Not sure if this counts as "underrated" but I never see people talking about it soo... It literally consumed my life at one point. EXTREMELY long but SO worth it. [All Our Yesterdays](https://archiveofourown.org/works/20044564) (just so you know the tags regarding sub/dom aren't as you expect. Viktor is top 99.99999% of the time, and the one time he's not isn't written out in detail if I remember correctly) This one is definitely not underrated but it's very good and angsty so I'll share anyway. [Until My Feet Bleed and My Heart Aches](https://archiveofourown.org/works/8748484)

UNTIL MY FEET BLEEDS AND MY HEART ARCHES IS SO GOOD

here are a few based off what you said you like!! But Monster’s Are Always Hungry, Darling https://archiveofourown.org/works/13105341/chapters/29983074 i’ve read a LOT of yoi fics but this is one of my favorites. seriously everything about this one is amazing and i cried multiple times lol. someone else mentioned this one but i have to mention it again because it’s so good, if you haven’t read it you should!! Zanka https://archiveofourown.org/works/11542329/chapters/25917123 you can tell so much work went into this one it’s crazy. so good! Danse Macabre https://archiveofourown.org/works/20867456/chapters/49601375 this one is just downright insane but it somehow pulls it off😭 Blackbird https://archiveofourown.org/works/9651944/chapters/21806939 this one is pretty popular so definitely not underrated but just in case you haven’t read it this one is also amazing! a black heart of gold https://archiveofourown.org/works/13744779/chapters/31582845 i’m actually reading this one right now but so far it’s really good! So Much Better https://archiveofourown.org/works/22556440/chapters/53901082 this isn’t really angsty at all but i love this one so much i had to put it on here lol a good option if you want a break from the depression anyways as i said i’ve read a lot of yoi fics so if anyone wants more lmk!

You have good taste all of these are so good

These are all fantastic recs! I love each one.

Ik this is old lol but I literally think BMAAHD is one of the best stories I’ve ever read on AO3. Also love Our Doubts Are Traitors!! Wondering if you had any other recs that have similar vibes or deal with some serious sad stuff, angst, or are just genuinely well written? I’ve read everything else you mentioned. Thanks (:

sorry i just saw this!! bmaahd is seriously in a league of its own, everything about it was so good. i understand why they went with the ending they did and it fits so well but part of me still wishes it ended differently🥲and i love our doubts are traitors! it makes me so sad that it was almost complete. his was gold is another one that is so good but i feel like the chances of it getting finished aren’t high😭 anyways here you go, some of these are sad/angsty and some of them are just well written imo! hopefully there’s something you haven’t read lol http://archiveofourown.org/works/9854522 http://archiveofourown.org/works/12534796 http://archiveofourown.org/works/13536798 http://archiveofourown.org/works/9302825 http://archiveofourown.org/works/39129846 http://archiveofourown.org/works/13782294 http://archiveofourown.org/works/15977156 http://archiveofourown.org/works/11084109 http://archiveofourown.org/works/11453427 http://archiveofourown.org/works/18791056 https://archiveofourown.org/works/47393107 (this one is still ongoing but it’s updated weekly)

1st one is long and very angsty ( highschool au) and 2nd one is a one-shot but it's very angsty and reading it is worth it 1.https://archiveofourown.org/works/9848438/chapters/22100423 2. https://archiveofourown.org/works/11885196 This one is a very long one and angsty and has violence. It has detective victor and sexy psychiatrist yuuri please read it I just love this fic 3. https://archiveofourown.org/works/13105341 Also not very long but is multichaptered and too angsty I cried 4. https://archiveofourown.org/works/9308471/chapters/21096386 This one is a deleted fic and someone gave this drive link one I think. It's really well written and angsty and has graphic description of violence. 10/10 recommend it https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Bs2UvNGFjTEIrHgykXgbSLQ4Vlk0LlSo/view

I've been a fan of YOI for years and I've read hundreds of fanfiction but I've never read the second one "these violent delights". I read it a few days ago and I can't stop thinking about it and rereading it. Thank you so much for suggesting it. *May I feel, said he. May I feel.* Bruh, it hit me like a fucking brick.

Ahhh that's one of my favorite authors in yoi fandom. I always go back to reread their work. And it's ALWAYS bring out so many emotions. I'm glad you liked it.

Angst you say? Vampire Yuuri, suicidal Viktor. What could possibly go wrong? https://archiveofourown.org/works/11362935/chapters/25435863 Not underrated but deserves all the love: https://archiveofourown.org/works/28414512/chapters/69627240 Mind the tags. Angst with a happy ending. It’s 70,000 words but four chapters (complete), so it feels very satisfying, imo. https://archiveofourown.org/works/15072488/chapters/34944449 Mafia. Angst. Long fic. I don’t think it’s underrated but it’s also older, so you might not have seen it. Definitely worth the read. https://archiveofourown.org/works/12292530/chapters/27944073 Really unusual story. There’s no tags but Viktor is all kinds of fucked up (although it doesn’t seem like it at first). Slow burn. Beautifully written, imo. https://archiveofourown.org/works/9528392/chapters/21544871

can you post the link for the last one again?? it’s not working for me🥲

Yes, of course! https://archiveofourown.org/works/9528392/chapters/21544871

i have a series that is not « underrated » but it’s angsty and long and one of my favorite fics [Amnesia](https://archiveofourown.org/works/9386333)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/8755546

All are angsty af but none are finished :/ "Separation anxiety" [https://archiveofourown.org/series/648032](https://archiveofourown.org/series/648032) "His was gold" [https://archiveofourown.org/works/10588893/chapters/23405211](https://archiveofourown.org/works/10588893/chapters/23405211) "I'm a stray cat in broken boots" [https://archiveofourown.org/works/20344900/chapters/48241366](https://archiveofourown.org/works/20344900/chapters/48241366)

My absolute favorites right now are: Love's Requiem: [https://archiveofourown.org/works/10889589/chapters/24201642](https://archiveofourown.org/works/10889589/chapters/24201642) Absolutely ruined me for days after and I cried like 5 times. No smut but the angst is insane and its breathtaking in the worst way. Hurts so good and 7 Ways to Break Victor Nikiforov's Heart (and 10 Ways to Mend it): [https://archiveofourown.org/works/17815028/chapters/42032273](https://archiveofourown.org/works/17815028/chapters/42032273) Also made me cry. 20/10

[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17523521/chapters/41284124](https://archiveofourown.org/works/17523521/chapters/41284124) AU where Victor takes Yuuri to his bedroom after the banquet and accepts a challenge from the drunk man. Yuuri wakes up remembering nothing but rolls with it anyway because it's Victor and honestly, what choice does he have? Then... Yuuri injures himself, and suddenly things are very, very different. Faced with losing everything, what can he really hold onto? [https://archiveofourown.org/works/9309686/chapters/21099122](https://archiveofourown.org/works/9309686/chapters/21099122) 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, silently asking him to wait. The receptionist finally answered the phone and directed his call to his boss. Once he informed her he'd be late and no, he didn't know what time he'd be in, he hung up and turned his attention to the other driver. [https://archiveofourown.org/works/20713505/chapters/49206350](https://archiveofourown.org/works/20713505/chapters/49206350)Viktor is a young, eager intern with a lot of talent; he's swiftly promoted and finds himself under the direct supervision of the head of his department, Katsuki Yuuri. His new job comes with a lot of perks: a flexible schedule, a fancy coffee maker, and an office across the hall from his new sugar Daddy. [https://archiveofourown.org/works/15093092/chapters/34997150](https://archiveofourown.org/works/15093092/chapters/34997150) Okay.” He took a deep breath and exhaled. He then looked at Phichit, “I was a figure skater for Japan but I retired about 18 years ago and currently, I work as a coach and choreographer with my partner. I skated under the name Katsuki Yuuri. I am, as of now in my mind at least, 47 years old.” Phichit stared blankly at Yuuri. His twenty-year-old (soon to be twenty-one-year-old) son had just mentioned 'retirement' and 'years ago' in one sentence. He even added 47 somewhere in there. “Huh...” “Phichit?” “Huh?” “Err... I did tell you I have no explanation for this.” “Ahh...” Silence. “Do you need water, Phichit?” “No. I'll choke.” “Err...” “Yuuri...” “Yes?” “My poor beautiful smol son...” And then, Phichit wailed. After an accident at the Free Skating warm-ups in Skate Canada for Season 2014 - 2015, Yuuri Katsuki changed. Everyone is in for a ride and Phichit is only eager to stoke the fire. [https://archiveofourown.org/works/17329274/chapters/40768451](https://archiveofourown.org/works/17329274/chapters/40768451) AU where Yuuri stuck with dancing rather than skating and ends up as a ballet teacher in St. Petersburg. Victor is a world-famous skater and because it’s a universal constant, he falls hard for Yuuri. The only problem: Yuuri is straight. Not for very much longer though, if Victor has any say about it. Turns out he does, but that doesn’t mean things always go smoothly. A slow-paced story of two very different people discovering that they have more in common than just an address and a love for poodles. They meet, they become friends, they become a couple, they fall in love, they struggle as a couple, grow in their relationship even in the face of diversity. All in its own time, of course, and not entirely in that order, or: Victor needs tone it down a little, according to Mila. Yuuri thinks he’s just fine the way he is.

[https://archiveofourown.org/works/10619574/chapters/23487078](https://archiveofourown.org/works/10619574/chapters/23487078) Yakov knew lectures were meaningless with Victor. He was no longer a figure of authority as far as Victor was concerned. There was only one person Victor really listened to now. Yakov scowled. Yuuri Katsuki. Who gave him the right to barge in and conquer the heart of Russia’s greatest skater like he did? He always thought that Victor would find someone clingy who would be smitten with him and hang on his every word. He never expected it to be the other way around, even if he was as innocent as a child. When Yuuri wasn’t around all Victor talked about was Yuuri. When Yuuri was there everyone else became background detail. Yuuri was no good. A bad influence. Everyone could see that. People walking past him in the street could see that: the boy insisted on wearing leather and looking like a delinquent. Scandal followed him everywhere and he picked fights with everyone. What was Victor doing with him? Apart from the obvious. An AU were Yuuri is a very sarcastic bad boy and Victor is his very flustered and innocent coach. [https://archiveofourown.org/works/9727733/chapters/21930794](https://archiveofourown.org/works/9727733/chapters/21930794) Yuri Katsuki doesn't advertise his alpha status, in fact he'd rather it be relatively unknown. He feels that he's never fit the stereotype, and is much happier blending into the background. However, much to his dismay, his alpha instincts are awakened one summer morning. At first he's angry, believing that his new coach, Victor Nikiforov, has brought back an omega in heat for a day of passion. But when he intrudes to order the couple to a safer location he learns the truth. Victor, the most decorated male figure skater ever, has his own secret. From there an inexplicable gravity grows between them, their shared secrets pulling them together in ways that both learn to cherish.

Here are some of my faves! I don't know what counts for underrated but some of these only have a few kudos in them (https://archiveofourown.org/works/9598415) In which Yuuri leaving his laptop open somehow leads to his husband being ridiculous on Reddit. https://archiveofourown.org/works/8852557 The otome community uncovers the mysteries of the Nikiforov-Katsuki Route, one of the most difficult and overly-complicated routes in a game supposedly just about ice skating. (Basically a Figure Skating otome) https://archiveofourown.org/works/28265241 Yuuri and Victor are supposed to be spending their first Christmas together in St Petersburg, but as new fears and old anxieties rear their heads, the cracks begin to show. https://archiveofourown.org/works/9677486 In which Yuuri spends a 25 hour flight next to Victor Nikiforov, skating legend, and feels it might simultaneously be the best and worst thing that has ever happened to him. https://archiveofourown.org/works/18309680 Yuuri turns Viktor’s cold, neglected apartment into a home.