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Her eyes flickered and shone like she was some kind of wild beast. And I knew in that moment, no matter what I did, it was only a matter of time before the world found this little girl and dragged her out into the light. - Medalist - Episode 14
Good boy!!!
MEDALIST (2020-?) by tsurumaikada
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Hello medalist fandom
(I’m a yodaka Jun hater (lovingly) )
What in the yodatsuka is this?
It may sound strange, but what I find fascinating about yodatsuka is the unfortunate timing of their meeting. By the time they first meet face-to-face, both had already ended their careers as athletes—for either of them it's "too late". It was precisely in the earlier half of their lives, when they were both active figure skaters, that they truly needed each other, yet fate never brought them together until long after they retired.
Tsukasa, who admired Jun and had no one to rely on in the world of skating, surely must have wished to be taught by Jun. Likewise, Jun, who was so talented that he couldn’t trust adults, seems to have truly desired a coach like Tsukasa—someone who would dedicate himself to supporting his students, even at his own expense.
Now both of them are left with complicated feelings, wondering why they had to meet the person they longed to meet at this particular moment in time, and perhaps even feeling frustration toward fate. At first glance, this seems tragic. However, in a sense, the manga Medalist begins with the past setbacks of these two coaches. Precisely because they never met when they needed each other most and experienced failure in their lives, the actions they take in their “second lives” help to nurture the remarkable talents of the next generation—Inori and Hikaru—and drive the story forward.
The chemistry sparked by Inori and Tsukasa, Hikaru and Jun, stimulates and enriches their own lives as well. In other words, the meeting of Tsukasa and Jun carries a hopeful message: “No matter how great the setback, life goes on, and in fact, you may meet wonderful people or those you longed to meet after that.” I believe this is what makes these two so wonderful together—sometimes, “even if it’s too late, it’s not the end” feels empowering than "fateful encounter at the perfect time."
Y'all
Yodatsuka AU idea
Yuri on Ice AU, but it's Tsukasa on Ice, and Jun is Victor. Jun is a retired gold medalist, Tsukasa is in his mid-20s and about to retire from competing because he started too late and feels like he can't keep up
Jun sees a video of him that Hitomi uploaded, skating the routine that Jun won gold with. Jun, who's bored and not sure what to do with himself when he's not skating, travels to Tsukasa and is like "I will make you win gold"
How about it? I think it fits. Rather, I love this idea. What do y'all think? Do you see the vision?
