Two Yuri on Ice fic recs

[allekha]

I'm reccing two lovely mentor-and-student fics I received in the recent sakuraexchange.

The first is a Yakov & Victor fic set mostly pre- and mid-canon; it captured Yakov's voice very well and has a good exploration of their relationship:
blue roses (2618 words) by chubsonthemoon
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Yakov Feltsman & Victor Nikiforov
Characters: Yakov Feltsman, Victor Nikiforov, Katsuki Yuuri, Yuri Plisetsky
Additional Tags: Background Victuuri - Freeform, Introspection, Growing Up, Humor, Families of Choice, Character Study
Summary:
Yakov knew it wasn’t a fling when Japanese Yuuri hugged him so tightly he thought his ribs were going to crack.

The second is a warm Minako & Yuuri fic that starts when Yuuri is very young and explores Minako's role in his life and how their relationship changes as he grows up:
in the studio (3837 words) by jessenigma
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Katsuki Yuuri & Okukawa Minako
Characters: Okukawa Minako, Katsuki Yuuri, Victor Nikiforov
Additional Tags: Ballet, Pre-Canon, Post-Canon, Character Study, background Yuuri/Victor
Summary:
Yuuri is too young yet for actual ballet when Hiroko first brings him to Minako’s studio.

What Minako sees from her ballet school as Yuuri grows.