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Digging around in old art folders continues, circa 2020.

Hello tumblr nation i have been gone for *checks calender* forever!

The ninth annual Figure Skating Championships sketches ⛸ Previous years can be found here -

Mikhail Shaidorov (KAZ): Kung Fu Panda | 2025 World Championships, EX

MAPPA’s Yuri!! On Ice, key animation by Junpei Tatenaka

Ice Adolescence - The Yuri on Ice Movie

(I’m certainly declaring a flavor of the above to be canon for my fanfic writing purposes, anyway. Specifically, Victor and that first lover he almost mentioned in ep 2 got outed at the Olympics, Victor told his parents they weren’t seeing each other anymore (lying), the lover told his parents or coach or idk they weren’t seeing each other anymore (truthful), Victor won gold partly to spite his parents and everyone around the lover (and probably also the lover), Victor spent the off-season in his hometown and mostly not at home because his parents might have forgotten they threatened to kick him out over that lover but he hasn’t, Victor turned eighteen and immediately renegotiated his housing situation in Saint-Petersburg to be year-round on his dime instead of skating-season-only on his parents’ dime, Victor’s entire interaction with Chris age almost sixteen (indeed, his entire interaction with Chris age not yet eighteen) was caught on camera and described as flirtatious, and Victor hasn’t seen or heard from any biological relatives since.)

Yuri on Ice won overall! I did hear some compelling arguments for the other couples so there’s a good chance we’ll circle back to these canon gay couples. I wanted to express my pride this year with fanart depicting healthy gay relationships. 🏳️‍🌈

Something round and gold? Wow.

Also, friendly reminder that Victor’s birthday is on Christmas Day. ^^This is today’s hand calibrator! Off to work now. 

the face of figure skating on their website.

And in case you want close-ups:

They’re pretty good shots, too.

Yuri’s internal dialogue convinces you he’s not that good, and definitely not good in comparison to the other professionals at his level. He’d have you think that even if you’re looking at a beautifully designed character that he’s unattractive and unsexy. 

Then you see how other characters react to him, how they talk about him, and when he slicks that hair back and puts a little more sex in his step you realize something doesn’t add up.