Day Three of @tentacleyuuriweek, BDSM
this hardly counts as BDSM, im sorry, but still
Something magical is coming… ✨
Аноним asked:
Sometimes you'll feel like hiding away from humanity for ten thousand years and that's valid - Dracula
Never in my life i related to Dracula so much. Thank you!
My cecaelia Yuuri, love him <3
I know this is just a sketch but i wanted to get at least something for today.
Day Two: Overstimulation / Inkplay
yuuris-piano asked:
Yuuri [encouragement from a fictional character]: "You're doing the best that you can, and that's what matters. You've done so much to surprise people, already. So don't fret. We have some of our pitfalls before we rise and make history."
Thank you, Yuuri, i needed that <3 <3 <3
Things I’ve learnt as a skater that almost never make it to fanfiction
Because I’ve read enough fics to cringe when the figure skater throws their very expensive skates in their bag and run off somewhere because nobody ever treats their skates like that.
- DRY OFF YOUR SKATES.
- You dry off skates with a towel so that you protect the leather and so that the blades don’t rust
- You put your blades in soakers (aka basically socks for your blades) so that the condensation gets absorbed somewhere and doesn’t rust the blade
- AIR YOUR SKATES they smell when left in a closed bag
- It takes like 10 minutes putting on skates and like 15 minutes getting them off because you need to wipe it down
- YOUR SKATES NEED TO BE REALLY TIGHT SO THEY NEED 10 MINUTES TO PUT ON
- Literally everyone falls
- Everyone.
- Falls.
- From the board huggers to the pros doing jumps and spins everyone falls and that’s natural
- Just fall
- TRIPPING ON TOE PICKS
- The number 1 cause of falling
- You can be talking to someone and then end up face down on the ice the next moment because toe pick
- Stabbing yourself with a toe pick is not fun but extremely common to do so
- Stabbing yourself in the boot is literally the most heartbreaking thing it’s like stabbing an expensive bag with a fork
- Boots need to be replaced often if you’re skating at a high level cuz the support breaks down faster than you’ll see physical wear and tear outside of the boot
- Blades need to be sharpened every 30-ish hours of usage (around once every two weeks-ish if you skate everyday)
- Blades can sometimes cost as much as a boot
- There is a break-in time for boots because they’re sooooo stiff
- Some people wear their new skates around the house to quicken the break-in time
- Boots have different stiffness ratings and you can’t get any random boot you like because you need to make sure it has sufficient padding for your foot
- You can’t randomly get custom boots made for someone without their foot measurements
- Boots need to fit on your feet like a damn glove
- An exact fit
- You can’t use anyone else’s skates unless you’re both the same size
- Rental skates are pieces of shit
- No matter how pro you are you’ll never be able to skate normally on rentals
- WEAR GLOVES
- The ice gets super cut-up and falling without gloves on can scrape your hands
- It’s extremely painful when that happens
- Wear gloves pls
- PEOPLE WEAR PADDING
- Especially if they’re learning something new
- Pads for your butt, pads for your knees, heck even padded gloves
- Padding protects your joints especially if you have joint problem
- Like smashing your knees against the ice frequently causes you problems
- A one-way ticket to old lady knees
- Say goodbye to unblemished legs
- Your knees will forever be bruised
- Things people put in their skate bag:
- Waterbottle, towels, band-aids, exercise tapes, extra socks, extra gloves, extra layers/clothes, hair-ties, skate guards, soakers, gels for blisters
- You’ll notice that Olympic pros use luggages and that’s cuz they literally lug their entire house with them
- Costumes, exercise mats, exercise gear, clothes, tracksuits, makeup etc
- Whatever looks easy on screen is actually really freaking difficult to do
- Katsuki Yuuri should technically not have been able to land the Quad Flip on a whim without practice unless he actually trained for it in Detroit
- You can’t learn stuff on your own
- Like you need a coach or an experienced skater to teach you the correct techniques
- You need someone to spot your mistakes cuz you won’t be able to tell on your own
- People record themselves for this reason
- Throwing yourself in the air and spinning is difficult like try jumping and turning more than 360 degrees on land and see if you can do it well
- ZAMBONI
- WHY DOES EVERYONE FORGET THE ZAMBONI
- Skating on fresh ice after a zamboni is a religious experience
- ZAMBONI
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
//Having competed myself- all of this is true. I bruised my tailbone because of tripping on a toe pick and I have stabbed myself and my boots multiple times (actually the appearance of my boots makes me wanna cry they were so pretty oh boots what have I done to you). Can verify: not fun. Also I wanna see everyone in YOI’s soakers- they’re either completely utilitarian, kinda cute, or COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS I once had a black furry pair with tye dye on the absorbent part and big rhinestone flowers on the outside. They were hideous <3
FOR MY SAD ANON: a snippet of a high fantasy au with wandmaster yuuri and royal sorcerer viktor, which when i one day get around to writing it will be a collab with @artofmarylarson !!!
The week after Lord Nikiforov’s first visit to his shop, Yuuri puts a
little chime above his door, one that lets out a melodious tinkling of bells
that sounds a little like silver rainfall on the pebbles by a stream, and hopes
that it’ll mean he won’t be caught unawares again. That was so embarrassing, stammering his way through a conversation with Lord Nikiforov of all people, the King’s
very own Head of Sorcery! He never wants
to think about that again. What a mess he was.
He goes through his daily routine to keep his mind off it, just as he has every day for the past week, and reminds himself to breathe. He makes breakfast and feeds Vicchan, sings to the flowers in the side hall so that they can eventually turn into charms, and takes a break with some honeyed tea so he doesn’t strain his throat. Then he dances for a while, laughing as he twines magic around his fingers and spins it into an imaginary partner, composed of wind and leaves that twirl about as he whirls and skips his way around the room, and Vicchan yips happily and chases his feet.
He’s watering the potion-herbs in the front room when his chime twinkles merrily, and he looks up, a polite Hello, how may I help you on his lips, only to find—
Lord Nikiforov.
The words die in his throat.
Never get in between cecaelia and their prey mate.
Done for @tentacleyuuriweek
Day One: Possessiveness
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