undercover-witch:

I’m honestly disappointed how the YOI fandom tossed friendship into the trashcan in favor of romance in Otabek and Yuri’s case. Yuri is a child raised by his grandpa. He carried a man’s responsibilities since he was a little boy by being the family’s breadwinner. Looking at his grandpa’s car, it’s clear that they were rather poor before Yuri started winning competitions.

Yuri is indeed a soldier. And his hard work culminated when he won his first ever Grand Prix. Yuri is not a pushover who only does things for others. Yes, he didn’t want Yuuri to prematurely retire, yes, he wants Viktor back in the rink as well, that doesn’t mean he dedicated all his efforts for someone else’s career. Yuri is loved dearly by Viktor and Yuuri but he is not their “angry son”. He is
their friend and a professional figure skater with a bright future.

Now Yuri finally has a male friend he can relax with and talk to about his interests. The second they agreed to be friends, the fandom started romancing them, even though they barely knew each other. Friendship is not something to be taken lightly, it’s not unsatisfying compared to romance. A friend he can be himself with is exactly who Yuri wants and needs. That’s who Otabek offered to be.

After Kubo said “Mila is interested in Otabek” fans got pissed off about their uncalled for ship sinking. It’s nothing confirmed and people are already being unfair to Kubo who gave us nothing but wholesome love. Acting like friends are less than lovers and hissing at Kubo who maaaybe wants to write Mila and Otabek as a couple is ridiculous. It’s
downright evil

to say that Kubo “panders to straights” after she fought valiantly against Japanese censorship laws to get this show to air.

All in all, please consider the beauty of friendship and how healthy it is for both Yuri and Otabek and show Kubo love because she fully deserves it.

It’s not Kubo’s responsibility to legitimize the pairings fans create.