Kiaronna! Another wonderful person on Tumblr told me to check out The Power of Love when I was looking for a particular type of angst, and it was exactly what I needed! Like, almost painfully so. I was wanting to rip out my hair and scream at them tobjist friggin talk, but at the same time I wanted to see more. So thank you for being so damn awesome. Now I must ask, can you tell me one boring fact about Victor and Yuuri that no one knows?
HI YES. I’m so flattered that somebody recommended it? The Power of Love was angsty for me to write. I honestly am not sure what type of angst it classifies as, though? Probably mutual pining. Mutual pining is my drug of choice, too, friend.
JUST FRIGGIN TALK KIDS IT’D FIX EVERYTHING. Except sometimes they talk and it gets worse so....
ANYWAY hmmm. I’m not sure if you want these HCs specifically in PoL’s universe, or in the YOI universe in general. Firstly, I just have to tell you that there are no boring facts about Viktor and Yuuri-- at least as far as their fiances are concerned. I’m gonna say that Viktor is actually very good at impressions, and his favorite type of comedians are people who do impressions. You might imagine that this stems from the fact that he used to be a performative person-- meaning he had to act out emotions/cover emotions up. It’s actually because Viktor is a crowd-pleaser who’s good at accents, and also at paying attention to people’s quirks. Yuuri’s boring fact is that he’s one of those people who enjoys freezer-burn ice cream (I am also one of these people) because it’s crunchy and it’s comforting to chew things. Also, the flavor reminds him of rinks... somehow.
A ViktorandYuuri fact that nobody knows is that Yuuri occasionally gets to dress Viktor, even though Yuuri’s idea of fashion is usually ‘whatever is clean and comfortable.’ Look, Yuuri tries very hard. He stares and stares at their shared closet and thinks about color schemes and fashion ‘rules’ he’s heard of in the past. (”Plaid and stripes is a no, right?” He asks on one occasion. “I would rather be naked,” says Viktor immediately in response. “That really doesn’t mean much,” Yuuri muses, unaffected. “But probably a no.”)
Then, Yuuri carefully selects an outfit he thinks would look ravishing on his Vitya, and Viktor just has to put it on. He does not say a word. He will probably have to exit the house wearing it, too.
Do they get stopped by paparazzi on some of these days?? Yes. Does it have every fashion magazine in an uproar over ‘hot or not?’ Absolutely. Luckily for Yuuri’s fashion sense, Viktor has that Rihanna magic: it’s not fashion until Viktor says it’s fashion.
“What do you credit for inspiring your invention of what is now known as the ‘baggy bourgeois’ look?” All the reporters want to know.
“Our closet light was broken from closet... activities,” says Viktor, oh-so-subtly. “So Yuuri felt around for whatever material he wanted me to wear that morning, and we made history.”
