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izartn · 2 years

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The thing with DouWata in Holic is that it would be bittersweet either way because of two reasons, even discounting Watnuki choosing to stay forever on the shop bc he's waiting for Yuuko in a kind of sunk cost fallacy way by the end of it.

1. Watanuki origins as O!Syaoran of Tsubasa substitute/not-exactly-a-clone in their world, which also means sharing the price for getting C!SyoSaku feathers out of that void he ends up with O!Syaoran at the end of Tsubasa, and paying for his anomaly continued existence. Syaoran has to keep jumping between worlds for an indefinite mount of time, and Watanuki also has to stay in one place for the same time.

Now, by Rei(I think it was Rei? Could been Rou who knows) we discover that the price was too heavy bc Watanuki was baby wish shopkeeper (and also a masochist who believes he doesn't deserve to have happiness or have a right to exist deep down), and that at some point he grows powerful enough that his existence is no longer so precarious he needs the shop interdimensional stability.

This means at the end of Holic he would have had to enter the shop as essentially a prisoner anyway; Yuuko did the most to bring his power up and to give him connections with the living world so he would keep going on, but she did set Watanuki as her successor bc it was necessary for his continued existence.

And this brings us to...

2. Watanuki grew powerful enough to physically the shop without repercussion (his dream-wandering doesn't count bc his body is anclated on reality I guess) about 100 years after entering it. By then our Doumeki has been dead for at least a decade or two minimum, if we think he lived a long life.

By being the wish-shopkeeper he has enough power he can slow down his aging to the point he's frozen in time a la Eriol of Cardcaptor. And that's when he just took the role at the end of Holic.

And given Eriol is half of Clow's soul and powers and still ridiculously powerful and Yuuko was said to be almost as good, good enough to keep up with whole Clow Reed and Watanuki is her heir and of the line of Clow himself, and his parents did something to make him look more like Clow and not like SyoSaku which may had implied effects on his metaphysical existence bc Tsubasa and Holic go on ridiculous paradox territory...

Watanuki is the kind of powerful magician who, in just being heir to Yuuko's shop, without needing to tie himself to it to the point he cannot go out like in canon, (which meant he needed to develop his power a huge amount just to be able to exist as a paradox bc Fei Wang Reed) would have outlived Doumeki by a large large large amount of years anyways. Think of Fai "has lived already many times your lifespan" Flourite re: Kurogane.

The point of Fai keeping the vampire blood and prey bond with Kurogane, even after he gets his eye back from C!Syaoran and his magic suppresses his bloodlust (bc vampirism isn't the only thing keeping his old ass going anymore lol) is that Kurogane now gets to live the long long lifespan of Fai's life with him, bc otherwise he would have died in a fraction of the amount of time of Fai's existence.

Doumeki and Watanuki don't have that kind of plot handed pass to long-lived married bliss. Which sound pretty 'wtf' bc KuroFai lives were terrible (specially Fai's) in a way DouWata backstories don't go near bc they're more grounded on modern Japan, ghost, witches and wish-shops included. But they get to be together for the next centuries or so they have left.

At best, DouWata could have kind of the Wish deal of Kohaku finding again Kudou after he keeps reincarnation, which the end of Rou plays with anyways, only we know Haruka and Shizuka weren't the same soul, and so Sayaka is just the next link of weird generation xeroxes of the Doumeki family...

Disgressing.

Going back to the start of this post. Holic would have had a bittersweet kinda ending regardless of if Watanuki keep on wishing to see Yuuko again and so keeping himself trapped on the shop (and that's just tragic not bittersweet bc even Watanuki must know by then, 100 years after everything, that's kinda impossible) bc:

1. Tsubasa's plot being intertwined with Holic demanded Watanuki to pay a price for a wish, and that made him sacrifice his ability to move out the shop and into the world.

2. He was powerful from the start but the way he needed to learnt how to use his powers so spirit's wouldn't follow him and reality itself wouldn't erase him, which meant, learning how to be Yuuko's successor made him measure his lifespan on centuries anyways.

I think he maybe could have capitalized on his fated (hitsuzen) connection with Doumeki, and the way they exchanged eyes and blood, etc, so if Doumeki made a wish to link his lifespan to Watanuki in a less tragic version of Holic where Wata learnt some healthy selfishness and wasn't keen on waiting forever for Yuuko trapped on the shop (that is, where he wasn't exactly Watanuki lol) it could been possible for these two to have a happy-ish ending.

The price would have been something awful or heavy, maybe both of them are trapped on the shop until Doumeki mortal family is dead bc he's severing his mortal links to follow weird powerful Watanuki to the sobrenatural so he's giving up any chance on a mortal life?? and he also takes on a bit of wata's existence price by result of the link?? So they may get out earlier than 100 years but not by much I think...

Watanuki in canon would never see the above as possible, bc he doesn't see it as worthy, himself as worthy, and also its pretty fucked up anyways bc Doumeki would be giving up almost everything. But Holic has always been about obsession, and the way Doumeki dedicates his life and family line to Watanuki amounts to the same in the end I think. I have a feeling Doumeki would make that bargain gladly if he could stay with Watanuki for the rest of their (now long long) lives.

It would also tie back to the "sharing burdens" (and thus wishes' prices) theme DouWata have going on until Watanuki pulls his, "I'm now alone and the shopkeeper and I must pay alone, and goodbye to any hope of a normal life, bc the only motherly-ish protector-type person I've loved who loved me back has left me all alone, and my existence was a failure of the universe bc space-time shaneaningans."

But yeah DouWata had no chance from the start on an uncomplicated happy ending, and it irks me when people point to Watanuki as the only architect of his misfortune. Like. NO. They would been fucked some way or another in the end. The two asholes don't make it better on themselves, and bear some responsibility for how they end up tragically star-crossed without making a fucking move, but they were doomed from the start.

You could say it was..

Hitsuzen.

#douwata #xxxholic #CLAMP #watanuki kimihiro #doumeki shizuka #tsubasa reservoir chronicle #meta #clamp meta #my thoughts #Lol it was very satisfactory #To end in hitsuzen #but yeah #this is the gist of it for me #the way the plot was constructed with trc #made it impossible for Watanuki to choose to not like #develop his powers and become functionally immortal anyway #by the nebulous clamp rules of magic #onmyoji and other kind of seers/mediums #don't have that problem and he could have stayed on the power level at the start #I feel #but once you know of the inestabily of the multiverse #and how he need to pay for balancing it #until hes powerful enough #and he starts training under Yuuko #he starts approaching wizard/magician level #who can toy with space-time and create worlds #even if they're only dream-worlds #Watanuki pulls some powerful shit on Rei for tsubasa world chronicle #once he's at that level??#he's at eternally young until he gets killed or wills himself to die shit

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enderwalking · 2 years

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I disappear for one single day to deal with irl stuff and miss your birthday??? Unbelievable, happy belated birthday!!

I get what u mean about aus sometimes just being about the vibes, I think why I'm so hung up on tomoyo in particular (other than my brain being a nightmare that wants No Holes in The Story) is I'm mentally fiddling with a kurogane ctechno's backstory to keep the anarchism in play, so already the role of tomoyo has gotta be a bit different. And because of that my brain wants to figure out All the changes, and what those would mean for c!techno in this au. Rotating him in my head and demanding to know who his catalyst is and all that. Who looked at a violent c!techno in this au and said "we're gonna get you some standards for killing. And also make you a pawn in multiverse chess. Have fun!"

Yuuko cgeorge would definitely be a vibe, and it's easy to make cdream feiwong reed work (the atrocities! The holding onto the past! He would be more than willing), but I think what I like so much about the reverse is where the base motivations lay? Feiwong reed is clinging onto a single person at cost of everything else. Which reads as very similar to c!dream in canon clinging onto a version of the world that no longer exists, but phrase that another way: his base motivation lies in the world being changed in a way he views as negative, and trying to prevent that change/bring it back to its previous state where its already been changed. Which is also what yuuko is doing! It's just that we view yuuko as being in the right because she's. You know. Preventing the collapse of the multiverse. Doing less atrocities. It would be a characterization of c!dream that would borrow a bit more heavily from early days smp I think, but with the pragmatism and bastard energy of current lore. Or maybe not even that, maybe it's just a question of, who does cdream become if his allegiance is no longer happy memories of an 8 person server of friends, but instead the smooth functioning of a multiverse? What is he like if he has different eggs (<- cursed metaphor but whatever it gets the point across)

Also with the whole plot point of feiwong reed being theorized to be like... a fragment of Clow formed entirely from the wish to keep yuuko alive, I think it would be neat to put an earlier days, somewhat kinder and more friendly cdream up against a late days cgeorge who has become so single minded in focus, who cant tolerate the world as it currently exists. To have cdream remembering an early days cgeorge while dealing with the current cgeorge. And yet, the things one could do with cdream and dreamxd if we go the cgeorge is yuuko route...

Oh I figured out my hang up, it's that I can picture a world where cdream chooses the world over cgeorge, especially if cgeorge has become antagonistic to said world, but I struggle to picture a world where cgeorge wouldn't sacrifice the world to keep cdream. However, I also am not a cgeorge or c!dnf scholar, so I'm very open to being told I'm wrong on this bit

yeah trc is especially difficult to cast full aus for considering that there are so many characters that are all so intertwined and it's like, sometimes you just gotta take a character concept and strip it down and run LMAO. like in my ffx au ctubbo's role is most analogous to rikku's role in the game. they are not similar in vibe in the least, but it Works okay i PROMISE.

the thing that is off to me about cgeorge as feiwong is like. cgeorge is so profoundly defined by apathy and inaction? and even in his stream about destroying everything and becoming a god, it's not out of some desperate drive towards an end goal, if anything it's the complete opposite. this is cgeorge essentially throwing in the towel, he's giving up on the entire world but he's also decided to make it the whole world's problem in the process. if his dream hadn't literally handed him the tools for the job, he probably wouldn't have gone on nearly such a rampage; think about how quickly he gave up mining down his statue: "it's such a chore to even destroy myself". that's not to say cgeorge is incapable of fighting for things, but his coping mechanism of choice is not to dig in his heels or press onwards, but instead is to just. give up. disengage. and his constant dreaming just enhances that sense of passiveness.

so yeah i feel like cgeorge in a yuuko-esque role where he's like. trapped in stasis. forced to inaction in some ways. and is trying to fix things to an extent but is limited in his scope just by the nature of his existence? yeah. idk. but also i will confess that some of the finer details of yuuko's stuff does escape me as it has been a Hot Minute since i've reread so i could be bullshitting here LOL. also i think that if cdream had to play multidimensional chess and create a 9000 step plan to ruin lives across the whole of reality all for cgeorge's sake that he would 100% do it in a heartbeat and that arguably you could interpret his actions in canon to be him doing just that, so there's that as well

#asks #trcanon #ALSO TY FOR THE BDAY WISHES SORRY I GOT TO THIS LATE I GOT DISTRACTED BY SHOWING 3L TO MY ROOMMATES

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jumukus · 3 years

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A3! Event: Frohe Weihnachten! Epilogue: The Ideal Christmas Date Translation

Izumi is asked to be the boys’ acting partner as they deliver an etude about their ideal Christmas dates.

Misumi: "Stop making excuses. I know you came here to see me, not because of the makeup."

Azami: "Now, my beautiful princess, please come here. I shall give my dearest person a sweet, tingly love."

Spectator A: Kyaa~!!

Spectator B: So cool…!

Izumi: (They're all doing a really great job attracting passerbys…!)

(And with our very successful show the other day, the booth is getting busier than ever.)

(Even Azami-kun has gotten over his shyness. Thank goodness.)

Sakoda: Director ane-san!

Makita: Hey.

Izumi: Sakoda-san, Makita-san! Hello!

Azami: You did stop by, huh.

Sakoda: Hey, Azami~!

Makita: You look good in that costume.

Azami: Thanks.

Izumi: You two also look adorable in those Santa Claus costumes.

Sakoda: Hehe, thanks!

Makita: Well it's a little bit embarrassing since this feels different from when you wear costumes during performance.

Sakoda: We're just here to see how y'all doin'. We needa get back now.

Boss is also here, y'know. But it looks like he hasn't got used to this kind of vibe yet.

He wished you good luck!

Azami: ...Oh.

Izumi: Thank you! We appreciated it!

Azami: Thanks for coming.

Makita: No probs. It's a pleasure to see how cool you are in that outfit.

Sakoda: Come to our takoyaki booth after this! Bye!

Izumi: Great job today, guys!

Guy: The same goes to you. I'm glad the booth is packed.

Kumon: It was both fun and tiring at the same time~! I'm starving now~!

Citron: Should we go eat something before going home, then?

???: There you are!

Azami: ?

Yuuko: Hello!

Izumi: Yuuko-san!?

Misumi: Oh! Hello~!

Yuuko: I came here to thank you for the other day.

Kumon: Thank you?

Yuuko: My date was a great success because of you all.

I told him how I feel...and now we're dating!

Azami: …!

Taichi: For real!?

Azami: Grats.

Izumi: Whoa, congratulations!

Yuuko: Ikaruga-kun, Izumida-kun...Tachibana-kun, and you all...Thank you very much!

Misumi: That's great~! Huge congrats to you~!

Yuuko: Haha. I couldn't do it without you all.

I'll be going now. I have a date after this. Sorry for stopping you on your way home.

Citron: Bye bye! Be happy~!

Guy: I hope you have a great time.

Yuuko: Thank you. Bye bye.

Taichi: Whoa, sounds great~. Christmas date…!

If I were to ask my girlfriend out on a Christmas date...I'd totes take her to the Christmas Market and then….

I know! How about we ask Director-sensei to play our partner and--.

Perform a simple act about our ideal Christmas date based on our roles this time around. How's that!?

Izumi: What!?

Citron: I like that idea! Sounds like fun!

Kumon: Yea! I'm in!

Misumi: Me too~!

Guy: I guess it can serve as a good practice given we still have some days left until the Christmas Market ends.

Citron: That's right!

Izumi: W-Well, I can't deny that…

Taichi: With that said, Director-sensei, you'll be our partner!

Izumi: (Uugh, I feel like I'm being talked into it, and I'm still kinda shy…)

Azami: C-Christmas date, you say…

Citron: You'll be fine! It should be a piece of cake for you now!

Guy: Well now, Director, may I go first?

Izumi: Y-Yeah, sure.

Guy: "What a beautiful tree. Look. They have Santa Claus and angels ornaments there."

Izumi: Whoa, you're right.

Guy: "Haha. How can you be so cute even when getting all hyped like that."

"Aren't you cold? Move closer."

Izumi: …!

Guy: "I've also prepared a special present for you. Look forward to it."

Taichi: Wow! So mature!

Misumi: Yup, it's cool~!

Kumon: Okay, I'm going next!

"Wow! This Christmas Market sure is packed with people, huh! I see lots of delicious food and cute stuff here."

"Where do you wanna go first?"

Izumi: Hehe, all of them look so much fun I can't decide.

Kumon: "I know, right! ...Hehe, you see, I was so looking forward to going to this Christmas Market with you."

"Say, do you wanna go watch the night sky or illumination after this?"

"It's not like I hate crowded places, but you know… I want to spend quality time with you, watching illumination and stuff. ...What's your call?"

Citron: Nice one! I got butterflies in my stomach!

Misumi: Same~!

Kumon: Seriously? Yeaay~!

Next up is...Sumi-san!

Misumi: Roger!

"Hey. I assume you've cleared up your schedules for today."

Izumi: Yup. Of course.

Misumi: "...Good girl. Since today is Christmas, I'll listen to whatever you want."

"I'll be your personal Santa Claus."

"The same goes for you. You'll be my personal Santa Claus, right, Izumi?"

Taichi: Dang! Even though I'm a man, I blushed seeing your act, Misumi-san!

Azami: He suits the role perfectly. I expect no less from you.

Citron: You go next, Taichi!

Taichi: Alright!

"Christmas sure is such an exciting event, huh! You get Christmas songs, sparkling trees and wreaths…"

"But what makes my heart palpitate and warm like this is… the fact that I'm with you."

Izumi: ...Thank you. I'm having fun as well.

Taichi: "Glad to hear that."

"Now, what do you want to do? Skating, special sweets, illumination...You name it."

"My beloved princess, Izumi. Let us spend this beautiful Christmas together."

Kumon: Wow! I like the usual you, Taichi-san, but your acting as a butler sure is something else!

Guy: There's a gap between his usual self and this role.

Citron: I won't lose to you! Next up is me!

"What are you gettin' so hyped up about? It's just Christmas. So childish. Fine, I'll go along with you."

Izumi: Thank you! I can't wait to go to the places here.

Citron: "God, look at you...your eyes are literally sparkling right now."

"...So cute."

Izumi: Huh…

Citron: "I-I didn't say anything, all right! You're just hearing things."

"Well, it ain't like I hate spending Christmas with you. Let's go."

Misumi: Shy Citron is cute~!

Kumon: Tsundere Citron-san is totes cool and adorbs!

Taichi: All right, last is A-chan! You better nail it!

Azami: "Spending Christmas with you is like a dream to me."

"You're right. This illumination is really beautiful."

"But no matter how beautiful it is… To me, you're the most beautiful one here--so beautiful that I can't take my eyes off you."

Izumi: …!

Azami: "Merry Christmas, Izumi-san."

Izumi: Merry Christmas to you too, Azami-kun.

Azami: "There's a Christmas tree over there. Shall we go?"

"Now, hold my ha…"

…

No, no! I can't do it! Walking around while holding hands is too damn embarrassing!

Citron: Ooh. It's still impossible in the end, huh.

Kumon: And you were doing really great halfway~.

Taichi: A-chan is too innocent, after all!

Azami: S-Shaddap!

Izumi: (Hahaha. That's just like him.)

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#a3!#a3! translation #spring troupe #summer troupe #autumn troupe #winter troupe #citron #misumi ikaruga #taichi nanao #kumon hyodo #azami izumida #guy

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shiobookmark · 3 years

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OOf. Digging further into CLAMP’s multiverse is a mistake It seems to loosely connect to CCS but frankly I think I can just ignore it, since it seems to be ‘Clow had a wish and Sakura Kinomoto was gonna grant it with the Clow Cards’

Which is not really covered in Tsubasa at all beyond CCS Sakura passing her wand to Clone Sakura via dreams. It’s really just another in a long, long line of arse pulls.

So let’s ignore it for now. In case anyone who’s watching is familiar with Tsubasa though, I’ve run into a bit of a plot hole in the original material that needs filling

Okay so basically Fei Wang Reed’s plan was to both gather Sakura’s feathers and have her travel across dimensions to retrieve them. I’m pretty damn sure this is a retcon, because in the first chapter Xing Fuo remarks that ‘he’s failed’ when her feathers are scattered. In fact what he was trying to do was capture and control Sakura with her memories intact. Not to mention the existence of Kyle Rondart means that Fei Wang didn’t want Sakura to retrieve her feathers. Or else why would he stand in her way? You could claim that it was so she would have to keep journeying, but then the existence of Clone Syaoran becomes a problem. If the point is to have Sakura travel dimensions so that her body remembers them, why the fuck would Clone Syaoran travel independently? Because that would mean theoretically that Sakura would just have to sit tight and wait for Clone Syaoran to bring her feathers to her, thus foregoing the ‘travelling dimensions’ angle entirely. This indicates to me that Clamp made some changes on the fly and then needed to plug holes. So what would be the alternative? The ruins at Clow also turned out to be kind of useless. I’ve decided for this fix it fic (if it gets written) I’m doing a few things: 1. Sakura is no longer a clone. It all went down with that and it was pointless. Sakura is just Sakura. Only Syaoran has a clone. The problem with the Clones is that we’ve built an investment in them emotionally. We’ve travelled with them and we care about them. But they are entirely dropped and replaced with their ‘true’ selves. Offscreen, they live a whole other life. It’s hard to care. There’s also no meaningful difference between the clones and their true selves, they’re the same people. Any plot points that require an alternate version of Sakura and Syaoran can happen with existing people from other dimensions. We never meet alternative versions of Sakura and Syaoran. Why is that? I’d argue that they’re a dimensional lynchpin like Yuuko is, but we know CCS Sakura and Syaoran exist so...? 2. The way this all ends is that Sakura helps to restore Clone Syaoran’s heart. At the same time we learn that original Syaoran is different from his clone, because he’s a different damn person. Fei Wang Reed explicitely did not copy Syaoran’s soul, just his body and abilities. Sakura falls in love with Syaoran, not the clone. Unrequited love is a thing, that’s okay you know? And clone Syaoran fades away, his soul remains and the group find a way for him to be reborn as a new life. Kurogane and Fai then travel with this new baby while Sakura and Syaoran stay in Clow. My justification for Sakura not falling for Clone Syaoran goes like this: C!Syaoran was his own person, but his soul was still that of original Syaoran. Therefore his personality was sort of a mashup between them. Clone Syaoran is polite and shy. Original Syaoran is a lot more confident and has a brashness to him that we remember from CCS, just in a more mature and respectful way. So the person Sakura fell in love with initially sort of didn’t exist?

Clone Syaoran needs the opportunity to grow on his own.

#Tsubasa #fix it fic

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gwensparlour · 6 years

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Some time ago I posted an H/C about Yuuri being given his chance to shine while in high school. Now I wrote a quick and dirty ficlet on the concept. Have I already said I love outsider POV?

"What do you mean you had a bike accident and broke your leg?"

"Exactly what I said ... I'm sorry!"

"You better be. Damn, the Sport Festival is tomorrow. Where do I find a new player now?"

"I am sure you'll manage. Bye"

That damn ... Kenichi snaps his mobile closed, freezing in the middle of a deep breath, mouth clenched in the effort to not scream in frustration in the middle of the courtyard.

It's not Sport Festival day yet and his dreams of demolishing A-F in a football match he plans to be everything but friendly are already crashing down.

His best friend, his best player, gone. Things like this should happen only on TV. But usually on TV the protagonist always find a new player in the end, maybe at the very last second, maybe choosing someone out of desperation, but he finds someone.

Kenichi hopes very hard he is the protagonist of his own storyline.

There are thirty people in his class, twenty-three boys, seven girls. Excluding the ten who signed up already for the football team, it makes thirteen boys from which choose. At least one must be available.

He prints a list of names.

The kids he knows being in some sports club are the first to whom he asks. It doesn't go well. The more names are crossed on his list, the more his voice becomes pleading, his hands clasp in the mock of a prayer, his knees seems growing interested with the floor.

All the athletic competitions overlap with the match hour and the volleyball team isn't going to let one of their play before a match, especially not for a stupid football match. With a second thought, asking the volleyball team captain exactly while in the middle of practice wasn’t the best idea. Eight possibilities out, five to go.

With them, Kenichi is even less lucky. Some have no interest in a friendly football match, one has some kind of important exam and will not even come to the Festival, all the others would sooner kiss a frog than being caught playing.

As the "no" keep accumulating on Kenichi's list, so do the messaging to ...., now threatening, now desperate, overall crying in outrage for the mess he put him into.

"We'll have to play with one player less and we're going to lose," he types as if crushing the keyboard.

"You asked everyone?"

"Everyone. Every-single-one."

"You sure?"

Alright, there is one name Kenichi hasn't crossed yet, but he would rather pretend it doesn’t exist.

“I’m not gonna ask Katsuki.”

“Why not?”

“He is … strange. And fat. And a crybaby.”

“And your last chance.”

*** Here’s the thing. In all months since the beginning of high school, Kenichi hasn’t yet managed to frame Katsuki Yuuri. He isn’t exactly handsome, his grades aren’t excellent, his family isn’t rich, and yet both boys and girls swoon at his passage. Once time Kenichi approached the Katsuki fan club president to enquiry what he has of so special, only to obtain the stinkiest of the stinky eye.

Ok, he has been on television a couple time and won some trophies, but a fan club seems truly an exaggeration.

Needless to say, Katsuki is completely oblivious of the path of broken hearts he leaves behind, immersed as he is in his Victor Nik-something fan club.

"Are you free tomorrow at three?" Kenichi blurts out. He realises a second too late the sentence sound too damn ambiguous.

Katsuki doesn't even rise his eyes from the magazine he is reading. "I am not interested in a date," he answers in a blunt voice, flipping a page.

"Not for a date, dumbass," maybe calling dumbass your last hope isn't the best way to turn them to your side, “It's about tomorrow football match. We are short of a player."

"I heard.”

“I was wondering if, if you …”

Damn if the word doesn’t want to come out of his throat. Nevermind, he is a good enough player to supply for lack of another.

“Can help you?” Katsuki supplies. What follows is an excruciatingly long pause. “I guess I could.”

“Wonderful.”

“I’ll ask Mari to record Ice Stars Night,” he continues, dragging the voice on purpose to make the favour appear bigger than what it is. “Yeah, whatever.”

“And I’ll tell Yuuko-senpai I found her a mascot for the Ice Castle Children Event.”

It took a moment for Kenichi to realize the implications of Katsuki’s affirmation.

“No way I’m gonna wear a stupid mascot costume for a stupid skating event.”

“Then I guess tomorrow you’ll play with only ten people.” Yuuri rolls his magazine and gets up. “Good luck!”

Kenichi grits teeth. The thing is he shouldn’t be so concerned with a friendly match between classes, but A-F team captain’s just so irritating the simple idea of losing to him is just unbearable. And while they are short of a player, A-F has even backups

“Wait!”

“Yes?”

“Ok, I’ll do it. But please, I need a player!”

He prays there is no one around, no eyes or prying ears, or he will be screwed for all of high school. Then, Katsuki smirks.

“Wonderful. What time is the match, again?”

***

Kenichi can't stop looking. He can't really stop and watch, there is still a match to win, but damn if his eyes keep returning onto Katsuki.

Katsuki isn’t particularly fast and his shots aren't that powerful or precise, but his stamina … oh, his stamina is all on another level. Eighty-five minutes of match in, a 1-1, and he is still fresh as a rose, his eyes a terrifying shade of pure determination. He almost committed foul on a player from the opposite team in his thirst and pursue to hog the ball and snarked against the coach when called out.

“Myamoto!”

It’s only for some kind of sheer luck and muscle memory that Kenichi manages to not being knocked out by the ball Yuuri has just thrown at him at full speed and probably thinking murder if the passage fail. It doesn’t. Kenichi is a good enough player to hit the ball with a header.

Right into the team’s goal line. Right into the keeper’s hands-

Two minutes to go. Yuuri’s is already speeding toward the ball, now opening shouting at the other player to get the fuck ready. And, Kenichi be damned, the ball returns in Katsuki’s possession, without much of him breaking a sweat.

Thirty seconds to go. By now Kenichi has no doubt he must be living into some kind of sport anime, there is no other explanation. He kicks the ball without thinking in what he prays to be a good enough assist.

This time the ball flows past the keeper, right into the goal’s line.

***

“So how did it go? Did we won?”

“Yes. But listen, I won’t have Katsuki on my team ever again.”

“Is he that bad?”

“That’s the problem. He isn’t bad. He isn’t even that good, but …”

“But?”

“He’s terrifying. I tell you. I have never seen someone so willing to win.”

“Katsuki? Soft Katsuki?” “Soft? Oh, no. He’s a devil. A thirsty beast of determination. I could barely stand and he asked me if I wanted to try some skating right after the match.”

“Did you accept?” “Od course I didn’t. It’s already enough I’ll have to play mascot at one of his stupid ice skating events … what is that sound?” “Just typing to some friends.”

“You joking!”

“It’ll be fun. Bye!”

***

It isn’t fun. It isn’t fun at all. It’s goofy and humiliating and Kenichi is sweating like a pig inside the costume. It isn’t fun, but Katsuki twirling on the ice for the public’s delight is quite a show. Not at the level of Yuuko Miyamura - the Ice Castle Madonna - but still a show.

He starts to understand why Katsuki Yuuri’s has a fan club of his own.

From that, to ask them if they need a new member, the step isn’t that long.

#yuri!!!on ice #yoi #ficlet #yuuri katsuki #h/c

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horitsuba · 6 years

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LEGIT though in xxxHolic there's that huge entire sequence of chapters where Watanuki has TRIPPY AF dreams (w/Doumeki in them too) so that'd be a parallel of sorts, meanwhile that theory would also relate: 1) the general trippy sequences in Clear Card that are a little more so than even in CCS 2) if there's any crossover with TRC/Holic at all it'd probably happen towards the end most likely and involve dreams probably knowing Holic!! 3) SAKURA DID "GIVE" YUUKO HER 1ST STAFF? 4) PROPHETIC DREAMS!

The new staff is called “the staff of dreams” after all 😉 . And Sakura had this double (?) dream at the beginning of the new series, when she saw that weird dragon. Dreams will definitely be the main focus of this arc!

I’m very curious about the star staff, too! I hope they can show us how she met met C!Sakura 😄

#cardcaptor sakura #animanga #message #Anonymous

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{H.O.L.I.C R.E.I} ~ DOMEKI vs D R E A M Yuuko + WATANUKIs C H O I C E + "H A P P I N E S S" + DOMEKIs C H O I C E + E G G {+"H A P P I N E S S"}

"EVEN if that ISN'T WHAT {WATANUKI} W I S H E S?"

"YES." - "Y U U K O"

{Cap by Me} (Please ASK to Use)

#koushirouizumi holic cap #koushirouizumi holic rei #koushirouizumi holic ref #koushirouizumi holic #koushirouizumi clamp #c: shizuka #c: real domeki #c: dream yuuko #c: watanuki #c: shopkeeper watanuki #holic rei spoilers #holic spoilers #(b A N G S F I S T S D O W N)#(IM C O N N E C T I N G THE DO---)#(ALSO DOMEKI HAVING E G G *IN WATANUKIS d R E A M*)#(LIKE WHY EVEN HAVE IT)#(YES WATANUKI WANTED {'ONE'} DOMEKI TO COME)#(BUT WHY DOES DOMEKI HAVE TO TALK TO NOT Y U U K O ABT IT U N L E S S)#(ITS THE R E A L E G G)

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hisnanoka · 7 years

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Nanoka no Kare - Chapter 84 - Final Chapter

Click “Keep Reading” for the translation.

The following is a very rough translation/interpretation from the original Japanese text to English via Google Translate and is not guaranteed to be accurate. Text will be reviewed and edited when a Spanish translation is available to double check for errors.

Story: Saro Tekkotsu

Art: Miyoshi Toumori

Click here for the RAW scans! (Raws are out of order so I’ve uploaded them all here just this once.)

Page 1 – Cover page

“The love that was far away, I hope that it will lead to your happiness.”

Page 3

T: “I love you Nanoka.”

“But even now,”

“You still cannot see me.”

N: [Takato-kun told me that.]

[I thought I loved him more than I thought.]

Page 4

N: [I thought I would do anything for him.]

[Takato-kun is always fixated on the me that is missing.]

[I myself too]

[Even if I try not to see it, even if I try to fill it]

[Even if I try to keep my eyes turned away-]

Page 5

N: [Over time, I began imagining the depth of the hole arbitrarily.]

[It was swaying me and preventing me from moving forward.]

[So]

[I have to remember.]

Page 6

N: [For that purpose,]

[I]

O: “You just have to re-enact it.”

Are you scared of falling?

Page 7

O: It’s all right.

If it’s for the person you love,

You can do anything.

It’s right below your feet.

You ought to see the landscape that you thought was the most beautiful.

Page 8

N: A flower garden…

The flower garden I saw with Takato-kun…

O: Yes, he will be there soon.

Page 9

O: Let’s fall down together to that flower garden.

T: I see.

Page 10

T: If I was begging for Nanoka to jump down together for our future so that she could recall,

If we fell together

O: Takato?

Why don’t you return to Nanoka-chan

T: No

You are holding Nanoka.

Page 11

T: Release Nanoka.

Please let her go and allow her to go where she wishes.

…I am

We have

Caught the Nanoka of our dreams and trapped her for 2 years.

With the time I was given,

I noticed it.

Page 12

T: For the one I love,

Nanoka, I want her to smile from the heart.

O: …even if that means she will no longer return to you?

I see, you must hurry or Nanoka-chan will fall alone.

T: Hayata already went there.

Page 13

T: For 2 years, he continued running and now he came here.

He will absolutely grab hold of Nanoka.

Release it, Karasuma.

---even you fell in love with her at first glance

“” (T/N: The app I’m using can’t scan this part, sorry, still trying to decipher it)

Without being able to understand the emotions that were swirling in your head

“I also hate you as well” (T/N: Not sure if this is correct, both lines seem to be from past events.)

I can understand it.

Page 14

T: To know what kind of feeling is love, you already knew it long ago.

O: I

Page 15

O: Have been holding you captive all this time, I see your tears rising up to the sky.

What kind of face do you have while I am holding you in my arms, I want to know.

I am letting you go now.

Page 16

O: So

“Right now” *

“Turn around.”

Page 17

O: “Ayase-san.”

Page 18

Page 19

N: Hayata-ku……

Page 20

N: ......eh…

[“Hayata-kun”]

[“If only I never loved you,”]

Page 21

N: [“Would you not be suffering in pain right now?”]

[“If only I never spoke to him.”]

Let go Hayata-kun

H: You will fall if I let go

N: No

You’re wrong

Because of me, I’ve made Hayata-kun suffer

H: So you won’t hold onto either!

Page 22

H: At that time you chose not to grasp onto either and fell!

Neither Takato-san or I could grab you!

I’ve regretted that! My weakness is that I always make the choice to hurt myself.

You did not chose that for me! **

Page 23

H: Believe in me Ayase-san! I definitely won’t allow you to fall!

Page 24

H: Ayase-san…

N: ------------ha…..

Hayata-kun!

Page 25

N: Hayata-kun!!

H: ……thank goodness

Ayase-san…

N: Hayata-kun, I…

Page 26

N: I…

----ah…what……?

…why?

Why is it only me and Hayata-kun. Why is that so.

Page 27

N: I like…?

H: Her memory returned. It seems she passed out after the confusion.

Page 28

H: It’s a good thing we’re at a hospital. I will carry her down.

…she can’t be two people at once. Even I knew it would be like this.

Even though I understand it, I have not regretted that it has returned.

I feel pretty good right now that it feels like I’m the bad guy here.

T: What…

H: Is that funny?

T: I guess so.

Page 29

T: Hayata

I only have one thing to tell you

…The flower garden that you promised to go to,

I have already gone with Nanoka.

----Because of that, for Nanoka,

Show her an even more beautiful flower garden.

Page 30

C: Hayata-kun is going to the same university as Nanoka?

Instead of studying abroad!?

N: He decided on an apartment and is already moving in.

C: Aw~~~I can’t believe it. The same university – the same grade.

Y: Has Uesugi-kun ended all communication with you?

N: Yup.

Page 31

Y: I see. He didn’t even come to the graduation ceremony.

C: How was it? When you got back your memories.

After all for Nanoka, Hayata-kun has always been the right choice!

Y: How about that? You know? I’m still confused.

N: …at first the order of the feelings were swirling around. It felt like it wasn’t lining up properly but-

The half year returned.

I am here now

Y: Thank goodness

C: Bye-bye then! I have afternoon classes.

Page 32

N: [---However,]

[There are times]

[When it feels like I have two hearts]

[That flower garden.]

[When it gets wet with rain, a shining flower garden occasionally appears in my vision.]

[When]

[I am caught by my heart and sucked in there.]

Page 33

N: [The other heart]

[Drags me back to the surface.]

[My feelings and Hayata-kun is what I love the most.]

Page 34

N: [Round and round]

[We are making up for the lost time.]

Page 35

N: [The flower garden that was supposed to be seen by Hayata-kun – now he’s looking for one.]

H: Hmm

Flower garden, flower garden…

[As I thought, the state of Montana.]

[I heard that the scale of the flower garden there is amazing.]

N: Sorry for the wait!

H: Woah!

N: What’s wrong?

H: Nothing…

Page 36

H: What did you want to do today?

Want to go somewhere

N: Well I guess I’d like to go to Hayata-kun’s room.

Heh ♡

Organizing your moving luggage will be an ordeal. I want to help you.

H: Ah------

N: Is it no good

H: It’s not like that!

…it would be faster to just show you.

N: ?

Page 37

H: See?

There really isn’t much to do since I don’t have much luggage.

N: …it was

Hayata-kun’s room was originally like this, wasn’t it?

Back when I visited Hayata-kun’s room in high school as well

I was sad because I saw you didn’t hold onto many mementos.

Page 38

N: I wondered if your room was set up that way to always be prepared to move quickly…

H: You thought like that?

N: …I did think that.

H: I’ll go get us some drinks. You can take a seat on the bed if you’d like.

Page 39

N: …this is…

“This is my e-mail. If it’s okay, please take it……!”

H: “……okay.”

Page 40

H: “Ayase-san”

“Is so cute.”

Sorry for the wait

Are sports drinks okay?

N: Hayata-kun, this is my note…

You’ve kept it all this time?

H: Ah

Page 41

H: That’s not-

This is-

…Ayase-san?

N: [You do not have to look for it anymore.]

[Because you have already found it.]

[You, who does not leave anything.]

[And lets go of everything.]

[In the corner of this room.]

Page 42

N: …like a small flower garden.

[Without being interrupted forever,]

Page 43

N: [The promise is right here.]

[He was always blooming right next to me.]

-END-

-Notes-

*Ouji is acting like Hayata here. Using his voice to speak the way Hayata would.

**It’s really hard to figure out what’s being said by Hayata here. If anyone knows it please tell me. I’m still trying to figure it out.

It’s been an incredibly stressful cliffhanger after cliffhanger ride but here we are at the end! I’m not sure if there are any special chapters after this so as far as I know, this is the end. A bit of a rushed ending for my taste after all that build-up - I feel like they should have given the authors another volume to work with. Regardless, I’m glad to see it ended on a happy note. Cheers~

#Nanoka no Kare #Chapter 84 #Nanohana no Kare #Translation #Shoujo #Shoujo Manga #Rough Translation #Final Chapter

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Cougress, the Umbra Warrior - Ch. 10: Kalysta (on Wattpad) https://my.w.tt/WYNe6CX5DT Note: This is an ongoing side project of mine I will update when I can. I do not claim to be a creative writer by nature. I don't expect this to be perfect by any means just yet. At some point, I plan on going through and editing these chapters more extensively. My main focus will be writing for PRACTICE. Story by Nhan Pham. Synopsis: Janis Pullman, a non-gamer, moves to Pacific City to start college. There, she meets the eccentric Yuuko Dabu who is already an avid player of a popular online game called Umbra Warriors. Through Umbra Warriors, Janis not only discovers a newfound passion for gaming, but her friendship with Yuuko quickly turns into something more. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Longer Description: Umbra Warriors, a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game, has taken the world by storm. There are fans worldwide who love the game's deep and nuanced gameplay. The game's roster of playable characters is entirely female of various shapes, sizes, backgrounds, ages and species. Plus, as a bold move from the developers, the pro scene for this MOBA title has a strictly enforced rule allowing only female players to participate. For Janis Pullman, what started as a casual diversion slowly develops into an obsession. When circumstances took a turn for the worse, Umbra Warriors became both an escape and an opportunity to advance toward her newfound hopes and dreams. Online, "Cougress" is the only identity that matters. No matter how tough things get outside of the game, Janis' only mission in life now is to become a pro at Umbra Warriors. At all costs. The hunt is on - one victory screen at a time. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cover art and other art pieces by Hans C. Chow (https://www.deviantart.com/k1lleet) - unless otherwise stated.

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chelia27 · 7 years

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Tag Games

I was tagged by @annahakuouki & @nollatooru ! Thanks cuz I love these kinda games~ I enjoyed reading you guys’ versions too :3

Rules: Answer the questions, and tag 20 followers you want to get to know better!

Also there are 2 versions down here. The 1st one is more general & includes questions about fictional works while the 2nd one is more random but I talked more about music! For those who are tagged, you can do one of the two, maybe both if you like or nothing at all if you don’t feel like doing this!

I don’t think I can tag up to 20 followers cuz a lot are alr tagged from others’ posts so just a few here.

@hasuki3010 @amymoneyearnsforhome @himiko-kimiko @omgloveonepieceforeverus @namelessalice @boum-horn-horror @cristianjaime @kwthakid1274 @mimowink (ok this is it haha)

Name: I’d prefer not to mention it here haha

Nicknames (actually just what I want to call myself): Chelia, Shimizu

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Height (last time I checked was one year ago or maybe more lol): 167cm

Ethnicity: Vietnamese

Orientation: Likely ace? I’m not interested in a relationship right now.

Favorite Fruits: watermelons & mangoes

Favorite Season: autumn cuz the temperature is just right & it doesn’t get too humid

Favorite Books (light novels count then?): No Game No Life, Youjo Senki & Bungaku Shoujo | also my fav mangas have been xxxHolic & Fairy Tail for a long time =))

Favorite Flowers: lily & hydrangea

Favorite Animals: this depends on lots of things but for now - foxes

Favorite Beverage: tea! except oolong and anything with milk

Average Hours of Sleep: 6 to 7 (sometimes it drops down to 4-5 hours when I recently get too absorbed in sth)

Favorite Fictional Characters: Ichihara Yuuko (xxxHolic), Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tail), Toudou Heisuke (Hakuouki), China (Hetalia), etc (from Heisuke on the order will keep changing in like a month lol)

Number of Blankets You Sleep With: just one, but there’s a thick one for winter & a lighter one for other seasons

Dream Trip: to Tokyo! (I was there for 3 days about 2 years ago? certainly that wasn’t enough haha. sooo many things I wanna buy & do ;-;)

Blog Created: February 2016

Number of Followers: 30

A second one tagged by @nollatooru !!

A- age: 17

B- birthplace: Vietnam

C- current time: 10.26 AM (I could be doing better things but nope ahaha)

D- drink you last drank: strawberry-scented tea

E- easiest person to talk to: maybe a friend with similar interests? I don’t know I really don’t talk much to others

F- favorite songs: this is a very difficult question =)) I’ll divide this into smaller categoris then~ anw my current favorite:

symphonic/melodic metal song: Melodic Thorn by Versailles Philharmonic Quintet (it’s a very beautiful song I’d love others to try to listen to it :) )

anime song: Ishukan Communication (Choro-gonzu) - Ending theme for Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon (this song is just plain adorable & the animation compliments it very well too~)

Love Live (Sunshine) song (yes this deserves to be a category on its own XD): Thrilling One Way (there’s so much to say about this song like Inami Anju (Chika)’s amazing vocal, the awesome instrumental parts but I’ll just stop at mentioning them haha)

+ honorable mention: Shiroi Honou (Takato Yasuhiro as Russia) - Russia’s character song in Hetalia \\ the song may be quite long for some people (over 15 minutes) but I'm quite sure any minute is worth your time (you can listen to it while on your way to somewhere if you are reluctant to sit through it the first time =))

G- grossest memory: I... don’t remember?

H- horror yes or no? It depends I guess. I do enjoy certain horror works if things don’t get too extreme.

I- in love? with lots of things (good music, good manga, good figures etc etc)

J- jealous of people? likely yes, but I forget negative emotions like this quite quickly

K- killed someone? No ofc don’t expect me to crack a joke here

L- love at first sight or should I walk past again? I’m not sure what this question is about...

M- middle name: Minh

N- number of siblings: 1 younger brother

O- one wish? to have better control of myself

P- person you last called? my father

Q- question you’re always asked: I don’t think there’s one.

R- reason to smile: a lot~ (and I’m lazy right now so not gonna list them out =)) )

S- song you last sang: eyyy it’s Thrilling One Way in my bathroom while taking a shower lol

T- time you woke up: maybe half an hour ago so around 10 AM

U- underwear color: currently blue

V- vacation: somewhere my parents planned for this summer i haven’t asked them again yet

W- worst habit: I have a serious problem with procrastination; also I don’t try to care enough about people around me (friends & family I mean); and there’s a lot more bad habits I don’t even know what is worst

X- x-rays: what is this question??

Y- your favourite food: dark chocolate? and uhhh meat-stuffed tofu? I’m not exactly excited about food unless I’m actually eating & find the food delicious.

Z- zodiac sign: Pisces.

If you actually read through everything down to here, thanks a lot! I appreciate it :3

#about me

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theyoilibrary · 7 years

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Coffee Shop AU Masterlist

the view from the top. - When Viktor gets hurt, he's forced to take the season off. He decides to go have some him time, and decides to get on a plane that goes anywhere. He ends up in a little town, finding himself very taken with the adorable barista in town. But the closer he gets with the closer he gets with the cute little barista, he soon finds he might not be as far away from the ice as he thought.

Warm Like Milk and Honey - Coffee shop AU where Viktor is a business man that does Russian translation through an English company. Chris is his best friend who introduces him to The Harmony Coffee Shop and his favorite Barista Yuuri! Yuuri is currently attending university, hating his life and only has one friend. He struggles with his depression and the overwhelming desire to be close to someone. But also fears rejection and the lies that people often tell.

Katsuki Coffee - Viktor with a K. Honestly, how hard is it to understand that he meant his name was spelled with a k not a c?

Cherry Blossoms - What would you like today?” A gentle, smooth voice interrupted his reading. Viktor closed his phone and opened his mouth to order as he looked up.The words died in his throat and he felt like he was just punched in the gut when all the air in his lungs suddenly deserted him.There was a goddamn angel in front of him.

Look into your eyes and the, sky's the limit - Viktor didn't believe in love at first sight until he saw Yuuri Katsuki and immidiately had his world view changed. Falling in love with someone so eager to protect their heart is an undertaking he had never thought himself up to - but somehow, when it's Yuuri, every piece of effort is worth it.Viktor is a would be principal ballerina in his last year studying at the Royal Ballet School in London, and he meets Yuuri Katsuki, a part time barista and veterinary student, one rushed morning and proceeds to fall for him. And then its a process of him convincing Yuuri to love him back, all the while chasing his dream, juggling friendships and coping with the fast paced life of a student in their final year.

Can't Wait For the Sun to Rise Again - Victor discovers a new café to study. The atmosphere is calm and propice to learning.But is it all there is to find in this quiet place?

Walls - There are many walls in Victor Nikiforov's life. After his sudden retirement, he has nothing, hears nothing, and is lonely, injured and traumatised. Nothing goes right.Until he meets a cute barista with long black hair and glasses who makes a sweet, sweet latte.

Coffee And Contemplation - Yuuko and Takeshi run a small café off the New York University campus and when Yuuri decided to go abroad to study how to be a doctor, they offered him a job. Yuuri expected to be tired, deal with rude customers every day, and study every second of his free time but what he didn’t expect was his life-long idol to walk through the doors.

here's to the fools - “H-Hello. How may I help you today?”The Victor Nikiforov slid his sunglasses down his nose, and Yuuri was suddenly confronted with sparkling eyes so blue he could die. Maybe he did. Maybe he’s dead and his soul had ascended to heaven. He really couldn’t tell anymore.God, the Russian man was as devastatingly beautiful in real life as he was on film. Not fair. Not even remotely fair.(In which Victor is an actor with a 1000 watt smile and Yuuri is the cute barista of the cafe across the lot from the film company where he works.)

My little paradise - Victor Nikiforov is a painter suffering from a severe case of artists block, craving inspiration.But when his little brother Yuri forces him to take him to a job opening at a local cafe, Victor meets Yuri Katsuki, the cute barista from YuTopia and a dance major at the local collage, and he finds his block gone.

You're warmer than the scent of a caffè latte - At the mention of his name, Victor’s face brightens up, “you remembered my name!”Of course I did, Yuuri thinks, you’re the guy that I’ve been hopelessly pining over for the past three months since I found this place.“Yeah,” is what Yuuri says instead.

Shoebox of Photographs - Unlucky culinary grad student, Katsuki Yuuri, comes to Tokyo in search of a future pursuing his cooking passions. Instead, he finds more adventure than he's bargained for...in the form of a dog Cafe run by a certain Russian model.

Fairy Kisses and Dandelion Wishes - Yuuri is fae-touched, a human so beloved and favored by the fairy race that he has gained some of their powers. When he's not hanging out at the arboretum with his fairy friends, Yuuri is working at a coffee shop.Viktor is a famous actor who is smitten with Yuuri, unknowing of the man's true nature. Unfortunately, Yuuri was never good at keeping a secret.

Café Latte - Basically, barista Yuri is bad at budgeting and is forced to find alternative methods to make rent. He works at a coffee shop owned by Viktor. Otabek comes from a wealthy family, and is willing to help in exchange for a questionable agreement.

Hot Chocolate - They were supposed to meet on their stage. Yuuri was supposed to save for a coach, for competition fees and travel expenses, was supposed to worm his way into the big leagues and find Viktor there waiting.Viktor was not supposed to find him, sweating his ass off in this too-small too-hot coffee shop.

sugary sweet - Katsuki Yuuri works at a coffee shop. Unfortunately, it is a coffee shop that happens to be his idol's favorite. He regularly sees the vlogger he has posters of, which he's not sure if that's good or bad. Yuuri also has a not safe for work blog that he updates, with a rather sweet, odd anon. It's also an issue that he fantasizes that this anon is his idol. He'd never really date a guy like Yuuri, right?

Honey Bread - Two years after retiring from figure skating, Viktor Nikiforov stumbles into an empty Starbucks and meets a very charming barista.

Cups of Coffee and Cats - When Viktor offers Yuri a job at the cafe Bean Queen, Yuri decides to try out. While there, he finally recognizes a person who has been admiring him from afar for a long time.

maybe it's fate - Yuri Plisetsky doesn't believe in love. He's very adamant about his disbelief, going as far as to rant to his coworkers about how he feels. It's in the middle of one of these rants that something like fate brings a man through the door, a man in a leather jacket and holding a helmet asking for help with his broken down bike.

#viktuuri #otayuri #coffeeshop #coffeeshop au #coffeeshop masterlist #masterlist #yoi

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if viktor and yuuri were artists

#victuuriweek2017 day ( one ) ↳ au: other careers

Title: Colours Author(s): @viktor-nkfrv Rating: PG Warnings: N/A Summary: Street artist Katsuki Yuuri wakes up to find that his wall art has been altered by the famous Viktor Nikiforov. From there, the two get to know each other despite having never met face-to-face, for a picture speaks a thousand words.

Now also on AO3 here.

Read the full one shot under the cut. (Cut doesn’t work in the original post on mobile, but WILL work once reblogged!!)

Never in his 24 years of living did Katsuki Yuuri think that he’d ever even meet his inspiration, Viktor Nikiforov. After all, being a dime-a-dozen street artist in Tokyo wasn’t anywhere near being a world renowned painter, whose work fetch millions; They’re in the same world, yes, but so far apart nonetheless.

And yet, there he stood, staring at what is undeniably Viktor Nikiforov’s work, layered above his.

Over the years, Yuuri had developed a habit of taking his work outside. He had wanted to work on a bigger canvas, but being a street artist didn’t guarantee him enough income to feed himself, let alone get a canvas that large, and so he took to the streets in search of a free place to start his masterpiece.

From then, the streets of Tokyo became littered with his work, the walls and concrete of the town turning into his own personal portfolio – that is, if he ever signed any of them. Despite this, they were never removed; the overwhelming support from locals and tourists alike stopped that from happening, and city officials had decided it’d be good for tourism to brighten up the place.

Truth is, Yuuri wasn’t confident enough to put his name on his work. Somehow, the thought of everyone knowing it was him who made those paintings scared him. If something ever went wrong, if he ever made something no one liked, everyone would know who to blame, and his already non-existent reputation would become something worse. He’d become infamous, notorious for being a terrible artist. How’d he face anyone then?

But right now, none of that was important. Yuuri was having a mental meltdown, because it seemed like Viktor Nikiforov had not only seen one of his recent paintings, he’d even altered the thing.

Those strokes, he thought as his hands brushed the outlines. That distinct style… there’s no way it’s not him…

In his mind, he knew logically that the work undoubtedly belonged to Viktor Nikiforov. As his biggest fan, Yuuri knew exactly how he painted, the details that no impersonator could mimic. It also helped that his circle of artist friends had sent a link to a news article in their group chat.

VIKTOR NIKIFOROV LANDS IN JAPAN FOR ‘EVANESCENCE’ EXHIBITION

It had to be him. Yuuri knew that his exhibition was today. Heck, he had bought tickets to it tonight, and so Viktor must’ve been here within the last day. And while Yuuri was feeling embarrassed that his idol had seen his work, he couldn’t help but focus his attention on what image laid before him.

What was originally a close up painting of a tiger’s eyes became so much more than that. Yuuri had intended to display both the beauty and the danger of it, and chose a vivid blue shade, flashing with ferocity. And yet, with a few strokes of his brush, Viktor NIkiforov managed to transform what now seemed like a shallow story to Yuuri into one of great depth.

Reflected in the tiger’s eyes was the silhouette of a human, a spear clearly depicted. Yuuri’s eyes shifted to where another change had been made.

THE EYES OF A PREDATOR SOLDIER

Yuuri was excited. Somehow, some way, a part of him felt like Viktor Nikiforov would’ve done something to his other works too. After all, his closest piece was right down the street, and also… something in his gut told him to revisit all his old works. The thought sent tingles down his spine, it almost felt like a collaboration.

As Yuuri visited more and more of his works, his smile grew wider and wider till his cheeks ached from grinning so much. Each wall made him feel all sorts of emotions, some making him go silent in thought, others touching his very core, and many making him burst out laughing. The walls told the story of his life, for whenever Yuuri experienced something, he felt the need to put it down on paper – or in this case, walls. Viktor visiting them all was like letting him see right through his facade, and him altering them was much more intimate. And yet, Yuuri didn’t really mind.

In one where he’d painted some crows in the sky, Viktor Nikiforov had done a playful doodle of rats sitting atop them, with dialogue to boot. Yuuri would’ve never known that his idol had such a fun side to him had it not been for this.

In another, he’d painted his poodle after its death. If he were being honest, he’d never really gotten over the death of his dog. He took it hard, and the only way he ever knew to express himself was through painting, and so the same night he’d gotten the bad news, he headed out to paint a portrait of his dog.

R.I.P. VICCHAN ↳ interesting name c:

Yuuri buried his head in his hands after reading Viktor’s comment. If he only knew I’d actually named it after him. He looked up again, his eyes glancing over the familiar face of his Vicchan. He wondered if Viktor had chosen to skip this one, when he noticed it at last.

Vicchan’s eyes were closed.

Where his beloved dog’s gentle chocolate eyes once were, Viktor had painted over them and redrawn them closed. The image now showed a different Makkachin, one not quite as alive, yet not quite… not alive. He looked somewhere in between, eyes closed gently, as if he were just in a deep sleep. Then, in a barely noticeable brown, one only a few shades darker than Vicchan’s fur in the painting, he’d written two words that reduced Yuuri to tears.

let go.

Yuuri couldn’t hold it in anymore. He burst out crying, crouching by the wall. He’d never been able to tell anyone. After all, what was he going to say? I’m sorry but it’s been years and I can’t get over my dead dog and I’m an emotional wreck over it? That he sometimes laid awake wondering if Vicchan was afraid, where he was? It sounded stupid even to his own ears.

After sobbing for a good twenty minutes in the streets, his tears gradually stopped, and his breathing slowly stopped hitching. He felt a strange calm, slightly different from the usual numbness that came after crying your heart out. He gazed once more at Vicchan’s image, and felt like he was a step closer to coming to terms with it. It was just a peaceful slumber, just like what Vicchan loved.

The sky slowly turned from a light candyfloss pink to a deep and intense red as Yuuri continued on his way.

When he reached the last wall, his heart caught. This wall, this wall was one he’d started when he was in a terrible place in his life. He was struggling with Vicchan’s death, and struggling with the fact that he had to struggle, that he’d left his hometown in Hasetsu to pursue his pipe dream of being a famous artist in Tokyo, and yet, fast forward a few years, and he wasn’t anywhere ahead of where he’d started. Depressed, tired, and plain worn out, he’d done what he always did: Paint.

On this wall, he’d drawn a figure free falling off a building. On the ground, he’d drawn a black silhouette of the same figure, one that could’ve been seen as a shadow, or as he’d intended, the body slumped on the ground.

And yet, the shadow now had new extensions. Attached to it were wings, so large they stretched across the ground in a magnificent display. Right blow the figure was another, arms stretched out, as if reaching out to catch the falling one.

Yuuri found himself in tears again. He wasn’t sure how he still had it in him to cry, but he did, though this time it was less messy. His heart wrenched in pain, yet it felt like a load had been taken off his shoulders, like he’d been freed from something. On the bottom of the wall was a question.

WHO ARE YOU?

Yuuri wiped his remaining tears away. He wanted to give a response, wanted to answer the man who’d done so much for him with just his words and his art. He knew immediately that he’d paint something. It was their language, the thing that connected them. But he didn’t know what to paint.

Bzzt. Yuuri jumped when he felt the vibration in his pocket. He reached for his phone, bringing it up to read.

Yuuko: YUURI WE’RE AT THE EXHIBIT WHERE ARE YOU???

Yuuri released a breath in surprised. He’d completely forgotten. He texted back a quick reply, picking up his things and rushing to the exhibition building. He knew he’d find inspiration there; Viktor always inspired him.

When he got there, his attention was immediately drawn to a single painting. It was the centerpiece, the main focus of the exhibition, and Yuuri could see why. It was a painting of a man, only his back showing. His hair was a familiar silver, and around him were flowers and streaks of the most vibrant and beautiful shades. Purple and red surrounded him, and the streaks looked like the wind if it had colours. Despite that, the back of the figure looked… small. As if it was feeling none of the warmth from the colours, as if it were… alone.

Yuuri glanced at the plaque at the side, but there was no description, only a title.

Stammi Vicino, Stay Close to Me.

Yuuri felt his heart clench. His fingers itched to paint, as if all the energy in his body was flowing towards his hand and then to his finger tips, with no way to escape but through a brush. He bolted out the building, ignoring his friends calling after him. He had to paint, and he had to paint now. Before the image left his mind, before he forgets exactly what he wants to express and how to do it.

He rushes towards the wall directly in front of the building. He looked around. It wasn’t a very busy street, and it was late as well. The ones who’d walk past would surely do so because they were heading to the exhibition, and they were already inside the building. Perfect.

He set down his bag, took out his supplies, and got to work. He started by tracing the image in his mind. A back, this time broader, stronger… silver hair… Once done, he painted streaks of purple and red, this time mixing in blues and blacks, surrounding and enveloping the figure.

They say that an artist’s work always tells their story. It was true for Yuuri, and something told him that it was the same for Viktor. If so, Yuuri wanted to do something for him. To show him that the bond they’d form the past few hours through an exchange of paintings and words was real, that he wasn’t alone. If a picture spoke a thousand words, Yuuri hoped with all his heart that his would speak that and so much more.

Finally, he drew the wings. Great, large, magnificent wings. They were so large they could’ve reached one end of the wall to the other if they were spread, but Yuuri didn’t want that. They looked best, surrounding the figure, pulling him into an embrace.

I’M HERE.

Yuuri writes, and stares at his work. For the first time in a long while feels pride, and proceeds to write something he’s never written before.

YUURI KATSUKI, 2017.

As he leaves, he prayed to the gods that his message would get through to Viktor, that it’d help him the way Viktor’s had helped him.

Yuuri had intended the painting for Viktor’s eyes only. He should’ve expected it, but painting something of that scale right in front of an art exhibition building was far from inconspicuous. Within a day, the painting had blown up, and his information had been leaked to websites. He’d made it easy, after all, with his signature clearly written at the bottom.

He was happy that he’d gotten the recognition, but the crowds made it hard for him to revisit the painting, and harder for him to communicate with Viktor. Still, he hoped that Viktor responded, and so made his way to the painting in the middle of the night at 3AM, where he was sure no one would still be there.

As he turned the corner, he saw a figure, and almost groaned out loud. Even now?

He was just about to leave when he saw the familiar side profile, and the way the man’s silver hair shone under the light from the streetlamp. Viktor was silent as he gazed at the image, his face not revealing the overwhelming emotions he was feeling inside. Yuuri stayed rooted to his spot, in awe and shock. He wanted a response, but he didn’t think he’d come face-to-face with the man!

“V-Viktor…” He breathed out unknowingly.

Seemingly not startled at all, Viktor turned towards Yuuri, and his eyes lit up in recognition. Slowly, a soft smile crept onto his face, his eyes softening into a melting pot of sapphire.

“Yuuri,” he murmured, “I think you and I have a lot to talk about.”

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concept: yoi musician au

ahdfjksal ki T that’s my weakness

sososo let’s think. For my own ease they’re both pianists (though they each play quite a few other instruments)

Yuuri has had traditional training and so plays very correctly, and because of that typically sticks to the classical and baroque eras. He finds it difficult to show his own interpretation of pieces when he’s performing, so classical/baroque is what he’s most comfortable with. Any interpretation possible he just copies what Celestino does. His performances are therefore a bit lackluster (nerves don’t help either).

People in the community are low-key aware of him as talented, but not awe-inspiring, until Phichit starts uploading videos he’s taken surreptitiously when Yuuri is just messing around (Phichit is a jazz musician and can play just about any instrument he gets his hands on to a certain level).

Viktor, seemingly, has no flaws and no difficulty with any pieces or any eras. He was entered into competitions by his instructor when he was a child and the instructor saw his potential, and grew in popularity from then. Now, he is generally considered the best musician, not just for his talent but for his interpretation of every piece he plays.

(Hot on his heels is Yuri, who has a habit of changing to improv halfway through pieces, much to the annoyance of Yakov. He had a deal with Yakov that until he was eighteen he would follow pieces to the letter. Viktor overhears this deal and says that if Yuri is considered the best child musician worldwide without improv he will let Yuri open one of his concerts. Yuri’s considered the most talented child musician worldwide by the time he hits his fourteenth birthday.)

What people haven’t been noticing is that Viktor is losing inspiration and any love for playing, but knows that as soon as he stops playing he might as well lie down and let himself die, because apart from Makkachin it’s all he has. So he carries on, and slowly people become less and less impressed as he gets older.

(The whole Yuuri idolising Viktor happens as in canon--Yuuko shows a twelve year old Yuuri the video of Viktor at a young musician of the year competition and Yuuri promptly puts his face everywhere on his walls and collects every magazine that even mentions him in passing, pesters his parents until they also get him a poodle, in private practices every piece Viktor’s ever been recorded playing and making exact copies.)

So, Yuuri’s dream is to compete against Viktor (low-key, because of the absolute fanboy he is, to play the same piano as Viktor). He finally gets the chance at the international piano competition for outstanding amateurs in Paris with Mozart’s sonata in C, but, having had news of Vicchan’s death, almost can’t complete the piece. Viktor (ever the patriotic) plays Rachmaninoff’s 6 Moments Musicaux, Op. 16, according to the judges, the best it’s been played since the composer himself.

(As I want Yurio to compete against Yuuri at the Paris competitions the year after they’re all a bit older as the minimum age is 18. So Yuuri is 25/26 and Viktor 29/30. It’s not like age is an issue until arthritis sets in anyway my piano teacher was playing and teaching me until she was in her 70s and got me pretty far)

HoweVER at the banquet post the competition finals Yuuri gets steaming drunk and almost forgets that everyone else is there and starts playing one of the pianos. From experience, it helps to be at least a little drunk when playing Satie so that’s probably what he’s playing lmao. But, this then becomes an improvised piece, which some of the other competitors then join in with to play improvised duets. When Viktor finally (screws up the courage lolol) joins in, it’s the best Yuuri’s ever played in his life and Viktor is amazed and a little in love. Afterwards, Yuuri grinds on him (ffs yuuri) and tells him that if he ever needs a break from competing he should teach him, or maybe move to Japan and teach him at the same time as competing and Viktor is basically sold.

(Well. His dick is sold. His brain still needs to check that it’s a good idea.)

Yuuri falls into a depression after that, and blows the rest of the competitions, doesn’t qualify for any more finals, and goes back to Japan with his tail between his legs and not realising that his idol is currently pouting in Russia from being ignored by the man who grinded on him then promised to call but never did (the number was written on his hand and he washed it away without paying attention). For the rest of the competition season Viktor is playing distinctly gloomier songs rather than the upbeat, uptempo ones he usually played (pettiness at its highest; he really had to dig into his repertoire to find the gloomy ones).

Yuuri shows Yuuko the Rachmaninoff that Viktor had played during the finals, with Viktor’s interpretation (only better, because he doesn’t feel as empty as Viktor did when playing it). Triplets do a good job and upload it, and Viktor flies round the world being propelled by his dick and lands naked in the onsen (ffs viktor).

I’m going to assume that ice castle becomes ‘piano castle’, in which there are soundproof rooms and concert grands. Yuuri has a piano himself, but it’s an old scuffed upright which he only uses when he first tries out a piece or when the mood strikes him when he’s at home.

They settle into a sort of routine and Viktor is fairly disappointed to begin with; sure, Yuuri plays beautifully but not with much emotion, and he’s also apparently terrified of Viktor (even though Viktor can see the way Yuuri looks at him when he thinks Viktor isn’t paying attention).

As he’s trying desperately to get Yuuri to open up, Yurio arrives with the vengeance of a thousand angry men, because Viktor hasn’t fulfilled his promise and has also released a statement to the press that he is taking an indefinite break from performing and competing. The competition is, like in canon, a ruse, and Viktor gives Yurio a Schubert, which he isn’t pleased with at all, and Yuuri Debussy’s Valse romantique (this one is the closest I can find to how I play it the rest just...don’t sound right to me lmao). He gives them just under a week to prepare for performing.

(Yuuri isn’t aware, but he and Viktor slipped into parts of this piece at one point during their improv session)

And ya Yuuri wins the onsen on piano match and that’s the first arc of the anime I guess XD

(I’m thinking Yuuri’s pieces at the finals will be Liszt’s La Campanella and Liebestraum no. 3)

also think how visible the rings will be

#yuri on ice #rambles #scenarios #vikturi #mineralcat

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