#BUTCH MIHO RIGHTS!!!!

[ygo-is-gayer-than-i-remember]

Yugioctober Day 27: Burger

(Prompt list)  (Read it here on Ao3!)

Summary: The unexpected arrival of a long-lost friend makes Anzu's slow work day much more exciting.

It was a snowy Wednesday afternoon and, with nothing to do, Anzu was relaxing on her phone in the employees-only area.  There were a few patrons out on the floor already enjoying their meals, so Anzu wasn’t worried about wasting time until one of them asked for their check.  Despite having to cut down on her hours, she was grateful to the Burger World people for allowing her to transfer locations when she moved to New York.  The extra income was a huge help when covering the cost of tuition and everyday necessities.

The bell above the door chimed, and Anzu left a quick like on a photo of Yugi and Atem’s new cat before slipping her phone back into her pocket.  Snatching a menu from the top of the stack, she weaved through the tables like a practiced figure skater, her customer service smile already plastered on her face by the time she reached the new arrival.

“Hi there, welcome to Burger World!” she chirped as she set the menu down.  “My name is--”

“Anzu?!”

The haze of her routine lifted, allowing her to take in the details of the person she was serving.  Her eyes widened.

“Miho?”

Sure enough, Miho Nosaka was smiling up at her from the booth, but she certainly wasn’t the Miho who had moved away during their freshman year of high school.  Her swooping lavender hair was cut almost as short as Honda’s, the few rebellious strands falling across her forehead a stark contrast from the bangs that once covered it completely.  The bow in her hair was gone, replaced by a mint bowtie under the collar of a pale pink button-up with little white polka dots.  A red trench coat was neatly folded on the bench next to her, a knit beanie and a flannel scarf resting on top of it.

Anzu’s smile shifted to one of genuine happiness as Miho shot up and yanked her into a hug.  Both of them squeezed the life out of each other, their squeals and laughs muffled by the other’s clothes, and instinctually continued their conversation in Japanese.

“Miho, holy shit, how are you?!  It’s been so long!”

“I know!  I’m so sorry I didn’t keep in touch, my phone got stolen a couple years back and I couldn’t remember anyone’s numbers!”  She gave Anzu an apologetic smile and sat back down.

“Oh my god, don’t worry about it!  Trust me, there was a lot going on, you probably wouldn’t believe me if I told you.”  She pulled out her notepad and pen.  “You still get your usual?”

“Yep!  You still remember?”

“Duh, of course I remember!”  She read off the order as she scribbled it down.  “A double bacon cheeseburger, medium rare, no mustard, no pickles, a chocolate milkshake, and fries with extra extra extra ketchup on the side.”

Miho laughed.  Anzu had forgotten how beautiful her laugh was.  “You got it!  Except switch out the milkshake for a hot chocolate, it’s way too cold for a milkshake.  And you know I’m a ketchup hog, they always stiff you on ketchup.”

“No they don’t, you just eat more ketchup than a normal human being.”  She fixed the order and flipped her notepad closed so she could look back into Miho’s royal blue eyes.  “Since it’s so slow today, I could probably ask my manager if I can take my break early.  We can catch up!”

“I would love that!”

Anzu grinned and shot her a wink on her way back to the kitchen.  After getting the all-clear from her manager, she added her own order to Miho’s ticket, dropped it off with the cook, and waited until it was ready.  Since there was really nothing for her to do anyway, it didn’t cut into her break time.  She was grateful her manager was so flexible.

She returned to Miho’s table with two trays of food, one balanced in each hand, and set them down so she could sit across from her.  Miho popped the lid off her hot chocolate to blow off some of the steam.

“So how’s everyone back in Domino?” she asked.

Anzu smiled around the fry in her mouth.  “They’re doing great!  Everyone graduated last year, Yugi, Honda, and Ryou are at DCU, and Jou’s working on becoming a top duelist.  And you remember Shizuka, Jou’s little sister?  She’s been getting into fashion designing!  She’s already halfway through high school, can you believe that?”

“No way!”  Miho gawked at her, her cheeks puffed out from the huge bite she took out of her burger.  She held up a finger while she finished chewing.  “She just started junior high when I left!”

“I know!  She’s even taller than me now!”

“Stop it, you’re lying!”

“I swear I’m not, see for yourself!”  Whipping her phone out of her pocket, she pulled up a picture she took of her and all of their friends outside the airport before she flew to New York for the first time.

“Wow, look at how tall Yugi is too!”  Miho leaned over the table to get a better look at everyone.  “Who’s that?”

Anzu followed where she was pointing.  “Oh, that’s Yugi’s boyfriend, Atem!  He uh...moved to Domino from Egypt a few years ago.”

“And they just happen to have the same hair?”

“It’s a long story, trust me.  Come on, tell me about you!  How’ve you been?  What’ve you been doing?  When did you cut your hair?”

“I knew you were going to ask eventually!”  Miho giggled into her hot chocolate.  “I cut it last year, but I traded my ribbons for bowties a year before that.”

“Leave it to Miho to always work a bow into her outfit.”

She shrugged.  “What can I say?  Old habits die hard.”

They spent the rest of Anzu’s break catching up, chatting about fond memories and new friends they made while they were separated.  Anzu had to do a bit of clever maneuvering to explain some of it without giving away the whole “Yugi was possessed by the spirit of an ancient Pharaoh” thing, but it didn’t take away from the joy she felt at finally reuniting with one of her best friends.  After what was definitely not long enough, the timer on her phone went off to signal the end of her break.

Miho hastily wiped the grease off her fingers and put her palm face-up on the table.  “Phone, give.”

Anzu handed her phone over, and Miho opened a new contact for her to punch in her information.  Anzu waited for her to finish before swapping her phone for the check.  Once everything was paid for and Miho was bundled up again, they exchanged another tight hug, and Anzu walked Miho to the door.

“You better not forget my number this time,” Anzu teased and was rewarded with another round of Miho’s musical laughter.

“Trust me, I won’t!  But just in case I do…”  In the blink of an eye, Miho leaned in, pecked Anzu on the cheek, and threw open the door with a blast of cold air.  “I missed my chance years ago, I’m not about to miss it now!  Call me!”

Then she was gone, leaving a flustered, giddy Anzu staring out at the snowy street through the glass.  Her phone was still open to Miho’s contact.  She smiled down at the little note below her name.

“Your all-time favorite gal pal!! <3 ;)”

#yall remember how in my queer ygo headcanons list I said bring back Miho and make her butch??? #well I dID IT MYSELF!!!! #BUTCH MIHO RIGHTS!!!! #anzu mazaki #tea gardner #miho nosaka #coinshipping #yugi muto #atem #puzzleshipping #ryou bakura #hiroto honda #tristan taylor #katsuya jounouchi #joey wheeler #shizuka kawai #serenity wheeler #writing #my writing #yugioctober #yugioctober 2021

[myutoni]

30 days of Sera Myu: Day 12

Day 12. Least Favorite Outer Senshi Actress(es)

Haha time to name and shame the insect crew XDD (as me and @sailorzakuro dub them)

Uranus: Asako Uchida - Oh gosh! This woman was just not Uranus at all. For one in a musical you have to be able to sing and she just couldn’t. Her part in Harsh St Cry sounded like she was shouting louder than a drill Sargent on parade. Her dancing was kinda choppy and she tried to hard acting butch and headstrong. Also with Tomoko she butchered scenes that had been done so beautifully in previous musicals. It was just painful to watch and not in a good way. How on earth this cricket got into Myu I don’t know! Why on earth they let Nao leave and brought Asako in I will never know but I feel sorry for the ones that had to work with her and Tomoko.

Neptune: Takayo Ooyama - The last Neptune of old Myu is certainly the worst. She didn’t have the Neptune look at all (the wig didn’t help). She sounded too young for the part and would have been better in the inner senshi cast. Her singing wasn’t completely awful but it didn’t fit elegant Michiru. Also what is it with her and Akiko butchering Nao and Yuuka’s UraNep scenes? Anyway Takayo gets a Takay-no from me XD (the pun queen is in ;) )

Pluto: Miho Yokoi - I could go on a lot about this one since Pluto is my favourite and Miho butchered the part! She didn’t have the Setsuna look at all (Even Yukiko had a better look for the role). She didn’t act right at all and just seemed awkward when on the stage with everyone. Her dancing wasn’t that good at all compared to other Pluto actresses (*cough* Yuuko *cough*). Even worse though was that her singing voice didn’t only not sound like Pluto but it was pretty awful. In the fan event she completely destroyed Stay Alone and it just makes me so glad they didn’t let her near Forbidden Hades!

Saturn: Ruria Nakamura - Mugen has a lot of Saturn compared to other musicals and unfortunately they cast the worst one for the part. She wasn’t a bad dancer I will give her that but couldn’t act for toffee. Ruria didn’t really get into Hotaru’s character at all. Worst of all was her singing. I think when she sang ‘The World Died Out’ everyone’s ears died out instead! I was just happy for a few lines of it she had some backup. (And most of it in the Kaiteiban but the crickets only made it worse).