Tag: victor nikiforov

seeingteacupsindragons:

So Chris in Yuri!!! On Museum says that Viktor shows an “uncharacteristically” serious side of himself to Yuuri.

This sounds surprising, but I can’t actually figure out why. All of the material for it in canon is there. Maybe it’s fandom’s tendency to portray Viktor as incapable of higher mental functions, or assume Yuuri had to get used to Viktor unexpectedly being a giant dork and forgetful and flighty and impulsive.

Only, Yuuri never expresses surprise about these traits. Not even his “forgetfulness,” really. He’s not as blasé and irritable as Yurio is about him forgetting things, but he’s definitely not, “OMG, VIKTOR NIKIFOROV FORGOT SOMETHING,” either. Just because he knows these things doesn’t mean he’s prepared out of nowhere to actually cope with these clashing personality traits. Yuuri believed it was totally likely that Viktor was only there because he wanted a break—he knows Viktor has a tendency to be impulsive. Viktor’s Instagram and/or Twitter icon is a picture of Makkachin wearing his Stammi Vicino costume.

Viktor Nikiforov, The Legend is very obviously a dork. And why not? That’s endearing to people like you and me and his in-universe fans. He’s known for surprising people. You don’t do that without winding up looking like a fool occasionally, especially when he was younger. When Viktor gets harsh and petty, Yuuri does react with some measure of shock, because that wasn’t part of Viktor’s public persona.

But when Viktor tries to be serious about something, no one believes him. Everyone thinks his attempt at coaching is some giant joke (and, okay, after episode ten it becomes a bit clearer why exactly that’s their thought process, but still). Chris thinks Yuuri is just a whim Viktor is willing to abandon. Minako thought Viktor’s heartfelt Stammi Vicino program was unconvincing.

But Yuuri is the one who gets to see when Viktor’s serious about something. When something matters to Viktor, it’s Yuuri that gets to know about it, and no one else because that part of Viktor  is precious and vulnerable and what if someone makes fun of it? What if people once again refuse to believe in him or dismiss him?

Can we all stop pretending like giving Yuuri that is somehow less significant and poignant than showing off how much he loves his dog or something? It’s really, really not.

cafecliche:

kiaronna:

malcre-nsfw:

through sheer coincidence I have now worn a jinbei (?) and I have two things to say: 1) I have completely misunderstood how they work, 2) I really should go harder on getting references, 3) WOW Victor went Out Of His Fucking Way to have his tit Out in ep 2 it is not difficult at all to wear a jinbei ;;

Yuuri: is this some kind of divine punishment, he doesn’t know what he’s doing to me

Viktor: let’s play a game called “how far can Yuuri see down my jinbei,” trademark Viktor Nikiforov

#viktor ‘fake sneeze while pretending to sleep so you look cute in front of your crush’ nikiforov#viktor ‘ARE YOU SINGLE LET’S SLEEP TOGETHER’ nikiforov#a dangerous playboy. seductive

(kevystel)

kevystel:

non-exhaustive list of posts found in viktor nikiforov’s tag in yoiverse, with captions along the lines of ‘we don’t deserve him 😩😩😩’:

  • instagram story videos of him lip-syncing in the car to various Europop Classics™ he grew up with (thanks to @doumekichikara​ for this idea)
  • instagram story videos of him having road rage, the viktor version of road rage, which is essentially him narrating events from the driver’s seat of his car in a dangerously calm voice
  • compilation gifsets of viktor’s facial expressions watching yuuri skate
  • compilation gifsets of viktor’s facial expressions watching georgi skate
  • disturbingly hd photos of viktor casually looking beautiful in situations where he has no right to look this beautiful (e.g. after a 12h aeroflot flight)
  • the Iconic Gif of viktor examining his fingernails while yakov yells at him, which has become a meme
  • the Iconic Screenshot of viktor going WOW! AMAZING! at things that are not WOWAMAZING, which has also become a meme
  • a full 10-second clip of 17-year-old viktor trying, and failing, to hang his gold medal on his makkachin tissue box
  • snippets of the (outrageously hard to find) french-language day-in-the-life-of-russia’s-figure-skating-legend documentary, famous in the skating community for viktor’s fans crying because of how he talks to his dog
  • interviews where the interviewers are baffled by viktor treating quads like they’re effortless
  • gif of viktor tripping over something and turning the stumble into an elaborate bow (often reblogged alongside the gif of yuuri walking straight into a wall without his glasses)
  • instagram videos of impromptu duets with chris during practice
  • blurry gifset from the gpf gala of chris smacking his ass and viktor turning around to wink
  • rare photo of tiny child viktor gazing at stéphane lambiel in open admiration
  • extremely common photo of adult viktor gazing at katsuki yuuri in open adoration
  • comparison gifset of viktor’s public smiles pre- and post-yuuri