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acacia-may · 2 years

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Welcome

Hi! Thank you so much for visiting my blog! I’m an avid reader, anime fan, and aspiring fanfiction author.

I’ve written for several fandoms: Black Clover, Demon Slayer/KnY, Danganronpa, Elena of Avalor, Fairy Tail, Fruits Basket, Kaguya-Sama Love is War, My Hero Academia, OMORI, Pokémon, A Series of Unfortunate Events/Snicket-Verse, and Your Turn To Die, as well as a few others (which are all listed below). I love writing about deep friendships and strong family bonds whether those be with family by blood or the family we choose and build for ourselves. My goal is to write wholesome, touching, and sometimes cathartic stories, and I hope you all enjoy them!

🦋 My (Mostly Self-Appointed) Titles in Fandom-Land: Honorary Butterfly Girl, Langris Vaude Sympathizer, Yuri Dreyar Enthusiast, Spatial Mage Brothers Aficionado, Mama Bear of Little Hope Warriors, Proud Grandma of Fanbabies, Movie!Aris Protection Squad, Kelbrey Princess, Friendship Queen, Problematic Fictional Brothers Devotee (A/N: They just keep finding me. It's not my fault), and Champion of "Little Trees" Everywhere!

Please feel free to talk to me! (I’m actually nice--just shy 😊)

🌲Ask me about My Little Trees🌲

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My writing requests are generally for platonic relationships and exclusively safe for work! 💚💙

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Links to my:

🎼PLAYLISTS & MUSIC ASKS MASTERLIST🎼

🍹Anime-Inspired Cocktails Masterlist 🍹

🎉EVENT MASTERLISTS🎉

Headcanons:

Birthday Headcanons Event 2023

Bye Bye Writer's Block Headcanons Event 2023

Rose Garden Headcanons Event 2023

Writing Requests:

Friendsgiving 2022-2023

Limited Edition Black Clover Shipping Event 2022-2023

Other Masterlists:

Shipping Thoughts By Acacia Masterlist

AO3 Works

ANIME/MANGA/GAMES FANFICTIONS (In Alphabetical Order by Fandom):

Black Clover Fics (AO3 Link)

A/N: Both Manga & Anime

All Black Clover Romance Stories Masterlist Tumblr Masterlists by Character:

Finesse Calmreich

Finral Roulacase

Langris Vaude

Vanessa Enoteca

Black Clover Headcanons Masterlist Future Problems Universe: Fanbabies and OCs Tumblr Masterlist

Danganronpa Fics (AO3 Link)

A/N: I have played D1, D2, UDG, V3 and Danganronpa S and have seen the anime (including D3).

DRV3 FICS:

A Ceiling Made Of Stars (Shuichi & Maki & Kaito Friendship ANGST and Maki & Shuichi Friendship Hurt/Comfort Post-DRV3 feat. Momoharu-Kaimaki).

Across The Universe (Momoharu-Kaimaki Post-Game AU; Work in Progress)

I Can Hear Music (Saimatsu Tooth-Rotting Fluff & Slice of Life in a Non-Despair AU. Written for the 2023 DRV3 Summer Gift Exchange).

Remains of the Day (Saimatsu Corpse Bride-Inspired AU Angst & Romance created for the DRV3 Halloween Big Bang 2023)

Rhapsody (Non-Despair Talent Swap AU feat. Ultimate Pianist Rantaro, Ultimate Adventurer Kaito, Ultimate Assassin Kaede, and Ultimate Astronaut Maki, and lots of Friendship Fluff and Shenanigans. Written for the Rantaro Amami Gift Exchange 2024.)

UDG FICS:

Warriors of Hope Series:

The Fighter (Kotoko POV. Kotoko & Nagisa's Friendship)

Tackle the Monsters (Masaru POV. Masaru & Kotoko Friendship)

Nagisa & Jataro POV stories to come...

Other Danganronpa UDG Fics:

Happily Ever After (Older Nagisa POV. Older Nagisa & His Daughter Kei (my OC) Future Family Fluff)

Danganronpa Headcanons Tumblr Masterlist

Demon Slayer/Kimetsu No Yaiba Fics (AO3 Link)

A/N: Manga, Anime, & Light Novels

Take Care of Yourself (Giyu Tomioka & Shinobu Kocho Friendship Through the Years) [Multi-Chapter COMPLETE] (All Chapters Masterlist)

Other Demon Slayer Fics:

Welcome Home (Obanai Iguro & Kyojuro Rengoku Friendship; Obanai Iguro & The Rengoku Family; Slight ObaMitsu)

Beside Every Closed Door Is An Open Window (GiyuShino)

Demon Slayer Headcanons Tumblr Masterlist Link

Fairy Tail Fics (AO3 Link)

A/N: Anime & Some Manga (Mostly the Side Ones)

More Than My Life (Mystwalker Romance & Hurt/Comfort)

Snowflakes In the Window (AlBis Romance & Fairy Tail Found Family Hurt/Comfort with a Happy Ending)

The Jam Problem (Gajevy, Fairy Tail Zero (Mavis, Yuri, Precht & Warrod Friendship), Some Gruvia, (Jokes about) Zervis, and Fairy Tail Guild Shenanigans Past & Present. Fluff & (Attempt at) Humor)

Lightning In Their Eyes (Raijinshū/Thunder Legion) Series) [Coming Soon]

Fairy Tail Headcanons Tumblr Masterlist

Fruits Basket

A/N: Manga, Both Animes, & Fruits Basket Another

Yun Yun's Romantic Proposal (Yuki & Kakeru Friendship; Yuchi; Silly Satire, Humor, & Fluff; AO3 Link Only)

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (& Manga) [Coming Soon (If I Ever Finish this WIP I've been working on for years now...)]

Kaguya-Sama Love is War Fic

A/N: Manga & Anime

Say It With Flowers (Ishimiko; Multi-Chapter; AO3 Link Only For Now)

My Hero Academia/BNHA

A/N: Manga & Anime

A Long Time Coming (Aizawa and Emi (Ms. Joke) Friendship; AO3 Link Only)

OMORI Fics (AO3 Link)

Am I Ready For Love? Or Maybe Just A Best Friend (Hero Centric Hurt/Comfort, Angst, & Slice of Life; Post-Good Ending. Special emphasis on Past Hero/Mari (Angst) and Hero's platonic friendships with his college friends (Brandi & OCs) in the present. [A/N: Could be Hero/OC if you really wanted to see it, but this is not an intentionally romantic work])

But I Always Thought That I'd See You Again (Hero & Aubrey Platonic Friendship Centric Hurt/Comfort. Some of Hero & Kel's Sibling Relationship and Some Extremely Functional, Established Kelbrey. Past Hero/Mari and Past Aubrey & Mari friendship is also included). Multi-Chapter Work In Progress.

Hearts In Tune (Aged-Up Kelbrey Holiday Romance & Slice of Life)

Hold Up The World (Kel Friendships with Sunny, Hero, Basil, Aubrey & Mari, but special emphasis on Kel & Mari friendship and Kel & Aubrey friendship [A/N: Could be (Romantic) Kelbrey if you wanted to see it but not an intentionally romantic work]).

How To Catch A Mermaid (Sunfish Mermaid AU Meet Cute Written for OMORI Rarepairs Week 2023)

In Your Eyes (Aged-Up Kelbrey Feelings Realization, Fluff & Slice of Life)

Not All Heroes (Post-Bad Ending AU: Hero & Kel Brotherly Hurt/Comfort & Slice of Life featuring (somewhat dysfunctional & angsty) Kelbrey Angst With a Happy/Hopeful Ending).

See What It's Like To Be Loved (Aged-Up Kelbrey Post-Good Ending. Some Sunfish [Sunny x Cris]. Established Relationship, Romance, Hurt/Comfort, Some fluff and Some Angst With a Happy Ending).

There Is Happiness (Kelbrey Slow Burn Romance & Hurt/Comfort Post Bad Ending AU but a separate AU from "Not All Heroes")

When Sun Shines Again [Hero's Life After Mari] (Hero-Centric; Co-authored & housed on a different blog)

Other

My Game Review (Spoiler-Free)

Links OMORI-themed playlists available on my Music Masterlist

Hot Take: 💙HERO DESERVES TO BE HAPPY💙 (okay so maybe this isn't a hot take...but it's true and not just because I run a whole side blog about it where most of my OMORI fics are posted)

Pokémon [Anime]

A/N: All of the Original Series, All of the Advanced Series, A lot of XY, Some of Diamond and Pearl, Very Little Sun and Moon and very, very little of Black and White and Journeys

More Important Things (Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire; Drew (Shu) and Solidad (Saori) Friendship Origin Story and Friendship Through the Years; Contestshipping (Drew/May or Shu/Haruka); Dysfunctional Coordinator Family (Drew, May, Solidad, & Harley) Friendship; AO3 Link Only).

SpyxFamily [Coming Soon]

A/N: Anime & Manga

Toliet-Bound Hanako-kun

A/N: Anime & enough of the manga to be thoroughly confused about Tsukasa (but I’m not caught up with it 😅)

If I Were to Pluck on Your Heartstrings (AmaNene/HanaNene) [Written for HanaNene Week 2023]

Your Turn To Die/Kimi Ga Shine

A/N: I’ve played both “Logic” & “Emotion” and all the mini-episodes currently available on Steam.

Faulty Wires and Empty Spaces (Satou Brothers)

Dissonant Melodies (Yabusame Siblings) [Coming Soon]

A/N: My eternal love & devotion to my sweet, sweet murder prince! 👑💖 (Lol kidding 😂 but seriously he’s great! This blog believes in Alice supremacy!!)

BOOKS, MOVIES, & TV FANFICTIONS (In Alphabetical Order By Fandom):

Elena of Avalor

Lights Will Guide You Home (Gabe/Naomi Love Confession)

Horrible Histories: The Movie Fics (AO3 Link)

Everything I Need to Know About Love I Learned From Latin (Atti/Orla Fluff, Humor, & Silly Satire; AO3 Link Only)

Lost In Translation (Atti/Orla Established Relationship with Kids; Fluff & Humor Future Fic; AO3 Link Only)

Snicket-verse/Series of Unfortunate Events Fics (AO3 Link)

Broken Mirror (Denouement Triplets Family Angst and Hurt/Comfort. Multi-Chapter Work-In-Progress😅)

Good Things Find Their Way Back (Baudelaire Siblings & Quagmire Triplets Friendship with some slight Quiglet)

To See The Invisible (Dewey Denouement x Kit Snicket Meet-Cute)

Other:

My Books vs. Netflix Series vs. Movie Opinions Post

Total Drama

Star In A Dark Sky (Crimsennui Slice of Life and (Fluffy?) Goths In Love)

The Maze Runner

Flares (Thomas & Sonya Friendship, Thomas & Newt Friendship, and Newt & "Lizzy" Sibling Relationship; Post-Canon Angst Hurt/Comfort; Rated T for Trauma & Thematic Elements; AO3 Link Only; SPOILERS for The Fever Code & Death Cure)

The Secret Garden (My Favorite Book of All-Time)

Secrets and Sugar Mice (AO3 Link) (Future Fic, Friendship Fluff & Slice of Life; Colin Centric)

#introduction #welcome post #black clover fanfiction #black clover fanfiction masterlist #black clover masterlist #demon slayer fanfic #fairy tail fanfiction #kaguya sama love is war fanfiction #danganronpa fanfiction #horrible histories the movie #pokemon fanfiction #fanfiction masterlist

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conflagrate · 1 year

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These were a few of my favourite things - 2022 edition

Fave Anime of 2022: Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi o Suru

They’re so pure and so honest and soooo blueballing ahhhhhh

Best of the Rest Summer Time Render

Attack of the Shadow Clones

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

REBECCA DESERVED MORE (I don’t even remember liking this show that much lol)

SPY x FAMILY

Fake families are the best families!

Ryman’s Club

Move over Salarymen, the Badarymen are bringing down da house!

Fave eps Summer Time Render 15

Glorious, truly glorious episode from start to finish.

Yofukashi no Uta 11

The show suddenly turned cool with the aid of Sawashiro Miyuki

Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yukaku-hen 10

Lights! Fire! Action!

Akiba Maid Sensou 01

Moe Moe Kyun! Too bad the rest of the show generally sucked

Best girl of 2022: Marin (Kisekoi)

She’s so KIRAKIRA

Best boy of 2022: Aki (Chainsaw Man)

I like cool, smart boys and Aki just about shaded Ayanokoji for me this year

Most Improved Character: Karuizawa Kei (Yojitsu S2)

How on earth did she become best girl when I detested her soooo much in S1. Novel readers KNOWWWW

Most Disappointing Character: Lucy (Cyberpunk: Edgerunners)

How did someone who started off so cool end up being so lame...?

Fav Raburabu Bakappuru: Suletta x Miorine (Gundam: Suisei no Majo)

OHHHH I can’t believe I’m shipping a yuri couple in a GUNDAM series in 2022. Slap meeeeee

Honorary Mention: ChisaTaki (Lycoris Recoil)

The show lost me about halfway through with the villain whose name I don’t even remember any more, but damn when ChisaTaki were on fire early on they were FAIYAAAAAH

And 2022 was yet another year where I read zero manga. Yay me =__=

Bonus: Favourite TV series: Severance

This show screwed my mind up 60,000 ways...like HOLY SHIT. How can they end with that ending??? Season 2 ASAP pleaseeeee

Favourite ship: Kacy (NCIS: Hawai’i)

I am just this dumb sucker for height difference trope and I fear this is a black hole I’ll never get out of (unless the show gets cancelled, haahhahaha *sweatdrop)

#misc

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certitudinis · 5 months

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█▐ anon. | ♡ | prompt. ( accepting ! )

💝 my favorite ship in the fandom lambdabern Represent obviously, there's no one who does it like them!!! terrible terrible awful femmes very openly and explicitly in love xoxo. i can't even in good faith call them toxic yuri because they're witches and whenever they talk about plucking each others eyes out and wanting to playdate in the torture labyrinth™ tomorrow that's just one facet out of many of their love language, and it's mutually consensual ofc <3 outside of that they're literary opposite forces and represent concepts that shouldn't and cannot coexist, yet they're so deeply connected and understanding of each other, and their banter is genuinely just very playful and cute 😔 (most sane lambdabern fan) huge HUGE honorary mention to beabato and angemammon my beloveds

🧊 my least favorite ship in the fandom ohh brother there's so much george/shannon getting waved in your face throughout the entirety of the series, and i've never been able to get behind it. even if i was going to generously pretend like george's age was just some writing discrepancy, and ryukishi didn't intend to create the creepiest childhood crush age gap i've ever seen, they just have no appeal to me in general. sorry to the 2½ george/shannon fans out there i guess ✌️

🥂 my favorite part of the canon i have a few answers that are SPOILER CITY and therefore redacted (because even in the 0.001% chance any of my mutuals ever want to give umineko a try someday it's Definitely the kind of ride you want to jump on with as little information as possible!!), but in a broader sense it's an experience that just sticks with you for a very long time. the characters in general and the women in particular are wonderfully written with their individual flaws and complexities. i so love how once you understand the heart of the story, you're able to revisit it from the beginning and get a completely new experience out of basically every scene. then there's the relationship forged between the storyteller and the reader, the freedom of personal truths and interpretations, the themes of generational trauma and cycles of abuse and ooouugghuuugh beatriiiiceeeeeee

🧂 my least favorite part of the canon this is a vn-exclusive gripe but ryukishi's writing style can get a little.....um...... there are a lot of segments that read like the poison, the poison for kuzco, the poison chosen specially for kuzco, kuzco's poison tangent where the same point is reiterated over and over and over, often in such a short span of time that it becomes superfluous. which maybe wouldn't be such a terrible thing if the vn wasn't already famously long to begin with????

#*̥˚🎀 ❘❘ fan letters ◟( inbox )#ty ty ty for sending!!!!

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ao3feed-danganronpa · 1 year

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may the only thing that dampens the flames of hell for you be god spitting in your face: a class 79 chatfic

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/vFcmEok

by weeb_the_weeb

higa: but kisaragi i thought communism was bad

;; class 79’s groupchats are… chaotic, to say the least.

Words: 524, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Dangan Ronpa Series

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Multi

Characters: Dangan Ronpa Another Ensemble, Super Dangan Ronpa Another 2 Ensemble

Relationships: Kisaragi Yamato/Utsuro/Kinjo Tsurugi/Maeda Yuki, Maki Kiyoka/Tomori Kizuna, Hatano Ayame/Taira Akane/Tomori Kizuna, Taira Akane/Mekaru Rei, IRL Sannoji Mikado/Yomiuri Nikei/Hashimoto Syobai, Nijiue Iroha/Otonokoji Hibiki, Kurokawa Mikako/Magorobi Emma, Otonokoji Kanade/Sora/Mitsume Kokoro/Kabuya Yoruko, Otonokoji Kanade/Kagarin Yuri/Mitsume Kokoro/Hashimoto Syobai, Kagarin Yuri/Nijiue Iroha, Makunouchi Hajime/Mekaru Rei/Inori Kanata/Yamaguchi Kakeru, Sora/Tomori Kizuna, Tomori Kizuna/Kurokawa Mikako, Kurokawa Mikako/Inori Kanata, Higa Mitsuhiro/Uehara Kinji, Kabuya Yoruko/Maeda Yuuki/Sora, Kagarin Yuri/Maeda Yuuki, Iranami Satsuki/Kobashikawa Haruhiko/Maki Kiyoka/Otori Teruya (qpr), Kobashikawa Haruhiko/Otori Teruya, Iranami Satsuki/Maki Kiyoka, Tomori Kizuna/Inori Kanata, Sora/Shirogane Tsumugi, Taira Akane/Enoshima Junko, Utsuro/Kamukura Izuru

Additional Tags: Fangan Ronpa: Danganronpa Another - Another Despair Academy, Fangan Ronpa: Super Danganronpa Another 2 - The Moon of Hope and Sun of Despair, Chatting & Messaging, Everyone Is Gay, mitsume kokoro and kurokawa kokoro are seperate people, shinji is an adult bcs him as a teen makes me uncomfy, him and his wife are the teachers, his eldest daughter (whom i have named yuria) is an honorary member of the class, kurokawa kokoro also works at hpa but on the talent research, aikado and irlkado are seperate ppl, sora and nikei are siblings, kokoro and mikako are siblings, yuki and utsuro are a system, kizuna and mitch are exes, they/them kokoro, she/her yuri

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/vFcmEok

#IFTTT #ao3feed #fanfic #dangan ronpa #danganronpa #dr

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emblemxeno · 2 years

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If you have to make a list of un-recruitable characters, who would they be? Will the routes also change the list?

Well, first I'll do CF specifically.

Mercedes: Even though her brother fights for the Empire, she doesn't know that it's her brother, and has no reason to believe that Ladlegard is right about the church. A church literally gave her and her mother sanctuary for crying out loud too!

Marianne: For the same reason as Mercie, there's no understandable reason why she would choose a classmate that's been complicit in tragedy at Garreg Mach over her faith, the one thing that she's reliant one.

Ingrid: She's wants to be a knight of her country. Choosing the empire knowing that it would turn her against Faerghus makes no sense.

Ignatz and Raphael: "Ah yes I will join the Empire which intends to steam roll over the other countries, including the Alliance where my family lives. They will be safe for sure! This makes complete sense!"

Lysithea: She believes the Empire to be responsible for what happened to her and her family, and honestly the fact that both 3H and Heroes tries to make her side with Ladlegard in any respect makes little sense to me. "Honorary Eagle" my ass.

Leonie and Alois: They shouldn't have the option to work with their mentor's killers. Honestly this should apply to all characters since the fact that ABSOLUTELY FUCKING ZERO of the students put two and two together that the Flame Emperor-revealed to be Ladle-is working with mass terrorists, to the point where it's an actual plot point in CF that no one besides Ladle, Hubert and Byleth know that the army is collaborating with the Slithers, is actual nonsense.

Hanneman and Manuela: They wouldn't harm their place of work nor put any student in danger. Hanneman hates imperial politics and Manuela risked her life to save Flayn.

All the Ashen Wolves: None of them want Abyss destroyed, so why would they join the force that's invading Garreg Mach? Yuri is well connected with the church, Balthus is religious and (in the same vein as Ignatz and Raphael) him believing that his mother will be safe if he joins the empire doesn't track, Constance resents the empire for not helping her family, and while Hapi may not like the church, she wouldn't take kindly to inadvertently working with the person who ruined her life. Which again, the fact that none of the students put any of this together, makes them look really slow.

Though being honest, I wish most characters weren't recruitable. The staff I can excuse, and the Wolves are DLC so for content you paid for, you should be able to use them on any route you want.

But the other students? By being recruitable, they lack any importance in the instance where you don't have them. This, combined with Classic mode already kinda hampering that aspect of FE stories since the series' inception, makes for a cast where most of them have no bearing on the main plot besides flavor text and player pandering.

And not to be all "back in MY day", but most FE games before 3H had entire chapters dedicated to non-lord characters, and that does wonders for character writing in the grand scheme; these characters aren't in the effort just because, they're here for reasons that give context and depth to the games' storytelling.

3H just doesn't have that. When most of your cast can replaced in cutscenes with generics? That's a sign that they have no impact beyond what the player wants and that makes for bland storytelling.

#queue #fire emblem discourse #edelgardiscourse #fe3h

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queerchoicesblog · 3 years

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The Movie Party (SC Titanic, Zetta x Adele Series, Ch. 17)

So, folks, the SC Titanic Zetta x Adele Series has come to an end: this is the final chapter. It’s time for Zetta and Adele to have a reunion at last.

I want to thank all those who supported this crazy project of mine. This series has been quite important and will somehow still be, even if the original story is no longer available and it’s the end. But I will be grateful to the authors who crafted it: it was one of the few times I felt truly seen as represented as a wlw in a game.

You must forgive me if this chapter will be a bit longer but I wanted to bid a farewell to the various characters who made this story one hard to forget. It’s the finale: you either go big or go home, right? And you will find the explanation of the title of the series, if you haven’t figured it out already...

Little disclaimer-favor: especially since the tags don’t seem to be working anymore, if you do enjoy it, please consider supporting the author & sharing this. A little gesture that means a lot!

Stay tuned next week for the Epilogue!

Zetta x Adele Tag: @storyscaped @storyscapefanficarchive @marmolady @animus-and-anima @hayley-carter19 @escako @everlastingchoices @indescribablechoices @ahrielstuff @bornonawdnsday @nazario-sayeed @h-doodles @adele-serda @marlcasters @brightpinkpeppercorn @michelleconnoly @charliejane-blog @ghost-of-yuri @choicesgremlin @lanzhansguqin @orange-elephants @wonder-falcon

Zetta x Adele Series Tag: @eternal-langdon @nydeiri

➡️ Ch. 1, Ch. 2/1, Ch. 2/2, Ch. 3, Ch. 4, Ch. 5, Ch. 6, Ch. 7, Ch. 8/1, Ch. 8/2, Ch. 9, Ch. 10/1, Ch. 10/2, Ch. 11/1, Ch. 11/2, Ch. 12, Ch. 13, Ch. 14, Ch. 15 , Ch. 16

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The night of the Surviving the Titanic premiere, I walk into the venue at the arm of Richard, my little Napoleon in tow, 'fashionably late' as my fiancé puts it. We are greeted by the flash powder and shouts of the reporters and the awe of the guests gathered in the dashing foyer, waiting in line to show a steward their invitation. I wave at them, smiling and searching the crowd, while Richard tips his hat. Sadly, I do not see any familiar face or I don't recognise any before we walk past them and disappear behind the red velvet curtains of the auditorium. Another steward takes care of our coats while a colleague leads us to the honorary seats reserved for us and the rest of the crew.

We seat and wait. To keep my mind busy, I fix Richard's bow tie leaning to the side. I chat a bit with Sabine and compliment her outfit once again: I'm touched she decided to wear the pearl headband I gifted her when I made it into the movie industry. A birthday gift: she kept repeating she couldn't accept a gift like that but eventually I prevailed. Seeing it again after all those years...I'm so grateful she didn't listen to me and refused to bring it with her on our trip to Europe: "I'd rather not, Madam: I don't think I will have occasion to wear it", she said. I'm incredibly happy she deemed this night a right occasion. I'm so used to see her in her maid uniform that I forgot how she looks in an evening gown and the little detail makes her look like the friend she is to me. I'm pretty happy and proud of my outfit too. I picked it myself: I knew exactly what I wanted when I commissioned it to a New York fashion designer à la mode. I don't usually wear black, I much prefer colors, but lately I've been reconciling with it. And it seemed appropriate for the night: black is the color of mourning, right? What is tonight, this movie if not a commemoration of all those who aren't with us tonight, all those who sacrificed their lives for people like me and all the other survivors we managed to trace back, gathered here tonight? I'm not naive enough to ignore there is more to it, something less poetic, but I hold onto the remembrance of the lives lost. Onto that night: I hope the meaning of my sapphire necklace, the same one I wore on my birthday night, is not lost to those who were there. A hand on my shoulder, a gentle touch. As my heart races a bit faster I turn...but no, it's only my colleague, my fictional sister greeting me at the arm of John, Richard's right hand. I kiss her cheeks and invite the two of them to join us. She is visibly excited when she announces that the foyer is packed: she had never seen a crowd like that. It's a delight to hear but I can only hope in that crowd are a few familiar faces I long to see. One dear face I desperately long to see. One last time, at least if that's what it must be but I need to see her, to make amends and tell her the truth. She must know: I owe her that. When the stewards eventually open the velvet curtains, the auditorium fills fast, women in fur stoles and men in tuxedo swarm in like bees, chatting lively as they take a seat. I stretch my neck to see if I can find her face but my eyes only meet tycoons, socialite and strangers. Is that man over there checking the night programme Felix? I certainly hope so: if he's here, Lawrence must be too. And God knows how I need him tonight. After what feels like an eternity, it's time. The premiere begins. "Here goes nothing" Richard sighs, taking my hand into his as they dim off the lights. I wish I could have spotted Adele before darkness fall on the auditorium and the projector starts crackling. Apparently, uncertainty must torture me a bit longer.

As story unfolds on screen, I hear the audience hold their breath in awe and fear and for a moment I am reminded why I love my job: to give people feelings, to make them live lives they would never live even if for a fleeting moment. Their wonder, their tears of sorrow and joy are the best reward, the only reward I look for, even more important than the generous checks I receive for my performances: it makes me feel alive, it makes me believe that for a moment our hearts beat at unison and we're connected. When my character and her sister hug in the lifeboat and watch the sinking ship, the muffled sounds and sniffling around me tell me that no matter how hard performing that scene was, the message got trough. I am incredibly happy about this.

After the screening and a round of thunderous applauses, stewards lead us to the theater lobby. I have a look around while reporters and guests join us. Richard insisted to take care of the decorations and the whole movie party himself...well, with his staff: he claimed that he had asked of me too much already and he was happy to help and give Sabine a few days off. My little Napoleon was taken aback by the decision: she has always supervised every party, every mundane event. I look at her and I have to stifle a laugh at her unimpressed face. She's right: just like the picture, the decorations aren't grand enough, not luxurious enough and I have no doubt she would have done so much better than this. There isn't even music... I hear the clinking sound of camera and flash powder igniting and before I know it, a bunch of reporters are taking pictures. I put on my best smile and pose with Richard. When he agrees we offered enough coverage of the events for the moment, he guides me away from them towards a waiter in high uniform offering champagne glasses. He hands me one and takes one for himself. "To our success, to our night" he smiles, rising his glass. I repeat his toast and we cling glasses. I have just tasted the cold alcoholic sweetness of it that guests approach us. I do my best to be polite and charming: I know it's my duty even if it distracts me from my most important search for my love. Is she even here? Maybe she just tossed my invitation into the fireplace after my disappearance...oh, no, I don't wanna picture such thing! And I know it's selfish of me, maybe even my note was selfish...it probably would make things easier for her if I disappeared and let her live her life, if I let her forget me soon. Strip away the memory of the time we shared together like a band-aid. Maybe even engaging romantically with her was selfish of me in my situation...oh, I'm tormenting myself again! Focus, Zetta, focus! The guests profusely compliment and comments are awfully predictable: the jewelled wife of a well known mogul dramatically claims that the picture was "a true masterpiece" and she totally felt "as if she was there too that night". A young socialite nods and echoes her words: is she her daughter? I flash them a smile and say I am overjoyed to hear so, it was the effect we were hoping for. I am stuck into conversations like these until the party is in full swing. My head almost hurt at the insane amount of stale nonsense I hear: maybe Lawrence was right when he once said that the problem with fiction is that the audience hardly takes it as such and cannot distinguish between documentary and fictional movies. They will go to bed tonight truly convinced they know what we survivors felt that night, they will tell friends encouraging them to go see the picture (hopefully) but the truth is...they know nothing. They have no idea how terrifying it was, how gruesome. They have no idea what suddenly not knowing if you or your dear ones will see another dawn or hearing gunshots and screams of terror all around you feel. It's like ice flowing into your veins instead of blood, a clutching fear I will never forget. Their heart would have broken in a thousand pieces too hearing the despair in the voices of the poor souls swimming in the frozen water begging for a help that never came. Maybe this picture was a mistake after all, I don't know. I keep jumping from one conversation to another, peering across the crowd gathered on the balcony and below but I cannot spot anyone I know. Instead, a young man out of the blue asks me news of James: they're acquaintances and he was hoping to meet him here tonight. I sense Richard tensing up at my side as he sinks his glass of champagne. He was on the ship too, the young man continues, is he alright. I have no idea if the rumor of what happened at my birthday party has spread or if it faded away after the tragedy so I offer him a quick smile. I conceal how his reminding me of my fallen little prince is making my wound bleed again. James is fine as far as I know - I tell him - but sadly couldn't make it tonight, a previous engagement he couldn't postpone. My merciful lie seems to be enough for him as he tips his hat and asks me to bring him his greetings. As we part from them, I excuse myself and head away from the crowd "to fix my hair and rouge". Thankfully, Richard understands. He takes my glasses and places a quick kiss on my temple, whispering that it's alright, he will cover for me. He winks at me before greeting a colleague. I make a beeline for the restroom to catch some breath: I'm starting to feel a bit overwhelmed by this party but I must be patient, this night is nowhere close to be over soon. I take a deep breath, one last check and return to the lobby.

At the corner of my eye, I finally notice a familiar couple quietly having a drink in a defiled spot by the railing. Friendly faces, at last! I call their names and they turn. "Here's the belle of the ball!" Lawrence exclaims, approaching. He is charming as usual: he takes my hand and gallantly raised to his lips, smiling. He still looks tired and older than he actually is. I pull him into a quick hug. "You came, you old dog!" I joke, making him laugh. "And you too!" I wink at Felix who blushes slightly. When we part, I throw the two of them a look that - I hope - will convey my deep affection more than my words can. "I am incredibly happy you are here tonight" I smile softly. "We were incredibly happy to receive your invitation to the party, dear Zetta" Lawrence twists my words with his kindness. I take a look at him and flash him a sheepish smile. "You hated it, I know" He sighs before laughing, a gentle laugh. I speak again before he can formulate an excuse. "I can only hope I made up for it. My performance at least, the champagne..." "You were magnificent, Zetta. As usual" His smile is genuine, affectionate. Sweet dear Lawrence... "Tell you what, I had to give the gentleman here my handkerchief in the finale" he adds, a playful yet equally affectionate smile on his lips, nodding to his companion. Felix sighs, shaking his head. He cannot refrain a smile. I laugh and hug him. "That is such a great compliment, thank you, darling!" He's always been a big fan of me, he notes and Lawrence is quick to confirm it. We share a long look, quiet, safely away from the loud crowd. When will I see the two of them again? "Lots of people here tonight" Lawrence comments, after a moment, his blue eyes roaming the lobby packed with guests. "Yeah..." I sigh. "Yet you are the first friendly faces I bump into tonight. Well, apart from Sabine. Can you believe it?". I'm not surprised that he understands the unsaid. I'm relieved, actually: concealing my vulnerability but not to the point a man like him cannot sense it, underneath my words. He shares a quick look with Felix before reaching for my hand and giving it an encouraging squeeze. "Maybe it's just because you got stuck with those socialites in high hats and furs and embarrassingly expensive jewels" He winks at me and I laugh, a liberating laugh I needed so much. "Maybe" I concede before adding, hesitant. "I don't even know what I should hope for, Lawrence". He considers my words and when his eyes meet mine again, I don't want to let go of his hand. I want to hold onto him. "The night is not over, right?". I smile weakly at him: he's right but I have no idea if it's a good thing or not. Maybe it will only mean my agony is far from ending anytime soon. He seems to be reading my own thoughts. "Chin up, dear Zetta. And if you need us, we will be downstairs. Just say the word" Sometimes I wonder what I did good to have a man like him being so kind and thoughtful with me. I nod and try to recollect myself. I wish I could stay with them a bit longer but I see reporters approaching and a proper host cannot disappear forever. Sadly I must go, they know it. After one last lingering look, I take my leave. Evading the reporters is a lost war, so I surrender and pose again. How many pictures do they need, goddammit? Oh boy, this flock of vultures wants statements too. Fine, I know what to say. Marvel at how many people gather here tonight, tell how important this movie is to you, how you hope it will help bring along the memory of the tragedy...and start over. Then, with nonchalance and a charming, unreadable smile, walk away. Thank God, it works. I look for Richard or Sabine but they are both nowhere in sight. I shake hands with a couple of New York socialites when I hear a voice behind me calling my name, quietly almost shyly. I turn and see a young woman in a floral dress, red hair in elegant waves and big green eyes looking at me in awe. "Miss Serda, I just wanted to thank you for your invitation and say how flawless your performance was tonight". I flash her a smile. Have we met already? I cannot tell... "Did you enjoy the picture?" "Yes, quite a lot! Even if it's not the same, of course..." she lowers her eyes as if ashamed to anger me with such an undeniable truth. "Were you on the ship?" I inquiry, in my most reassuring voice. "Yes" she nods. "I was..." she pauses before shaking her head, a brighter smile relaxing her face. "Actually I was Adele's cabinmate. Your secretary's cabinmate, I mean". I gape and take a better look at the redhead in front of me. But of course! I saw her on the deck with a Adele as we were playing shuffleboard with the Baron. I tell her so, hoping to make her happy. It works, apparently: she looks pleasantly surprised I remember her. "You're...Clorinda!" I exclaim, reminiscing Lucille's words at our dinner, when she recognised Adele's dress as one of her own creation, a gift to her favourite model. She laughs, but her laugh is weak. "I was Clorinda, yes". "Lucille sang your praises during our journey" I smile. "Will I see you soon at her upcoming show?". "I'm afraid not, Miss Serda" her lips twist in a pained smile. "I no longer work for Mrs Duff-Gordon". Seeing my surprised face, she continues.

"I had an accident during the sinking. I am no longer suited to work as a mannequin" she explains, quickly lowering her eyes before meeting mine again and adding, cheerfully: "But it's alright. I am here, I am alive and I am in America...it's all that matters, right?". We smile weakly at each other for a moment. I feel sorry for this girl even if she seems stronger than she looks. "Adele talked of you" I tell her and I'm glad to see the mix of surprise and excitement on her face. "You're the big fan of mine who kindly borrowed the posters and memorabilia for my birthday party at the Cafe Parisien. Seeing the old and new posters, reading the little notes you wrote...it meant so much to me, truly. I have never had a chance to thank you properly but I will always remember your kindness to me". A hint of red spreads over her cheeks as she smiles a big bright smile. "Oh, it was nothing, Miss Zetta...I was honoured to give my humble contribution to your birthday. If it made you happy, I'm happy, overjoyed!". I laugh softly at her contagious enthusiasm. Adele told me it was quite endearing and she was right. Her cabinmate speaks again, still gleaming but recovering the initial shyness. "Miss Serda, I was wondering if I could...well, if I could get your autograph? I was hoping to ask you during the crossing but then.." "But of course!" I smile and beckon a steward over. When he's back with a promotional picture and a pen, I look back at my fan. "What name should I write?" "Oh, Lena. Lena Montague but Lena is just perfect". I write my dedication and hand it to her. She takes a step forward, limping a little, and I get a glimpse of her wooden leg as she looks down at the picture with reverence. "There, for you. And your new collection, maybe" I wink.

She thanks me but I insist that it's my line. And a sudden idea crosses my mind. "Thank you for coming, Miss Montague. I am glad I got a chance to make your acquaintance. And I was wondering...I remember expressing the wish to invite you for breakfast after being informed of your lovely gesture, to thank you. Would you accept a belated invitation? Let's say next week?". I have never seen such starry eyes on a face of a fan. "And who would be so foolish to turn down an invitation from you, Miss Serda? Sure thing!" "Excellent! I'll send my maid to you then, she's here somewhere...enjoy the party, Miss Montague". I kiss her cheeks and offer her one last smile before going back to my guests. I search Sabine but I find Richard instead, who introduces me to a couple of survivors he shook hands with. It doesn't take long before I realise why he wanted me to meet them: they say they were on my lifeboat and it was thanks to my intervention that they survived that awful night. They will be eternally grateful. I...I don't know what to say. I see Richard smiling proudly down at me while a faint blush spread over my cheeks. I tell them I am sure they would have helped too if the roles were reversed and wish them a happy new life in America. As they part, I finally spot my little Napoleon approaching, imperturbable as the Sphinx, quietly observing the stewards moving from one side of the hall to other. You can take away her apron but not her inquisitive gaze, I suppose: no rest for Sabine... "Ah, here you are!" I greet her, before teasing her. "I feared I lost you in the crowd" She offers me a quick amused smile. "I wasn't lost, Madam, just mingling. An impressive crowd tonight, n'est pas?" "Beyond our wildest expectations, yes!" Richard confirms, eyes roaming the upper floor.

"I am glad to hear, Monsieur King. A well deserved success" my maid bows her head, concealing once again the disappointment for not being involved in the party setting. Then she turns towards me and continues, with a nonchalance that is only pretended. I know it quite well... "By a fortunate coincidence, I bumped into Miss Carrem just a moment ago". I can only hope my face doesn't betray my feelings, the turmoil her words provoked inside me. Adele is here, she came. I will get to see her at least one last time, I will talk to her. My words will be a poor consolation to her maybe but...I will see her again. "Carrem...Carrem, Carrem...oh right, your secretary on board, huh?" Richard exclaims but I barely register what he's saying. All I can think of is Adele, Adele here, tonight. Oh God, thank you! "Oui, precisement" my little Napoleon confirms on my behalf as I cannot speak. "An exquisite young lady, if I say so myself. The best candidate we had in ages, Monsieur, and I am not easily impressed, I assure you". Richard says something about how he would love to make her acquaintance and thank Miss Carrem personally but I am not listening just like the night of our arrival when he was stroking my hand but my head was far away with he woman I foolishly a abandoned at the pier. "I left her in the main hall downstairs. She's with her sister" Sabine adds, addressing me. Snapping out of my reverie, I manage to remind Richard that I talked a little about them. They were on my lifeboat too, we stayed together on the Carpathia...but I am extremely grateful to the providential steward who beckons him over. He sighs and excuses himself, saying he will be back before we know it. As soon as he's out of earshot and someone else interrupts me again, I wrap my arm around Sabine's and lead her to the side, by the railing. Now that Richard is gone, I can show my concern more freely. To some extent, obviously but I think I am safe with my little Napoleon.

"How is she? Did she look alright?" I inquiry, checking over my shoulder. Sabine ponders her words, as if thinking how to describe the impression her brief meeting with Adele left on her. After what feels like an eternity for my tormented heart, she speaks. "If I may, she looks...troubled". I knew it, I feared so. But hearing it put down into words makes me frown. "Troubled? But of course...what a fool I have been! I shouldn't have invited her here tonight, I should have visited her and-" But I can't bring myself to finish my own sentence. "Troubled with grief, I mean. With with the weight of what happened that night. Mourning, you would say, perhaps". Then she sighs, a deep sigh, shaking her head. "It's such a pity to see a young woman like her taking the world over her shoulders, all that sorrow, all that pain". "She wouldn't be Adele if she didn't" I smile, thinking of every time she spoke of her fight for women's rights, the days she spent in jail for it. My sweet revolutionary is indeed a little Atlas and I fear no one can change that, it's simply her nature. But it pains me to see her so miserable and I cannot shake away the feeling that my disappearance played a role in it. At the very least I added salt on her injury. "But Mademoiselle Carrem is strong" Sabine interrupts my somber train of thoughts. "She just needs time, that's all, I think. Time and a little joie de vivre, don't you think, Madam?".

I smile sadly at her words. "Don't we all need it, ma chére Sabine? A little joie the vivre...". Yes, it certainly would be nice. But is it even possible? Even for people like me and Adele or are we forced to be content with cheap surrogates that keep us floating on the water surface? I wish I had an answer... "I will go talk to her" I sigh, straightening my skirt. "I am sure MademoIselle Carrem will be delighted to see you, Madam". "I hope so, Sabine". Yes, I do hope so. We look at each other for a moment before I speak again. "Oh, before I forget...would you mind getting Miss Montague's address and find out when I can meet her for breakfast next week or so?" I ask, nodding at my fan's figure in the hall downstairs. "And book a table to the Plaza or the St Regis. They're both fine...oh and please, send Miss Montague a poster of Surviving the Titanic. I'll ask Richard to sign it too". I fill her in about the details of Lena's life before the sinking and her troubled arrival: the incident, the loss of her job and the end of her modelling career. Sabine bows her head. "Certament, Madam". "In the meantime, I'll see if I can find a way to do more. I wish I could do more for her, somehow" I continue, lost in my thoughts. My little Napoleon nods and goes quiet, pondering. Around us, the sound of laughters and clinging glasses. When she speaks again, she almost startles me. "I'll be on my way" she announces, standing straighter. Before taking her leave, she looks at me and comments quietly that it has just come to her mind that I still haven't found a new secretary since our arrival. I know that look, that pretended nonchalance once again. As Richard approaches, I give her arm a gentle squeeze, a faint smile crossing my lips. "Go find Miss Montague, Sabine. And not a word on this before I speak to the girl". She throws me a conspiratorial look and walks away. When I turn, Richard is offering me his arm. "Fancy a trip downstairs, darling?". "I thought you never asked!" I smirk, wrapping my arm around his.

As we start walk down the stairs, I can feel my heart beating faster in my chest at the thought of my proximity to Adele, how close we are after all this months...even if it's also different now. But it doesn't matter: I don't want it to matter now...what did she say on the deck of the sinking ship? ‘All I care about is that you're here with me, and safe’. Yes, that it's all I care about too. I...saw her. She's with Hileni by a small table with hors d'ouvres and a pyramid of champagne glasses. Be still my heart, I beg you, be still...but it doesn't listen. I cannot control it anymore now that I know for sure she's here. She's wearing a green dress that it or just perfect for her but it enhances her beauty, if it's even possible. Oh, Adele...you have no idea how badly I have missed you! I feel my face lighten up and my lips curl into a bright, happiest smile. See what hold you have on me, my love? I don't even pay attention to those who greet and part as I walk by: I only have eyes for one guest now, for her. The first who spots me is Hileni: her eyes widen at the sight of me. I suppose she has never seen me in all my glory before; on the Carpathia, even if I was still wearing the outfit of my birthday party underneath the coat a kind fan gave me, I was out of my element just like the rest of us. Adele turns a moment later, following her sister's gaze. When our eyes meet, I almost feel my knees get weak. I hope she can see that this smile is meant for her only. I think she does, she brightens up almost immediately I turn towards Richard. "Will you excuse me a moment? I want to say hi to a dear friend I haven't seen in a while...". Dear friend: the euphemism is an insult to what Adele means to me but it will do. Just like the fiction, it's what the world can take. "Sure, go ahead. I'll go find John" he smiles, parting. I immediately glide over to my love, heart racing in my chest. "Adele"

I call her name and the sweet sound of her name fills my mouth. I place my hand on her upper arms and kisses both her cheeks. Restraining myself from pulling her into a tight embrace and linger in that closeness is a Herculean effort. Her perfume, the shade of red spreading over her cheeks, her shy smile. How I missed you... "Let's you and I catch up" I say, still smiling so brightly. I turn to Hileni and ask: "Mind if I borrow your sister for a moment?". She nods, still looking awed. Without hesitation, I take Adele's arm and lead her to a corner of the room apart from the other guests. For a moment, none of us can't find words. Funny how words are most difficult to find with those who are dearest to our heart. But I know what it is...I feel it too. The weight of our past between us. The memory of our brief happiness together.

A last, I summon up enough courage to finally speak. "Ad-" "I-" We start talking at the same time, then burst into laughter. Look at us, two fools lost to love! "I feel...almost nervous. Ridiculous, aren't I?" I keep my smile on but I know, just know she sensed the vulnerability reverberating in my voice who has suddenly lost the confidence I had before with my guests. She smiles too, gesturing that it's alright. "Zetta, it's...so good to see you again". I am sure my mind now is less cheerful. Time for my poor apologies. "I'm sorry, Adele. I should have written or visited" I sigh. "I've just been so busy..." To my surprise, she interrupts me, understanding, smiling. "I understand. You've been making the film, and you're getting married..." But she suddenly lose the train of whatever else she had planned to say. Adele, you and I can try to behave normally around each other, to act as if nothing happened...but we simply fail all the time. Our feelings always get in the way, my love, and God knows if I don't know it too well. And this, this sadness cutting off your words is all my fault. "I know you're upset" I frown.

She meets my eyes again in a silent, unnecessary apology. You have nothing to apologise for, I do. And I owe you the cruel truth, at last. I take in a deep breath to steady myself and let my mask fall. I drop my voice to a whisper so that only she can hear. "I've been agonizing over what I'd say when I saw you. And I never came up with a good answer". Adele, if only you knew the nights I spend writing you the most ardent, sorrowful letters! "I love you. I want to be with you. But this marriage has to go forward or my career's done". Do you understand my impossible position, my dearest? But please, I beg you never doubt my feelings. "Doubt thou the stars are fire, doubt the sun doth move, doubt truth to be a liar...but never doubt I love". When she speaks, her voice is a pained whisper and her words an excruciating plea. "Zetta, please don't do this. I want us to spend our lives together". I couldn't ask for anything better, sweet Adele, but...there is always a cruel but for us. "Even if that life had to be kept secret?" I grimace. "If people knew about us, it would destroy everything I've worked for". Look what malicious rumours brought on Lawrence and Felix even without a solid evidence of their relationship. Look what the world does to people like us. These guests, my adoring fans crowd the movie theaters to see me fall in love with the hero, the dashing heartthrob 'every woman daydream of' without asking me what I really want. They smile and awe at me tonight but they wouldn't hesitate to drag me down into the gutter if they knew who my heart truly belongs to. "I...I can't have both you and my career".

I lower my eyes unable to sustain her gaze any longer. I am so incredibly sorry, Adele, so sorry.... She reaches for my hand, shyly, and I am reminded of the first time she took my hand into hers in my private projection room on board of the Titanic. The soothing warmth of her hand over mine felt so intimate, calming...just like now. I look back at her and I have to fight back tears. She looks over her shoulder then she speaks, her voice low. "I don't care if no one knows about us. All I care about is that there is an us. I need you, Zetta". My eyes widen as I register the meaning of her words. Does she...does she mean it? "Are you sure?" I ask her, unsure whether she is fully aware of what she's proposing. "This won't be like it was on the Titanic, bathhouses and stolen kisses. It won't be easy..." She searches my eyes and nods. I...I would have never thought nor hoped for such a hopeful end of this conversation I feared so much. Oh my dear...not losing Adele, being with Adele! Out of instinct, I move to kiss her but I refrain myself just in time, painfully aware of the surroundings. I must long for your lips a bit longer, my love...but it doesn't matter, we're together now. "We'll need to come up with a plan..." I consider. "How do you feel about being my publicist?". "About as confident as I felt about being your secretary" she beams. I laugh as I laughed with her in the most dire moments...incredible what a light she casts on me, even when I am at my lowest. I regard her fondly as a newfound sweet joie de vivre starts spreading inside me, and I put my hand to her cheek. "This is the happiest I've felt in months...knowing you'll be at my side" I whisper, my voice trembling with the swirl of feelings taking hold of me. "Always" she whispers back, slightly leaning to the touch.

Suddenly we're both brought back to the party by the flash powder igniting around us. As I unwillingly retrieve my hand we're surrounded by journalists shouting my name. I am too overjoyed by our sweet reunion to be annoyed by them. I wish they could have forgotten about me a bit longer, granting me more time with Adele but they are oddly bearable this time.

I see her leaning closer and putting her mouth to my ear. The words she whispers send my heart fluttering.

"I love you". I turn my face to meet her eyes. I must summon every ounce of strength I have to stop myself from pulling her mouth to mine, pouring my affection on her right in front of the photographers. I see the same restraint in her eyes. There will be other nights for that. Yes, there will other nights... "And I you" I whisper back. My voice is soft, adoring...how could I not adore her? I smile at her one last time before turning to the cameras and bathing into the flash lights. They better capture this moment, I think: I will never be as radiant as I am now. As they keep calling my name and taking picture of me posing, I slowly return to the party I momentarily left for my reunion to Adele. I spot Richard and John lightening cigarettes by the staircase and not far Miss Montague chatting with a man I have never seen before. Sabine is checking herself in a mirror, fixing her headband...a rare moment of vanity for her. Hileni is pondering whether going for the pastry mignons is a bit too much and once saw me looking at her, she shyly waves at me and walks away. To my delight, Lawrence is signing an autograph to a fan, under the proud gaze of Felix, who took a step back. Good old Lawrence... ‘Sometimes our secrets are what make our lives worth living. No matter with what high cost they come attached’, he said. And he was right. I used to repeat to myself that you can't breathe if you're constantly underwater. It turns out I was wrong. With her love, I can breathe underwater.

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Arc V Anniversary Day 30

Day 30. Post-Canon headcanons/thoughts:

I have a few headcanons for the characters after the events of the series. I already mentioned a few of them in a previous prompt, but Yuya and Yuzu start dating not too long after the finale. The other counterparts soon follow suit, although it takes awhile for Yuri and Serena to develop feelings for each other. Much like Yuya, Yuzu regains more of her memories as Ray. It's only a few pieces and feelings at first, but she is soon able to remember much of her previous life. It does take her awhile to process everything, especially when she was in kind of a limbo spirit state with the other girls after Zarc was defeated, but with the love and support of Yuya, Gongenzaka, Sora and Shuzo, she is able to accept that she is both Yuzu and Ray at the same time. She also takes the time to rework her deck from the ground up to represent all of the Bracelet Girls. It is challenging since their archetypes aren't designed to play together like the Dimensional Dragons are, but she is able to pull it off and eventually becomes a pro duelist as well.

Dennis sets up his own You Show Duel School in Heartland and he effectively becomes the head teacher. Kaito sometimes joins in to help him with lessons, but he's also busy helping to take care of his younger brother Haruto. He doesn't like being too far away from his family after the dimensional war. Ed also joins the school to learn more about Entertainment Dueling, but his main priority is to help rebuild Heartland. It does take a long time for Heartland to be restored and even afterwards, no one in the Xyz dimension feels comfortable seeing Fusion monsters or Polymerization. The scars of the dimensional war run deep, but they are able to enjoy dueling thanks to Yuya and Dennis. Dennis does enjoy meeting up with Yuya, but he is nervous to be around Yuzu at first. He still feels guilty over what he did, especially with Ruri. Both Yuzu and Ruri try to reassure him. Even though they are fused together, the counterparts feel at ease about it. They were originally the same person, so staying fused together with Yuya and Yuzu feels natural for them. It still takes awhile for Dennis to not feel a flood of guilt whenever he sees Yuzu. I don't think that Shun completely forgives Dennis for kidnapping his sister and starting the Heartland invasion, but knowing that both Yuto and Ruri are still alive still helps him to feel more at ease. They can't live together in one dimension like they used to, but they aren't gone forever either. Seeing Dennis' determination to help make the kids in Heartland smile and teach them the values of Entertainment Dueling does help Shun to be more comfortable around him and he agrees to some demonstration duels for Dennis' students from time to time.

It still takes awhile for the City to be completely rid of the Commons and Tops structure of their society, but it is a much better place now that Roger and the Council are long gone. Chojiro goes back to helping kids enjoy dueling and his presence really helps both sides as they struggle to rebuild their society. Crow of course also helps with entertaining the kids, but he always takes extra care of Frank, Amanda and Tanner. They want to become strong Entertainment Duelists as well. Jack also helps with rebuilding their society. He is the former King, but he is still admired and respected throughout the City. Chojiro eventually decides to make his own You Show Duel School with both Jack and Crow as teachers. They eventually become friends, but their relationship is different from how it was in 5D's. Yuya also comes by to duel both Jack and Crow and just hang out together. Jack does eventually meet with the Arc V version of Carly and they become a couple as well.

Leo effectively abolishes Academia. There are still students left there during the finale, but the school is still in ruins after the battle against Zarc and Leo is no longer focused on reviving Ray, so Academia no longer exists. He also decides to remain in Fusion instead of living with his family in Pendulum. After everything Leo did, he didn't think he deserved to be with them and he obviously didn't want to be in charge of another school again. He wanted to spend his time being a scientist again and learning more about the four dimensions. Reiji is perfectly okay with this. Even though Reiji is no longer carrying all of his anger and hatred towards his father, he also doesn't feel comfortable living together with Leo again. Reiji devotes himself almost entirely to raising Reira. He still runs LDS, but he also doesn't want Himika to raise Reira. Even though she felt guilty for how she treated Reira before, Reiji didn't want to risk Himika having a negative impact on her again, so his time is divided between raising Reira and his duties as the CEO of LDS. Yuya does help out as an honorary big brother to Reira and Reiji gives her a new teddy bear to comfort her as well. Asuka, along with all of the other Fusion You Show Duel School students, decided to take over Academia and rebuild it from the ground up. It takes quite some time for the Academia mindset to be completely erased from Fusion, but Asuka is able to show these former child soldiers that dueling can make people happy instead of causing destruction. Sora is happy to see Academia change from a prison to a fun school, but he prefers to live in Pendulum and go to the original You Show Duel School. That is where his first real friends live after all, so he decides to move there permanently and lives right with Yuya and his family.

Shuzo insists that Yusho becomes the head teacher at You Show again, but Yusho doesn't want to take over the position after his friend had done such a great job in his absence. They decide to run the school together, although sometimes Yusho goes to Fusion to check on Asuka. He doesn't leave for too long. Being apart from Yuya and Yoko for all those years was quite hard on him as well, but he also doesn't want to abandon all of his students in the Fusion dimension either. Gongenzaka is still focused on improving his Steadfast dueling, but he'll still frequently come over to You Show to help out. They have a lot more people interested in their school after Yuya defeated Reiji, so the school is often quite busy. Yuya enjoys traveling to different dimensions and meeting up with all of his friends, but nothing makes him happier than being right alongside Yuzu. They can be dueling, talking or walking quietly, but Yuya will still have such a bright smile whenever they're together. That is a big reason why it doesn't take long for them to officially become a couple. Yuya is busy with being a pro duelist, having matches against both Yusho and Jack from time to time and Yuzu has to work on her own efforts to become a pro duelist, but they always make time for each other. They never like being away from each other for too long though. They give each other hugs after they've been away for more than a day. Gongenzaka often joins in because he loves seeing his two best friends be so happy together. After they're older, Yuya and Yuzu eventually get married and become an Entertainment Dueling couple. Yuzu has to take time off when she becomes pregnant, but with so many loving friends and new grandparents to help them out, it isn't too long before she duels right alongside Yuya again. Their children grow up admiring both their mother and father, hoping to make people smile with their own dueling styles in the future.

I also want to thank @arcvanniversary for setting up this month's event. It's been so great to see so many people wanting to celebrate Arc V, especially with this being the fifth anniversary of the series as well. Seeing the different answers for the creative and discussion prompts have been so great. I love having the chance to talk about Arc V and even with all of these responses in mind, I'm not sure if I have been able to capture just how much I love Arc V or what it means to me. I do love seeing more positivity and celebration for the series and I hope that we'll be able to have another event next year.

#Arc V #Arc V Anniversary #Arcvanniversary

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odishaphotos · 2 years

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Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev (born March 2, 1931) was a veteran leader of the former Soviet Russia and general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. He was also the last President of the Soviet Union from 1988 to 1991. Gorbachev was born into a Russian-Ukrainian peasant family in the Stavropol region. He graduated in law from Moscow State University in 1955. While in university, he joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He was elected First Secretary of the Stavropol Cricket Group in 1970 and First Secretary of the Supreme Soviet in 1974, and later in 1979 as a member of the Politburo (the executive body of several Communist political parties). Leonid Brezhnev, the three leading leaders of the Soviet Union, and Yuri Andropov, and Konstantin Chernenko, were elected general secretaries of the Politburo in 1985, following three years in a row. Gorbachev's efforts led to a series of bilateral talks with the then President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, and the end of the Cold War, with many structural changes in Soviet Russia. As a result, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union came to an end and the partition of Soviet Russia became possible. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901 for his efforts. He was also awarded the Harvey Award in 1992 and the University of Durham in 1955, the University of Trinity in 2002, the University of Munster in 2005 , and the honorary doctorate from Eureka College in 2009. Gorbachev and Alexander Lebedev announced in September 2008 that they would form the Independent Democratic Party of Russia, and in May 2009 Gorbachev reaffirmed his commitment to do so. This was Mikhail's third attempt to form a political party since the formation of the Social Democratic Party of Russia in 2001 and the Union of Social Democrats in 2007.

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darthluffy · 2 years

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Fuck it, I’m counting it. New Game! officially promoted from Honorary Yuri Series to Full Yuri Series. Now if we can just get a few more seasons of the anime and see Kou actually propose...

#yuri #new game!#yagami kou #toyama rin #kou x rin #look I know there’s a problem with series like this only confirming a relationship after it’s over... but they gay as fuck #there’s no men in the series. like ever. not even background. and they’ve been a married couple since chapter 1 #here’s hoping we finally get a season 3 of the anime and we get Kou finally realizing she’s in love with Rin #Rin obviously knows she is. and I think Kou realized sometime in Paris. but anyways. it’s official. i’ll take it #honorary yuri series #now an official(for me at least) yuri series

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justforbooks · 6 years

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Stephen Hawking, Who Examined the Universe and Explained Black Holes, Dies at 76

Born on Jan. 8, 1942, in Oxford, England, to Isobel and Frank Hawking, he was the eldest of four children in the family. His father was a medical researcher and mother was one of the first female students to have graduated from Oxford University.

Hawking attended St. Albans School where he was an average student and was mostly interested in spending time outside the classroom inventing new things.

While his father wanted him to study medicine, he decided to pursue mathematics. However, as the subject was not taught at University College, Oxford, at the time, he took up physics. He graduated in 1962 and joined Trinity Hall, Cambridge, for a PhD in cosmology, where he started working with mathematician Roger Penrose.

Soon after joining the university, at around the age of 21, he started developing the symptoms for ALS—a disease that shuts down the nerves controlling muscles, leading to difficulty in movement, swallowing and eventually breathing. He was confined to a wheelchair, with the doctors believing that he would live for only two to three years.

In 1965, despite his growing physical disabilities, he went on to marry a modern languages undergraduate Jane Wilde, with whom he has three children—Robert, Lucy and Timothy. The couple separated in 1990 and divorced in 1995.

Inspired by Penrose’s theorem of space-time singularity, he wrote a thesis in 1965 by applying the concept on the entire universe, which was approved in 1966 granting Hawking his doctorate degree. He then started working closely with Penrose. In 1968, he became a member of the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge. He started working on black hole phenomena and postulated what came to be known as the second law of black hole dynamics.

In 1974, Hawking made a huge scientific revelation that black hole was not the information vacuum as earlier stated by scientists. He demonstrated how radiation can escape the gravitational force; the theory is now known as Hawking radiation. The same year, he became a Fellow of the Royal Society. Over the years, he received several accolades, including the Eddington Medal, the Pius XI Gold Medal, Dannie Heineman Prize, the Maxwell Prize, and Albert Einstein Award.

In 1979, he was appointed the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the Cambridge University. With time, his medical condition deteriorated even further and he was unable to feed himself and lost control over his speech.

After a tracheotomy operation in 1985, Hawking lost his voice completely. David Mason, a computer engineer and Hawking's second wife's ex-husband, customized a speech synthesizer for the scientist's use.

In 1988, Hawking published “A Brief History of Time,” which was a simplified version of cosmology for masses. The book became a bestseller, selling over 10 million copies in 20 years.

After separating from his first wife in 1990, Hawking married his nurse Elaine Mason in 1995. The marriage lasted for 11 years and the couple got divorced in 2006.

In 1993, he published a collection of essays and lectures called “Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays.” It contained topics such as black hole thermodynamics and quantum mechanics.

Hawking has appeared as himself in several shows and has been portrayed and referenced to in several works of art and publications. He portrayed his own hologram on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” in 1993 and his voice was recorded and used for “The Simpsons” in 1999. The physicist has also appeared on “The Big Bang Theory” (2012, 2014, 2017). He also lent his distinctive voice for the 1994 Pink Floyd song “Keep Talking.”

In 2001, he wrote another book on cosmology “The Universe in a Nutshell.” It was followed by other works, including “On the Shoulders of Giants” (2002) and some children’s fiction such as “George’s Secret Key to the Universe” (2007), “George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt” (2009) and “George and the Big Bang” (2011).

In 2004, Hawking made a departure from his earlier proposition that information was lost in a black hole by saying that information can escape from a black hole and hence it is not lost, and conceded that information is returned although not in the same state.

In 2007, Hawking went on a zero-gravity flight in a Boeing 747, which took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S.

In 2009, he retired as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics. By then, he was unable to operate his wheelchair and used cheek muscles to control his speech synthesizer.

In 2010, he co-wrote a book with Leonard Mlodinow, titled “The Grand Design.” In the book, Hawking wrote: “It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue touch paper and set the universe going.” In an interview with ABC News, he said: “One can’t prove that God doesn’t exist, but science makes God unnecessary.”

The 2014 film, "The Theory of Everything,” was based on the book “Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen,” written by Hawking’s first wife Jane Hawking. The film starred Eddie Redmayne (L) as Hawking, for which the actor won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award.

Hawking has received many awards, including Copley Medal (2006), Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009) and BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2015).

In 2015, Hawking became a part of the Breakthrough Initiatives, a program funded by Russian billionaire Yuri Milner to search for life in the universe. It’s divided into multiple projects such as Breakthrough Listen, which is a $100 million project that will search one million stars for artificial radio or laser signals. While Breakthrough Message is a project that intends to create a message to be “representative of humanity and planet Earth,” the 2016 program Breakthrough Starshot aims to send series of probes to the nearest star at about 20 percent the speed of light.

Hawking was conferred an honorary doctorate by Imperial College London in July 2017. Accepting the honor, he stated, “I have always felt a deep affinity with Imperial. It gives me great pleasure to accept this honor.”

On March 14, 2018, Hawking died at the age of 76. His children, Lucy, Robert and Timothy, released a statement, "We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today. He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy will live on for many years. His courage and persistence with his brilliance and humour inspired people across the world.” He once said, 'It would not be much of a universe if it wasn’t home to the people you love.' We will miss him forever."

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why is ultraseven called ultraseven?

Great question!

The in-story reason for why he is called Ultraseven is that he is considered the 7th member of the Ultra Squad by its members. There are six standard members; Dan Moroboshi, Anne Yuri, Commander Kiriyama, Amagi, Soga and Furuhashi. When the alien hero shows up, he is adopted as the honorary 7th member and given that name by Dan himself.

Before arriving on Earth, the hero was a stellar cartographer working for the Space Garrison known as Stationary Post Observer 340. He was never meant to go to Earth and become a hero, which is why he is the only Ultra without a color timer on his chest. He was charting the Solar System when he visited the Earth and became enchanted by its natural beauty. He also rescued a man from a mountain climbing accident and used his appearance as the basis for his Dan persona.

He is the only Ultra Hero without the title of Ultraman. This is because originally, this was not intended to be a direct sequel or even set in the same continuity as the original Ultraman. It was only later, when The Return of Ultraman was made that the series were united, which has caused all kinds of continuity issues.

On a side note, Ultraman Ace was not originally intended to be called Ultraman either, he was originally to be named Ultra A and each new Ultra Hero was going to be Ultra + something else. However, there was a problem as there was already a copyright claim on the name Ultra A so they went ahead and called the Show Ultraman Ace.

Thanks for the question!

#Ultraseven #Ultraman #Ultraman Ace #Naming #Tsuburaya Productions #1960s #1970s

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doorwaykeeper · 7 years

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Yuri on Ice Fic Rec Mega List

So, this is my own YOI Fic-rec list, compiled from my absolute favorites I’ve been reading during the last three months.

But first, a couple of notes:

Not a lot of angst here (there is some) because I much prefer fluff (and smut), or both (as my friend likes to put it – smuff). Almost all of the stories are T and up, most are M and up.

I don’t do sad endings, y’all. The YOI story is so fucking optimistic, it deserves to be treated as such (sure, if your kink is major character death, go for it, it just won’t be on MY list).

I much prefer the novels, dammit, the longer the better, but there is a section with one-shots and short stories, I just like it less.

I ADORE healthy relationships with good communication, and except for the obvious here, most of these are.

So what do we have here?

A few Fill in the Gaps (FITG) stories, a few Time Travel (TT) stories, two major skating AUs (one of them probably one the best known fics in this fandom) and one completely different AU, One Sub/Dom story that cured me from “50 Shades” (don’t judge me), lots of fluff and domesticity, lots of communication in relationships, lots of social media shenanigans, a few crack stories and a WHOLE LOT OF LOVE ON THE ICE.

The only ships are Victuuri and Otayuri (when they’re older), as I don’t ship them with anyone else, and other ships as side notes.

So. Onwards.

The Novels

Honorary mention - The Rival series – Until My Feet Bleed and My Heart Aches/Of Bright Stars and Burning Hearts, by Reiya. Complete/WIP (Rated E)

General: Ah, boy. So much has been written about this series I don’t really have to add a lot. If you are in this fandom and read fic, you will have heard about this story long before this.

Just for the record – a “What If” AU, told first from Yuuri’s perspective (UMFB&MHA, complete) and then from Victor’s (OBS&BH, WIP), about what would have happened if one small detail was different and the result would be a rivalry between the two. One of the first fics I read and a DAMN GOOD ONE. Like I said, it’s the only one on this list with actual long lasting ANGST, but it’s also beyond sweet.

Bonus points:

Amazing world building, wonderful characterization, handling difficult issues very well, and very good writing.

LOOOOOOONG. As in, novel length. For someone like me, that’s wonderful.

OBS&BH has a pretty regular update rate – especially regarding the fact that Reiya is a FUCKING MEDICAL STUDENT, so tons of kudos to them for keeping the updates as regular as they are.

Reiya (kazliin) is very active here, and answers asks and gives us world building and top ten lists and LIFE I tell you.

One of the best usages of Social Media snippets.

Comments:

A third fic is planned, with lots of fluff and extra scenes, which is something we are looking forward to in the extreme.

Don’t skip the music connected to the story, as it is very important!

Bear Your Soul on the Ice, by SassySalchow (diedraechin). WIP (Rated M)

General: At age 14, Yuuri goes to train with Yakov in Russia and meets his idol, which turns out to be a real dork. The story spans years of both their lives and their relationship (with each other and other people), and it so wonderfully researched and wonderfully written.

Bonus points:

Long, and getting longer. As far as we know, the story is supposed to be around its middle point, and as it currently has 21 chapters and 126,442 words, you do the math.

Amazing (!!!!!!) Original Characters, ones that you don’t want to let go of, and can’t really remember that are not a part of Canon.

The skating descriptions are STUNNING.

Pretty regularly updated.

Social media shenanigans – and texting – from before WhatsApp, oh, dear lord.

Comments:

Additional fic (Life and Love off the Ice) always being updated with titbits and extra scenes.

Winter Song, by proantagonist. WIP (Rated E)

General: One of my favorite FITG fics, and one of the best written. It begins after chapter 7 and goes on after the finale. Lots of really cute Victuuri, tons of healthy communication and fluff (…and smut, yeah).

Bonus points:

Did I mention the COMMUNICATION? I don’t think I did. C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-T-I-O-N. Yeah.

Wonderful characterization of all those involved, with extra cuteness when it comes to Yuuri’s family.

Healthy sex. Really. And it progresses in a REASONABLE PACE.

Call Everything on the Ice…, by shysweetthing. Complete (Rated E)

General: Another FITG fic, with Victor being extra insecure and cute as hell while being very bad at directions and learning Japanese. Some miscommunication and angst here, but nothing major.

Bonus points:

The last chapter is extra cute, way into the future.

Victor and Yuuri’s family, my god.

LANGUAGE KINK. YES.

No Less Unthinkable, by rageprufrock. Complete (Rated E)

General: Well, this one is really tons of smut (a lot in the first chapter, less in the second), but it also portrays Yuuri as somewhat more experienced than you would normally see, so that’s cute. First Chapter is pre-canon, second is FITG for S01.

Bonus points:

Wonderful characterization.

Yuuri and Yuri, LOLZ.

Best sex talks EVER.

Quite a lot of crack. Seriously. These people are HILARIOUS. Snap Stories. Phichit. Dear god.

CHRIS. CHRISCHRISCHRISCHRISCHRIS.

Also, it might be 2 chapters… but it’s long. J

Katsuki_fc wrote, by tetsurashian. Complete (Rated G)

General: How Social Media viewed the happenings of S01. Obviously CC, and FUNNY AS HELL.

Bonus points:

THE CRACKIEST CRACK OF CRACKLAND. Really. DO NOT drink ANYTHING while reading this.

People being supportive which is FUN.

Sweetsilversub, by phlintandsteel. Complete (Rated E)

General: Remember the Dom/Sub story I talked about? THIS IS IT. It’s mostly CC (with a bit before canon and divergent from a point), FITG for the sweetest relationship in the world. Some chatroom talks, a couple of Dom/Sub Scenes between Victuuri and HEALTHY COMMUNICATION.

Bonus points:

Did I mention the communication?

YUURI IS THE DOM AND VICTOR IS THE SUB. It fits so well, my god.

The Dom/Sub scenes are handled so beautifully.

Nice and long (you see a pattern here, don’t you?)

OCs are super cute.

The Carnage of the Art, by ExorcisingEmily. Complete (Rated T)

General: CC Post S01. When Yuri gets hurt, Victor and Yuuri take care of him. Some guilt and some angst here, but a lot of relationship building.

Bonus point:

Extra Podium Family - so much love between the three.

TWO PAIR SKATES!

Beautiful characterization and writing.

On My Love, by RikoJasmine. WIP (Rated T)

General: After a car accident, Yuuri finds himself in the past. It’s probably my favorite TT story, as it is incredibly well written. It’s also kind of a tear-jerker, so be warned.

Bonus points:

Yuuri being confident is great.

Vicchan lives!!!

Yuuri being able to be great at what he does, and Victor falls so hard for him it’s magnificent.

THE BANQUET!!!!

Victor and Yuuri’s family! CUTENESS OVERLOAD.

Fluffy as hell.

Comments:

Update rate is quite slow on this one (not complaining, just saying - I know fic writers have a life and whatever they give I’m grateful), but it’s still already nice and long. Worth the wait, IMHO.

Re: Yuri Katsuki, by Ishxallxgood. WIP (Rated T)

General: CC, S01 told from Phichit’s perspective. Lots of crack, lots of social media, super cute and fluffy.

Bonus points:

Phichit is stirring the Victuuri Ship, y’all. Enough said.

Phichit spends money… XD

ChulaCommeti!

From Almaty, With Love, by BoxWineConfessions. Complete (Rated E)

General: The best Otayuri fic I found, where Yuri goes to stay with Otabek for the summer in Almaty. Pretty slow burn, but seriously good read. Some angst (though I’d call it a tear jerker), but worth it.

Bonus points:

Absolutely STUNNING writing and descriptions.

Almaty in summer is described so life-like it’s as if you’re there.

Both Yuri and Otabek are so well written and their interactions are funny and sweet. And real.

Also long.

Comments:

Second fic in the series (Line and Verse) has extra scenes before and after and is just as well written.

Home, by Kurenaito. Complete (Rated T)

General: Post S01, when Victor and Yuuri adopt two girls. Very sweet family dramas.

Bonus points:

Great OCs, well portrayed.

Extra Yuri being a big brother.

Comments:

Two extra fics in the series (Spark to Flame) – Clara tells all (short) and Spark, which picks up after Home and is a WIP.

Blackbird, by sixpences. Complete (Rated M)

General: WW2/Cold war AU, where both Yuuri and Victor are spies. I’m not big on AUs that aren’t skating, but this one is… Just fucking beautiful. Some angst and it can be a tear-jerker, but it’s really, REALLY worth it.

Bonus points:

One of the best written stories I found, including characterization, plot development, pace, descriptions and emotion.

Nice and long.

Yuuri is not a timid little thing! Yey!

THEY JUST LOVE EACH OTHER ABOVE ALL ELSE, MY GOD.

I cried quite a lot during this, but it’s the good kind of tears.

Very well researched.

The sex scenes are not explicit but the go RIGHT TO YOUR BONES.

Comments:

There will be extra fics in the series (Birdsong) to accompany the main one, with more about the side characters and a bit more about our Victuuri.

Turn back the Clock, by IronScript. WIP (Rated T)

General: TT where Both Yuuri and Victor go back in time. This is pure fluff.

Bonus points:

Long and getting longer!

DID I MENTION THE FLUFF

One Shots and short stories

OK, so true, these aren’t my favourites, but these few are still good enough for me to love them.

You can have everything, by shysweetthing. Complete (Rated T)

General: CD – when Yuuri finds Victor’s phone in the Sochi GPF HILARITY ENSUES.

Bonus Points:

Total Crack most of the time (except for Vicchan).

Everything that's silver is not gold, by SassySalchow (diedraechin). Complete (Rated M)

General: Soulmates story, where the marking on your body grows when you see your soulmate. CC and very fucking cute.

Bonus points:

Pretty long for a one shot and very well written.

Super cute, just about it.

So this guy walks into a bar…, by silvercistern. Complete (Rated E)

General: Victor and Yuuri pretend to not know each other and Victor is BAD at seducing Yuuri. Crack and a bit of smuff.

Bonus point:

Well, the crack, and the fact that Victor can’t seduce FOR SHIT.

Also, being a couple can be very comfortable.

Drunk on You, by kiaronna. WIP (Rated T)

General: Soulmate AUs one shots, each chapter is a whole different story. Most are CC and quite cute.

Bonus points:

Not “regular” soulmate AUs, so a bit more imagination.

Lots of cuteness overload.

That’s it - if you guys have fics to recommend, I’ll be happy to hear!

#YOI #yoi fic rec #Yuri on ice #victuuri #otayuri #yuri on ice fic rec

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