Otayuri
Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky
The stoic Kazakhstani skater Otabek and the fierce Russian prodigy Yuri, who reconnect as teenagers after knowing each other as children.
What is Otayuri?
Otayuri is the fan-given name for the romantic pairing of Otabek Altin and Yuri Plisetsky from Yuri!!! on Ice. With over 45,000 works on Archive of Our Own, it's one of the most popular ships in the fandom.
Why fans love Otayuri
The contrast between Otabek's calm demeanor and Yuri's explosive personality, plus their childhood connection and mutual respect as skaters.
Most Popular Otayuri Fanfics
The highest-rated Otayuri stories on AO3, ranked by kudos.
hood & glove
Completeby Fahye
"I don't mess with the fae," Otabek says."I'm not asking you to mess with them," JJ flat-out lies.
Golden Days
Completeby Ren
"Yurochka, I wish you wouldn't spend so much time with him. He looks like a delinquent." Yuri's grandfather doesn't approve of his grandson being whisked away by strangers on motorbikes, so Yuri introduces Otabek to him.
Met by Accident
Completeby paxton1976
Viktor is having the worst day of his life, oversleeping and late for work. To make things even better, he rear ended the car in front of him. His attitude quickly changes when he lays eyes on the other driver.“I'm so sorry!” the other driver said when he reached Viktor.He held a hand up to him, s
a community of thought, a rivalry of aim
Completeby elumish
Yuri takes Japanese so he can understand what Katsudon and Viktor are saying about him.
i'd still dance with you
Completeby hawberries
Yuri Plisetsky has been waiting three years to finally have sex with his boyfriend. Viktor, of course, ruins it all.
write my name on your skin
Completeby gardevoirite
A soulmate AU where soulmarks appear one letter at a time, and when Yuri wakes up on his birthday and sees the letter O on his arm, he tries not to wish that it continues into Otabek Altin.
From Almaty, With Love
Completeby BoxWineConfessions
It’s quiet here. Even if the car alarm on the neighbor’s goddamn BMW has been going off for the past twenty minutes. Quiet, even though the alarm’s got the neighbor’s dog howling like crazy, and the neighbor works second shift and isn’t there to comfort the dumb dog. It’s quiet…They haven’t spoken t
But I’m Not There Yet
Completeby sarahyyy
“Are you not going to read the article?” she asks, flopping onto his bed. “Look who ranked second, just after Phichit Chulanont.”Otabek reluctantly scrolls down, and oh.#2 - Yuri Plisetsky In the embedded Instagram photo just under that subheading, a very grumpy Yuri is cuddling a very grumpy-lookin
Endurance and Peach Tea
Completeby chapstickaddict
Yuri hummed. His body didn’t uncurl, but instead of pressing his face into the fold of his legs, he rested it on his crossed forearms. Tilting his face towards Otabek, he looked for the bronze metal. The colorful ribbon snuck into the folds of his jacket, hiding his prize from view. Yuri reached out
Quad Lutz
by eyeseyeseyeseyes
Victor falls in love with Yuuri every single time they touch each other. Yuuri loves him from the beginning. Chinese Version
melt me down
Completeby ohhotlamb
“Do you remember? In Barcelona? It’s been at least three years by now.”“Of course I do,” Yuri mumbles. “That was when we first started talking.” Translated into Russian (ру́сский)Translated into Chinese (中文)Translated into Spanish (Español)
Glitter & Gold
by Born2WriteVictuuri
In a world where drugs, sex, and violence rule, Viktor Nikiforov is the king. As the Pakhan of the Russian Mafia (the Bratva) he is responsible for murder and mayhem across multiple continents and that’s just the way he likes it. The only problem is that a new leader has risen to power in America –
Blue Petals, Silver Thorns
Completeby Grassepi
When Yuuri Katsuki is eight years old, the worlds of dance and ice collide and call to him, ceaselessly echoing through his thoughts every second of the day. He can see the picture of his life so clearly in his mind- there’s the blue sky above, there’s black-winged gulls cawing in the mornings, ther
Going Down in History
Completeby per__sei
Viktor Nikiforov has absolutely no self control and a penchant for bad pickup lines. AKA Five Times Viktor Shamelessly Flirted With and Embarrassed Yuuri in Public, and the One Time He Got His Ass Absolutely Owned.EDIT: The original was poorly edited, so I've gone back and fixed it up! (Read Note)
Entwining Fates
Completeby rinsled05
Imagine if Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, after the demise of you-know-who, started accepting foreign students in an effort for greater unity among wizarding communities around the world. Imagine that, in this changing climate of diversity and social acceptance, Hogwarts also decided to
Gravity
Completeby Fahye
His Grace the Archduke Yuri Plisetsky wins the Ballistic Grand Tournament in his debut year, at the age of fifteen.Things go downhill from there.
I’ve got a list of songs I can’t listen to
Completeby sarahyyy
Yuri wouldn’t categorically say that he’s moping. It’s just a crush, after all, and Yuri is fine. He is in control of his feelings. He hasn’t even checked Otabek’s Instagram account today yet!So, it’s completely unjustified that both Victor and Yuuri are holding this thing they aren’t calling an int
A Pakhan's Weakness
by HappyCat14
Yuuri has a morning routine that helps him stay alive and it involves opening his legs to the most dangerous alpha in the underground.On the other side of the world, the hunt for the world's most wanted man has been going on for nearly a decade. A survivor brings information that changes the whole c
punch drunk (on those eyes of yours)
Completeby bonnia
Otabek takes Yuri’s face in his hands — gentle, like he always is with Yuri — and everything becomes quiet.(or: in which yuri is cursed with the gift of mind reading but cannot hear the one person he desperately wants to)
Neon Pink Motorcycle
Completeby goldheart
There are certain moments in Yuri Plisetsky’s life that he likes to forget happened at all. The time they were chased from the apartment, the landlord angrily spitting and waving threateningly at them when his mother couldn’t produce enough money for rent. Babushka’s funeral. The first time he fell
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What does Otayuri mean?
Otayuri is the ship name (portmanteau or nickname) for the pairing of Otabek Altin and Yuri Plisetsky. It's used by fans to tag and search for fanfiction featuring this relationship.
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