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rosalind-hawkins · 1 month

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Yay, my first ever ask to someone!

Because I know you love him as much as I do, I'm sure you'll probably won't even have to think very long about the answers: Of course, I'm choosing Duke for the character ask game :D I'd be very much interested in 4, 9, 10, 11, 21, 22, 24 – but of course, choose wichever ones you like or make it everything <3 And for the freebie question a little headcanon: What would be a typical phrase you imagine him saying all the time?

OMG Honored to be your first! <3 <3 <3 And you're right, I always love talking about Duke. Sincerely shocked how little attention he gets overall. And as predicted, I answered way more questions than you asked lol. Enjoy!

3. Least favorite canon thing about this character?

The cheerleaders. I just, oh boy, wow. Please tell me those girls put those uniforms on themselves and he didn't ask them to. That would be so cringe. >.<

4. If you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in?

So, his English VA, Marc Thompson, does the audiobooks for the Star Wars "Fate of the Jedi" book series that my husband and I are listening to, so I find myself frequently picturing Duke in Star Wars outfits during my Duke Devlin Star Wars Storytime. XD

5. What's the first song that comes to mind when you think about them?

Cherry Pie by Warrant, cause I imagine him jamming out to it in his classic car. See also Question 12.

7. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you like?

Fandom doesn't do enough with him for me to have an answer to this question, but I have seen people giving him new outfits, which I adore. Yes, dress this boy up, he loves it!

8. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you despise?

Yes, I appreciate the YGOTAS theme song jokes as much as the next dude, but if you try to find Duke scenes on Youtube, that's all you can find. :(

9. Could you be roommates with this character?

Absolutely. I headcanon that he's really tidy with his personal space, and we could take turns making dinner (thank you Season Four for telling us that he's a good cook).

10. Could you be best friends with this character?

Quite possibly, yeah. I have some creative indie side projects of my own, and I feel like he'd have good feedback if I needed another set of eyes on some new character designs or plot-points. I will also be hitting him up for haircare tips all the time lol.

11. Would you date this character?

If I weren't married and I had a chance, absolutely yes. Don't know if it would work out long-term, but it would be fun.

12. What's a headcanon you have for this character?

I headcanon that he's a big Adam Lambert fan and sings his music in the shower (and everywhere else he sings). Try listening to the Adam Lambert cover of Holding Out For A Hero and try telling me it doesn't have Duke-like levels of drama and flare, I dare you. Other AL songs I think he'd specifically jam to are Fever, Strut, The Light, and Pop That Lock. I don't always have headcanons for a character's taste in music, but I just get really strong vibes on what he's into. I also think he'd listen to a lot of classic rock.

Another few songs that will go on my Duke playlist when I get around to making it: You Put A Spell On Me and Dangerous Hands both by Austin Giorgio, Fangs by Neoni, 100 degrees by Kenzie, basically everything by Steven Rodriguez (there's not a lot, but it's all so sexy), and Play With Fire by Sam Tinnesz ft. Yacht Money.

Okay, I admit defeat, Duke Devlin Playlist Post coming soon. (Songs he listens to, not songs about him.)

15. What's your favorite ship for this character? (Doesn't matter if it's canon or not.)

I'm not going to pick just one, I can't, but I'll give you my top ships: Mastershipping (Kaiba), Minorshipping (Ryou), Snareshipping (Joey). Poly ships: Mumbleshipping (Kaiba + Ryou), Rollshipping (Joey + Ryou), and Petshipping (Kaiba + Joey). Okay, that's just... all my Duke ships. XD But they're all so good!

I'm intrigued by the idea of Ishizu x Duke, which doesn't have a name. I'm not sure they really know what to make of each other, but I think that keeps them intrigued with each other. I think a first date with them, or even just a flirting scene, could be real fun. She's serious and scholarly, he's fun and free-spirited. They could balance each other.

16. What's your least favorite ship for this character?

Him and Tristan, Chaseshipping I think. I think they could be friends just fine, I just don't see the chemistry there.

20. Which other character is the ideal best friend for this character, the amount of screentime they share doesn't matter?

I'm leaving out ship characters for the sake of this question.

I actually think he and Mai could be really good pals, they'd go shopping and talk about bfs/gfs and have a good time. They also both own convertibles, so you know they have some of the same tastes.

21. If you're a fic writer and have written for this character, what's your favorite thing to do when you're writing for this character? What's something you don't like?

One thing that's always fun for me is Duke's flirting. Can't say I'm a master of writing flirtation, but I do my best to make Duke look like a master of it, because he is. I do generally just love writing him so much, though. He's one of the least angsty characters that I write, so he always puts me in a happier headspace.

In my fic Rock Bottom, he's a solid friend to Seto without being too nosy, which Seto appreciates so much. They understand each other on an intellectual level, but even after Seto's like "no thanks" to a relationship, Duke makes it clear that he's always free to change his mind in a no-pressure way. He's supportive but not nosy. I've got a chapter coming up (spoilers) in RB Season Three where Seto just needs somewhere to chill and lay low, hide from reality, and Duke's like, "I won't say a word to anyone that you're here, it's fine, no explanation needed, just take a deep breath pal." Doesn't ask what's going on, just takes him in for the night. (Also negotiates him into cuddles, but that's separate lol.)

He's just there for people, doesn't need answers (unless things are bad enough that some kind of involvement is just necessary).

22. If you're a fic reader, what's something you like in fics when it comes to this character? Something you don't like?

I like when people fill out the details of him balancing his responsibilities between his game shop and managing DDM, or flesh out his relationship with Pegasus even if it's not central to the story. There's just so much more to this boy that we don't get to see, and that stuff just feels like such a necessary backdrop to the rest of his life.

23. Favorite picture(s) of this character?

DSOD did this boy right. He's just so pretty. :')

But also, look at this boy pretending to read while he eavesdrops. And he set up that hammock so dang high off the ground? Looking down on everybody? No, boy has the high ground, tactical advantage. I love him.

And wait, what's that? The most Mastershipping moment in the entire anime, you say? Show me!

Oh. Oh dear. ;P But, for so many reasons, I'll genuinely never get over this scene.

24. What other character from another fandom of yours that reminds you of them?

I'm gonna try to stick to canon behaviors and traits for this and not let headcanons influence it too much.

ZEN/Hyun Ryu from Mystic Messenger has the same "I'm pretty and I know it" vibe as Duke and shares the casual-but-constant flirting behavior (also ponytail bros). This is a fun comparison for me because their hair and eye colors are also exact opposites.

From Nanbaka, I'd have to go with Uno, who can be abrasive at times with his enemies/rivals, doesn't let his friends fight alone, and shares the "ladies love me, I know I'm pretty, look at how well I take care of my luscious long hair" confident attitude. Also like Duke, there's a good few times where a friend is doing something/rash or unwise, and he tries to talk reason to them. Also obsessed with games, so they have that hobby in common. He also compulsively flirts with every woman in the vicinity (except the warden, because she's terrifying and he knows better). Real smooth operator, even with the dudes.

From UtaPri, I'd have to go with Ren Jinguji. Look, they're even hammock bros! Exceptionally confident, but also a bit mysterious. Flirty with the ladies, not that he even needs to try that hard. Actually pretty laid back and down to earth most of the time.

He also just moves the way I imagine Duke moving, with that fluid grace of a man's who's totally comfortable in his own skin. Just look at him!!!! LOOK AT THE HIP! *chefs kiss*

Another thing all these boys have in common is a strong fashion sense in addition to a strong sense of showmanship (ZEN as an actor and Ren as an idol, this is obvious, but Uno just can't help showing off lol), two great traits that Duke also has.

26. FREEBIE QUESTION!!

Honestly, I can imagine him using "yo" a lot, not exactly a phrase, but a slang term. If anyone tells him something like "that's not cool anymore" he just responds with "it is when I say it ;)"

If we're leaning into my headcanons of him as a good cook, maybe he sometimes uses "now we're cooking with gas!" He probably has to explain this to Tristan and/or Joey, which launches him into the discussion of gas vs electric stoves. He's a strong believer in gas stoves being superior. I wouldn't say he's a snob when it comes to cooking, but there's certain things in the kitchen that he has a strong opinion on.

Bonus Headcanon

Duke Devlin's top Halloween Costumes: some kind of imp/demon/devil (let your imagination run wild with this one, because he definitely did), one of his Monster World OCs, the Phantom of the Opera, vampire, ninja.

#ask #answered ask #headcanon #duke devlin #ryuji otogi #otogi ryuji #song recommendation #musings #long post #thank you again for letting me talk about him more #i love him so much #i do recommend the “Fate of the Jedi” series to any Star Wars fans #it's good old canon stuff

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iamlostsomewhereinthegarden · 1 year

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Braiding Yugioh Hair Headcannons

Me writing this came to me in my dreams actually

You’re the Kaiba’s adopted sibling that’s just a year younger than the gang!

Yugi Muto:

* The only place that you can actually braid properly is those yellow bangs and it still sticks up awkwardly

* The amount of products and hairpins you have to use to braid his hair in his head and have it stay on his head is enormous

* The only way that you didn’t go broke by buying the products and hairpins was by tricking Kaiba into wanting to see yugi with his hair braided down

* Aka telling him he would never be able to get the products to keep his hair down, it works really well

* Honestly yugi was just happy to spend so much time with you despite the hectic process

* The braiding sesh was actually fun for him and Yami was so confused and amazed when he was in control of the body

* Yugi also enjoyed the shocked looks he received when others especially the gang saw his hair completely braided down

* A lot of people thought the world was gonna end lol

* His hair was back standing after 3 weeks

* 2 weeks with products in before washing it out then another week of the hair slowly rising back up

* He enjoyed his time with braids

* You tried braiding his hair without products

* But to keep it down you had to place either a bunch of clips or hair ties and it ended up giving him a headache

* “Yeah Y/N these clips aren’t going to work, sorry!”

* It was a shame too seeing as you got him dark magician hair

* So it was flying braids or spending a lot of money to keep them braids down

* Your pick

* The only time it works without product is when his hair is soaked

* But then it’s frizzy and weird when it dries, better to not do it

* At least once every 3 months Kaiba buys the products to relax Yugi’s hair in order to braid it cause you bother him for it

Seto Kaiba:

* Don’t you dare touch my hair

* This rule applies only before work and important meetings or galas

* Ofc you can braid his hair any other time and he’ll wear it pridefully out of work

* Kaiba is weak to his younger siblings (cause they’re his only family members)

* He doesn’t wear it to work only because a whole crew of valuable people almost got fired for making fun of the braids his sibling did

* “It seems you guys don’t value your jobs huh?”

* He still comes in to work time to time with braids and clips but no one dared to j joke or laugh about it now

* Yeah he has short hair, but he grows it out just enough for you to make some braids in it

* Mokuba enjoys braiding his hair too

* You guys add a bunch of BEWD clips into his hair also so Kaiba walks around even more prideful

* He enjoys his clips

* Braiding Seto’s hair is bonding time whether it’s just the two of you or all 3 siblings

Mokuba Kaiba:

* Braiding his hair is also sibling bonding time

* He gets his hair done on the regular though and takes great pride in it

* His hair is really messy and gets tangled easily so the braid is the best thing for his hair

* You joke often and call him Rapunzel

* A bunch of Kuriboh pins are added to his hair much to Seto’s disgust but he doesn’t say anything

* Almost threw hands at school for someone making fun of it

* “My older sibling did it for me, I bet you wish you had two cool older siblings like mine huh?”

* Despite hands not being thrown the other kid was roasted so bad you had to pick him up cause the teacher took him out of class

* “They started it by making fun of your work!”

* That kid better pray their parents don’t get laid off cause Seto is petty af

*You’re also really pissed when he cuts his hair later, but convinces him to not cut his hair as short as canon

Joey Wheeler:

* Doesn’t like his mullet being changed

* But through the power of you and Serenity he eventually relents

* His hair is great

* You give him cornrows cause of the “Brooklyn Rage” joke to mess with him

* He likes it

* This session also cause Serenity to get her hair braided

* It turns into a bonding session between your boyfriend and his sister

* It’s really cute and he enjoys this time

* But ain’t no one catching him outside the house with the braids

* He’s got a reputation to upkeep

* But I’m the safety of his or your home he’ll gladly wear it

* Or wear it with a hat

* He only wears it at your house cause Seto refuses to make fun of your work

* Actually is kinda cool with Seto cause he also gets stuck in the hair braiding bonding time so they spend time together anyways

Ryou Bakura:

* Have you seen his hair?

* It’s most likely Mokuba quality but fluffier

* He enjoys having his hair braided

* It’s relaxing and destressing

* Has definitely fallen asleep with you braiding his hair

* But he’s def tender headed

* So no box braids or super tight twists, plaits, or braids

* Reminds him of doing his younger sister’s hair

* And when his mother did his hair before he left to be by himself

* When he comes over for hair braiding day at the Kaiba place the staff knows it’ll be a calm day

* Man can make the situation calm af on this day

* Takes care of everyone’s hair and makes it’s hair not tangled

* Mokuba loves him cause of this reason and approves of the relationship

* Seto and Ryou works on promotional art, ads and other business stuff Ryou during the hair caring sessions

Marik Ishtar:

* OMG ITS HAIR BRAIDING TIME AINT IT?!?!?

* Loves his hair getting done with you

* Enjoys your hand in his hair

* Brings him great comfort as it means someone isn’t scared to touch him and actually loves him

* Reminds him of the time his father was actually nice to him and ruffled his hair and he braided his dad’s hair

* Also reminds him of the peaceful times when Ishizu braided his hair and when they did Rashid’s hair

* You bring back the sessions and he’s very happy about

* Actually the whole family is

* Always has some drink with him for this time

* Is actually part of his self care schedule

* It specifically says in his routine list:

* “Y/N braiding my hair”

* Very good family banding time

* Good job on helping bring the family back together!

Duke Devlin:

* Has you often braid it

* Finds it fun and relaxing

* Crap ton of dungeon dice monsters and dice monster hair accessories made by Kaiba Corp specifically for him based on your request

* Speaking of which, he would also be someone to do business during the hair sessions

* But the staff knows it’s gonna be a chaotic day when he comes over

* Screws around with Seto but genuinely helps Mokuba with his hair

* Has you try to do his hair in multiple complicated styles

* His hair is silky smooth but thick af

* Sometimes he falls asleep when you card your hand through his hair before braiding it

* Loves the time you spend together doing hair and make up the most outside of cuddling

Maximillion Pegasus:

* In this case Pegasus is your adoptive father and you’re friends with the friendship gang through Duelist Kingdom

* Hair care day is a weekly thing

* Minimum of once a week it happens but it usually happens every single day

* He wants to connect with the child that reminds him of his dear wife

* This is how he first connected with you when you were newly adopted and still shy

* Eventually you become comfortable with him but the braids are really bad

* Now we speed up to the present and you’re an expert hairstylist and your braids are immaculate

* His hair is silky smooth and thing too

* When you’re sad he comes in and it’s a hair makeover session!

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#headcannons #gn reader #gn!reader #yugioh #ryou bakura #yugioh headcanons #gender neutral reader #yugi mutou #maximillion pegasus #duke devlin #seto kaiba #mokuba kaiba #joey wheeler #marik ishtar #yugioh dm

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abellaheart-blog · 1 year

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PLATONIC REQUEST. Yu-Gi-Oh DM, few years after it finishes. Scenario, or one-shot fic, your choice! Female reader and Kaiba have become great friends after working together for 1-2 years. (Mokuba secretly helped this happen.) Reader calls him Kaiba. Don't make Kaiba too "nice," he's a bit difficult even with his friends. Reader and Kaiba have a bunch of same interests and dramatic personalities, trust each other. But now they're in way over their heads in a dangerous situation, and they know it!

Author Note: Sorry this is so late! Had a bit going on. I hope I fulfilled this request.

Seto Kaiba x Reader Platonic Scenario

Many years would pass for Kaiba since his teens and in his early twenties he found himself working with his best friends. There was his younger brother and then you. You didn’t always start off as Kaiba’s bestie. In the beginning you were nothing more than his employee. It was your friendship with Mokuba that cemented your own relationship with Kaiba. Though platonic it still came with perks. The Kaiba boys would bring you foods and drinks when arriving to Kaiba Corp. For holidays and birthdays you received the most expensive gifts. In turn you were the true friend they always needed in their lives.

You’ve been friends with Kaiba due to your similar interests and hobbies. Today you brought your deck to show off to Kaiba. You’re hoping to duel him after work if he wasn’t too busy. You’re sure his schedule would allow him seeing as he adores dueling.

Upon entering his office you’re faced with his grouchy expression and dark circles underneath his blue eyes. Your mouth is agap knowing why he would have such an expression. He most likely had a double and hasn’t had his morning coffee.

“I know that look. Missing your coffee Kaiba boy?”

Kaiba huffs at the nickname, knowing how much he loathes Pegasus. He also knows you’re trying to get a reaction out of him. He yawns before standing from his desk.

“You have coffee or what?” He finally asked.

“Yeah black like your heart.”

He laughs before grabbing the white mug from your hand. He gives you a rare grin before sipping his steamy beverage. You know it was out of gratitude.

“You being in here means one thing.”

“That’s right, Kaiba! I’m here to challenge you to a duel! I’m sure I can beat your blue eyes this time!”

“Ha! Guess we’ll see. I accept your challenge. After lunch, got it?”

You nod, eager to duel your friend. Many liked witnessing your duels since Kaiba actually respected you. It would be a friendly duel with jokes and joy. A scene not many saw from the infamous duelist. He still takes his dueling career as seriously as he did in his teens. Now he isn’t as much of a hard ass or sore loser about it. Another defining detail of such a duel is your dramatic side.

For you dueling Kaiba is always fun. He’s always amused during duels and genuinely enjoys them. Your jokes always get him chuckling. Many times he’s commending you when the duel ends in a draw. You have yet to beat him but you do hope to one day. Kaiba always mentions how he wouldn’t allow it since you’d receive bragging rights. Something you make fun of him half heartedly for.

You’re sure he wants to duel after lunch since he’s tired and wants a bit of a break from work. He must be busy with his construction for a school he hopes to open. All he has mentioned is it would be a school for dueling. You’re not sure if he’s serious or not since he’s always sounding sarcastic. He said it would be many years before the school would be open. You're unsure what to think of it.

Later on while you both dueled each other, you both ended up at the front of Kaiba corp. While the sun was going down you two got done with your duel. You lost but it was a close duel having even Kaiba on his toes. Afterwards you both noticed a stranger nearby. Behind you to be more precise.

"Who the hell are you?" Kaiba questioned with annoyance.

The stranger said not a word as he brought out a knife from their pocket. The tip was pointed at you. You gasp wondering what the intentions of this person could be. Kaiba ran over to you but the stranger commanded him to stop. He made his intentions clear to Kaiba by demanding his wallet. Kaiba scoffed at such a thought since he carries many of his cards on him. His blue eyes look over to you in worry.

"Fine." He grunts with anger radiating from him.

As Kaiba walks over to the stranger while you're frozen with fear. The knife pointed directly toward your neck keeping you in place. Kaiba was already plotting what he would do to the scum threatening his friends life. He held out his leather wallet while you step towards your friend to safety. When you're far away enough Kaiba puts his plan to motion.

Hi long leg extends tripping the stranger off their feet. While they land on their back Seto takes it upon himself to grab his wallet and throw you over his shoulder to run off. He was very quick and sudden you're sure you'd be screaming if you weren't so surprised.

When back inside Kaiba corp he ordered security to get rid of the hooded stranger. It did look comical with him barking orders while you're over his shoulder with a confused expression. He set you down but rolled his eyes.

"Dork, did you really think I'd let him get away with it?"

"No Kaiba sir!" You jokingly said.

"Pft." He raised his brow in amusement. "Where would you be without your boss?" Kaiba made a smug expression.

"Thanks for saving me back there but don’t get too cocky.” You huffed.

“Amusing, you damsel in distress.”

You cuss under your breath before jumping on his back to put him in a headlock. You know he was joking but it was time for one of your iconic Kaiba headlocks.

“You dweeb!!” He tried getting you off his back to no avail.

#female reader #platonic suggestions #platonic relationships #friendship stuff #seto kaiba x reader #seto kaiba #mokuba kaiba #requested #scenario

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alectoperdita · 1 year

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Kept poking at yakuza!Jou and lawyer!Kaiba. I did get them into bed eventually, but that part's even messier than the one I'm posting here. Will take a break to consider if I have more to add besides a secondary smut scene.

Still no title unless I keep my placeholder, In bed with the mob.

Still rated T, more backstory and feels

Part 1 here

Read the whole thing in AO3

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They didn't go to Mega. No, Seto preferred a quiet neutral ground to Jounouchi's club. The hole-in-the-wall bar was a block away from where Seto parked his car, but it was still within Jounouchi's usual stomping grounds. Mega was but a short walk away from the storefront. Yet when Seto slipped through the unobtrusive wooden door, Jounouchi followed his lead without question.

The interior was styled after European bars—wood paneling, deco light scones, a minimalist chandelier hanging from the center of the ceiling. Similar to many storefronts in the area, it was long but narrow. A polished oak bar and shelves after shelves of artfully presented liquor bottles backlit by warm yellow light lined the left wall. Along the opposite wall was a series of small tables and booths to sit parties of two to three. Soft piano music played from the surround speakers mounted along the ceiling. It reminded Seto of a miniature version of the venues he frequented through his law school years.

The bartender, an older gentleman donning a crisp white shirt, dapper waistcoat, and ironed slacks, greeted them. Besides him, there were two salarymen seated at the bar near the entrance. Both men glanced in their direction but very deliberately looked away and avoided eye contact after they spotted Jounouchi behind Seto.

The bartender's expression revealed nothing behind his customer service face. He was likely the owner too. "What can I get for you, sirs?"

Seto asked for a gin and tonic. Jounouchi surprised him by ordering a whisky highball.

The gangster flashed another face-splitting grin. "Told ya. I'm all class."

With their drinks in hand, they made their way to the back of the bar and took the booth near the back wall. It was a tight squeeze even for two people on account of their heights. Their knees knocked several times before they settled into a comfortable enough arrangement. Jounouchi slouched, braced by the booth's corner, and stretched his legs diagonally until his feet poked out. Seto took the opportunity to sit facing forward, with his spine straight and knees locked perpendicular to the ground.

Jounouchi brought his dewy highball glass to his lips and drank. Seto did the same, choosing to contemplate his drink's zesty flavor instead of his companion. To his surprise, Jounouchi didn't guzzle his, but he did wipe his mouth with the back of his hand when he set the glass back on the table.

Seto's phone chirped. He pulled it out to check his notification. It was a message from Mitsurugi.

Mitsurugi Don't do that again.

Seto merely rolled his eyes and stuffed the device back into his pocket without replying.

"Why are ya making that face? Was it your boss or your boyfriend?" joked Jounouchi. That or he was still fishing.

"Neither. Just Mitsurugi bitching."

Jounouchi whistled. "So you weren't bluffing back at the station."

"I don't bluff," Seto snapped. One should never have to bluff if one had the goods.

Jounouchi sat up only to plant his elbow on the tabletop. Still smiling, he pressed his non-bruised cheek to his raised fist. Under the table, the toe of Jounouchi's shoe brushed against Seto's ankle, slow and deliberate and lingering.

"Look at you, friends in high places."

Uncowed, Seto locked gazes with the other man. "I could say the same for you if Yoshimori contracted us for your benefit."

"Aww, yer jealous? Don't worry. He's a bit too old for my taste." Jounouchi winked. "But can't deny he's a swell guy looking out for the guys in the area."

"Yes, I suppose this has nothing to do with the seven-year stint you did for possession and distribution of a controlled stimulant."

Jounouchi's expression collapsed, as swiftly as a earthquake ripping through an out-of-code building. Silence descended over their booth. One so thick that it felt as if nothing, not the bar's piano music or the other patron's muted conversations, could penetrate. Ice clinked in Seto's glass as he lifted it. If he strained his ears, he wouldn't be surprised if he could somehow hear Jounouchi's heartbeat.

After a long, awkward silence that began to grate even on Seto's nerve, Jounouchi finally said, "You know about that?"

"I'm your lawyer"—for tonight anyway—"I would be a piss-poor one if I didn't know. I do my due diligence for my clients."

Jounouchi sucked in a sharp exhale. His hand trembled as he gripped his highball. This time, he chugged half of it at once. "Yeah, and you always had to be the best at anything you did."

Seto studied the other man, noting his sudden downturned gaze and the abrupt change in his mannerism. He couldn't help but remember that Jounouchi often relied on bluster. Brainless loyalty was more of his speed than mean drive.

"If you're ashamed, you should've thought of that before you took the fall for someone else," Seto scoffed.

"Wait. How could you possibly know that?"

"A few well-placed inquires and money to grease some palms will tell me whatever people are already talking about. It's not a stretch of the imagination. Not only were you able to find employment straight out of prison, you were promoted to manager within two months. One possibility is stellar work ethics, but it's more likely that someone owes you a favor. A big favor."

Jaw dropped, Jounouchi gawked at him. Seto filled the new lull with sips of his drink.

To his surprise, Jounouchi burst out into riotous laughter, drawing the attention of everyone in the bar. "Holy shit. That was some Sherlock Holmes shit!"

"Simple deductions," Seto muttered into his glass. He didn't know where the sudden wave of self-consciousness came from. Then again, people sometimes accused him of being too self-assured about the conclusions he drew about others and sticking to them.

It was unsettling how difficult it was to get a read on Jounouchi, though. The tension broke, and the gangster was smiling fondly at him again. "Okay, lemme take a stab at it. You studied abroad. Maybe as early as high school, but definitely university. Your taste in drinks' the same as a returnee's," Jounouchi's gaze flicked to Seto's glass. "The only question's was it England or America?"

Seto took a sip before responding. It didn't escape his notice how Jounouchi's gaze lingered on his lips afterwards. He licked them.

"Neither. Germany."

Jounouchi laughed. "Ya always did bulk conventions."

Seto didn't stop his mouth in time. "Buck conventions."

"Po-tay-toe, po-tot-toe." Jounouchi waved a hand dismissively. "And for the record, I'm not ashamed. Not really. I know who I am. That's not gonna change. It's just... It's you. I always felt kinda shabby standing next to you, and now..."

The man's expression took a turn for the wistful. Seto's heart clenched unexpectedly. From their youth, he only remembered chasing after Jounouchi, a shining beacon that clambered through the orphanage's and the surrounding woods' nooks and crannies.

"If your background was an issue, I would've left you outside police headquarters," said Seto. Not share a smoke or bodily drag Jounouchi into his car so he couldn't escape. They wouldn't be here at this bar if that was the case.

"True. Guess you still don't put up with anyone's bullshit." Jounouchi's eyes crinkled again. "Good to know that hasn't changed."

They lapsed into silence again and finished their drinks in the meanwhile. Seto rose to order another round. When he returned with with another gin and tonic for himself and another whisky highball for Jounouchi, the other man was frowning at his phone, but he quickly shoved it back into his pocket when Seto sat down.

That was when Seto remembered it was a Saturday night, which meant prime business hours for a club like Mega.

"Don't let me keep you if you have business to take care of," he said.

Jounouchi shook his head. "Nah, Toshihiro can hold down the fort. It's not every day I get a chance to catch up with an old friend."

As Jounouchi reached across the table for his glass, his palm covered the back of Seto's hand. His fingers caressed the patch of skin under Seto's wristwatch band. Despite his best efforts not to react, Seto's breath hitched. He didn't necessarily want Jounouchi to stop flirting with him, but each successive touch further muddled Seto's purpose of mind. He slipped his hand out from under Jounouchi's touch. Jounouchi let him retreat without comment, clasping his drink and drawing it across the table.

It was almost a relief when Jounouchi changed the topic. "How's Mokuba doing?"

"Well, he's living in London at the moment." A small smile crept across Seto's lips at the thought of his little brother. "He's happy. I think."

That's what made his departure from the orphanage and the ensuing years worth it. Ensuring his brother's happiness and keeping his father's dying wish.

"Awww, that's good to hear. He's so lucky to have you. You love him to bits."

Even back then, Jounouchi had supported his plan. Even though it ultimately led to their separation. That was one of Seto's few regrets.

"I'm sorry I never wrote," he mumbled.

He tried early on. Until he found several weeks of letters crumpled in the trash in his new adoptive father's study. He got the message then. His letters would never reach their intended destination.

A self-deprecating smile wormed across Jounouchi's face. "That's alright. You were moving onto bigger and better things. I wouldn't have gotten 'em anyway. I ran away several weeks after you and Mokuba left. That place was the pits. There was nothing worth staying for."

The vise tightened around Seto's heart again. His blood roared in his ears. He could blame it on the alcohol, but he wasn't a lightweight. Seto wasn't nearly as much of a stickler for rules as some people guessed. He was a defense attorney. He knew when to bend the rules or even turn a blind eye. But he couldn't turn away from Jounouchi even if he tried.

Not again.

It took effort, but he swallowed the lump in his throat. "We should continue this conversation somewhere private," he declared. It shamed him to recognize the slight warble in his voice.

Jounouchi froze, his highball glass suspended in mid-air with his hand. "Wait, really?"

"You're more familiar with this area. You must be able to recommend such a place."

The other man downed his drink like water and wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. "Okay, okay. Yeah. A few places come to mind. Yer sure about this?"

"Don't make me repeat myself," he snapped, unable to keep an ounce of contempt from bleeding through.

Jounouchi either didn't notice or didn't care. After slamming his glass down on the table, he shot forward and clasped Seto's wrist. It was strong enough that his bones creaked under the pressure, but it wasn't a threat. Nor was Jounouchi trying to hurt him. It seemed he was as reluctant to let go as Seto was.

Then as if no time has passed—untrue because so much did—Jounouchi dragged him out of the bar and out onto the neon-lit streets.

#yugioh #puppyshipping #violetshipping #joukai #ygo #my wips #fic: In bed with the mob #writing more artsy M-rated smut really strained my brain 😂#the metaphors and similes are probably very strained #thanks to everyone for giving your thoughts on the first part ;;_;;#absolutely did encourage me to write and share more of this #i'm kinda proud of the back-and-forth here which says a lot because i generally consider dialogue my weak spot as a writer

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I feel so bad for Mokuba. He was supposed to be the Battle City comissioner, and, you know, call out and stop rule violations. He's supposed to enforce the no cheating rule.

And literally practically every game to every other game someone's cheating or violating another rule and Kaibas just like "°Eh, I'll allow it because it's not affecting me." LIKE MOKUBAS JUST STANDING THERE, TRYING TO DO HIS JOB AND HE JUST HAS TO STARE AT HIS BIG BRO LIKE "am i a joke to you nii-sama?"

#mokuba kaiba #seto kaiba #yugioh #ygo #mokuba is trying his best to do his job #setos just allowinf all this to go down

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nameless-brand · 10 months

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((📑 if you'd have any desire to? :'D))

Meredith Crowley - creepy-crowleys

Meredith Crowley is an agent and archivist of the Illuminati in her world. It is unknown if this is the same Illuminati that is rumored to be in my own world or simply that they share the same name. As for references to Bees, it seems they are related to how she was empowered, but this is not fully confirmed.

First contact was when I suddenly started having multiverse Tunglr access after three years of buying the failed company. Crowley introduced herself as Lev's friend, and Lev confirms this. There is a respect there, which makes me assume that Crowley has strength in her own right, though scouring her blog has not yielded many demonstrations of it - may need to eventually deep-dive her archive later.

Background:

Crowley's world is hard to pinpoint in the supernatural versus mundane scale of things. Her description of her government's response to rogue vampires suggests that the higher-ups do know about the existence of supernatural beings, but the common populace does not.

It also appears that the supernatural factions are powerful enough that harm to the common people can be disregarded as the price of standard operating procedure. This view appears prevalent enough that it seems that Crowley has mostly accepted it, which does somewhat go against my read of her.

Probably a self-defense mechanism. A means to stay sane by focusing on fighting the evils she can reasonably deal with. Her world sounds like there's so many powers at work that actually chasing after every perceived evil in her world will just end badly for her - either through exhaustion or getting crushed.

Multiple factions are described, primarily from the Sargasso Sea Events that Crowley has chronicled in detail. There appears to be a Council of Venice which consists of three factions: Illuminati, Dragon, and Templars. And the Templars have an antagonist relationship with Crowley's faction. Scale of influence of the Council of Venice is unknown: is it based on region? country? world-wide?

Bees refer to a group of people including Crowley and also a separate entity at the same time. She references other factions collecting Bees as well through this particular ask. However, given Crowley's boast involving the unlikelihood they can send something to deal with her in reply to my reply, it's clear there's probably different degrees that "Bee" can empower a person - or they augment what's already there.

As mentioned earlier, Crowley's work involves both archiving and direct intervention. Per her discussion with Kaiba Seto, it is focused more on disaster management and occult terrorism, which would explain why she's dealing with some sort of hivemind algae-based entity now.

Will continue scouring for more background at another time. I forgot why I didn't continue past Seto's conversation the first time. Stupid stupid.

Description:

She has two writing styles. The first style is her more casual style when she talks to people she knows on Tunglr - a little bit on the amused dramatic side, like she's humoring you, but there is still genuine interest. Her second style is more of an expository style - I suppose that is the archivist in her speaking where everything turns more matter-of-fact and analysis.

Her humor is a combination of deadpan and general silliness that tends towards surreality. The humor tends to come out more when someone else presents a dark topic pertaining to her - similar to Lev's motto of "any near-death experience older than six months is fodder for jokes" - the deadpan is mostly deadpan simplicity / underreaction - this is referenced by her response to fuckingshutup's question with a: "Imprisoned cosmic horrors. Celestial body-sized, reality warping, etc" and her other response to the favorite meme question. She does use humor outside of awkward situations, so this is likely how her humor manifests as opposed to it being used only for deflection. It would likely be a bad cue to determine how anxious she is because of it.

Not sure her recent references to crabs are part of her humor or from dashwatching. The wider Tumblr's sale of "online crabs" are likely skewing observations.

The degree of power that she has is unclear. I was not able to naturally bring the conversation to that topic when I was asking Lev about her friends and whom I should contact - to let everyone know she's alive. It's probably lower than that of a deity's given her rather mundane concerns, but I am certain her power is far more than most people in her world - the fact she is able to establish a safe zone in a region that sounds like it would brain people suggests a high psychic resistance similar to Lev's Fourth Wall.

She has a foundation in some sort of magical science which revolve around something known as Anima - maybe an alternate name for Mana? The brief glimpses of conversation I saw from lastlycoris suggests that she has multiversal travel capabilities (reference to coords), which may be related to the manipulation of anima (as she claims to be able to use it to anchor a region to space).

The need to get groceries suggests mundane needs and that she still has relatively human? physiology. This includes human-level intelligence, though naturally at the higher end of it given profession and likely aptitude. She can have fits of pique, semi-regularly from the sound of it, though that can already be seen from her brand of humor.

The question to human? physiology is due to her apparent resistance to airborne toxins. Is she using equipment to filter the poison out? But I'd imagine she would've mentioned it in her discussion with fuckingshutup when that person wanted to come along to observe the crabs - using a reply like "I don't have another set of protective equipment unfortunately." I'm going to assume she has significantly higher physical resistance accompanying her mental one.

Miscellaneous:

She has Pokemon. I don't really know how to process this.

Unclear how the Orochi Group fits into all this, though it sounds like they're a source of many problems. It doesn't help they sound like a conglomerate, a powerful company, that is actively collecting people like Crowley. It is unknown what Samael? - a higher-up? in Orochi Group - is doing but that Crowley has some agreement with his ideals.

Considerations:

It is difficult to make considerations with so many unknown elements, but she is ultimately one of Lev's friends. Chi's too, I think. And maybe mine by proxy versus actual friendship? So the information gathering for considerations will naturally continue.

It is unclear how loyal she is to her faction. Does she stick around because of people potentially stronger than her or that Bees have a method of control (probably? not, given how I'd imagine she'd be more disgusted by them when being referenced as one but cannot discount)? Or does she genuinely believe in their cause? She mentions the pay is good, and the availability of lost knowledge would certainly appeal to any archivist.

There is a brief mention that the town and potentially whole island that Crowley lives on is owned by her employers too - also mentions of another Meredith (a second timeline?) and potential family. So this likely can be a means to control her too.

The whole timeline resetting is problematic. She however sounds like she has the capability to jump universes if she has to, so she hopefully won't be ended by it if it comes to that. However, last thing I remember from my timeline ending was the world effectively being < Stopped > due to the concept of Time being irrevocably damaged. I suspect the only reason why I could at least think through it despite the physical immobility is that beings that have hit the deity-level at least once are mentally unaffected by changes in timeline (that's my theory anyway, explains Lev's ability to retain her memories despite her "trip" with the Radiance). I do not have any countermeasures or solutions to deal with this effect physically though - Kris or Mirielle might though. In any case, I could broach this topic with Crowley once we're closer - she might already be aware of this and have a solution.

It also sounds like she has visited other universes too, so whatever a Bee is does not actively restrict her from universe hopping. Will need to ask what a Bee is in detail - if it can be used as a killswitch, that may be a problem for getting her to initially escape.

The World Boundary here might be helpful to resist such an effect, since a kill-switch would definitely count as something negative coming into the world - similar to Mads's anon magic involving obedience. I could potentially invite Crowley to have a room in the Inn when I finally figure out how to lower the Boundary enough so we can have a party with Lev and Chi and Mirielle and Sasha back - or sooner (it's actively resisting Mirielle's entry).

Hmm. I'm not entirely sure how much Crowley likes to fight though. If she's forced to live here, she'll probably lose access to many of her abilities given the World Boundary acting as a hard limit to supernatural powers. Will she be fulfilled living a mostly mundane life? Or will she be like Lev preparing for the next disaster?

At the very least, I should probably look into jobs involving museums and archeology to give her options for the potential future - if she decides this world is the best option. Does she particularly favor a certain country when it comes to history or does she like all things equally? Does she favor primarily mythology or anthropology? I have a feeling she may like more exotic locations also.

I guess future questions should revolve around that.

Negotiation Considerations:

I suspect high-society locations would be to my advantage. She seems far more of a boots on the ground type of person than an actual politico and policy-dictator type. It has to be the correct sort of fancy like modern fancy as opposed to more traditional / ethnic fanciness - the danger she might actually recognize the associated culture may give her more small talk options / references to use.

Appealing to her sense of the greater good may be effective. She is after all going after this deadly hivemind spewing airborne toxin.

Whether to use logical or emotional arguments... It is hard to determine. I want to say the emotional would appeal more to her than the logical, given how she'd prefer being an agent to a desk job. But she is also an archivist.

Bullying and intimidation tactics won't work. I am very sure that anything I say or do would be a drop in the ocean compared to the intimidating things Crowley has experienced.

Silence however will likely work. Especially if she makes a joke to ease the tension - to make her feel like she just caused a social faux pas. The above bullying and intimidation may not work, but making her a fish out of water - and that I am doing the best thing for everyone in the negotiation - will probably be the best approach.

Attacking aggressively from a position of higher negotiation power may end poorly unless I really have an absolute advantage. I have a feeling that doing so would cause her to dig in and become more defiant - I suspect there has to be a reason why Lev respects her so much.

#not visible ic #(( a lot of this is probably written in part before Kris brought Lev and afterwards. ))#(( and then added afterwards ))#creepy-crowleys #sato's notes //

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borreloadsavagedragon · 1 year

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Give Kaito essay (for the character meme)

Oh god, I’ll read more this because it’s gonna be a journey and that's also why it took so long gjdaslgk-

And the standard zexal and arc v spoilers warning message-

1. how long have i known about them A LONG time though it didn’t get to like he’s my whole world status until pandemic era-- MalindaChan did her cosplay for him back when I was still a certified Yugiboomer who entertained GX and 5DS because "lol abridged series jokes" and that’s when I first remember seeing his design? I tried watching Zexal briefly when it was actively airing but just couldn’t get far bc Boomer Brain ™, but I remember him being cool but the "Kaiba-likeness but not being Kaiba" Yugiboomer wall couldn't be overcome right away, I had to train my skills Then 2020 happened, I watched Vrains to understand Link Summoning, got SUCKED into it, and was like wow past me was dumb, ALL of the spinoffs are GREAT Zexal reached a hand back out to me when I was kinda struggling with the Vrains community and I'd decided to start writing more spinoff muses with some mutual friends and that's also when I realized I’d be subconsciously collecting Galaxy and Photon monsters since they’re pretty + space themed but also because they were inside of ALL of the Kaiba support sets(because DUH) so it was like,,, well, let’s try that again

Now I’m In Hell And It’s All His Fault Do you think I ENJOY playing Photon competitively? Well yes, but also NO. It means learning new decks is HARD because I can't look at dragons and knights in SPACE.

2. whether or not they’ve ever made me cry Moon duel? W,, what Moon duel,,, I don’t,,, remember any space dueling, ahaha, isn’t that another yugioh, the rush of the go,,,,,,, In all serious though, yes lmao The duel against Zexal when he tells you his reasoning for why he’s the Number Hunter and he looks so broken, that got a solid few tears The flashback of him trying to break Haruto out of the city got some tears The duel with Chris is also really good show of his character at the root, the thing that gets him back to his feet is the moment Chris even considers Haruto as part of his suffering, g o d The moon duel of course. That’s. That one was brutal. Yeah.

3. whether or not i have any merchandise/objects with them uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

There’s a wall scroll behind my work desk that sneaks into my Zoom calls, there’s a canvas print he’s on that sits at my work desk, my ita bag has a handful of charms, pins, and buttons for him(still hunting for artists who draw him with merch wink wink)

I guess my Photon tcg deck counts? The tcg is just one big merch machine if you squint enough-

My Book of Moon themed binder is literally just all of my collector Photon and Galaxy/references to Kaito cards + a small page for Miza since Tachyon is a Galaxy Eyes

Do cosplays count? Because I’ve got all but his space suit basically done + his duel disk

4. what about their personality i like How seriously he takes himself despite literally everything else about his character

He’s often off to the side with his arms crossed, pouting or frowning, having the cool guy edge lord behavior But also he’s screaming in the rain, jumping through a window on a kite glider he made himself that also doubles as his robo-butler, flying to the whole ass moon because a rock told him to, and beefing 14 yr olds, he’s just a legend

I also love that he's like... very clear about himself and on how you should treat him. He straight up says he's going to hell for what he's done and just continues to be there because that's how he'll atone because atonement isn't forgiveness, like he's not ours to forgive. Love him so much.

5. what about their backstory makes me emotional Honestly, most of it

Watching Kaito slowly lose his autonomy (his brother whose been his responsibility for what could be read as since birth, his father just becoming a figure head in his life versus an actual parent, Chris walking out on him with no closure until they duel, being watched by and trained under brutal conditions by the government, failed escape attempts, getting lied to and used, etc) and then knowing one of the people who he attributes half of that loss and suffering to is someone he never gets closure against is very hard to watch

Even in Arc V, he loses his entire family in a way that makes him cut ties with every single person left in a desolate city and hunt his enemies down one by one to pay them back for his suffering, and it happened before we finally actually get to see him or hear of him for the first time so god knows the details

He really just gets put through it time and time again, yugioh be nice to that onion challenge

6. the moment of theirs that made me the saddest there was no duel on the moon in yugioh zexal

But actually, Kaito dying is tragic for a few reasons

THEY JUST LET HIS BROTHER WATCH IT HAPPEN? FAKER??? HELLO?

He was... ok with it happening-

He was killed off before the final duel and before he could reunite with Yuma and Ryouga again, and even though he came back as a spirit, it felt like a such a cop out

7. the moment of theirs that made me the happiest The pure look of joy on his face reuniting with his brother after they defeat Vector the first time, it’s so good The first time Prime Photon is summoned, goated, perfect, all boss monsters should be willed into existence like that But also Arc V, Kaito watching Dennis duel Yuya after everything with Zarc and clapping for him is so sweet omg

8. something about them that made me laugh HIS ONE LINERS, yugioh really gives the rivals the best solo lines I swear to god

Ok listen, dub and sun debate aside, I watched both because I’m a mess and need as much Kaito as I can get, but the dub has some heaters and Kaito’s got a few good ones, ESPECIALLY when he's talking to Mizael

The one to Shark, “You’re quite the romanticist”, who the fuck says that out loud to another person Kaito talking to Dennis is also a fever dream, the dub especially is so jarring, I love them

9. my favorite canon outfit of theirs White coat with the gazer tattoo, you can never go wrong with the Photon coat Numeral Hunter is also based, I know that's not like HIS look in any show, but... I HC that would be his Vrains Avatar, he could go to Vrains very easily, Solflare is an exploitable card in his deck

10. my favorite moment with them in canon UUUUGGHHHH CHOOSING ONE IS HARD

Uhhh, episode wise Shark Hunter is prooobably my favorite(for obvious reason but besides those LOL) because it’s such a tone setter for who Kaito is and also I could listen to these two bicker all day long, we really didn’t get nearly enough of their side rivalry as opposed to like Kaiba and Joey or Takeru and Ryoken

And then the Moon Duel is like my second favorite duel in the whole franchise, only outclassed by Soba and Revo in Vrains, you really get to see just how strong he is because he's half blind, still actively dying by dueling, and gets his helmet cracked in the vacuum of space, and he's still able to win

Character moment, the duel against Chris comes to mind again because it shows a lot of Kaito to his core, but also Kaito hauling ASS to get Yuma to Astral world to reunite with Astral is iconic, Kaito's always ready to take the plunge when everyone else says not to because he just KNOWS he's right

11. my favorite relationship they have with another character sweats profusely, I said it above somewhere I think- removing shipping from the equation entirely, I REALLY like all of the bff / rival dynamics across all of the shows, I love how well done they are and I fully find them more interesting than the standard protag/rival ones, even with KaiRyo having like the least amount of time dedicated to theirs comparatively. Ryouga and Kaito being treated so similarly by the hands dealt to them to where they'd understand the other one like looking in a mirror and yet they cannot stand each other, I eat that shit up. But also knowing the other person so well that they don't even have to talk and also realizing that person is their one of their only option to success? Give me MORE of that I also really love the foil between Mizael and Kaito a lot, I REALLY wish it got the time it was rumored to get, guess I gotta do everything myself In Arc V, Kaito and Shun's dynamic is really good for the little bit we're allowed the time to see it, Shun being one of the only characters who actually goes back for him after leaving so abruptly between Arc V and Zexal... tugs on the heart strings I also love that Kaito took ONE look at Edo in the safe house and decided to speed run the enemies part of the enemies to lovers arc they were going to have, I wish they could have spoken in canon more, hell GX Edo and Zexal Kaito would also be such an interesting dymamic

12. what i like about the way the fandom portrays them Everyone drawing him like >:D all of the time, keep doing that The white lab coat look too? Like not the Photon one, like a standard white lab coat? Perfect, DO NOT change that

nsfw next but also just how everyone knows he's a bottom no matter which ship it is lmao

13. what i dont like about the way the fandom portrays them that no one talks about him except in “WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE RIVAL” polls fndhxjshxbs

I’m going insane in my thoughts alone over here, I need to convert everyone to watch Zexal

14. what i liked about the way canon portrayed them Ok here we can get heated for a bit because I’ve seen an argument somewhere that Kaito didn’t develop at all from season 1 to 2 of Zexal but he 100000% did and I honestly like how it's done

Season 1 Kaito was purposefully talking to the air Astral could be in to avoid even looking at Yuma because he thought so little of him despite how much clawing to get on the same level as him Yuma did

Season 2 Kaito is jumping in to keep Mizael from killing Yuma without a second thought, he's going to the arctic despite ALL of the protests to build the bridge to Astral

His development is subtle, but it's very there, not to mention he can now stomach being in the same room as Faker, gave Chris a second chance, his dying words to Yuma are all the more apparent how important Yuma became to him Like the ONLY person we should have seen an actual conversation touching on Kaito's actions with WAS Ryouga but... be honest, Ryouga's not accepting that from Kaito, they're both very much people of action and they established their bond through the snark and bickering, that's how they communicate Plus Kaito's also outward about not being a good person, telling Yuma he sold his soul to the devil, telling the gang in the first episodes of Zexal II he's already going to hell because that's what his guilty soul deserves Ryoken and Kaito would be SUCH an interesting duo, I'm just saying

15. what i dont like about the way canon portrayed them Oh boy now here we go LOL

The duel against Mr Heartland. - This one's unbelievably bad for so many reasons, mostly because there’s no universe where Kaito struggles against Heartland of all people in a duel, but also this is the person who’s been THE symbol for most of his trauma and trials up until that point. There is no chance in hell he struggles, gets crippled by him, and has to have Yuma take over. That was and always should have been his duel to win, but Yugioh has the unfortunate "this is a story through the protag's eyes" shonen protag bug at its core (Yuma sweetie you’re lovely and wonderful, it’s literally not your fault)

Arc V giving him literally no time for their version of Kaito to have a more satisfactory character arc because of how long and bad the Synchro Dimension/Friendship Cup arc was. Just another victim of the Synchro Arc, sighs. The dub also puts this weird and bad attempted joking line about how Kaito doesn't do family and like have you literally watched any of Zexal, you're the whole ass studio Kaito just doesn't feel very Kaito the same way in Arc V, it's very sad, lots of shit you know og Kaito wouldn't let fly that just goes by in Arc V, but different versions, dimensions, stories, etc etc, it's just such a whiplash coming from Zexal where he's just so much more

OCG Structures was a coward and didn’t want to play with dimensional physics because Kaito 110% could find a way into that timeline I haven't read the Zexal manga in full just yet because I wanna collect them all physically so that'll be later- And a little bit for the games since Konami wanted at least one of those to be canon thanks to Vrains world-

Cross Duel literally had you consider killing kids for him but honestly this one is more funny than infuriating, everyone's a worst version of themselves in Cross Duel agjdaslkgj Duel Links is usually pretty good, but since Kaito’s first launch event where he's hunting you down, he’s been very much more like an NPC for the Zexal world events, just seems weird to me, I'm sure that'll get thrown out once Chris' unlock event actually happens coming up here and when Miza gets added... then that digital world won't know WHAT to do

#THIS WAS FUN THOUGH #kaito really is the character of all time in this house #kaito and takeru fight for favorite spot in my head all the time #asks #answered #kaito #kaito tenjo

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can i get a uhhhh, kaiba x joey for 1, 3, 4-5, 7, 10, 15, 22 and 24

1. Describe their first date. That one's hard to answer cuz it depends on the context and how "chill" they are with one another.

3. What was their first impression of each other? Lol depending on the series it was either jou hating on kaiba for being a rich kid or not caring about him. I'm sure Kaiba felt the same way not caring about jou or thinking he was just some loser delinquent.

4. Who initiates affection? Why does the other not initiate affection as much? Jou would absolutely be the one to initiate it. Personally for me it's hard to imagine Kaiba being physically intimate other than for bedroom reasons if even that. Idk he just doesn't seem the type that likes to be touched often but Jou seems like he thrives off physical contact. He loves to hug his friends and rough house with them. Kaiba's just gonna have to get used to it.

5. Do they argue often? If so, what do they argue about? lmao yes. I can imagine 85% of their relationship is going to be arguing. Unless they're at a certain point in their lives where they've gotten over their past differences & have a more secure relationship. Otherwise they are more than likely to rub each other the wrong way with the things they say.

7. How often do they say “I love you”? They won't ever actually say the words ( at least Kaiba won't ) but they'll have their own little way of expressing it with actions or other phrases.

10. Do they share any hobbies or interests? How do these things bring them together? Besides dueling and games? I can see them possibly working out together maybe even challenging one another to push their limits.

15. What songs remind you of their relationship? I don't tend to think of songs for characters or ships but on the top of my head that Maroon 5 song One more Night. Peek kaijou vibes.

22. Are they comfortable joking around with each other and being silly/playful? It depends on how far along they are in their relationship because if they cross over a certain line they'll wind up pissing each other off. But if they're in a comfortable spot with one another I imagine they have some silly playful banter.

24. How do their personalities affect their relationship? Do their characteristics compliment each other, or clash often? Both compliment and clash and that's the beauty of enemies to lovers baby. Jou is everything that Kaiba cannot stand in a person & vice versa. Jou is a loser, who despite it all, keeps prevailing and won't quit when he should've learned his lesson by losing the first time and Kaiba is an arrogant bastard who thinks just because he has money and power he can treat people any kind of way without any consequences. They have a lot of similarities too but that's a powerpoint for a different time lol

#answered #selkymaiden #violetshipping #puppyshipping #thank you for sending me some asks #some of these are harder to think of than i thought with these two i personally cannot see them as lovey dovey like some other pairs

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( chatlog from my discord RP with @nameless-brand , based on the alternate version of the Legendary Heroes VR game created by the Kaiba Corporation in Sato, Lev, and Chi's current universe. a few sections have been moved around slightly just to make things flow a little better. part 1 | part 2 | part 3 )

Legendary Heroes: the Tutorial part 4

Mokuba's stomach turns again as he finally forces himself to look at the mangled, dying Menacing. His own breath is shaky. He should put this guy out of his misery, shouldn't he? But his ammo is limited, and so is the durability of his sword.

As he weighs his options with a heavy heart, a quiet sound makes his hair stand on end.

He'd forgotten about Glasses in the chaos, after the surprising success of his quick attack. He turns slowly to face the other man, cringing at the sight of his face.

"oh fuck."

His heart leaps to his throat again as he stares down the barrel of a pistol. But he sees the way it shakes in the man's hand, sees him without his glasses, and his free hand twitches to spread his fingers.

The pleading catches him by surprise, and it shows clearly on his face. He's quiet for a second, eyes searching Glasses's. Then he sheaths his blade to hold both hands up, fingers spread. Sure, it's a sign of surrender. But he could just as easily twist his wrist to summon up one more Fire Bolt.

"okay then, talk. WITHOUT the gun," Mokuba speaks as calmly as he can, hoping his voice doesn't shake the way his knees do. "my name's Mokuba. and I want to know what makes people think this crappy game is SO great, anyway."

"No, no, no," Glasses shakes his head lightly at Mokuba's apparent surrender, "I'm not falling for that again. I've seen Fire Arrow casted enough in a fight to know what you're trying. Didn't expect a katana user to be wielding it though; other skill's Physical Enhancement, right?

Despite his words, he still lowers his weapon, but it's clear he's tense and on guard. Prepared to dive whichever. From his perspective, he's fucked if his assailant decides to go at it for real. "Mokuba, like the moderator?" Glasses asks in confusion, though his suspicions go away with Mokuba's next words. He gives Mokuba a look of disbelief, clearly wondering if he was joking - the guy who just kicked everyone's ass six ways from Sunday calling this game crappy. Only to realize he's serious. "It's the first full immersion VR game of its kind." Glasses says slowly, not quite sure what to say, "where you can feel as though you're superhuman yourself?" He squints as he adds, "Complete with a large open world the size of the continent and able to build an empi-" The man is interrupted by another scream from his downed companion. "Excuse me," he slowly moves the pistol, taking care not to let it move close to Mokuba, and points the barrel at his companion. Bang! Menacing gurgles quietly with the new hole in his chest - and then relaxes completely. The expression on his face comes very close to a smile even. Glasses uncomfortably explains as he lowers the gun, "Brian thought he'd be super macho playing without the pain suppressor. Guess he learned his lesson."

The second that Glasses lowers his weapon, Mokuba visibly seems to relax, his shoulders slumping, his expression softening from tension to something much more exhausted.

"you're wrong," he sighs. "I'm not TRYING anything, except this dumb tutorial. my other spell is Summon Golem. I didn't know he'd be so fucking tiny, but the dumb little guy was too cute to get rid of."

He keeps a sharp eye on this guy, but he can't lie. It's a relief to get to just calmly talk to someone else involved. He lowers his hands, letting down his final guard.

And he'll ignore that one question.

Mokuba ponders his response, as well as what's being said to him, opening his mouth to finally respond, only to be stopped by Glasses's brief interjection.

And the loud, ringing sound as he puts his own compatriot out of his misery.

Mokuba's violet eyes go wider.

But at least Menacing's screaming and gurgling has ended. Good. For Menacing, as well.

Mokuba doesn't give up much more information, still hesitant himself. Instead, he glances toward the now empty shell that was the most outspoken of the trio.

"...is that guy gonna, like. be okay? in real life??" he asks.

Another weird skeptical look from Glasses, particularly at the "Too cute to get rid of" bit. He couldn't but feel a bit incredulous at that. He's never actually seen a golem before, but he knows that aside from being a decoy to get away and literally dropping them on people, they're not that useful. Strong but painfully slow. Their max speed is one's walking speed. He notices that Mokuba doesn't answer his question, though whether he feels the question beneath him or that there is really a connection is up in the air. He ignores the "tutorial" bit; that's bullshit. In Glasses's eyes, Mokuba's probably a pro player or athlete or someone from the military that decided to have a little fun at the masses' expense. It's said this game was designed for military simulations initially. "Uhh. I guess," Glasses says unsure, "I mean I've seen people die some pretty brutal deaths on here, but they come back to the game." He shrugs, "It's not like actually dying? More like a dream you can remember - and things like pain you don't? It was on the FAQ on the ALTIMIT site."

Mokuba catches the skeptical look at Glasses gives him, and responds with a shrug and a casual, "what?"

As they chat, he takes a moment to kind of check the minor injuries he'd sustained, fix his socks and straighten his skirt. He winces as the adrenaline begins to fade and the pain begins to grow.

"yeah, it'd be a pretty shitty game if it was THAT painful and traumatic, I guess. huh..." he blinks a few times. "there's a FAQ? I should probably read that......."

He really wants to tell him to prove that he has the Golem summon and not the Physical Enhancement skill, but he also knows that him surviving is at the whim of the person before him. Instead, Glasses just settles for pretending he didn't hear Mokuba's what and focuses on Mokuba's reply "I don't know for certain. If he ends up quitting the game for good, I figure we have the answer," Glasses shrugs before glancing at the moon overhead. He then adds cautiously, "I'm gonna go to find shelter or a good place to log out before the monsters come. Cause what I was saying about brutal deaths? That."

"yeah, I guess so? are you guys, like, friends??" Mokuba follows his gaze up at the moon, then gives Glasses an inquisitive look. "the tutorial said logging out during combat leaves your avatar on the field, does that happen any time you log out??" Now that he's aware of the potential thread of monsters, he takes a quick scan of his surroundings.

Everything seems fine with the surroundings. No odd sounds beyond the wind through broken buildings. "Sorta? I guess, " Glasses shrugs, "We just got grouped up together cause we happened to join at the same time three days ago? Honestly, group's been pretty lame, name included." He pinches the bridge of his nose. "No, it only happens if you log out during combat. If you're not in combat or in a natural disaster, your avatar will disappear," Glasses explains, "Bases are the exception - like the one that girl NPC is living in." He nudges his hand towards the inn-like building. "Even if you're in combat or in a disaster, you hide out in one of those spots, and you're free to log out at anytime," he then adds, "And Lake Alba would be a pretty popular spot, since it's close to Neon Tokyo where - let's face it - fake KaibaCorp is and also the Federation of States - fake Washington D.C. is. But this place is fucking Windstorm Alley: tornados, hurricanes, and all"

That's a relief. But Mokuba won't let his guard down too much either.

"yeah, that was a pretty lame name. who even came up with that?? what was it? the god dragons???" he snickers a little.

Nods in understanding. Though, the mention of natural disasters is news to him. And good to know, too. "gotcha, makes sense. what's uhh... what's up with this girl anyway? why were you guys harrassing her so much? like, I get that this is a pretty strategic base. but did you try just like... asking nicely???"

The mention of fake KaibaCorp makes Mokuba's eyes widen for just a second. Neon Tokyo was the first place the game had attempted to send him, wasn't it? "so let's say I wanted to get to the city, what would be the best route??"

"Godly Dragon Army," Glasses winces at Mokuba's snicker as if receiving psychic damage, "And our leader... is Evil Demon Dragon." He sighs in resignation. There's a slight hint of irritation in Glasses's eyes at Mokuba's suggestion. "Oh no. What a great idea!" he started in a high falsetto, lightly slapping his head, "Why didn't we think of that - just ask the Girl in Red." He switched to his normal voice in a more staccatto rhythm, "Of course we tried asking! All the girl did was just stare at us like we're stupid and then shut her blinds. And now she's been doing that over and over again for the past few days just to taunt the people who come by." He points at a specific window near the door to make his point. "I wish we could say we're here for strategic reasons. But really the main reason why we're here is cause she did that to the Leader. And now the Leader has his britches in a knot and has people stationed here just in case the girl logs out, and we can take over the base out of spite. Except now we're pretty sure she's an NPC because she hasn't logged out since she's been discovered." He takes a deep breath as if the accumulated stress has finally been released, "Ugh. I'm gonna leave this stupid group. I've wasted the start of this game because of a leader's feud with a brainless NPC. Ugh. Which makes me the more brainless one." He sighs. "If you wanted to head to Neon Tokyo, you'll have to take the Interstate, or I guess what's left of it. You should be carefu-" he then pauses and then shakes his head, "I forget who I'm talking to. There's factions forcibly recruiting newcomers that got randomly teleported to other places - ever since Neon Tokyo had something wrong happen to it and preventing newcomers from directly porting there. It's got the local AI in a tizzy."

Mokuba tries not to laugh again at the faction's name, but then he hears the name of their leader, and he just can't help himself. Even Duel Monsters references would be better than that.

He rolls his eyes at Glasses's sarcasm, putting a hand on his hip. "I mean you guys DID just start threatening me the second you saw me, I wouldn't exactly be surprised if your dummy friends just started blasting at her."

He's interested though. Follows Glasses's finger to look at the window, maybe hoping to catch a glimpse of this mysterious Girl in Red.

"I mean, yeah. your friends were kind of assholes, you should probably find some better company. with a better name, too," he recommends with a little smirk. Sorry Glasses, he's not done teasing you yet.

"...huh. yeah, it tried to send me there first and said the server's too full or something???" He'll ignore that one comment. Even after all these questions, this guy still doesn't believe he's a newbie? Was he really that impressive? He'd been scared for his life in that fight. "forcibly recruiting??"

It was Glasses's turn to roll his eyes. "Threats would've worked on a newbie, you know," he said pointedly and ignoring the latter part of Mokuba's comment. Though with the faint light from the inn, one could see his ears turning red in embarassment. He then shakes his head in regard to his "friends." "If you hadn't noticed, the game attracts a certain type. Honestly these were the best out of a terrible bunch. " Glasses relaxes some more as the casual banter goes on, "I mean, better an overenthusiastic otaku than one of the Make America Great Again idiots." He's quiet for a moment after Mokuba's comments about the server being too full on arrival. "Look. Give it to me straight. Are you actually a newbie? Cause if - and I say if - you are the newbie you're claiming... you are very fucking scary. You move like one of the guard NPCs in Neon Tokyo - like you're part of the game." "Did you go through like a beta version of the game or something like it?"

"I told you, I thought it was part of the tutorial. there was a tooltip and everything," Mokuba reaffirms with a shrug. He looks away from the window and back to his unlikely informant just in time to catch the embarrassed blush. aww lol

"yeah. I kinda got that feeling when the character customization fucking sucked. I'm surprised I could even get THIS creative," Mokuba gestures to his outfit that Glasses and his cohorts had insulted earlier. Part of him wonders how much insult that added to the injuries he'd inflicted, getting killed by a guy in a skirt. "and that level of hyper-realistic combat is... kinda fucked up, tee-bee-H??? like I can't imagine that appeals to just, like..... anyone."

As the conversation goes quiet, there's a second that Mokuba stiffens. Worries maybe he'd said something wrong, but....

He quickly relaxes again. "yeah, I told you. I literally just joined. the tutorial pointed me at you guys, so I thought I was SUPPOSED to fight you. and--"

He cuts himself off suddenly, looking somewhat bewildered. Though he also can't help the little cocky smile at being called "fucking scary." Really? Lil ol him? A kid in a skirt? He crosses his arms.

"I MIGHT have played another immersive VR game a little while ago. so the movement and stuff isn't new to me or anything.... but that was more of a, like, fantasy thing. there wasn't really a lot of combat and fighting and stuff, not without, like..." Hm. This is a game from a world that doesn't collectively share a card game hyperfixation. "summoning monsters and wizards and shit."

"What do you mean the character customization sucked?" Glasses remarked, "You could change practically everything about yourself. Okay, sure the clothing selection is left to be desi- Wait, you got that clothing off the character customization?" He does the whole two-hands to point at Mokuba's entire ensemble. "The kimono? The skirt???" He said confusedly, "All it gave me was this military crap. Eventually I just settled for battle fatigues and shit." It takes Glasses a moment to digest everything that was told to him. The tutorial asked Mokuba to go after them? What? And he played another VR game like this before? "Alright, hold your horses for a second. First off, what do you mean the tutorial told you to come after us? The combat tutorial amounted to smacking three mobs at ni- Wait the game counted us fucking mobs?" Glasses blinked, "I feel very insulted if that's the case." "And secondly, are you talking about stuff like Skyrim VR or something? Cause I've played those before, and they're nothing like this. At the very least, I can at least use the controller to move my feet. Here, I feel like if I get careless running, I'm going to fall over." "Never mind that. I'm gonna head out for the night," Glasses said, "I've had enough of getting my ass kicked for one day." He taps an invisible something ahead of him.

< Sieg would like to add you as a Friend? Accept or Decline >

Again, Mokuba shrugs. "I bitched about how ugly the clothes were, and asked the uhh, assistant? Morganna? if there were any, like, girlier options. there still wasn't much, this was the BEST I could do."

Still, something seems... Odd. Had no one else really thought of needling the assistant for more options? Is his experience somehow different from the norm...? He can't help the nervous feeling growing in the pit of his stomach. Especially as Glasses questions his tutorial experience.

"I dunno. a green line pointed me at you guys, but it wasn't exactly too helpful beyond that?? maybe I was supposed to ask you guys for help instead of fighting, it did seem kind of... intense?"

Maybe it has something to do with being from another universe. Or how he connected to the server despite using a laptop not connected to the internet...?

Mokuba shakes his head. "nah, not like that. it's uh..." Though as he trails off, Glasses dismisses the conversation. And... Yeah. If things are only going to get more dangerous, maybe that's for the best.

Oh!

The prompt surprises him, but brings a smile to his lips. And now he's got a name for this unlikely ally as well. He quickly taps Accept.

"oh and uh... sorry. about your face? that's not gonna be like.. permanent, right??"

"You used ALTIMIT's attempt at an AI? Geez, maybe that's why weird crap is happening in your game. Morganna is like one of those old chat robots of the 1990s," Glasses remarks, "you should really change into one of the smart AIs like Noa or maybe your namesake."

"I mean Noa's a bit of a smartass and probably going to take over the world someday - AND he has a very punchable face, but the transfer of all my old Windows OS stuff and my phone stuff was very smooth - and apparently optimized my connection so I can play on my shitty DSL."

"Anyway, sounds like your Morganna thought we were mobs. Your AI's seriously a menace. Should switch it before you get into actual trouble. Maybe next time it'll ask you to attack Neon Tokyo's guardians - and then you'll be fucked with a death and actual in-game jail time."

He pauses at Mokuba's mention of his face, which then contorts in horror. "Wait, my face. MY FACE? WHAT HAPPENED TO MY FACE?" The blonde palms his face briefly as if feeling all the burns on it and takes a big gulp of breath as if to scream.

"Yeah, that'll all go away once I find a place to rest and heal up," he says in amusement, voice placid and normal. "Apparently, the background of the game is that we're some sort of metahumans after the meteor fall or something, so we regenerate and stuff."

Mokuba's stomach turns when he hears that name, sitting like a weight in the pit of his gut. When Morganna had mentioned the option of other AIs, there was a reason he hadn't checked them out. And now his apprehension's been confirmed. He tries not to let his discomfort show, but that little comment about taking over the world makes hhis eyes widen for just a second.

"I guess I'll check out the other options, I didn't think it would matter that much? just, like, a different voice...? but uh. yeah. maybe you're right, I'll check out the others next time..."

In-game jail time? Guardians? Geez. Maybe he should have asked more questions before jumping right in the way he had. The more he learns, the more Mokuba thinks he got damn lucky coming out of that fight as unscratched as he had.

Before he can ask anything else, Glasses's reaction takes him by surprise. Oh. Shit. Had the guy really not realized-- Oh.

"oh. good, okay. cool, thats uhhh, really good to know, cause I was gonna feel KIND of bad.... hey uh. thanks. for helping me get my barings, cause honestly?? this is all kind of. a lot. but like... I won't keep you any longer."

Glasses notices Mokuba's vague hesitance about the AI, particularly of the smarter two but keeps quiet. There will be more to talk about when neither of them are hanging out in an area prone to both monster attacks and large disasters. And frankly, it's already getting close to morning on his end.

"You really are a newbie," Glasses sighs at Mokuba's genuine surprise about not knowing about passive health regen, "And you gotta check out the website for the FAQ. Not that it answers many questions, apparently KC prefers people to just figure shit out on their own, but it has some helpful stuff. Anyway, outta here. Hopefully you can find a good building to take shelter in - and recommend not to use your gun too much."

"They're attracted to noise. Oh, I'm not counted in combat anymore. Anyway, see ya. "

And with that note, golden rings surround Glasses briefly before he fades from existence.

----

It's quiet again. Moonlight illuminates the broken wind-torn buildings, casting large shadows on the roads. Two dead bodies lay on the road and the sidewalk respectively - their weapons are noticeably not present anymore. Dark stains could be seen all over the place.

Several notifications pop into Mokuba's HUD from the System.

< Achievement (Bronze): Combat Tutorial Compeleted >

- You have completed the Combat Tutorial.

- You can access Quests and Title System.

< Achievement (Bronze): Player Killer. >

- "You murderer."

- Killed a fellow player.

- +1% to PvP attack, +1% to damage received through PvP.

< Achievement (Bronze): Outnumbered but not Outmatched >

- Defeated a group of 3 enemies at the same level.

- Gain +1% damage mitigation.

< Achievement (Unique): The First Thing It Saw...

- "Sir, sir, you have a problem."

- Your first kill is a PK. You completed the entire combat tutorial through PK-ing.

- +1% to all stats. +3% gains to both Fame and Infamy.

- Unique Title: Harbinger: When equipped, additional +2% to all stats. You heal 10% of health on player kill. You may equip a second title along with this one. You cannot hide your username while this is equipped. +25% to all fame and infamy gains. ```

Amid the system notifications, an audible click could be heard close-by like the sound of a lock unlocking.

Nearby, the door to the small inn-like building could be seen ajar with a beam of light peeking through.

And Mokuba is going to be so thankful to not explain that hesitation, at least for now.

"yeah, that's what I keep saying," he says with a little bit of a smirk. "pfft. that's gouzaburo kaiba for ya. but I'm definitely gonna check that out...." He's about to ask about the gun, but his question is answered before he needs to voice it. And-- oh.

"see ya," he responds with a brief wave as his new ally disappears from the game, leaving Mokuba all alone...

Save for the aftermath of the carnage he'd caused.

Mokuba takes a second, glancing at the corpses. Do they not.... disappear, he wonders. But he's quickly distracted by the messages that pop up before him......

Oh. Oops. Well, at least he got some stat bonuses out of that little miscalculation.

The quiet click breaks the stillness of the quiet night, immediately puts Mokuba on alert once again. His hand quickly goes to the hilt of his katana, though he doesn't draw the blade as he slowly turns to look behind him.

He expects to see a monster, or another pistol pointed at him. Instead, his eyes widen in the sliver of light.

"oh...." he says quietly. he steps toward the building cautiously, taking his hand from the sword to show he means no harm. "hello...??"

No answer. What's a little creepier was that the AI messages seemed to cut out mid-window once that door cracked open - as though it were silenced.

No sign of movement from the crack. No sounds beyond those of outside, which include several wolf howls.

Oh that's. Eerie. Despite his nerves, he approaches the door, a little faster when he hears the distant sound of wolves.

"I promise I won't hurt you or anything! I'mnot with those assholes..!!" he announces as he nudges the door open slowly.

Nudging the door open would reveal an interior quite different from its surroundings. There is a plain but furnished lobby, complete with an unmanned front desk. Several seats are noticeably facing the windows. No signs of life though - and whatever bright light gleamed through the crack through the door didn't seem like it quite came from the lamps - too dim. Scattered textbooks could be seen on the counters and tables, clearly meant to be treated like magazines and such. Many of them are pertaining to higher-level math. The door will close on its own once Mokuba goes in. ---- There's a stairwell that leads to 2nd floor, aglow with the same light. And from there laid a hall with a single open door.

Mokuba enters the building hesitantly, eyes darting back and forth as he takes in the new surroundings carefully. He notices that it isn't as bright as it seemed from outside. Maybe that's some kind of video game effect, a beacon indicating an interactable item.

He jumps slightly when the door closes behind him. Turns his head sharply, looks around himself, then returns to his investigation. He slides a hand over one if the textbooks with a raised eyebrow.

"hello...?" he calls out again, a bit louder now.

He'll take just a few moments to poke around this lobby, before turning his attention to the same bright light that shines upstairs.

"is anybody here??" he calls out once more as he ascends the stairs. His heart beats in his chest, yet he approaches the open door.

The lobby is shaped similar to that of a hotel's, which includes a small dining area and kitchen. Bathrooms are seen in one corner, though whether they're actually needed, given what Mokuba's seen in the game, is up in the air. Nothing else really of note though. The numbers in the halls are like those in a hotel: 201, 202, 203, etc. It's Room 213 that's been left open. The simple bedroom has a bed with blue sheets on it. Many textbooks and hand-written notes are seen on a small table and on the ground - as though someone decided to use a full immersion VR to study. There are three ceiling lights inside the room, two warm and bright - and one lightbulb glowing black. Some plants are growing in a strange mechanical set-up. Immediately noticable from the doorway is a very familiar dark-haired girl sitting in a dark lacquered chair, facing the window outside unmoving. She is dressed in a red cloak with a small golden infinity symbol. She does not acknowledge Mokuba's arrival. What's striking about the girl in red is that she has gold irises - and yet despite the brightness, there's a sense no one's home. Like an avatar that was left behind - as if away from the keyboard.

Mokuba enters the open room with extreme caution, though he doesn't immediately reach for his weapons. His eyes quickly dart around, taking in as many details as quickly as possible-- the bed, the books, the notes, the plants.

But mostly, the girl. And Mokuba's eyes go wide.

"Chi......?"

He hesitates. Especially when he receives no reply. Cautiously, he comes closer, repeating the name. Finally, he reaches out a hand to her shoulder, turning her just enough to see her eyes. And his own widen for a moment.

Oh.

He tries to shake her a little, snaps his fingers in front of her. But finally accepts the realization-- AFK. Or at least, he hopes that's all it is.

For a moment, he considers just... Waiting. Until she comes back, or wakes up. But after a few moments of looking around the room a bit more, he starts to feel uncomfortable. Restless. Like he's invading someone's privacy.

He gives the Girl in Red a long look, chewing at his lip as he contemplates.

After a few minutes, he finally realizes. Despite the 1:1 time relation, he hasn't exactly been paying attention to the time he's spent in here. Is Seto home yet? Should he eat something?

Another few moments pass, before he makes his decision. If he logs out here, he'll resume in the same spot, right? That's what Glasses said, that bases are safe to log out, no matter what?

Well, he's going to find out.

He takes a deep breath, and decides to try and disconnect directly, without opening the menu this time.

#ooc #ic action #not visible ic #THE LAST PART #(for now)#FINALLY #legendary heroes #rp #drabbles

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You Got Played: Kaiba Gets Cheated On While I Play Unfitting Music (Part Three of Five)

It is becoming apparent that the concept of a songfic (a fic that includes song lyrics that actually make sense with the plot) was lost on teen!me.

Part one is here. Part two is here.

This fic contains: Teen!me laboring under the delusion that Bandit Keith is the same age as Yugi and company; song lyrics inserted into the prose; mpreg for real this time (bonus “even pregnancy of the male variety does not work that way” content); vomit mention; Bandit Keith being a prick; everybody is kind of an idiot; author’s notes to give track listings; abortion mention; anti-abortion protesting and abortion being outlawed mention; cheating; terrible OC; Noah Kaiba somehow being alive and bizarrely invested in his brother’s romantic life; Yami/Atem is corporeal for some reason; Blue Eyes White Dragon underwear as a plot point

-O-o-O-o-O-

The next morning, Noah was thinking (or obsessing) over the argument he had with Kaiba.

“Maybe Seto’s right. Maybe I only think Keith’s cheating because I don’t like him. Maybe I just like butting in too much,�� he thought. “No! That’s wrong! I saw Keith cheating with my own two eyes-twice! Maybe this is one of these things that he needs to find out on his own.”

Meanwhile, in the bathroom, Kaiba was puking his guts out. He had no idea why he was doing it, but he knew it was worse than it had been the morning after he did it with Keith.

Mokuba walked in. “Seto! Are you okay?” he asked, worried.

“I’m fine, Mokuba, I’m probably just coming down with something,” Kaiba answered. “I must’ve caught it from Yugi’s room. I think Yami had the flu last week.”

“What were you doing in Yugi’s room?” Mokuba asked.

“We….we were….um…..we were kinda, sorta, maybe doing it,” Kaiba answered. “But don’t tell Noah.”

There was a period of silence.

“Maybe you’re pregnant,” Mokuba said jokingly, trying to get Kaiba to relax.

Unbeknownst to Mokuba, Kaiba took his joke seriously. Kaiba grabbed his trenchcoat, ran to the drugstore, and bought a pregnancy test. When he got home, he went back into the bathroom and, following the instructions in the box, peed on the white oval on the little plastic stick. After about a minute, he looked at the oval. There was a blue plus sign on the oval.

Kaiba’s grip on the test tightened until the plastic stick snapped in his hands.

-O-o-O-

“That test is wrong. There is no way I could be pregnant,” Kaiba thought angrily. He washed his hands vigorously, then dumped the test in the garbage can. “But….it wouldn’t hurt to go to the doctor and see if the test could be right.”

Kaiba went to the doctor’s office (he had made an appointment earlier), where the test was proved right.

“It has to be Keith’s. But I can’t tell him. He’ll probably dump me even faster. And I definitely can’t tell my brothers. I don’t want to worry Mokuba and Noah would go ballistic,” Kaiba thought.

Meanwhile, at the Muto residence, Mr. Muto was taking the laundry out of the dryer when he found an odd piece of underwear. It was a pair of white boxers with Blue Eyes White Dragons on it.

“What’s this? I’ve never seen this underwear before,” he thought. He decided to go ask Yami and Yugi about it.

“Yugi? Yami? Is this your underwear?” Mr. Muto asked, giving them the underwear.

“Um….yeah, it’s my underwear,” Yami answered.

“Really? It looks a little big for you.”

“Yeah! That’s why….uh, that’s why I’m….I’m gonna take it back to the store for a refund! Yeah, that’s what I’ll do!” Yami said, trying so hard not to sound fake.

“I’ll take it back for you, Yami!” Yugi said. “Because I know where you got it!” Yugi sounded extremely fake.

“Thanks!” Yami said.

“I’ll just take this back to the store and not to Kaiba’s house because it’s not his underwear!” Yugi said.

“What was that last part you said?” Mr. Muto asked.

“I said…..maybe I’ll find another pair! Yeah, that’s what I said!” Yugi said.

“Okay,” Mr. Muto said, then he left.

“That was close,” Yugi and Yami thought.

-O-o-O-

Yugi set off, underwear in his pocket, to find Kaiba. He decided to go to Kaiba’s house first.

Kaiba was pacing the floor, wringing his hands, and worrying about his relationship with Keith when he heard the doorbell ring. He went to go answer it since Mokuba and Noah were doing something else.

Yugi was standing outside. “This is a really big mansion,” he thought. “I bet Kaiba has a really big bedroom….and a huge bed……Wait, what am I thinking?! Why did I just think that?! Okay, stay calm, think normal thoughts…This underwear looks a little stretched out in the butt…..Kaiba’s got some junk in his trunk…What the hell?!”

At that moment, the door swung open and Kaiba came out.

“Hey, Yugi,” he said.

“Hi, Kaiba,” Yugi said. “I brought you these.” He held the underwear out to Kaiba.

“Thank you,” Kaiba said, taking the underwear.

Yugi started to stare straight ahead—at Kaiba’s crotch. “I wonder if he’s wearing any underwear now,” Yugi thought.

“Um..Yugi? I’m up here.” Kaiba was looking down at Yugi with a concerned expression on his face.

“What?” Yugi looked up. “Oh, sorry.”

“So, would you like to come in?” Kaiba said, stepping back to let Yugi in.

“No, thanks. I should probably get going,” Yugi politely declined.

“Are you sure?” Kaiba really wanted Yugi to stay. He liked being with Yugi.

“I’m sure.”

“Okay.”

“Bye, Kaiba.”

“Good bye, Yugi.”

Kaiba watched Yugi’s short, retreating figure.

“Yugi’s so sweet…I love him…..What the—I love him?! But that’s not right…I’m having Keith’s child…How can I love Yugi that way?”

For the first time in his life, Kaiba was utterly confused.

Yugi walked home with his hands in his pockets.

“Kaiba’s changed a lot since Battle City,” Yugi thought. “He seems a lot nicer…and hotter…Why am I suddenly wishing that he’d break up with Keith?”

‘I used to pride myself on being the other man, But now it’s flipped and I don’t want you with no other man.’ “I guess we’re only meant to be friends, or dueling rivals…” ‘Why can’t you understand anything I’m offering? I gave you the world but you just wanted arguing.’

“I still wish he’d come over to the game shop more often.”

‘Won’t you come on and go with me? Come on over to my place. Won’t you sit yourself down and take a seat? Let me ease your mind. We’re gonna do it our way.’ (author’s note: My Place - Nelly)

-O-o-O-

The next day, Kaiba sat on the subway with his brothers.

“How am I going to tell Keith about his child? He might not like the idea of becoming a father so young. And because the anti-abortion groups protested, I can’t get an abortion. I could never bring myself to abort a child, anyway…I’m afraid to tell him, but I can’t wait till it’s too late,” Kaiba thought.

‘Sitting on a crowded train, It’s all good, it’s all good, it’s all good. Wishing all the time away, Til that day, that day!’

“On the other hand, he might be okay with all of this. I wish I knew what he was thinking.”

‘Oh, Seto, hold on. Just hold on, and on, and on, and on. Oh, Seto, be strong. Just hold on, and on, and on, and on.’ (author’s note: Jesse Hold On - B*Witched)

The train reached the stop. The Kaiba brothers got off and ascended out of the subway station and walked to the mall.

They were walking around the mall. Mokuba and Noah were trying to pick up girls and Kaiba was just along for the ride. He was also hoping that he would see Yugi there.

The brothers were sitting on a bench in an obscure part of the mall, when they suddenly heard someone yell, “Bandit Keith, what’re ya doin’?!”

Kaiba recognized the someone as Joey, but he didn’t think much of it because Joey was always running around, talking at the top of his voice. But then he heard Yugi ask, “Bandit Keith, who’s this girl?”

Kaiba snapped to attention. He began to walk closer to get a closer look. Mokuba and Noah followed him.

He saw Joey and Yugi looking at Keith and some other girl. Joey and Yugi looked shocked and horrified. Keith looked like he was thinking, “Shit, I’ve been caught.” The girl had a “what-the-hell-is-going-on” type of expression on her face.

“Um.. This is my girlfriend,” Keith said, stupidly.

“But I thought you were wit’ Kaiba,” Joey said. Then it hit him. “Wait a minute…..You’re cheatin’ on `im!”

“Bandit Keith! How could you cheat on Kaiba?!” Yugi yelled. Keith was staring at something—or someone—behind Yugi. “Hey! Look at me when I’m talking to you!” Yugi shouted.

“Uh, Yuge? I think he’s starin’ at Kaiba,” Joey said.

Yugi turned around and saw Kaiba standing there. “Oh, no…..”

Kaiba stared in disbelief. “He’s got a girlfriend,” he thought, “and she’s beautiful….”

Kaiba had an expression of mostly anger and disgust on his face. But Yugi could also see, in Kaiba’s eyes, that Kaiba was heartbroken.

Kaiba ran off to the bathroom silently.

“Kaiba, wait!” Yugi called.

But Kaiba didn’t even look back.

-O-o-o-

“He has a girlfriend,” Kaiba thought angrily. “I’ve been such an idiot. How could he possibly want to be with someone like me, when he could be with that sexy girl? How could I let myself get tricked like that?”

Kaiba walked out of the stall he had been sitting in and splashed some water on his face. Then he exited the bathroom.

Noah and Mokuba were waiting outside the bathroom.

“Let’s go home,” Mokuba said.

So they went home, since they were tired of the mall, anyway.

Meanwhile, at the mall, Yugi and Joey were still chewing Keith out for cheating. Kyra had gone into a cosmetic store and, being the ditz she is, she didn’t remember what had happened not but five seconds ago.

“You low-down, piece o’ trash cheata! Dis is da lowest thing a guy like you could do! I don’t even like da guy, but how could ya cheat on Kaiba like `dat?!”

As you can probably guess, Joey was doing most of the talking while Yugi seethed silently.

“Listen, dorks! Why don’t you just butt out and mind your own goddamn business?!” Keith yelled as he walked off.

“Man, what an asshole!” Joey exclaimed. Then he looked down at Yugi, who was staring into space. “Yuge, you okay?”

“I hate Bandit Keith.”

Joey was shocked. He had never heard Yugi talking about hating anybody-except this substitute teacher they had once, but she was a bi-otch, so everyone hated her.

“But, Yuge, you don’t hate anybody.”

“Except Bandit Keith. I wish he’d go to hell.”

Joey got scared. “You’re freakin’ me out, Yuge.”

Yugi sighed. “I’m sorry, Joey. I didn’t mean to scare you. It’s just that I hate what Bandit Keith did to Kaiba. He shouldn’t be able to get away with it.”

-O-o-O-o-O-

Moral of the story: Even if you are male, you will not know if you are pregnant the day after you had sex.

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