#victyrus

I don't know why I thought of this question lol

(I'm assuming you mean non-canon, as most BCS ships are, so mcwexler is out of the running for consideration lol)

I think first place is pretty obvious: nachomingo! childhood best friends-to-lovers who don't enjoy violence and would prefer to avoid it, unlike most of their cartel colleagues. in a world where Nacho never sold oxy on the side and didn't kick off the series by getting Tuco locked up, I can see them having a secret love that keeps them both sane :)

many close ties for second place: choward, mchamlin, and whatever the ship names are for Kim/Howard and Jimmy/Kim/Howard. these four ships have the advantage of containing no cartel members, which just makes fluff so much more likely. nachomingo only manages to beat them because of the insane personal history and tensions between the various characters. does anybody actually ship Howard with either mcwexler or just Kim? I can see it. pretty easily

third place: jimmynacho. where's that post that pointed out that Jimmy's like the only character who ever manages to make Nacho smile? if these people were even a little bit more normal, Jimmy could've had a scary-yet-sweet buff boyfriend whose wealth he doesn’t question, and Nacho could've had a funny little stress toy of a lawyer he gets to kiss. take me back to season one

another tie for fourth place: mikenacho and victyrus. yes they're all Bad Men Not Normal, but their badness and not-normalness fit well together provided Gus doesn’t plan to kill any of them. pseudo-father/son shit and two men who are each others only true friends and confidants

it's cuuuute :) victyrus doesn’t capture me the way vicnacho does (big slut for enemies-to-lovers over here lol) but I do like it!! we can see from the duo status they received in BCS that they know each other well, work together well, and - presumably - get along well. in a line of work as isolating as theirs, I don't think it's very much of a stretch to imagine that they're each others closest friends!

Tyrus is the older one in my view, has maybe about five or six years on Victor. I think he was working for Gus before Victor was, and that their relationship isn't really mentor-mentee, but has that senior employee-junior employee kinda vibe with mutual respect. I imagine Tyrus has a military background just like Victor does (though I'm undecided as to what branch), so right off the bat they have similarities that they can bond over!

Gus when gay love (like the kind he doesn't have anymore) happens in his organization:

Had to think of Victyrus ☠☠

LMAO hilarious

Tyrus: it was the worst period of my life and I'm going to carry the guilt with me until I die

I can only think of either that or new chapters for any of your previous fics rip

the soldiery AU is an interesting one to be sure! one thing I would absolutely include in such a hypothetical oneshot would be Victor poking at Tyrus by calling him "Captain Kitty" (Tyrus got nicknamed 'Kitty' pretty much from day one and he hates it so much lol). does that piss you off, sir? does that make you wanna ride him to hell and back until he aches pull yourself out of that trauma-misery and assert your authority? hm?

It's really giving "i'm obsessed with problematic relationships with age gaps where the age gap is the least problematic thing about their relationship" tbh. Like the age gap is at the bottom of problems they will end up having fr

Maybe it gets sexual after a few weeks of tension (not even sexual tension lol), where Tyrus snaps as Victor is trying to ragebait him once again, causing him to press Vic down and just go, "I could end you right now; is that what you want? I work so hard to keep my emotions in check, and all I get for it is constant provocation! You happy now?" with his hands around Vic's throat.

He hopes that scares the recruit into stopping, at least enough to get him from being so damn disrespectful, only for Tyrus to feel Victor's erection against him lmao.

They both return back to base with Victor just looking very smug while Tyrus is hiding the skin around his collarbone area.

it's not stupid, it's a delight! that trope is so fun lol

ooh, Captain Kitt got prodded a little too much, decided to put some real fear into this miserable shit... but that dominance and violence is exactly what Victor was trying to pull out of him; all he does is give him what he wants

the boner is a surprise for both of them; Victor is Not going to want to directly acknowledge the Gayness, lmao. but in the moment with both of them all worked up, hangups and logical reasons not to do this are easier to ignore. they rush into a quick, rough encounter - probably some half-clothed grinding and a mutual jerk-off, or jerking each other off - and slink back to base a little sweaty with slightly wrinkled uniforms and the knowledge that this is definitely going to happen again, even if it is a terrible idea

Victor basically going "I can make him worse."

Tyrus is just trying to get back any sense of reality, clinging to anything and thinking about what he should do while seeing this young guy who is "about to ruin his life," like how Ty did, so he kind of accepts all the attention he is getting from Vic only for it to snowball into an affair that they should Not. Be. Having.

Maybe add some power imbalance via military ranks while we're at it

I also love that shit lol, age gaps my beloved <3

ooh, what a cool idea!! I headcanon that Tyrus completed his active duty requirement in 1991, shortly after the end of the Gulf War and a year before Victor enlisted, but it's so interesting to imagine an AU where he has six active years instead of four, so he's still around and doing stuff when Victor joins up. I like the idea that Tyrus was in the Air Force, so there wouldn't be too much opportunity for them to meet (and Tyrus would never be Victor's direct commanding officer), but it could definitely happen!

I imagine Victor would be impressed by Tyrus's stoic demeanor and combat experience, seeing him as someone worthy of admiration and emulation, but then be surprised - and kind of disappointed - when he finds out that Tyrus hates what he's done, doesn't want to tell his war stories, doesn’t find any excitement in battle and has no ambition to rise further up the ranks

he thinks, what the fuck? this guy made it to Captain but he doesn’t even want it? he's killed enemies like Victor is itching to, but he's all mopey about it and just wants to leave and live a boring civilian life where he'll won't be able to fight, he'll never have a mission, he'll never get to prove himself again the way you only can on a battlefield? it rubs Victor the wrong way

after that realization, things would probably be a little hostile. Victor gets dangerously close to a level of disrespect that could get him in big trouble, implying that Tyrus is just weak, trying to provoke him into 'getting over it' and being the strong, ruthless leader that Victor subconsciously wants him to be (because he wants to follow him). Tyrus is obviously offended at all the rude remarks he's suddenly getting from this clueless, bloodthirsty kid who thinks he has any idea what he's been through, who still childishly believes that combat is glorious and cool; but as irritating as Victor is, a part of him feels a tiny bit obligated to at least try to show him reality

so they keep talking. they get closer. and then... well, like you said. they end up doing something they absolutely Should Not Do. a Captain and a Private having sex? especially gay sex in the early 90s? nobody can ever, ever find out