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#someone may or may not has accidentally caused the fall of the Berlin wall
brainrotarchive · 7 months
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Do you like fun? Do you think about Aziraphale and Crowley more than the average person? Did you mildly enjoy History class in High School? Oh girl, I wrote a fanfic just for you!
So, I recently let my inner historian shine through and poured my heart and soul into a short good omens fic about the fall of the Berlin wall! It’s called „I can remember, standing by the wall“ (yk, like the Bowie lyrics!)
Let me set the scene:
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It‘s November 9th 1989, Crowley convinces his angel to visit Berlin for a short trip after his senses tell him a major historical event is near. Chaos ensues and they find themselves again in the middle of a reunited Berlin. For a moment they get carried away and allow themselves to hope.
I‘m really proud of my work and I hope this post can reach other history freaks like me. This fic is overall canon compliant and totally romantic. It explores their relationship and belief system before they work together to stop the apocalypse and is spiked with some banter and hidden references. There‘s also a pretty intense end note that gives you all the historical context you might need. This moment in history always made me really emotional and I had so much fun using it as a setting for our favorite husbands. Believe me the Cold War and the ineffable husbands work amazingly together!
Please say hi on ao3!
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Fic Recs for March 2017
birthday surprise by  suga
Summary:
other than his grandpa, there was only one other person yuri wanted to hear from on his birthday.
Fall Where They May by  flammablehat
Summary:
Viktor has a special talent for magically normalizing every strange thing he does.
all of rome by basilique
Summary:
Right after their wedding, Yuuri and Viktor go on Honeymoon to Rome. They decided to splurge on a visit to an all-male bath house, because why not? And when it turns out to be something of a venue for sexual exhibitionism, why not join the fun? When in Rome…
Kings in Couture by slightlied
Summary:
a devil wears prada au in which victor is the editor-in-chief of a fashion magazine, yuuri’s his new secretary, and instead of talking about his feelings, victor just sends him on a bunch of errands
The Calm Before A Storm by  iamthefacebehindthemask
Summary:
Early mornings had become Victor’s least favorite time of the day.
Emordnilap by  Dawn on ICE (Dawn_Blossom)
Summary:
27-year old, five-time consecutive gold medalist Yuuri Katsuki is planning on retiring after his disgraceful performance at the Sochi Grand Prix FInal.
Victor Nikiforov is a better skater than him (the skating community says otherwise, but what do they know?) and therefore it does NOT make sense for him to show up in the onsen and declare that he’s going to be Yuuri’s student.
Imagery by  Cesare
Summary:
Because Yuuri is never, ever lucky, of course Victor finds his poster stash.
This Tastes Fishy by  otapocalypse
Summary:
Yuuri is comforted by his best friend
Making History by Moonlight: Bishounen Senshi Skater Moon!!! by  virdant
Summary:
Yuuri moves to St. Petersburg, ugly tie in hand, prepared to make history and fight evil.
Do your research by  classicpleistocene
Summary:
After World Championship, Michele and Emil take a week off together to be cuddly boyfriends and discover each others’ secrets.
i’m just going to the store by  bosbie
Summary:
Accidental masked vigilante Victor Nikiforov.
Or: how Victor’s impulsiveness backfires and creates one of the greatest living internet memes to ever come out of Russia.
see myself through someone else by  maydei
Summary:
Victor is a mermaid that washes up on the Atlantic Coast amidst a strong tide. When taking refuge up a small sound, he meets an artist under a bridge.
trust me, he’ll say yes by  JkWriter
Summary:
phichit was used to getting calls all hours of the day from the other skaters. he wanted to get those calls because he loved meddling in the love lives of his friends.
Getting the Words Right by Lazchan
Summary:
Viktor is out of town and Yuuri is left alone with Team Russia
between every breath that makes you whole and mine by incode
Summary:
Yuuri wakes up feeling… not so hot.
Victor will help. Victor really, really wants to help.
(Victor hums thoughtfully, and then he disappears into the closet for a moment. When he returns, he thrusts a bundle of fabric into Yuuri’s chest.
Yuuri’s eyes go wide as he looks it over - his Team Japan jacket.)
crust and sugar over by  ShanaStoryteller
Summary:
Katsuki sits cross-legged, clearly in no hurry to go anywhere. “What’s your name? I’m –”
“I know who you are,” he cuts him off, then blushes, then hates himself for both those things. Katsuki looks surprised, and Yuri can’t think as to why. He’s a nationally ranked figure skater. He’s Yuri’s favorite figure skater.
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Yuuri and Yuri become friends and Viktor develops a crush.
a pinprick of light by Crollalanza
Summary:
‘It’s as if all the flamboyance and fun has been used up on the ice. And now we become the grey people,’ Victor had warned Mila before her first Grand Prix banquet.
He’d not exaggerated, and the only social skills Mila was learning was how to stifle yawns before she could make a getaway.
Then Katsuki Yuuri drank a vat of champagne, and colour exploded into all their lives.
But it’s up to Mila and Sara to salvage his reputation when the events of the banquet threaten to go viral.
open up your eyes (breathe easy) by ashleypender
Summary:
Viktor loves to touch his Yuuri.
Sweet Spots by  Crazy_Gaze
Summary:
“But don’t get too comfortable. ‘Cause he’ll make you wait for it.” Phichit grumbles. “And if you don’t, next thing you know, you’re tied up, can’t move, and then he’ll laugh at you, Victor.”
Victor looks far from opposed to the idea though. “Oh…” He says, a little starstruck. “I might not be too opposed to that.”
(In which Victor and Phichit don’t really talk about Detroit but about Yuuri instead.)
To what should i compare thee with fine ass?by wepreachelectric
Summary:
a simple, Shakespearien Sonnet about chris giacometti and his fine fine ass
resting pulse by cafecliche
For something all in his head, it can be brutally physical when it wants to be. But he’s an athlete - he knows how to listen to his body, categorize and interpret its signals. It doesn’t really follow that the smallest twinge in his knee could mean a very bad season at the same time full-blown palpitations mean it’s a day that ends in Y. But bodies are weird.
Victor, though. Victor is a stress test brought to life.
(Or: a story in heartbeats.)
Silver, Skype, Seduction by  Laikin394
Summary:
Victor gives a great show. Especially, if Yuuri is the only viewer. or That one time where Victor and Yuuri are separated by different competitions and they make up for the lost time. AKA I wanted Victuuri Skype sex, let’s not pretend there’s plot in this.
a love that refuses to be silenced by wartransmission
Summary:
A year into being officially (and he doesn’t count what happened in Barcelona, because really, Viktor?) engaged and capable of sleeping with Viktor on the same bed without combusting into embarrassed flames, Yuuri learns something about his favorite skater and now-fiancé.
The Five Languages of Viktor Nikiforovby  athoroughlybakedpotato (acommontater)
Summary:
Language is not only how you understand other people, but how you learn to understand yourself.
a new day by  aquamarine_nebula
Summary:
There were three lies Viktor’s mind tried to convince him regarding his relationship with Yuuri.
First: Yuuri understood each and every one of his actions, so he had nothing to explain. Second: Yuuri was too good for him. Third: he loved Yuuri much more than Yuuri loved him.
(He was wrong about this.)
Flip, Sip, or Strip! bycutthroatpixie
Five times Yuuri totally owned at a college drinking game
(the plus one time he didn’t own at something is implied)
Figure Skators vs. Watermelon by Redawilo
Summary:
Two Russians, a Kazakhstani, and a Japanese man decide to spend a hot afternoon on a beach trying to hit a watermelon with a stick. Pure silliness ensues.
Skating Out Your Emotions by Lazchan
Summary:
Yuri is starting to wonder if he’s reading too much into Yuuri when he’s notskating, but the longer he stays in Russia, the more he notices the differences off and on the ice.
Have we got contact? by  Crollalanza
Summary:
Seung-gil hadn’t been at all sure he’d watch the competition. What he’d do instead was practise and look after his dog, catching up on the highlights later because they were the only thing that could possible be useful. But then Sara Crispino texts him, and instead of ignoring her, he finds himself drawn into the excitement of the Grand Prix Final.
And it’s not long before everyone else starts messaging.
Champagne, Vodka, and Other Spirits by  Dawn on ICE (Dawn_Blossom)
Summary:
Victor Nikiforov wouldn’t mind being dead if only the real estate agency would stop trying to sell his house.
the fall of this empire will be loud by  elesssar
Summary:
In 1991, the Soviet Union collapses. In 1989, the Berlin wall falls. In 1987, Viktor Nikiforov, iconic figure skater and darling of the USSR, defects to the United States. In 1986, Yuuri Katsuki falls in love.
Even My Feet Smile For You by ineptshieldmaid
It’s because of this - this tendency of Viktor’s to be all limbs, always moving, even when he’s relaxed - that the thing with the feet happens. Not the thing with Yuri’s feet: that happens a lot, because Viktor is not subtle in his interests and Yuri is not the kind of man to pass up on leverage like that. No, this is the thing with Viktor’s feet. The one that leads to Yuri’s most widely-screencapped and circulated instagram post ever, and also Viktor’s most infamous profile picture.
Maybe He’s Born With It (Maybe It’s Phichit) by  mousapelli
Summary:
Phichit altruistically saves Yuri from the melodramatic makeup tendencies of his fellow Russians.
Yuuri Enchanted by  the__magpie
Summary:
At birth, Yuuri Katsuki was given the gift of obedience, although he quickly learns as he grows up that it is a curse. He has to obey any command given to him, even if it puts him or others in danger. Too afraid to face the terrifying outside world, Yuuri stays in his home town of Hasetsu, until a chance encounter with Prince Victor urges him to venture outside of his safe bubble. Determined to break his curse, Yuuri begins on an adventure involving fairies, ogres, true love, and courage he never knew he had.
The Year of King JJ by  WithBroomBefore
Summary:
Yuri acknowledged, at some point, that JJ wasn’t objectively the worst person who had ever existed.
Friends First by  EternalWhiteRose
Summary:
Otabek tells his coach that he wants to retire, but of course, news travels fast. Specifically, to the other side of the country. More specifically, to America and Canada.
OR; JJ and Leo visit Otabek unannounced.
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