Fic: Chances

[emeraldboots]

Title: Chances
Fandom: Figure Skating
Pairing: Alexei Yagudin/Evgeni Plushenko
Rating: R
Word Count: 10,900
Summary: Five times Alexei nearly proposed to Evgeni, and one time he did.
Disclaimer: Based on real people, but the story is completely made up. No harm is intended; no money is being made.
Notes: This takes place in an AU where Evgeni and

Comments

OP

[walover165]

YOU, THIS WAS YOU, YOU ARE THE ONE I SHOULD WORSHIP FOREVER AND EVER AND EVER AND EVER ADN EVER ADN EVER

I POSTED THAT PROMPT THINKING LIKE, NO-ONE WOULD FILL IT, BECAUSE THERE IS SUCH A LACK OF YAGSPLUSH FILLS (THAT ARE NOT WRITTEN BY ME, ANYWAY), AND THEN THIS APPEARED, AND IT WAS SO AMAZING AND BRILLIANT AND I WAS BREATHLESS <333333

*WORSHIPPING*

Re: OP

[emeraldboots]

*blushes* Thank you! I'm so glad you liked it! Reading your wonderful comments both here and on the meme totally made my day--it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside to know that other people like my writing, especially the OP. And, wow, I'm not sure if I've ever been worshiped before!

There really is a sad lack of YagsPlush fills (although you are doing an amazing job writing many of them). Seriously, I have a whole list of prompts, and it's kind of astonishing. Sometimes I wish had time to do nothing else all day but write fic.

Re: OP

[walover165]

I just wasn't expecting it to be filled, so when I was told it was being filled, I was all O.O OMGZ MUST READ MUST FOLLOW. I was cautious when you said it wasn't quite "proposal" in the traditional sense, but looking at the fic as a whole it worked so much better than any other way!!!!! <3

The even sadder part is that I also prompt most of the YagsPlush ones, too ;A; and then fill them, half the time.

Seriously I don't know why there was always a ton of Swangoose written, when YagsPlush completely outdoes them for reality, rivalry and dramaz~. ;)

Re: OP

[emeraldboots]

I'll admit, I made that warning at the beginning because I wasn't quite sure how all the parts were going to go down (I was pulling together bits from unfinished fics that weren't going anywhere and were not originally connected to this prompt). I always knew how it would end, though. <3 And looking back, I think it may have been an unnecessary caveat.

YagsPlush >>>>>>>>> Swangoose, definitely. But then, I've never actually understood Swangoose. *Shrugs* I guess I'll just enjoy my nice little corner of the world. But I totally understand the surprise at new fills; every time one appears it's like getting a shiny new toy at [insert your holiday of choice here].

Hmmm... *goes to make YagsPlush prompts*

[kittennyet]

I was following this on the meme, and YAY YOU AGAIN! I honestly adore your writing. ♥

[emeraldboots]

Thank you! Everyone following this on the meme was incredibly encouraging to get me to actually finish this. (And I'm so pleased to post non-anon something that's more than just porn or a bit of fluff!) I'm really happy you like my writing. <3

[skate_soar_fly]

You are fast becoming one of my favorite yagsplush authors, after reading only two fics. XD

This is so lovely. I love long, building relationships. You have some really great, quotable lines.

“You have a funny way of showing it!” Somehow Evgeni’s voice managed to conjure up images of furious, bruising sex, of not bothering to be considerate, of icy silence and biting insults, of studied indifference.

T_T *FLAILING* And:

“Ah. So that’s what Artur meant when he said my boyfriend was waiting for me.” YES. ILU!!! You have cheeky!Artur in here! He's so great! XDD

I like how you managed to fit in reality into your fiction, like how having a relationship wouldn't help Evgeni's competing. But yeah, anyway, I love this. ♥

[emeraldboots]

Awww, thanks! ♥ Cheeky!Artur is rapidly becoming a favorite of mine. He's so much fun to play with! And I think he adds that special something to a fic. ;)

I'm glad you like my use of reality. I tend to try and fit it into fics whenever I can, because that just helps you suspend your disbelief in the parts where I ignore the real world and substitute my own. Heh. But seriously, I really do enjoy trying to weave a story into historical events and/or the world as we know it, so I'm glad you appreciate that.

[tohereandnow]

wow. this is brilliant.

[emeraldboots]

Thank you!

[whitebamboo]

Thank you so much for writing this beautiful and wonderful fic! <3

It took the two of them such a long time to get there, but you've just made me so heppi that they got there in the end. The ending is so, so perfect. Somehow I'm an absolute sucker for people taking care of Zhenya and just being sweet to him, I guess.

And of course I LOVED your Yana, needless to say.

[whitebamboo]

And OMG, only now--after seeing the whole fic posted together--did I realize you had "Alexei woke up first" as the first sentence of both the first and last parts.

That is just so gorgeous. And gives so many heppi feelings.

[emeraldboots]

Yay, I'm glad you noticed that! It was definitely a deliberate choice, including re-using some of the imagery and phrasing from the first part, to kind of tie it all together and show just how far they've come.

Thank you for the comments! I love Yana too. And people being sweet to Zhenya, because he's just so adorkable and deserves it.