Masha's Roulette #10: Born to Make History
Welcome to the tenth issue of my weekly random grab-bag of recommendations newsletter, where I will show you some things to read and some things to listen to, and my solemn promise that at least one item in here will be new and interesting to you.
Following last week's legendary #REIGENSWEEP, this week fandom twitter was embroiled in a heated battle for the most iconic yaoi ship of all time. Spock/Kirk, inventors of slash, somehow lost to Naruto/Sasuke, only for Kaworu/Shinji Evangelion to win it all in the end. Intense! Unfortunately I've never read a single fic for any of the aforementioned ships, so today's theme will instead be a selection of fics about another ship mentioned in this poll (which unfortunately lost fairly early on): Victor/Yuuri from Yuri!!! on Ice. But first...
What on earth is Bitty's command style and what's their mission objective? #omgcp #spirksweep https://t.co/4zHeG15neU pic.twitter.com/3W4EgSH1LV
— ☆ Ngozi ☆ (@ngoziu) September 13, 2022
First, Some Things to Listen To
The YOI soundtrack is beautiful and iconic and ideal background music for this theme. Otherwise I don't know, nothing new really.
Now, Some Victuuri Things to Read
something amazing happened and i am so sad by Caramelized
Rating: Explicit, 23.4K
Summary: Yuuri never goes to Detroit. He gets an offer to train with Yakov Feltsman in St. Petersburg and takes that, instead. He's about to enter the Senior division and his idol, Victor Nikiforov, is in his prime, at the apex of his spectacular winning streak.
It's the opportunity of a lifetime. More good fortune than Yuuri thinks he deserves... until he actually arrives in Russia. He's cold and lonely, fighting for scraps of attention from his coach, and he felt closer to Victor when they were continents apart.
lie to make me like you by cityboys
Rating: M word count: 80k
Summary: It’s become a game, of sorts, to anyone privy to the fact that the pattern exists in the first place: ask Victor out at the beginning of the month, date for however many days are in that month, and wait for the end to come and for Victor to say, always: I couldn’t fall in love with you. Let’s break up.
Seven Days-inspired AU.
kasuki_fc wrote by tetsurashian
Rating: G 12.7k
Summary: Just because Yuuri isn't big on social media, doesn't mean his fans aren't.
(aka a social media fic)
Just Hold On (We're Going Home) by kiaronna
Rating: M, 23k
Summary: Where Yuuri remembers the banquet, Viktor forgets, and Yakov Feltsman has his own plans. “I’ve been made aware of your recent break with Celestino Cialdini, and would like to offer you a trial period where you train under me, in St. Petersburg. There are only three conditions: you will board with another one of my students, you will take ballet with Madame Baranovskaya, and you will help me coach Yuri Plisetsky, who refuses to listen to my criticisms of his spins.” Yakov nods at this point, leans forwards and looks Yuuri in the eye. “I will charge no coaching fees.” With a deal like that, even if it means he has to face Viktor again, Yuuri has no choice but to agree.
it's the side effects that save us by renaissance
Rating: T, 71k
Summary: After a sudden personal tragedy and a narrow defeat at the Grand Prix Final, Viktor is ready to throw it all away—until he sees a video of the skater who beat him performing the free skate he couldn't.
Or; plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose...
I love this writer and everything they've ever done.
It's time to admit it: I am running out of ideas and thus need to solicit recommendations from the masses (you, dear reader.) Please send in recommendations using this lovely form I created (using the Rec Center's form as a model). Am taking recs for fics, articles, interesting long blog posts, anything you think would appeal to other readers of Masha's Roulette.
I'll be back next week with more things to listen to and read!