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yuri on ice you will always be famous

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This lovely fan-made short film has soothed my heart many a time. I hope it helps to soothe yours, too. <3

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Yuri!!! on Ice Fanfic Recs

Since MAPPA decided to be a bitch and cancel Ice Adolescence, here are some fics to ease the pain. I made sure to include trigger warnings but all of these still have happy endings

Alternate Universe – Different Meeting

All Our Time is Borrowed by Magrathea

TW: Suicidal thoughts, suicide attempt, anxiety attacks

Developing relationship, series

Dream Weaver by aeriamamaduck

Developing relationship, smut, series

Post-Canon

In Your Arms by Crowleys_Aziraphale2003

Established relationship, domestic fluff

Perspective by soupthatistoohot

Established relationship, anxiety

(Don’t) Wake me up by PrincessofU

Established relationship, anxiety attack, smut

Therapy by vitya_rabbit

TW: suicidal thoughts, self-harm

Established relationship

Domestic Bliss by BunniesofDoom

Established relationship, domestic fluff, series

The Domestic Life and Love of Yuuri and Victor by nerdlife4eva 

Established relationship, married Yuuri and Victor, domestic fluff, series

take all my loves, my love, take them all by sizhu

Established relationship, married Yuuri and Victor, domestic fluff, series

Your Touch Is My Temple by Crowleys_Aziraphale2003

Established relationship, anxiety attacks, domestic fluff, 5 + 1 things

If ice can burn, by ode2youu

Established relationship, dissociation, hurt/comfort

put your head on my shoulder by widomauk

Established relationship, domestic fluff

Sickfic/Major Injury

Homesick by ClosetedShipper

Established relationship, sick Victor

Leave It On The Ice by tothebatcave53

Established relationship, hurt Yuuri

TW: Suicidal thoughts, self-harm

Head over Toes by ClosetedShipper

Established relationship, hurt Yuuri

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YAOI 9/11 WHAT THE FUCK

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To whomever needs to hear this:

I'm a fanfiction author who writes canon, pre- and post-canon YOI fanfics, and I will continue writing for as long as YOI brings me joy, which is probably going to be for a very long time because YOI makes me that happy and I still have so many ideas I want to write.

I will continue sharing my stories for as long as people are willing to read them and the same goes for my meta. And if people no longer want them, I will continue writing them for myself because I can't stop writing but I also can't bring myself to share something that personal with a non-existing audience.

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Fun moments in the YOI fandom I remember

Gore from the antis in the otayuri tag

Violent death threat inducing arguments on who tops in Victuuri

The amount of ptsd from Dreaming Goddess

Full blown discussions on the average dick size in Kazakhstan

Tumblr making fun of that one post asking how Yuri can be real

FAWL

More porn of any series that I've ever seen on this hellsite, thanks for cockblocking us tumblr

People using the age of consent in the Philippines to justify any Yurio ship

Tumblr was not yet at the threshold of being the annoying shithole it is now, and I would do anything to go back

That one time the fandom broke Tumblr when the last episode aired

Everyone thought Victor was going to die for some reason

Did I miss anything?

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'Go to hell' is basic. 'I hope your favourite book let's a bad movie adaptation' is juvenile. 'I hope your favourite franchise has an announced movie, with a full teaser trailer, before immediately throwing it in development hell for seven years with absolute zero updates, and then being cancelled out of nowhere, without the possibility of another studio buying the IP to pursue giving the franchise a second chance to be rounded off in a satisfying way' is vicious. It's possible. It happened.

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The thing about Ice Adolescence being cancelled isn't that it was unexpected. It's the finality of it. There's no hope of a new season, no faint hope that maybe a movie will come out one day, maybe, just maybe. The cancellation of the movie means that this is the end of Yuri on Ice.

At least for me, YOI was one of those shows that you watched an episode or two of and it felt both comfortable and compelling, and then it grabs you by the chin and turns your head towards the screen and doesn't let you go away, and a little voice in your head just goes, "Oh." You hear the theme song and your heart swells. The sounds of skates on the ice ground you in the sport. You look at these two men falling in love and you feel it.

I had a background in figure skating. I was never particularly good, but I spent most of my childhood on the rink every Friday. Watching the series, seeing the movement of their routines and hearing the sounds of the skates and seeing the rinks that looked just like the one I grew up on felt like coming home.

I watched the show at age sixteen on my tiny smart phone in the back of the school library, on an anime pirating website that was somehow not blocked by their wifi. I'd refresh the website over and over, because the episodes were always uploaded during the lunch break, and then me and my little group of queer friends would all huddle together to watch the newest episode. We would cheer and cry and get excited over every development. They kissed and we lost our minds. A few times, the one friend who could drive would take us to the only skating rink half an hour away and I would teach them, helping them size rented skates and go from holding onto to wall to gliding across the rink. I met my current girlfriend for the first time during one of those skating sessions. Viktor and Yuri fell in love thanks to the sport, and I met the woman who's currently napping in the bed next to me thanks to them.

Yuri on Ice was such a formative piece of media for me. It felt like something specifically designed for me, the queer, anime-loving teenager with a background in figure skating, with representation that meant the world to me and such a meaningful depiction of the sport I loved. And with this cancellation, that piece of media comes to an end.

Thank you for everything, Yuri on Ice. Ice Adolescence or not, you'll live on through me, and I'll never forget the impact you had on my life. Goodbye, and know that you really did make history.

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I'M GONNA BITE SOMEONE

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him kicking his feet omg...

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can y'all start tagging your shit properly? why am i seeing gojo fics in nanami's hashtags and choso fics in yuji's hashtags.. y'all so damn annoying bro i know y'all want that clout but you can get it without putting hashtags of every character under a fic of a specific one

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men are so quick to blame the gods — series masterlist

i. men are so quick to blame the gods your boyfriend is a heavy sleeper, leaving you to form an unlikely relationship with the curse occupying his body during the late hours of the night. 2.7k

ii. there can be no covenants between men and lions sukuna would rather contemplate your murder than come to terms with his feelings for you, but you call him out on his bullshit. 3k

iii. my very soul demands you you introduce sukuna to cuddling and romance novels. meanwhile, he's still struggling to make sense of his feelings for you, despite wanting to murder another man because he had the nerve to touch your arm (this earns him a lecture from yuuji). 2.5k

iv. i have found for the first time what i can truly love— i have found you you and sukuna go out for a late night meal. gojo finds out about your... relationship. sukuna is forced to take care of you when you come home drunk. 2.85k

v. i was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend you persuade sukuna to play go fish. the two of you have a small disagreement (he really can't stay mad at you). he confides in you about his past as a sorcerer. 3.4k

vi. she mumbled that i was peculiar impressively, sukuna is still trying to find ways to deny his feelings for you. nevertheless, he keeps you safe from harm when a late night trip to the store doesn't go as planned. will seeing his violent nature for yourself change the way you feel about him? he seems to think so. 4.2k

thank you to everyone who has taken the time to read this series<3 if you'd like to check out the rest of my work, my masterlist can be found here

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Reasons why Sakaguchi Ango is the funniest character is bsd:

1. Bro betrayed every single organization under the sun. You'll find at least one person who got betrayed by him on every street of Yokohama.

2. Managed to anger not one, but both of double black and it still alive. Insane.

3. "I can't do this work anymore. I'm going to quit." Continues to do the said work. Doesn't quit.

4. This panel

5. Probably mixes vodka with caffeine

6. I don't think he sleeps either

7. Knows Chuuya hates him. Is lowkey terrified of Chuuya. Also him when Chuuya is within sight: Beautiful. Stunning. Gorgeous. Show stopping. Powerful. Magnificent.

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Gamer Etiquette

Kodzuken x Streamer!Y/N

Pairing: Kenma Kozume x Fem!Reader

Genre: SMAU + Written, Strangers to Lovers, Romance, Fluff, Humor, Friendship, Hurt/Comfort, Streamer/Youtuber AU

Content Warnings: Sexual jokes/content, mention of death threats, mature language

Upcoming content creator/streamer, Y/N, has gone viral for lots of things. Her infamous dumb moments, her blended cookie recipe (which tastes better than it sounds), the way she rages at her friends during games, and about a hundred more.

But her most recent viral moment? Accidentally knocking famous streamer, Kodzuken, off the Bedwars map and making him lose his two year winning streak.

Now with more attention (and hate) than she ever asked for, her only option left is to go to the source: the man himself, Kenma Kozume.

Created: October 6, 2023 Completed: (Ongoing) Update Schedule: I��m currently in the process of moving so just whenever I can :)

Masterlist:

Keep reading

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writing neutral readers; a guide

(neutral = unspecified gender, race, appearance, etc.)

hi hi here's vee, the one of (hopefully) many neutral fic writers for atsv, showing YOU how to write a neutral reader for your character x reader fic!!!!

this is mainly about romantic x reader fics!!

lil disclaimer: you don't have to write neutral readers if you don't want to! this is just for people who do and might want some advice :) all of these are what works for me — there are plenty of ways to write a neutral reader!

contents page for your sanity:

avoiding white-coding

being gender-neutral

re-direction / re-phrasing

my general thoughts and opinions

before we get started: why are neutral readers great?

inclusivity! a lot of the times it can be hard to find a fic right for you especially if they tend to be for a certain demographic

forces you to think outside of the box — you can't rely on describing the reader, so you have to describe character interactions more creatively (as you'll see me try to do a lot in this post 😭)

helps with immersion! a lot of the time overly-descriptive reader inserts can make it hard to... actually insert yourself into them

your fics can reach a lot more people if they're neutral (though this is just an added bonus lol)

some colour-coding for your wellbeing: blue = general advice + examples, pink = my personal input

1. avoiding white-coding

this is a big point i'd like to address first because it doesn't get talked about enough! and all of this is in reference to a post i saw like a week ago lmao

i haven't seen this term being used a lot but the general idea is when a piece of writing is catered towards a white reader (usually implied through description)

this is usually done unintentionally but avoiding white coding is an important part of writing totally neutrally!

general things to avoid

describing physical attributes such as hair + skin tone

for example describing hair as silky/smooth implies that it is straight + excludes the majority of other hair types / styles etc

also things like running your fingers through your hair can be impractical w certain hairstyles

i tend to just avoid hair in general ? if you want you can focus on other gestures (hand holding, cupping readers face or sumn)

or just reverse the roles entirely and have reader do the comforting gestures to the canon character

skin tone is definitely more subtle however it can be implied especially through things like blushing

people with darker skin tones DO blush, but it generally tends to be less visible or not at all

instead i tend to describe the feeling rather than the outward changes (face getting warm, getting flustered, heart rate increasing, sweating, stuttering etc)

2. being gender-neutral

okay this admittedly can be difficult to write sometimes

the general rule for a gender neutral reader is to avoid referring to the reader as male or female AND any physical description specific to a certain sex

gendered terms

some people like to use they/them when reader is referred to by other characters

instead of boyfriend/girlfriend you can use partner

i personally don't do these things as you'll see in my next point about re-direction!

there are PLENTY of gender neutral pet names in english

for languages like spanish which have masc and fem versions of words i tend to use nouns (usually non-living or abstract) which have a set gender (such as my heart, my love, etc — one of my favourites is cariño (darling) because it doesn't change based on gender)

though again i rarely write terms of endearment in other languages so i suggest you do your research!

physical terms (sfw only)

also for body inclusivity

again this mainly to try and avoid implying fem!reader but also body types just a tiny little bit

i tend to avoid mentioning body shape but if i do then i use something vague like "shape of your body" rather than "curves" or anything specific

you can just write down the body part without describing it physically (chest, waist thighs, etc)

eyelashes are ... unisex! no way!

you might want to avoid makeup but this is just a *general* suggestion

i tend to NOT describing clothing choices unless it's relevant to the premise of the fic — usually vague references like your school uniform, pajamas, shoes, favourite shirt, etc

you can also cheat this if reader is wearing the other character's clothes 😭 next point re-direction WOOO

3. re-direction / re-phrasing

(a personal choice of mine + totally optional)

re-direction is when you change the focus of a sentence in order to get rid of any words descriptions that may take away from the neutrality of the reader (as you see me talking about in the little pink text everywhere or in the little suggestions in blue)

Re-direction can be used for anything! I think there's a book that exists that uses no words with the letter e and a book that uses no pronouns at all (but don't ask me what they are because I have no clue)

It's not particularly easy or straightforward all the time and you might have to change more than one sentence but re-phrasing your writing can be a good challenge! (if you choose to do so)

for me i tend to re-direct to avoid using any sort of third person pronouns (he/she/they etc) or gendered terms and to avoid using insert tags like y/n

example on pronouns & gendered terms

for pronouns i usually change "he/she/they" to "you" or a noun

"She's not welcome here" could become "Your friend isn't welcome here"

Or the sentence may change entirely to convey the same meaning. The woman turned to you, speaking one simple command: "Get out."

I also tend to use more masc / neutral terms in casual settings like "dude" or "bro"

I also avoid the use of "partner" (though this is just nit-picky) ex. "Is this your partner?" might become "Oh, [character] talks about you all the time!" (entirely dependent on context and if you care enough lol — one of the less clear-cut redirections)

while you could obviously use they in this scenario i personally don't out of preference (to me they/them is an nb set of pronouns if the gender isn't ambiguous and blah blah blah) but it doesn't really matter

example on insert tags

"(Y/N), wait!" can become "Hey, wait!"

Or you could use "your name" rather than a placeholder. He called your name, running behind you. "Wait!"

like i mentioned before things like clothes and favourite foods all tend to revolve around the character rather than the reader. in a lot of cases writing about the foods the character likes or wearing the clothes the character owns can actually be more immersive than inserting your personal preferences into a pair of brackets (in my experience at least)

4. general thoughts and opinions

one big thing i wanted to point out is that it's actually good for your writing to "ban" yourself from using certain terms and descriptions. i find that i focus a lot more on describing events, emotions and character interactions rather than being caught up on the reader.

fem!reader and masc!reader are GREAT too! amazing beautiful wonderful keep writing those — but i think gender neutral readers help to avoid a lot of biases that might (albeit unintentionally) come with a specific gender

and being inclusive for all kinds of readers when you're writing a neutral reader is so important!

to conclude

if you exclusively write one type of reader that is absolutely fine :) write what you want and be happy doing it

neutral readers are GREAT but so difficult to write so pls don't worry if u mess up sometimes 👍

i am still figuring out ways to make my writing more inclusive and i wouldn't know without other people's input! so please feel free to drop ur personal gripes or advice

this post is subject to edits (cuz i always forget to add something and it is very ranty spammy random lol)

this post can be found in the "favourite posts" section of my navigation (pinned)!

reblogs r appreciated if u found it useful <3

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Hey can you do an underground reader x Levi? Like the scouts go down in the underground to look for someone like Levi and they find reader and Mike catches them and they start asking questions ( like they did to Levi when they found him) but they are very aggressive and upset so Levi goes and calms them down and they have a cute moment in front of the scouts! You don't have to if it's too much! Thank you 😊

@kenkopanda-art <3

With you again.

Levi x fem!Reader

Canon world, fluff, romance, reuniting, together again, hugs, kisses, tears, Levi being sweet.

Filled with fear and panic while pinned under the scout Mike, you think the end is now and you'll never see your Levi again. While trying to fight, the man you missed dearly returns to you, soothes your racing heart and flooding tears.

@ladycheesington @levisbrat25 @nyxiieluna @li-anne @galactict3a @youre-ackermine @thebobaprincess @2moth-anon2 @cypidity @nbinairyn @bts-spnlvr12 @notgoodforlife @demonic-bird

Mud and sludge covered your chest and cheek as you were pressed down against the dirty ground. No matter how much you kicked, screamed and fought the big man pinning you down was not letting you go. The pressure he was placing on your arms and back was beginning to hurt and you were sure something might break.

You screamed and shifted under him to try and break free. The more you struggled, the more you cut up your body on the rough floor which led to the dirty water and mud seeping in. Everything stung.

"Tch, oi! Mike you're gonna break something. Ease off!"

You gasped as the weight was shifted. "Ow."

Levi jogged over to you and crouched. "Fucking big oaf. Hey? You okay?"

You leaned on your arms and raised your head. You locked eyes with the man you never thought you'd see again, the man who you'd loved with all your heart. "Levi?"

Levi's eyes widened. "He grabbed you..." He softly said your name as tears filled his eyes. "I can't believe it."

You sat up and began crying. "I thought I'd never see you again!" You rubbed your tears with your arms that were clean. "I longed for you so much. I thought about you every single day. You promised you'd come back and I never gave up hope."

Even though you had mud and dirt on your face, he cupped your face so lovingly. "I made a promise to you and I was going to make sure I followed it." He tapped his forehead against yours. "I missed you so fucking much. I'm sorry I couldn't take you the first time, but I didn't want you to fight titans. I want you to live."

You whined and began crying harder. "Leviiiii."

Levi wrapped his arms around you and held you tightly. "I'm here now. I'm here and I'm going to free you."

You shook in Levi's arms. "Don't hug me. I'm covered in dirt and mud. You hate dirty things."

"I do hate dirty things, but I love you. You're never a dirty thing. We'll just take a bath together, okay?"

"Okay." You hugged him back. "Okay."

He pulled back a bit and kissed you. "Commander Erwin is letting me look after you at the scout base."

"I'll work for you. I'm a great cook and I know first aid and, and, and, I can read and write."

Levi helped you stand up. "I've told him all this. He's happy for you to be an attendant at the base doing odd jobs like cooking, basic medical and admin." He walked with you. "You'll be looked after now, okay? Our future starts now."

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dazai and chuuya falling off a building, dazai fighting to get away from chuuya because he knows chuuya could save himself if he lets go. chuuya only squeezing harder because he’d rather die than dazai’s last memory be of him abandoning him