bet on me

@n3rdlif343va - @katsukifatale (@aetgart)

His decision had absolutely been worth it, especially with the way Yuuri was currently looking at him. Wearing nothing but Yuuri’s lacrosse jersey, Victor slowly raised his hand to card his fingers through his hair. He didn’t miss the way Yuuri’s eyes caught the rise of the hem, creeping up over Victor’s thigh and exposing a more than generous portion of his leg. The collar of the jersey fell over Victor’s shoulder, in a way that Victor had practiced no less than five times in his bathroom mirror. Watching Yuuri’s eyes continue their slow trek over his body, Victor struggled to maintain his composure.

“Like what you see?” Victor teased, pushing away from the door and slowly making his way toward the bed.

a oneshot addition to our @yurionicebigbang au, which has turned into a series! tbh i’m bummed that i couldn’t do more for this piece, but i’m moving to japan on thursday and my life has been full of packing and tying up loose ends. my goal is to redo this in a painterly style once i get settled in my new home! in any case, i’m looking forward to working with my lovely and talented friend more in the future!

→ read the oneshot here! ←

timing is everything

@n3rdlif343va - @katsukifatale (@aetgart)

Cautiously pushing open the door to his room, Yuuri immediately noticed two things. The first being that his desk was missing and the second being his jersey was hanging from the top of his closet door covered in the signatures of his teammates. Moving forward, Yuuri brushed his fingers on the ink names on the fabric, feeling tears beginning to prickle his eyes. 

 “They are retiring your number,” Phichit said, throwing an arm over Yuuri’s shoulders. “We thought you could have one signed jersey to save and your other jersey for… other activities.” Yuuri’s face flushed bright red as Phichit laughed in his ear.

epilogue of our @yurionicebigbang project! no new art for this one, sorry ;a; 

i’m very sad that it’s over, but glad that the au is out there for other people to enjoy. thank you all for the support!

→ read the epilogue here! ←

timing is everything

@n3rdlif343va - @katsukifatale (@aetgart)

Tears stung Victor’s eyes as Yuuri turned to face him. He told himself he wouldn’t cry, he told himself that he would be strong for Yuuri. None of those resolutions could withstand the sight of Yuuri looking back at him. 

 Arms hampered by the tubes fed into them, Yuuri reached for Victor. He felt the sob rise in his throat when Victor leaned into this arms, tears pouring down his cheeks as he clung to Victor’s broad shoulders. He had no idea what had happened, he had no idea where he was, and his fear caused him to cling to Victor with the desperate desire to never let go.

part four of our @yurionicebigbang project!

→ read chapter four here! ←

timing is everything

@n3rdlif343va - @katsukifatale (@aetgart)

“Most people are stupid,” Yuuri shrugged. He trailed his gaze from the place where their fingers were hooked together to find Victor staring at him with such open affection it made Yuuri’s heart clench in his chest. Victor looked stunning in the twilight, the last hints of the sun’s light disappearing under the horizon and leaving Victor highlighted by the glow of the stars above them. This brilliant, beautiful, and misunderstood man was willing to take time away from his busy life to invest in Yuuri, and Yuuri could feel the weight of that realization land in his heart with a permanent thud. 

They moved together without another word, finding each other halfway across the bench. The angle in which they were leaning was slightly awkward, both still straddling the bench between their legs and their hands still joined in the space between them. Despite all of that, Yuuri felt the corners of his mouth twitching into a smile, the feel of Victor’s own smile pressed firmly against his lips.

part two and three of our @yurionicebigbang project!

→ read chapter three here! ←

a collaboration with @cinnamon-freckles for @yurionicebigbang!

timing is everything

@n3rdlif343va - @katsukifatale (@aetgart)

“Yuuri?” Victor questioned, coming to stop at Yuuri’s side in the middle of the thriving garden. Around them the world hinted of sunrise, colors beginning to burst over the distant horizon. 

“I come here to think sometimes,” Yuuri remarked, eyes trained to the distance, watching as the sun returned rainbows of light to the world. “I thought… maybe…” Yuuri turned slightly to look up at Victor, his heart thundering in his chest as he found Victor already looking at him. “The sunrise is beautiful up here.” Licking his lips, Yuuri felt his eyes flutter as Victor’s fingertips grazed his cheek. 

“Yeah… it is…” Victor whispered, feeling lost in the moment, his own mind racing as he formed his next thought. “Yuuri, can I…” 

“Yes,” Yuuri responded, not waiting for Victor’s question to be complete. Pushing himself up on his toes, Yuuri met Victor halfway in a kiss. 

 Around them, the world was illuminated with the promise of a new day.

so excited to finally reveal part 1 of our @yurionicebigbang project! it was loads of fun working together and watching all of the projects come to life after months of work!

til all my scars bleed golden by @teekettle 

The rink boards are closer than he previously realized and his face slams into them with a sickening crunch. Distantly he hears the gasps from the others, hears the shouts of his name, but it's okay, he's okay. It doesn't matter that pain is blossoming in red angry splotches across his face, that blood is already gushing down from his smashed nose and split lip. He can push himself back up, he can shake it off, he can skate, he can --

Yuuri blinks. And blinks again. His vision is hazy, unfocused, but he can at least make out Viktor's worry-stricken face hovering in his line of sight. “Viktor? I'm okay, I can still --"

It hurts, fuck it hurts, but not as much as it does to know that he failed. It was just a silly wager between friends that has no real bearing on his performance as a skater. But he still failed.

this is my contribution to @yoi-shit-bang! 

happy birthday to @n3rdlif343va!!  ଘ꒰ ๑ ˃̶ ᴗ ᵒ̴̶̷๑꒱و ̑̑

“what makes you the authority on literature?”

“what makes you?”

the stranger laughed, taking a quick sip out of his long-necked beer bottle. “i happen to make a living teaching it.”

yuuri scoffed. “is that supposed to impress me?”

this is my art entry for @yurionicebigbang‘s 2017 viktuuri reverse bang, featuring literature professor viktor “shakespeare or die” nikiforov and ta katsuki “sass and ass” yuuri! 

previews for the @yoi-fanbook zine!