Hello! Thank You So Much For Running This Blog, It’s Been Really Helping Me Out. I Haven’t Been Feeling

Hello! Thank you so much for running this blog, it’s been really helping me out. I haven’t been feeling great these past few days and was wondering if you have any recs for fics that you have found lifted your mood? Silly, fluffy, or just a fic that is immersive and really takes your mind off things? Sorry that it’s not specific, I am sure anything would be fine. I’ve been loving all your other recs too!

Hello nonnie, I'm sorry you're feeling that way. I think we're collectively feeling varying degrees of sadness these times, moreso for people with pre-existing mental health issues, due to the pandemic. Personally, it's been this way for me for more than a year now because of a devastating loss and I think I'll never be the same again. I just hope that things get better as time passes. And I try to get all the happiness I can, however fleeting it may seem, from things (and people) that make me happy.

So for my go-to fics, please check out "personal favorites" in the masterlist since all the fics and authors I love are all there. But for something more specific, I'd definitely mention:

Just Hold On (We're Going Home) by @kiaronna - This is the YOI fic I've reread the most (like, more than 10 times) because for me, it's just so perfect! I come back to it every time I want to feel a certain way because hnnng All. The. Feels!!! Tbh, angst comes up more than fluff in me with this one. I cry literally every reread. Don't get me wrong, it's not that sad and it definitely has a lot of fluffy/funny scenes but Idk, the feelings it evokes in me, man! Hurts so good!! (There's this particular scene/line that just really gets to me.) I think it's also because of the catharsis I feel every reread (since I always have a good cry but it has a perfect resolution) that this story has a special place in my heart.

on growing; by @crossroadswrite - Another one that I always come back to when I want to feel happy. It's a kid fic (Yuri as a toddler son of Victor is gold!) so lots of family feels but there's also friendship, romance, love of oneself, one's work/passion, and fandom--basically also all the things why I love YOI! This fic is really funny too, it makes me laugh out loud! But there are also certain moments that are really serious/deep, it keeps you on your toes (and might make you shed a few tears). I'd also be remiss not to mention the A+ social media posts. In short, this fic has everything and I love it!

Winter Song by proantoganist (I'm so sad that she deactivated her social media accts edit: she's back as @proantagonista) - This is one of, if not my most favorite YOI fic! It's a canon fill-in-the-gaps fic then continues beyond canon events and I can't gush about it enough!!! The writing--characterization, plot flow and pacing and development, and prose--just !!! (sorry if I'm incoherent and this is just really full of exclamation marks but I feel like I can't articulate enough how much I love this fic.) Just, if you love YOI, then you should definitely read this fic.

The fics above are more on the lengthy side so if you want instant gratification, I also recommend these collections of one-shots:

Drunk on You by kiaronna - A collection of Victuuri soulmate AU one-shots and every single one is 👌👌👌

Three Prompts AU Collection by rinsled05 / @dreaming-fireflies - Ficlets of integrated prompts/AUs (e.g., serial killer, fairy, culinary), this is full of originality and creativity

I hope this helps, dear nonnie. I'm really glad this blog and my fic recs can help you in some way. ❤

(P. S. Writing why I love and recommend these fics is such a good exercise and feels more personal since I just normally do my usual format of reccing fic with just the title, author, rating, word count and letting the summary speak for the story. Can't do this for everything tho so I'll be back to regular programming. Just know that the fact that I rec something in this blog means that I really enjoy(ed) it, can guarantee that it's good, and would love for other people to discover or be reminded of these gems too.)