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[sleepyams]

The only light in the apartment comes from a small lamp near the door, its light dim orange. Yuri has to squint to be able to read the names printed on the few books in the bookshelf. He has never heard most of them (however, that doesn’t surprise him - Yuri is a slow reader, and his attention span is too short for anything over 10 pages). He runs his fingertips over the backs of the books and takes the last one out of the shelf.

Romeo and Juliet.

Yuri has never read it, but he obviously knows the story - it’s a classic, after all. Yuri leaves through the book, reading a sentence here and another there. Finally he closes the book and, after making sure the man in the bedroom hasn’t woken up, slips the book in his bag.

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Snippet from my unreleased, untitled otayuri AU (working title whatever, lawman).

[avaruussade]

20 questions for writers, tagged by @weeheilandcoo ♡

1. How many works do you have on AO3? 49

2. What’s your total AO3 word count? 309,912

3. What fandoms do you write for? yoi mostly nowadays. I've written for haikyuu!!, Promare and SK8, too. And maybe one day I'll return to these fandoms :P

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos? Awkward Sun, study break, Light of Spring, Bruising and A Yellow Highlighter

5. Do you respond to comments? yes!! I try my best at least

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? stereo/mono literally has main character death so maybe that lmao

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? Awkward Sun!!

8. Do you get hate on fics? I've gotten maybe one or two hate comments so not really

9. Do you write smut? Yes and I actually enjoy writing it lol

10. Do you write crossovers? look I've written yoi characters in Pacific Rim universe, does that count as a crossover? I also kinda want to write more of that one day

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? lmao no

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? yes!! A Yellow Highlighter got translated into Russian

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? in the sense that I've done most of the writing, but I've created the plot together with someone

14. What is your all-time favorite ship? otayuri. is this even a surprise to anyone lmao

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? maybe that one osasuna I have like 1/3 written. Mostly because I doubt there would be readers for that

16. What are your writing strengths? small details and painful internal monologue

17. What are your writing weaknesses? dialogue

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic? I don't do it myself, but I don't mind it in fics idk. I'm neutral abt it

19. First fandom you wrote for? Honestly don't remember, probably HP or some Japanese visual kei band LMAO

20. Favorite fic you’ve written? I'd like to say Homesick because that's been my answer for years, but honestly I'm really proud of Noxious Weed and Awkward Sun, too. But if I have to say one, I'll go with Homesick.

[avaruussade]

When Otabek, a soldier for a corrupted government, flees from certain death and finds shelter at his former enemies’ base, it’s not just his view of the world that gets shifted, but also his beliefs and, most importantly, his heart. A story about a fighter, a mechanic, and trust. [completed]

otayuri | E-rated | Dystopian AU | cyborgs | cyberpunk | mutual pining | trans male character | heavy violence | smut

NOXIOUS WEED, chapter 11/11

from the beginning

[avaruussade]

When Otabek, a soldier for a corrupted government, flees from certain death and finds shelter at his former enemies’ base, it’s not just his view of the world that gets shifted, but also his beliefs and, most importantly, his heart. A story about a fighter, a mechanic, and trust. [completed, updates every Saturday]

otayuri | E-rated | Dystopian AU | cyborgs | cyberpunk | mutual pining | trans male character | heavy violence | smut

NOXIOUS WEED, chapter 10/11

from the beginning

[avaruussade]

When Otabek, a soldier for a corrupted government, flees from certain death and finds shelter at his former enemies’ base, it’s not just his view of the world that gets shifted, but also his beliefs and, most importantly, his heart. A story about a fighter, a mechanic, and trust. [completed, updates every Saturday]

otayuri | E-rated | Dystopian AU | cyborgs | cyberpunk | mutual pining | trans male character | heavy violence | smut

NOXIOUS WEED, chapter 9/11

from the beginning

[avaruussade]

When Otabek, a soldier for a corrupted government, flees from certain death and finds shelter at his former enemies’ base, it’s not just his view of the world that gets shifted, but also his beliefs and, most importantly, his heart. A story about a fighter, a mechanic, and trust. [completed, updates every Saturday]

otayuri | E-rated | Dystopian AU | cyborgs | cyberpunk | mutual pining | trans male character | heavy violence | smut

NOXIOUS WEED, chapter 8/11

from the beginning

[avaruussade]

When Otabek, a soldier for a corrupted government, flees from certain death and finds shelter at his former enemies’ base, it’s not just his view of the world that gets shifted, but also his beliefs and, most importantly, his heart. A story about a fighter, a mechanic, and trust. [completed, updates every Saturday]

otayuri | E-rated | Dystopian AU | cyborgs | cyberpunk | mutual pining | trans male character | heavy violence | eventual smut

NOXIOUS WEED, chapter 7/11

from the beginning

[avaruussade]

When Otabek, a soldier for a corrupted government, flees from certain death and finds shelter at his former enemies’ base, it’s not just his view of the world that gets shifted, but also his beliefs and, most importantly, his heart. A story about a fighter, a mechanic, and trust. [completed, updates every Saturday]

otayuri | E-rated | Dystopian AU | cyborgs | cyberpunk | mutual pining | trans male character | heavy violence | eventual smut

NOXIOUS WEED, chapter 6/11

from the beginning

[avaruussade]

When Otabek, a soldier for a corrupted government, flees from certain death and finds shelter at his former enemies’ base, it’s not just his view of the world that gets shifted, but also his beliefs and, most importantly, his heart. A story about a fighter, a mechanic, and trust. [completed, updates every Saturday]

otayuri | E-rated | Dystopian AU | cyborgs | cyberpunk | mutual pining | trans male character | heavy violence | eventual smut

NOXIOUS WEED, chapter 5/11

from the beginning

[avaruussade]

When Otabek, a soldier for a corrupted government, flees from certain death and finds shelter at his former enemies’ base, it’s not just his view of the world that gets shifted, but also his beliefs and, most importantly, his heart. A story about a fighter, a mechanic, and trust. [completed, updates every Saturday]

otayuri | E-rated | Dystopian AU | cyborgs | cyberpunk | mutual pining | trans male character | heavy violence | eventual smut

NOXIOUS WEED, chapter 4/11

from the beginning

[avaruussade]

When Otabek, a soldier for a corrupted government, flees from certain death and finds shelter at his former enemies’ base, it’s not just his view of the world that gets shifted, but also his beliefs and, most importantly, his heart. A story about a fighter, a mechanic, and trust. [completed, updates every Saturday]

otayuri | E-rated | Dystopian AU | cyborgs | cyberpunk | mutual pining | trans male character | heavy violence | eventual smut

NOXIOUS WEED, chapter 3/11

from the beginning

[avaruussade]

When Otabek, a soldier for a corrupted government, flees from certain death and finds shelter at his former enemies’ base, it’s not just his view of the world that gets shifted, but also his beliefs and, most importantly, his heart. A story about a fighter, a mechanic, and trust. [completed, updates every Saturday]

otayuri | E-rated | Dystopian AU | cyborgs | cyberpunk | mutual pining | trans male character | heavy violence | eventual smut

chapter 2/11

NOXIOUS WEED

from the beginning

[avaruussade]

When Otabek, a soldier for a corrupted government, flees from certain death and finds shelter at his former enemies’ base, it’s not just his view of the world that gets shifted, but also his beliefs and, most importantly, his heart. A story about a fighter, a mechanic, and trust. [completed, updates every Saturday]

otayuri | E-rated | Dystopian AU | cyborgs | cyberpunk | mutual pining | trans male character | heavy violence | eventual smut

chapter 2/11

NOXIOUS WEED

from the beginning

[avaruussade]

When Otabek, a soldier for a corrupted government, flees from certain death and finds shelter at his former enemies’ base, it’s not just his view of the world that gets shifted, but also his beliefs and, most importantly, his heart. A story about a fighter, a mechanic, and trust. [completed, updates every Saturday]

otayuri | E-rated | Dystopian AU | cyborgs | cyberpunk | mutual pining | trans male character | heavy violence | eventual smut

chapter 1/11

NOXIOUS WEED

[avaruussade]

When Otabek, a soldier for a corrupted government, flees from certain death and finds shelter at his former enemies’ base, it’s not just his view of the world that gets shifted, but also his beliefs and, most importantly, his heart. A story about a fighter, a mechanic, and trust. [completed, updates every Saturday]

otayuri | E-rated | Dystopian AU | cyborgs | cyberpunk | mutual pining | trans male character | heavy violence | eventual smut

chapter 1/11

NOXIOUS WEED

[avaruussade]

“Beka!” Otabek’s heart skips a beat and he turns around so fast he feels dizzy for a second. He frantically looks around until his eyes land on Yuri standing on the other side of the room: his hair is in a dirty ponytail, he has a bleeding wound on his cheek and down his arm, but other than that he doesn’t look injured. He weaves his way through the crowd, places his hands on each side of Otabek’s face and without saying anything, kisses him on the mouth. It’s warm and safe, it’s like home, and Otabek’s hands find their way to the side of Yuri’s neck where he can feel his pulse. It’s thundering under his touch, and Otabek doesn’t realize Yuri is crying until the kiss starts to taste salty. For the first time in days Otabek smiles, feeling true joy in his chest, and places a soft kiss on Yuri’s forehead.

The first chapter of Noxious Weed will be up this Saturday, the 1st of June, on my AO3!

[avaruussade]

“Hey!” Otabek curses in his mind and halts to a stop. The soldier doesn’t have prosthetics, and he’s reaching for a gun secured on his hip. Otabek knows he has to be fast, so he closes the distance between them and with his only free hand he punches the man in the face. The man staggers backwards but doesn’t fall, and that’s when Otabek goes in with another punch. He aims for the stomach and then for the face again, and the man falls on his back with a grunt. He tries to swing at Otabek but misses, and with a few extra punches Otabek has managed to render the man unconscious, and he doesn’t stop to make sure the man is still breathing. Someone must’ve heard them fight, because there are two soldiers waiting for him in the next room. They both have guns and are aiming for Otabek, and Otabek ducks as soon as he sees the barrels of the guns. He turns his prosthetic hand into a knife and goes to cut the leg of one of the fighters despite not being able to really move the arm. He kicks the other fighter and manages to make him fall, and with a quick movement he stabs the man in the stomach. He can hear the other fighter gasp and stumble backwards, and Otabek turns to look at him. He sees fear in the fighter’s eyes. He looks at his injured friend and then back at Otabek, and his hands are shaking as he raises his gun. Otabek kicks at the barrel and the gun goes flying, hitting the wall. With a kick and a punch with his arm blade the man falls on the floor, blood pooling around him. Seeing the blood clears Otabek’s head momentarily, but only for a second: he can hear people running somewhere behind his back. He takes off, heading towards the next staircase.