blushing again, owning the most extra and flirty move he's pulled in his life*

Analysis of the important little detail of this scene: Viktor Nikiforov blushing as Yuuri Katsuki got in the hot springs.

Hello??? This is the best thing ever and I want it

3 parts standee i made for Victuuri and Victuri

Beautiful indeed 💅🏻

Our beautiful boy

Excellent analysis of Victor’s choice to go to Japan, yes his feelings for Yuuri played a part in it, but that was hardly the only reason; i love their relationship so much, but as individuals Victor and Yuuri are great characters as well

Viktor Nikiforov is an adult character with adult problems and anxieties. However, unlike for Yuuri, whose struggles couldn't be more obvious to the audience, Viktor's issues are portrayed with subtlety. Which is ironic since, of the entire cast, Viktor is confronted with the most drastic life-changing choices and changes.

We meet Viktor as a competitive figure skater who has reached a point in his life many people eventually end up. The initial excitement for your profession has long since withered away and you're stuck in a life that is making you miserable. You're only staying out of convenience, the fear of change, the fear of taking a risk, or due to a lack of opportunity—or a combination thereof.

That's where Viktor is in episode 1. You can read the misery in his fake smiles and in his empty expression when he skates—an activity that once has been his passion (we know because creating your own programmes demands a creativity that is the result of passion). There are rumours that he might retire, and when being asked about his future plans, we see again the empty expression of a man who has lost his purpose. He has accumulated quite a fortune through sponsorships if his expensive clothes are any indication of that, but money can't buy happiness.

For twenty years, Viktor has lived for his sport and neglected his private life over it. His body might keep up for a couple of more seasons, but his mind is weary and his creativity is running dry. Twenty years is a long enough time to make even a decisive person think that that one thing is all you will ever be good at.

When you're stuck like that, maybe even to the point that it affects your mental health, it's hard to make it out of the slump on your own. Having someone showing you an alternative can work wonders to shift your perspective and enable you to take matters into your own hands again. For Viktor, this shift comes in form of a cute and utterly drunk fellow skater who not only seems to have a crush on him but very explicitly voices his wish that Viktor becomes his coach.

Viktor is a master of his craft. He choreographs his own programmes, he has music composed for these, and he has twenty years of experience in figure skating. Before that fateful banquet, Viktor already showed low-level coaching tendencies like when he gives (unsolicited) advice to his younger rinkmate...

or when he encourages him to become junior world champion without a quad jump and agrees to choreograph his first senior programmes.

These examples indicate that Viktor has a hidden skill he might not have been aware of during his active career as a skater. He could build on that if the sets his mind to it.

While it's true that Viktor only decided to become a coach when he saw that video (see Sayo Yamamoto's episode commentary), his feelings for Yuuri played a major role his decision because he felt a connection. That's important because feelings ignite passion and provide you with new purpose. It's tempting to assume that Viktor went to Japan for a booty call, but this totally disregards the complexity of his situation and the key role feelings play in igniting passion in someone and giving them new purpose.

"People shine brightest when they understand what kind of love sustains them."

Turning your life upside down and leaving behind the safety and convenience of a job you're good at but that you learned to hate, comes with fears and requires a certain readiness to take risks. Many people don't go to such lengths unless 1) their current situation is insufferable and 2) they have a very strong motivator to start all over. Like love or passion. As both stem from the same place, I'm equating them in the following.

Taking your first step into the uncharted territory of your new future IS scary. It can be one of the hardest things you have ever done. Especially if it means a complete reorientation. But burning for this future—be it out of love for your new subject/field, a specific person you will work with etc.—is a truly inspiring experience that fills you with the confidence that you can actually do it. So far, Viktor has been on the receiving end of coaching, but his feelings for Yuuri, his experience as a skater, and his resulting dedication to the task ultimately turn him into a good coach for Yuuri and help him succeed where Celestino failed. And it's obvious that Viktor really loves being Yuuri's coach.

Viktor Nikiforov is a true inspiration for everyone who faces the choice of staying on in a life or work situation that is making them miserable or going full risk by following one's heart. I cannot thank Sayo Yamamoto and Mitsurou Kubo enough for creating a show with so many mature characters that are dealing with realistic adult issues and I'm happy that one of my favourite YOI characters is one of them. I wish that Viktor would receive more appreciation for this.

I want to thank the reader of Thousand Spotlights whose comment about my portrayal of Viktor inspired me to finally write this post 🩷 Also many thanks to @cecebeanie for reading over it in advance 🩷

Please note:

In some cultures, changing your job frequently is normal and thus not a big thing for people, but the concept I've discussed is the universal.

This meta doesn't attempt to be a comprehensive analysis of Viktor's situation as this would have gone beyond the cope of this post (I have written other metas that discuss some of these). Viktor shows signs of depression and/or creative burnout that might or might not have to do with focusing on skating for most of his life. Depression can manifest itself differently in different people and no one's experience is less valid than someone else's.

If you enjoyed this meta, please consider giving me a follow or checking out my works on AO3 (link in bio), which build upon my analyses.

THE CUTIES 😭😭😭

Viktor and yuuri dancing on ice~

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And I did 💅🏻✨ You’re looking at a beginner figure skater who definitely doesn’t fall every practice

me after watching yuri on ice: i should start figure skating

me after watching kuroko no basket: i should start playing basketball

me after watching sk8 the infinity: i should start skateboarding

Awww they’re so happy ❤️ and yes just look my way pulls at the heartstrings fr

Being silly!

Love me some gay skating ⛸️🏳️‍🌈

Just some sketches

Victor SLAYING that outfit, and my boi Yuri he’s so in love 🥹

These two *clutches heart*.

Commission for @neutronice 's fic Fool's Gold. ✨

SO CUTE Yuuri is a ✨QUEEN✨

My brain wasn’t letting me sleep until I got this out of my system

SO TRUE I only just recently watched Yuri on Ice for the first time and it’s already a comfort show for me xD Before YOI I only had one comfort movie but I now have a comfort series; just—the beauty of the skating and music combined with the themes of love is SO ENDEARING

you know what?? I never really got what people were talking about when they said they had comfort shows/movies/books. but after rewatching Yuri on Ice for the [redacted] time, I think it's finally clicked

This is so cute I love this style!

🎉I'm a bit late but, happy new years!🎉

Victuuri adorable as always, but can we talk about how this acknowledges the strain figure skating at their level puts on their body and feet especially, similar to ballet I’d imagine

[Lvl 30 Patreon reward] This art is part of this great viktuuri fic Short Programs, by @neutronstarchild

Go read!! :D

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NAH CAUSE I WILL DEMATERIALIZE

Quick kiss doodles 💋

We love our skating husbands, I had to draw them being adorable cause I love their relationship so much 😭

AYO 👀👀👀

[Halloween] Yuuri woke up one night and had a close encounter with a vampire~