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millenniumpuzzle · 4 years

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maybe them playing video games at yugi's place after school?

so i know this is three days late, but in my defense, i wanted it to be good, and election stress, and also i finished it yesterday but didn’t want to post it because of, you know. everything. however, i have finally finished, and i bring you: wishshipping where they’re playing video games, but it’s also a first kiss story :) (g-rated!) thanks again for the prompt!!

Having a best friend that lived above a game shop came with certain benefits, Jonouchi thought as he sat down on Yugi’s bed, N64 controller in hand. The one he was most concerned with at the moment was Kame Game’s early access to the latest video games, and the fact that Yugi almost always got a free copy of any game he wanted from his grandpa as soon as they came in. As such, the only reason he was at Yugi’s house was to play the new Nintendo fighting game (named Super Smash Bros, of all things), no matter what Anzu tried to insinuate as she saw the two of them walking in the same direction after school.

“Hey! Did it boot up okay?” Jonouchi nearly jumped out of his skin at the sound of Yugi’s voice, but relaxed when he saw him in the doorframe, balancing two bags of chips and a two-liter of soda in his arms.

“Yeah, it’s ready whenever we are,” Jonouchi replied, before standing up and taking one of the bags and the two-liter from Yugi to set them on the coffee table in front of the small television. Yugi smiled gratefully, and Jonouchi carefully ignored the skipped beat of his heart as he watched Yugi set the remaining bag down. He was only here for Super Smash Bros. Nothing more.

“Ah, thanks, Jonouchi.” Yugi’s face was red, and he rubbed the back of his neck as he spoke. Jonouchi found himself fixated on the violet of his eyes, the movements of his muscles, the blush of his cheeks, even as he tried to put it aside and focus on the character-select screen. “Well, should we get started?” Yugi asked, clapping his hands together as he sat down on the bed entirely too close for Jonouchi’s liking.

“Sure thing, Yug’. What character do you want?” The urge to toss his arm over Yugi’s shoulders was almost too great to ignore, but he managed to push it down, instead swallowing and moving the joystick over the character portraits in a circle.

Yugi hummed, opening a bag of chips before grabbing his own controller. “I want…” he said, before selecting his character, with a cry of, “Kirby!” He reached into the bag of chips and popped a handful into his mouth, then, chewing at Jonouchi as though it were meant to be triumphant. Mostly, Jonouchi thought Yugi looked silly – and yet, whenever Yugi looked silly, he looked cute, so he couldn’t quite complain.

“The marshmallow, I should have known,” he said instead, arching an eyebrow at Yugi, who immediately erupted into laughter.

“Hey, don’t underestimate the marshmallow!” Yugi fixed Jonouchi with a stare that was surely meant to be intimidating, but was contradicted by the laughter sparkling in his eyes, and the twitch of his cheeks as he tried to keep them from smiling. “I can beat you with Kirby nine times out of ten, no doubt!”

“We’ll see about that!” Jonouchi laughed, selecting Link after not much thought. The guy’s got a cool sword, what could he say? Yugi hit the start button, and selected the first stage – thank goodness for that, Jonouchi had to figure out how the game worked before trying anything too crazy! After a brief loading screen, the game counted them down from three, and they were off.

***

“And that’s another win for me!” Yugi set his controller down and flung his arms into the air, eyes squeezed nearly shut from his smile as Kirby smiled from his first-place position, Link clapping politely in the background. “Yugi five, Jonouchi zero,” he continued, doing a seated victory dance that did little more than shake the bed underneath them.

Jonouchi only looked at the victory screen on the television for a moment before his gaze was drawn back to Yugi, unable to resist the magnetic pull of his bright smile. He didn’t much like losing, but it was worth it if he could see Yugi smile like that. “Guess I’m gonna need more time to get the hang of this game than you, huh?” he said, unable to keep the fondness out of his tone. “What’s your secret? How are you so good at everything you do?”

Yugi turned to look at him, then, cheeks immediately turning pink, which was cuter than it had any right to be. “Quit messing around, Jonouchi. There are plenty of things I’m not good at!” There was still laughter in his tone, like he was making a joke, but the way he rubbed the back of his neck told Jonouchi there was more going on.

“I wouldn’t joke about something like that! C’mon, you’re the closest thing to perfect I’ve ever seen.” Jonouchi put his hand on Yugi’s shoulder and shook it lightly. Yugi’s cheeks flushed even darker; whether it was because of the compliment or the physical contact, Jonouchi couldn’t be sure. He didn’t reply, choosing instead to stare at his lap and keep rubbing his neck. Jonouchi’s eyes narrowed; that had to stop. Without thinking, he grabbed Yugi’s hand and brought it to rest in the space between them, rubbing the back lightly with his own thumb to help comfort Yugi. “Hey, need me to run down a list?”

Yugi ducked his head, further avoiding eye contact, speaking his next words to the carpet. Jonouchi had to pause for a moment to fully comprehend what he said – it was always tougher for him to understand what people were saying if he couldn’t see their mouth move – but eventually he managed to process it. “No, you’re fine, I get it. You see me differently than I see myself, I guess.”

“Well that’s a shame, because I wish you saw yourself how I see you!” Jonouchi began holding Yugi’s hand with both of his, ducking his head so that he could see Yugi’s eyes under his bangs. “When I see you, I see the smart, brave, compassionate person who stood up for a no-good bully, even though he got beat up in the process.” Yugi opened his mouth to respond, but Jonouchi cut him off. “And I know you’re about to defend me, say that I was just trying to make you a man, or that I didn’t know what I was doing, and that’s the thing, Yug’! You always look for the good in people, no matter how deep you have to dig to find it. You have the biggest heart of anyone I’ve ever met, and it’s all focused toward other people. When are you going to find compassion for yourself?” He squeezed Yugi’s hand a little tighter, which made Yugi finally look up toward him, wide, violet eyes shiny with unshed tears. Jonouchi felt like his heart would burst at the sight, so he squeezed tighter still, until Yugi brought his neglected hand to join the other, squeezing back.

“I think I prefer to hear it from you,” Yugi finally responded, voice thick with the tears he had yet to shed. But he was smiling, now, and that made Jonouchi so happy, he didn’t think twice about leaning forward to close the distance between them and kissing Yugi.

As far as first kisses went, it could have been better. The way they were sitting, side-by-side on Yugi’s bed a foot apart, made the angle awkward, especially since Jonouchi refused to let go of Yugi’s hands. Not to mention, the way Jonouchi had rushed in made the press of lips hard and unyielding, and Yugi had gone stiff at their first touch. When Jonouchi pulled away, it was with regret, fear – had he ruined their friendship forever? “I’m sorry, Yug’, I didn’t –”

“Let’s try that again,” Yugi interrupted, pulling his hands free and scooting close enough that his shoulders and thighs were touching Jonouchi’s. He cradled Jonouchi’s face with a hand, and Jonouchi knew he must have gone wide-eyed, because Yugi laughed. Finally, he leaned in, and captured Jonouchi’s lips in a much gentler, less impulsive kiss. Jonouchi melted into the contact, reciprocating as best he could, before they both pulled away. Yugi looked fit to burst with happiness, despite the lingering tears in his eyes, and Jonouchi couldn’t keep the dopey grin off his face.

“Man, and you really think you aren’t good at everything? ‘Cause you keep adding to the list!” Jonouchi laughed, brushing a stray bang out of Yugi’s eyes. Yugi glared at him, but it was playful, and he combed his hand through Jonouchi’s hair as well. “Seriously, that was the best kiss I ever had! You oughta teach classes on this, I’m not kidding.”

Yugi raised an eyebrow at that. “Oh? You want me to kiss other people?” Jonouchi stared at him for a second, again taking time to process, before spluttering and taking things back. Yugi just laughed, and interrupted him with another kiss. “I’m just kidding, Jonouchi. If you’ll have me, I’m yours.”

Time froze around Jonouchi, the world reduced to nothing but him and Yugi. If he could, he would have sprinted out the door and ran through the streets of Domino, proclaiming that Yugi was his. As it was, though, all he could say was, “Yeah, of course. And I’m yours too.” Then, he kissed Yugi again, just because he could. And if pieces of Kirby’s victory screen were burnt into the television screen for some time afterwards, well, who could blame them for forgetting to turn the game off?

#my writing #i think that's my tag?#thanks again!#stabbymattress #wishshipping #this turned out way longer than i meant it to be lol

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lavendersuh · 5 years

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unexpected

pairing: jinyoung x reader

genre: mafia!au, kinda crack, kinda angst, kinda fluff

word count: 1.1k

warnings: mentions of weapons and violence

a/n: this??? is a pile of horse shit i’m so sorry. i just love mafia aus and i love jinyoung and i wanted to try out the bullet point format of fics so??? this is now a thing that exists. its not terrible but like, it could be better ope

You transferred to Got7’s main HQ last week after your mission in the outer districts compromised your position there

JB knew your skills in weapons and organization were too good to just get rid of entirely. While he was a ruthless leader, he was willing to let a single mistake go since the rest of your track record was flawless

So here you were

In the main headquarters of the largest mafia in the country

There were a lot of familiar faces, as a lot of these men went out to your district for more important work

Like yugyeom for instance

He had used your expertise in weapon tech to complete a mission in the outer districts a few months back

So at least you knew someone fairly well here

JB knew of the connection and asked yugyeom to show you around

Yugy joked around a lot as he showed you around, while also offering warnings and serious advice

Once he was done, he didn’t hesitate to give you work

He leads you to a room with a stockpile of weapons

“You’re good at weapon information -- organize and clean up this store room,” he tells you, “It’ll be an initiation of sorts.”

Being a younger member of the mafia, it was rare that Yugy was allowed to boss people around and the smirk on his face showed you just how much he was enjoying it

As he began to leave the room, he smiled back at you, “I’m glad you’re here, Y/N, I’m excited for you to meet the rest of the crew.”

You smiled back at him before turning around to analyze the situation

A lot of weapons

No organization whatsoever

You supposed this was what JB kept you around for, so you set to work moving and sorting the weapons into piles

What you really wanted to do was work with the offshore weapons stocks, but first, you needed to prove yourself reliable enough to keep around permanently

Even if it wasn’t spoken of, you were clearly still within a trial period

You were only an hour and a half into the task when you heard footsteps approaching

Spinning around you are met with the h a n d s o m e face of Park Jinyoung

No big deal

Just one of the seven founding members of the mafia you currently worked for.

“What are you doing in here?”

He looks mega confused and you realize that you are a completely new face

You tell him your name, about to explain your new position, but he cuts you off

“You shouldn’t be doing this job all alone, there’s a lot here, let me help.”

But it’s clear that he doesn’t know jack shit about these weapons

You recall someone mentioning Jinyoung as the best accountant within the ring, keeping all the numbers accurate without letting anything leak to the authorities

So why is he trying to help you?

You assume he’s probably one of those Prince Charming types, trying to save the girl and all that outdated chivalry shit you weren’t used to

You step in as he’s ruining your hard work, exclaiming that he’s messing it all up

“You idiot! Can’t you see you’re messing with my organization?”

His eyes widen as you explain that the only reason you are part of this gang is your expertise in weapons

He flushes a bit, embarrassed that he read the situation wrong

The poor guy, he just wanted to help out the pretty girl he’d never seen before

You decide to drop the issue entirely, changing the subject

“I was actually going to come looking for someone; are you good with computers? I want to sort this weapon stock into some spreadsheets but I’m no good with computers”

By asking for his help, you repair his pride as well as start up an unlikely friendship.

It takes a few weeks to go through the weapons stores, organizing and fixing the messes put in place by previous members

But in his off time, Jinyoung helps you file the information electronically

It starts in his cramped office in HQ, before he starts inviting you to his house for food and a more comfortable couch

It bothers you a bit, being close to someone else within the gang, but you justify it by telling yourself that he’s just a numbers guy, he’s not one to be put in the line of danger on the daily

It’s been a few months, and finally you feel like you’ve made progress and left a mark within the mafia.

Meanwhile, a lot of violent reports have been coming back from the outer districts

After finishing the weapon stocks in the main parts of the city, Jaebum wants you to travel around within the outer districts to further organize everything weapon-related out there

It’s normally something that you’d be fine doing, especially considering how much work you used to do in the outskirts

But when you mention the change in location to Jinyoung, he flips his shit

He rambles on about how dangerous it is out there, how easily you could get hurt, etc etc

You know you can handle yourself, and you thought he did too

Your friendship had grown a lot in the past few weeks, from organizing work to late night classic movie binges

You both had shared your past, your secrets, the little things that kept you up at night

You thought he would think more of you at this point

He seemed to still think you were just a vulnerable girl

“So this is what you think of me?” you ask him, “You think I can’t handle myself, that I’m not strong enough to stay out of harm’s way?”

He blinks at you, surprised by your thought process as well as your outburst.

“That isn’t what I meant.” he murmurs, “I know you can handle yourself.”

“Then why don’t you want me to go?”

“I’ll miss you,” he says, “I’ll worry about you.”

His confession stuns you into silence

His eyes watch you intently as he reaches for your hand

“Stay here, we can find other work. At least until the violence dies down”

“And if it never dies down?” you ask

He squeezes your hand, “please, just stay”

Jinyoung can easily be compared to a dog like,,,

Those puppy eyes???

Asking you to stay? ??

It’s hard to resist when you’ve grown so close to this man sitting next to you

Maybe friendship isn’t the only thing you were missing in your hectic mafia life

;)))

You glance back up at his pleading eyes before clasping his hands within your own

“Okay,” you tell him, “I’ll stay.”

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she-ra-cat-ra · 4 years

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I’m honestly just kinda bored and decided to make this for no real reason. I like doing fic recs because I think I have taste but some of these.... kinda aren't good lol it’s more of what stuck with me through the years.

So yeah List of fics that were important to me and that were on my fanfantion.net fave list and may or may not be good:

What The Eyes Can't See : The only fic on this list that made it over from my very first fanfic.net account that has now been lost to time. This was the fic that got me into long fics It’s a Bleach fic and made me super disappointed that Tatsuki never got to do anything as cool as she does in this fic, at least when I actually watched/read it. Also, my mom found my bookmark of it and had to have a talk with me because she ended up reading the smut bits. You can’t even read the whole thing on fanfic.net, parts had to be cut when they did that purge of smut years and years ago

Timely Errors: I love time travel more than like any other trope. Harry Potter goes back in time is pretty common but this fic is pretty rare in that it still pretty good. Plus it’s cute and made me cry. And whats funny is that it’s a small bit at the end that I remember the most, where Ron has no idea that something is wrong until Hermione gives Harry an extra piece of cake then he just Knows has stuck with me for years because it’s so cute and sad and just so.... idk the perfect way I’ve seen their friendship expressed?

Hourglass For some reason the general outline of this fic has been in my head since 2009 when I first read this 142k beast of a fic. I had just started to really get into fandom and Kingdom Hearts was poping. The idea of an older vision of the nice main character coming backward in time but is really mean and jaded because the future sucks really stuck with me. Also, there is a throwaway line about how Mulan lost her husband in the war but continues to fight anyway and Mickey Mouse has a moment to be sad about it has also stuck with me because what the fuck

Wait This fic is here more because I kept thinking over the idea more than the actual fic, I mean it’s a little bit of a mess because it’s a songfic and the way it’s written through a couple of lifetimes BUT the idea of someone who is the Avatar's companion and gets reincarnation randomly instead of in order is one that I’ve thought about a LOT because of this fic. You again? is same thing but I like the actual fic more as the idea that the companion isn’t always a lover and they kill each other about half the time is a good one.

Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend ok look this is not a list of fics that are 100k and have great plots etc etc this is a list of fics that have stuck with me and for some reason, this Icarly fic is one of them. I have no idea why but it is funny and cute and I love the idea that Sam is wanted in France for stealing the Eiffel tower

Lily Potter and the Worst Holiday I love the idea of two universes clashing together and seeing two that aren't great, as both had a lot of people die including a young Ron and Hermoine because Harry wasn’t there, stuck with me.

Many Thanks this fic made me cry AT LEAST three times, just thinking of it makes me tear up man. And it keeps going way longer than you think but in a good way? Not only does it have time travel but instead of being in the traveler's point of view, it’s from a bystander. It’s just... ugh the idea of it is great and it just works really well. I just love me some badass Hermione.

Old Bones just a little fic that made me go, ‘oh shit maybe seeing everything underground after a 100-year war could end up fucking up a 12 ear old’

Awkward Once again this is a list of fics that stuck with me and for some reason this one did. No idea why since I didn’t even ship Raven/Starfire but it’s pretty cute

City of Ghosts such a weird little Xena Fic but it’s weird in a canon kind of way? Like yeah, that could be in a Xena episode. This fix it fic works pretty well at what it’s going for I guess. I so love Gabrielle, or her reincarnation kicking ass and saving Xena

ab igne ignem capere AU where Azula was born first so she isn’t the favorite. Great idea and I loved the style but it’s unfinished and it’s such a shame too.

Alone, Together Oh my god this is where my love of weird plots came from. I LOVE this fic and I think about it all the time. The idea of two people having to be alone together for YEARS and they actually fall in love and have to work at it for it to work but they do it!!! Only to have all of that taken away, memories and all??? And now they have to deal with where they were before that all happened and just UGH what a fic man.

And The Whole World Tilted this fic made me cry and still kinda does and since it’s a iCarly fic that's impressive

A Secret Relationship Unlike Any Other back at it again with the weird plot. The idea that Rachel Berry loves planning and bossing people so much that she ends up dating Quinn with Finn as a puppet is very funny and is super in character.

A Million Miles Of Fun this fic is so dumb but every once in a while I think ‘lol remember that fic where Faberry and Brittana kill a ton of people and it was like 100k and kinda good?’

The Line Between Jealousy and Hate this fic really really got me when I was younger. It’s a KND fic and the idea that 86 hates boys because she’s a lesbian is kinda overplayed in fandom a lot but idk man this fic hit me hard when I wasn’t out yet.

Just off the Key of Reason is Quinn out of character in this fic? Yes. Is there any plot? No . Have I read this fic and all its sequels like 100 times? Yes because it’s pure wonderful fluff

Animals and Prizes .....OK I need you to listen to me. Do I want to remember this fic so much? No not really but can one really forget their first alpha/omega fic? I read this fic way back in 2013, I was in high school! Honestly, everything considered it’s better than you would think, I mean it has an actual plot

Those Gilded Chains We Wear this fic got me in two ways. One: I love me some dark ladies with a Past that fall in love with some good-hearted person and grow from it. Two: a kinda weird plot where Hermione and Bellatrix have a magic bond thing because Bella, of her own free will, leaves Voldemort and the magic bond thing is the only way to make sure she isn’t lying. Re-reading it now I don’t enjoy it as much, as Hermione just takes way way too much crap but it’s still enjoyable. The idea that Bellatrix is actually legally insane and should be treated for it is nice and the idea that magic could affect how mental illness shows up in a person is cool.

Dark Energy Yo not one other fanfic series has made me cry as much as Dark Energy. I usually hate re writes fics but Dark Energy makes it work really really well. The first is pretty plain compared to the others but by the second it just nails it. By far this is my favorite Mass Effect fic and it’s differently effected how I see characters in the game.

Sight the King once again I got taken in by weird plot. I mean you know how rare season 0 fics are in Yu-Gi-Oh? Super rare and this one is what happens when you realize season 0 is super fucked up, I mean people get set on fire and that's like three times! So yeah seeing Yugi deal with waking up at the scene of four-ish murders with blood on his hands and realizing that no one is going to belive him is just great. A+ for the great tone too, the writing is great and it’s by far the most in-character fic out there for this time period

#long post #I have 800+ faves on fanfiction #I mean most are trash but still #I like going back and reading stuff that I liked years ago #God if I did a master list of fic recs....#I read fic a LOT #Like a LOT a Lot #maybe I'll do one if I get bored again lol

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aceyanaheim · 5 years

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What are your Kaiba thoughts for the Send Me a Character ask?

hmm

I’m guessing you mean Seto Kaiba but..imma do all 3 because i can.

Seto Kaiba

First impression

What a BAMF!

( I was a child and very tiny and kinda fairly very bullied and Seto was...well he broke into his own house and jumped out a window. And he could fight. I was sold. I wanted to be like him.) I also sided with him over Yugi on most things...including friendship and speeches.

Impression now

Maaaaaaaaac freakin dork ass curt ass dramatic af child with anger issues and trauma someone help him someone help him Now.

I also ( obviously) now side with Yugi over Seto on the whole friendship deal. (But I get Seto’s reaction on an almost instinctive level and still love him a lot.)

( Like..dont get it wrong. I poke fun at him because of how much he reminds of me as a kid but...I adore him and I’ll defend him from near anyone. Okay no I won’t because im a coward who goes into fight-or-flight at the mere thought of char-disc-0urse but like still

I love the kid. Him good child. Deserves all the happiness and good fortune. I want to see him grow up healthypng.)

Favorite moment

hmm. I haven’t seen him since the show was new so its foggy but..Imma say any time he either shares screen time with Mokuba or snarks at Joey. ( at Joey specifically because oh lord “Mokuba make sure Wheeler’s late” still sends me into a laughing spell. ( mind you I adore Joey too but uh..yeah. Snarking Seto is best Seto)

Idea for a story

Right now the one I have is a crossover with xmen where Laura Kinney becomes his and Mokuba’s bodyguard. It has ended up becoming 3 separate verses because i couldn’t decide between comic!book Laura and Logan!Laura and also at what time in both their stories I wanted them because I am the opposite of competent and know no hubris.

It’s eking along kinda slow-like tho. Because writing Seto’s hard for me. I feel like a lot of people have done it better already. So I don’t know that it’ll get done.

Also I don’t know how to keep her from killing Pegasus.

I also had an idea for him and Tea becoming friends in like therapy or something but that never kicked off. Although it’s worth mentioning I’d like to explore the concept of what it would take for them to get along.

Unpopular opinion

He’s a good person I guess? I’ve heard that’s unpopular but haven’t seen it. He deserves a shot at a happy life. He’s a good person? He has never ( to my knowledge) been unkind to Mokuba and even if he was being angry in one moment in your life isn’t some kinda morality indicator especially when it comes to children. Especially traumatized to high heaven children who just keep getting traumatized so no Mokuba didn’t “deserve a better brother” or w/e both Seto and Mokuba deserved better period and can people just enjoy the show which is about forgiveness and friendship anyways good golly.

I mean..yeah I guess I got a few.

Another one that I think might be unpopular but I don’t know due to not really publicizing it is that Seto and Yugi....actually aren’t that different at the core? Like if you took Seto away from a lot of the Tragic Backstory stuff he might end up..not exactly like Yugi but not that different either. They’d have a lot in common.

Favorite relationship

Him and Mokuba. Hands down.

Favorite headcanon

Ohshoot do i even have one hm. This ask covers a lot of the headcanons I have for him..but I guess my favorite is him liking children followed by the one that he does math equations and formulas when he’s bored.

I also share a lot of the ones @iced-blood has posted due to most of my exposure to the character coming from his fic after I stopped watching the show so a lot of his headcanons are up there too.

Mokuba Kaiba

First impression

He’s adorable. Protect him.

Impression now

He’s adorable and tiny. Protect him.

Favorite moment

Either him in the beginning of the Noah arc since we get to see him know how to operate the computers in KC or when he’s telling Alistair off in Awaken The Dragons

Basically any time he’s not getting captured again for the plot tho.

Idea for a story

I have a couple drabbles based on @kintatsujo‘s age swap AU...and her In The Back Of My Brain AU, alot of her AUS give me ideas actually ( which of course id ask for permission before pursuing) but nothing concrete.

Oh and the xmen crossover mentioned above. Mokuba’s a fair share of that since in one of them Laura’s his bodyguard rather than Seto’s. ( in another Gozaburo gets Laura as protection for Seto while still being abusive and they both shake him off. Like I said it’s..it’s splintered into a lot)

Unpopular opinion

I..don’t think I have any? I don’t really know what opinions are popular tbqh. I guess if anything i saw here is then that.

Favorite relationship

Him and Seto.

Favorite headcanon

His hair’s a liability I speak from experience.

I guess I’m a fan of the shared headcanon that Mokuba wears heelys. I like the idea that he’s not a genius like his brother and maybe he doesn’t get HIgh HIGH grades and maybe that’s okay ( as someone who has a complex relationship with academics I guess thats something I wish i saw more often yknow) because he’s smart in different ways.

I like the idea of Mokuba being athletically inclined like skate boarding or parkour or being involved in some sport at school I mean he roped climbed out a window in his intro episode so its not that outlandish.

I actually don’t have that many headcanons for this kid. I should fix that.

Noah Kaiba

First impression

Yikes. What a freakin loon. ( first episode) Oh no..he’s lonely and abandoned. Oh no oh no oh no. ( later episodes in the arc) Okay but he’s still a mean dude ( when he turns ppl to stone) Oh no...he died...and he turned around at the last minute WHAT DO YOU MEAN I DONT GET TO SEE HIM AGAIN. ( at the end)

( yeah Noah took kid!Me through the freakin wringer)

Impression now

He was a child. And his father left him to rot.

He deserved so much better.

I love him. I cry and screech about him needing things monthly and sometimes weekly.

Favorite moment

When he turned around to fight Gozaburo. Also the scenes where you see Mokuba getting to him.

Idea for a story

I guess-no I know a lot of people have done it better but I like the idea of a canondivergence where he’s spared and/or rescued by Seto.

I also like the idea of crossovers with shows like Digimon or Code Lyoko where you have digital worlds.

I just don’t want to be alone and i want him to have nice things okay. That’s..that’s all i want..from life.

Unpopular opinion

Probs that he was an actual smol child and got a raw deal and Deserved Better. ( tm) ( you’ll find thats..my beat with a lot of characters ^-^:)

Favorite relationship

He...doesnt have any? In fics where he gets brought back like Paved With Good Intentions ( specifically Blue Eyes Violet Eyes) I like seeing his relationships with the other Kaibas. But as far as Canon goes...yeah there’s none.

Favorite headcanon

He’s very tactile. He liked running his hands through his dog’s fur and it always got to him that digitized it..wasn’t the same.

Following that he used to be very physically affectionate before Gozaburo started discouraging it.

Following that if he was to be brought out of the digital place/rescued I think he’d be pretty clingy. I mean because of the tactile thing and because..he’d need to reassure himself the world around him is real.

If he had been allowed to live he’d probably think he didn’t deserve it/that he has to Atone for the stuff he’s done.

His whole world was his father and even when he hated him he loved him. He wanted nothing more than to be held by him again. That’s why the abandonment stung so much, there’s nothing like hating and being hurt by someone you love...and still having a part of you love them. A part of him still wonders what he did to get left behind. That’s a big part of what drove him to the deep end.

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Yugioh S2 Ep 26-27: Marik Also Tries Mind-Crushing, Except Literal and With A Very Large Storage Unit

Ah, Yugioh, where two children are possessed by ghosts and two other children are possessed by just some guy named Marik.

He’s still pretty sure he has a plan. To be honest, at this point it just seems like he’s desperate, but I have to hand it to Marik, that he’s doing more than just relying on a spooky golden maraca thing he keeps in the side pocket of his cargo pants. Something that a lot of shows do really wrong with villains (pointing fingers directly at My Hero Academia while I’m typing this) is that they rely too much on their fancy looking superpowers to show they’re a bad guy. It’s fine to have super powers but you gotta back it up with making sure you’re throwing your heroes into a psychological nightmare--at least once.

At least once, MHA, it is Season 3. Please. You have such a huge budget and the best animators in the world. Please. I beg of you.

Yugioh, on the other hand is like...when WON’T we be in a psychological nightmare?

And so Marik has decided, after the bandsaw murder clown incident, the blown up skyscraper 100 story fall to your death incident, and the spooky mime incident, that he was ready to just really go to town on effed up villain stuff today. It’s time to pull all the stops. He’s got Yugi’s BFF’s all ready to turn on Yugi, he’s got an abandoned shipyard...for some reason...

All in all, as much as I rat on Marik, I very much appreciate that he didn’t monologue in some Mahjong bar for twelve episodes about all the reasons he wants to do evil stuff, he just goes out and does it. Let me rephrase, he just goes out and makes other people do it, but at least someone is doing something in every episode. Can’t say that about all the TV I watch.

You do have to hand it to him he never does the same plan twice.

(read more after the cut)

So, spotting Joey from afar, Kaiba lands his helicopter dangerously close to him, and just walks out unarmed, his smallest brother standing next to him. Mokuba is still taking everything in from last episode apparently and he’s just really confused most of the time as Joey starts going off about himself in the third person to Yugi.

And Seto decides to just watch? He doesn’t call for help, he doesn’t use his crazy amount of leverage, and he doesn’t do the smart thing which would be to run the hell away, he just kinda soaks this all in and has decided that he lives here now.

So, Marik, who can do a lot of the dark magic stuff Pegasus and Bakura have showed us, decides to instead go old school and forgo magic for most of this fight (other than some possession of course.)

Like I said before, if you’re gonna write a villain, they gotta get in your hero’s head a bit. It’s villain 101. Should it ever go as far as a Yugioh villain on kid’s TV? I mean proooobably not necessary? But something this episode does is show that a villain does not need superpowers. All they need, is to test your hero’s greatest insecurities to the breaking point, which is something Marik does really well, and surprisingly a lot of shows I don’t need to mention, because I already have, don’t do. They kinda rely on “well he’s got evil powers, so he’s evil and they punch a lot” while not understanding that it was never the powers that gives a show that tension that villains bring.

Like, Yugioh does a lot of things wrong, but surprisingly, they know how to write a clearly evil villain who’s just overheard that Yugi’s big thing is this bond of friendship--which is really childish--but he goes with it anyway. So he makes this bizarre Joker-like card game scenario that is based on breaking those friendship connections. But leave it to Yugioh to have something really pure in theory but in practice turn into this screwball nightmare. Yugioh is kind of like a really simple chocolate cake but there’s a tire on it and it’s on fire.

I will say, it is odd that Seto got dragged here into the friendship battle, as he is the worst friend. So now he also gets to go through friend torture with some school mates he occasionally has class with. TBH, I don’t think Seto has even realized yet that he has also been 100% abducted since the moment he walked off that helicopter. Seto lives in a nice denial place.

So lets go over Marik’s Big Plan #7.

First, off you gotta put on these shackles, seen here:

I feel like Shackles are this seasons Maze Labyrinth. I mean I guess Yugi’s shackled to his destiny? Or at least the destiny of the ghost he’s attached to? Anyway, so many shackles this season.

And then these shackles and chains are connected to Joey as well as this anchor we see here:

What nice symbolism to illustrate that Yugi’s friendship will drag everyone he knows along with him--as it has for the past 2 seasons. Not really a big spoiler for everyone involved in this battle.

And then this was a thing Marik added just for kicks, which can be symbolic, too, but I don’t feel like diving into it:

I actually never thought these two would actually cancel a game. Mokuba decided against blowing his whistle at it though, he decided it was probably too late for that. Aaaaaand it was:

Yo, how do you sneak up on people with a 70 ft crane?

Honestly I was surprised that Seto cared enough about Tea to not move, but I guess he couldn’t kill Tea in front of Mokuba. And I dunno, Seto and Tea never really talk to eachother, so I guess I’ve never noticed that he thinks she’s decent enough to continue existing. He might like her better than anyone else on this show other than Mokuba. And I’m not saying that to ship them, although I’m sure it’s a fine ship sailing around out there, I’m just saying that it is notable when Kaiba accepts that someone else besides a Kaiba deserves to live.

And then one last touch:

I guess no one told Marik that Tea and Yugi aren’t actually dating? I mean how much would it suck to go on one date with a guy and then all of a sudden you’re dealing with all of his villains?

Accurate, actually, that is exactly how dating works. You go one date and then you casually run into him in an elevator and then all of a sudden he’s like “So my ex fiance took me to court over the engagement ring and it’s so unfair that I can’t get that money back when she’s gonna marry this other guy she’s only known for a month anyway.” and it’s like “You were engaged?”

But, for his credit, 2 weeks later I needed a date, called him up, and he was like “Sorry, I’m in the hospital because I got an ulcer removed because apparently there’s too much stress in my life pulling these allnighters for my classes, and my car died and it’s gonna cost 2k to fix it, and then my ex fiance visited me in the hospital which was hella weird because my Dad is here. Anyway I got a tube down my pee hole and it was the worst pain I’ve felt in my life including the ulcer they removed from my gut. But I dunno. When’s the date?” and I just assumed he was pranking me but turns out, the next day, my teacher confirmed the kid was in the hospital and as high as balls.

Anyway, Pharaoh isn’t the worst person in the world to date, I guess.

It’s nice that Yugi was able to find all of his accessories in blue leather and silver rivets.

The duel begins, everyone cries, except for Tea who’s just screaming from the sidelines that Joey needs to remember how much he loves Yugi. She reminds him to think of the experiences they’ve shared and it was like oh boy maybe skip the part where you bullied Yugi to to hell and then he got cursed with a ghost that lives in his body.

TBH, I feel like it would be bad to introduce Serenity to the fray? Like if I were Marik I’d be like “woah get Joey’s sister out of here, that’s gonna snap him out of it.” but it’s not like Marik gets the whole family love thing anyway, living with Ishizu.

In case you were wondering, yes Mokuba actually tried to explain to Tea what was going on, so the show went over what the hell was going on I want to say like 3 times. Which is something you kinda have to do when you’ve turned your card game into Mousetrap.

And so this is where the episode ended, and I was capping along and felt like this could be a two parter post for this weekend, so why not? Lets continue.

Ah, and it starts out with Marik on a boat.

That boat gets mysteriously bigger and bigger every time it shows up. How many Rare Hunters are there? Like 10? And do they have to rent an apartment on this boat, like how does this all work? And if they do rent an apartment on the boat, who’s cooking? Like Marik, obviously is not a cook since he’s a living disaster, but I want to know more about boat life. Did Bandit Keith ever make them a crunchwrap supreme? Is one of the Rare Hunters always playing Wonderwall? Do they tan on the bow? Why would this boat ever need to be this big?

And I know this isn’t any of the Yugioh spinoff shows, but if I were to write one it would absolutely be Marik’s Boat Life. That would be the name.

Anyway, Yugi decides to fly over Pharaoh’s shoulder like a little angel. It’s been kind of a while.

So like it’s foreshadowed pretty strongly that Yugi’s decided “why even bother, Pharaoh, we don’t need your card talent today. At least my life will end as I lived, short and very awkward”

On the other side of town, Tristan has to go up a group of these Rare Hunters, and from everything we know about Tristan, this shouldn’t be so difficult? Like he punched out Bakura and threw Double Spike Mullet over his shoulder at one point, but unfortunately, punches don’t seem to work. But do you know what does?

I completely forgot Duke Devlin was a character in this show. Surprised he’s not in this competition, but apparently his game he’s making alongside Pegasus is really panning out--which is kind of effed up because Pegasus is a murderer. But youknow...I guess that everyone in the show decided to overlook that?

Whatever, I spent an entire episode trying to understand that, lets get back to the friendship plot line. Yugi decided to play a card that lets Joey take a card from Yugi’s hand, which gives him an opportunity to show Joey’s dragon. But will Joey overcome Marik and take this very good card to use on Yugi? (bro just corrected me and told me this card is actually not good but wtv)

He takes a different card. Friendship triumphs over...this card that I should know more about but I don’t watch the card games so I’m just gonna wing it here.

And then Yugi plays it anyway, and the music swells and it’s meaningful again.

Because the Red Eyes is connected with his heart now. Not sure when that happened exactly but it apparently happened at some point.

Seriously, when did this happen? I ask a lot of questions rhetorically but feel free to answer that one. Did I miss something? S1 this card was just kinda there.

Pharaoh, sensing that Yugi has very well lost his mind and will be absolutely hit by a fireball, decides to take over. Remember that the last time Yugi got hit with a fireball, he passed out pretty much before it hit him. And then he died. Yugi died last time a fireball hit him (I’m pretty sure that was a fireball in the Pegasus fight? It feels like years ago). Mind, that was a shadow duel, but apparently that doesn't matter this season because all the cards are real and no one cares that this is a very big problem.

Pharaohs legs are either three times the size of his torso OR they’re wearing extremely high waisted pants. Both scenarios are good.

And he gets hit in the face with a fireball.

And doesn’t pass out. Good for him. He is about 15% alive though, Yugi is basically going to die if he gets hit with another fireball. Like his lifepoints still say 1000 but it takes him like ten minutes to walk all the way around this pier and give Joey this:

Luckily, Marik as Joey plays cards so slowly, that the ten minute walk was still shorter than a single turn in Yugioh.

Also this is a thing? Just anyone can put that on?

so this whole time anyone could have been wearing the ring to Mordor? Just anyone? OK then.

Anyway, next week, on Yugioh:

Does Marik have any lag on that superpower of his, because I feel like it would make this show make some more sense on his part? Did the mime just walk home? If they all did die this way--not saying the will or won’t because they’ve died so many times now, but if they DID--weirdest way to die, amiright?

And if you’ve stumbled onto this blog which is halfway through S2, let me direct you to this handy link, which gives you all the recaps in chronological order from S1

#Yugioh #yugioh recap #photo recap #ep 26 #ep27 #Yugi Muto #Joey Wheeler #Marik Ishtar #Tea Gardner #Seto Kaiba #Kaiba #Mokuba #Duke Devlin #Tristan Taylor #Serenity Wheeler #Boy there's a lot of characters in this show now and so many are like...possessed

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Arc-V Aftermath: The Calm Before the Storm (21/26)

When all is said and done, things have quickly recovered in the four dimensions. But when weird things start happening, the Yu-Salad Boys and the Bracelet Girls quickly realize they have some loose ends to fix. Co-written with @violetganache42.

WARNING: Dub names will be featured in the story.

"Yugo, would you care to explain what happened during the second set of duels?" Declan asked.

As everyone else headed home, Team Turbo stayed behind in regards to what the Speedroid user did in the first round. Rin, Crow, and Shinji were worried about their friend, who was feeling guilty and ashamed of himself for what he did.

"It's not my fault!" Yugo blurted out. "It's Yuya! That guy ruined the Friendship Cup by winning! If it wasn't for him, the High Council wouldn't have disbanded!"

"Why would you say that?" Declan asked.

"Because they realized Yuya was such a 'perfect Duelist' that they decided to cancel all future Friendship Cups!" Yugo guessed.

"That's what you think happened?" Declan asked. "Didn't Crow or Shinji tell you about Jean-Michel Roget?"

Yugo has never heard of this Roget person in his life, so Crow and Shinji filled him in on what he missed. Jean-Michel Roget was a defected deep cover agent from Duel Academy who became the director of New Domino City's Sector Security not long after arriving in the Synchro Dimension. His assigned goal was to make the city vulnerable for an invasion from the Fusion Dimension, but he betrayed them to fulfill his plan of recreating New Domino into his kingdom with an iron fist, but thanks to the Lancers, it backfired, leading to the Topsiders and Commoners to unite and revolt. During his plan, he had Zuzu captured to watch it unfold, but soon used her as a bargaining chip for betraying Duel Academy and kept her in tow throughout his attempts to escape. He even activated a machine to send New Domino into a void in between dimensions; consequently, he got sucked into one of the wormholes and his current whereabouts remain unknown.

"Wait... So the High Council disbanding wasn't because of Yuya?" Yugo asked.

"It wasn't," Crow answered. "Turns out the High Council disbanding was mostly out of fear for any future betrayals."

Yugo face-palmed as hard as he could because of how guilty he felt for accusing Yuya of not being able to take part in any more Friendship Cups. A threat that he had no idea about until now resulted in a blind and furious accusation because he may not be able to become a professional Turbo Duelist like he and Rin dreamt about.

"I would also like to apologize for what you went through during the Interdimensional War," Declan said. "If our paths had crossed, we could have helped prevent you from getting absorbed by Yuri."

He explained to Yugo how he and Riley reunited with Yusho and were struggling to prevent Leo from fusing the four dimensions. Yuya having difficulty with not giving into Zarc's darkness was a factor to him not meeting the Synchro Duelist in person because Yusho wouldn't have gotten carded and they would have had a chance of reducing the chances of Zarc returning.

"Well I was suffering too!" Yugo explained as he took out his deck and started searching through his Speedroids. "I was struggling to prevent that darkness from taking over- Wait, where’d they go?"

"Where did what go?" Rin asked.

"Skull Marbles and Maliciousmagnet!" Yugo explained. "Those two cards are proof that the darkness was starting to control me!"

Rin skimmed through Yugo's deck as well and was shocked to see those two monsters weren't there. Declan questioned what those two monsters were and learned they appeared during the banana-banged teen's last duel with Yuri and gradually consumed his dueling style for the past several weeks up until this point. Could this be a sign that their disappearance from the revelation of the High Council's disbandment resulted in the darkness starting to fade away?

"This is quite a discovery," Declan said. "While the darkness from Zarc's heart had vanished, there appears to be traces of it inside you and your counterparts."

Traces of Zarc's darkness? How is that possible? In Yugo's case, it was understandable. But even after their absorption and separation, they were still lingering in Yuya, Yuto, and Yuri, with the three not noticing? This might be bad news for all four of them; just when they thought Zarc was dealt with for good, his dark remnants still existed. Was this a warning that Zarc's darker self was resurfacing?

"But...didn't you say Zarc was at peace now?" Yugo asked.

"That is what my father said," Declan answered. "But perhaps this is only a minor side effect from the absorption. Zarc might be gone for good, but you and your counterparts could possibly have random bursts of rage."

Maybe Yugo should inform his counterparts about this later on today. If he experienced this burst of rage during the first round, who knows when this side affect might affect the others. "Thanks for telling me," he said.

"You're welcome," Declan replied. He looked over at Rin. "By the way, Shay told me what had happened during Lulu’s surgery. You might want to clean out your ears."

Rin was confused on what he meant by that. She doesn't recall anything being in her ears; she has seen her reflection in the mirrors multiple times and they were completely empty. Her bafflement quickly turned into alarm as she realized what he was talking about: the Fusion Parasite in her brain. It has been inside her head all this time and she hasn't noticed until now; she feared if Zuzu and Celina still had their Fusion Parasites in their heads too, which was definitely a certainty.

The green-haired girl took out her deck, looking at her two Crystal Bells. "Is... Is that why...?"

Yugo looked over at Rin and placed his hands on hers. "Don't you dare say that," he said. "The Fusion Parasite has nothing to do with how you're currently using Crystal Bell. As long as the bug is absent in your deck, you'll be fine." He touched foreheads with her. "I refuse to let you get brainwashed again."

Rin smiled back at her boyfriend knowing he'll do anything to make sure the Fusion Parasite won't control her anymore. "Thanks Yugo," she said, smiling softly.

Yugo grinned. "There's that adorable smile!" he said.

Rin giggled a bit and gave Yugo a brief yet loving kiss. The two thanked Declan for the talk before heading towards the doors to meet up with the other teams. They, Crow, and Shinji saw Cathy congratulating Lulu for her victory, Yugi meeting Yoko and Yusho—who were both proud of their son for winning the preliminaries—and talking with Yuya, Yuto, and Yuri about how the three teens saw Kaiba not too long ago, and Akiza waiting for Rin to felicitate on Team Turbo's win.

"Since when did you learn how to Fusion Summon?" Akiza asked Rin.

"You saw everything?" Rin asked.

"Of course I did," Akiza answered. "I think you're the first official Turbo Duelist to combine Synchro with Fusion."

Rin had a lot to explain about her integrating Fusion Summoning in her deck, and she knows it was connected to her absence Akiza mentioned on the evening of the Heartland Park Festival. "Well... It's because..."

"Because of how that card works well with RinRin's dueling style," Yugo interrupted, putting his arm around his girlfriend and pulling her close. "She quickly learned that incorporating Fusion into her pure Synchro style would help her get easy wins." He chuckled as he gave her a kiss on the cheek. "I usually don't win against her, but when I saw her use Fusion for the first time, I had a feeling she became unstoppable."

Well, Yugo wasn't entirely wrong; Rin's main concern was about having to tell Akiza about her abduction and brainwashing that led to her Fusion incorporation. She was kind of glad that he already took care of it. Meanwhile, Cathy had just finished praising her childhood friend on her team's advancement in the tournament.

"That was absolutely incredible!" Cathy had exclaimed, hugging Lulu tightly. "You actually incorporated acting into your dueling!"

"Aw, thanks Cathy," Lulu said, smiling wide.

"Don't be so modest," Cathy said as she separated from the hug. "If your team wins the tournament, this could mark the start of your acting career."

"Not exactly," Lulu admitted. "Mother and father have already planned to have me enrolled into acting school." Her thoughts went back to what Yuto blurted out earlier. "Although..."

Cathy noticed Lulu's expression. "What's wrong?" she asked.

"It's Yuto," Lulu said. "He said something about medical school."

"Medical school?" Cathy repeated. "Why would he mention that?"

"I think that's what he decided to do," Lulu realized. "Become a doctor."

She explained that he was most likely going to attend medical school after they graduate from Heartland Duel School. She didn't care about the long distance, but her main concern was the two not being able to maintain a relationship if he does go somewhere far away; she was worried she may never see Yuto again.

"Yuto is going to take a completely different path," Lulu explained. "With him being a doctor and me becoming an actress, there's a high chance we won't see each other again."

But Cathy wouldn't let her friend mope. She grabbed Lulu by the shoulders and looked at her straight in the eyes. "Don't you dare say that," she said, speaking in a firm tone. "Yuto Osaku is a commoner, but there's no way you'll ever find a guy who's as kind and cute as he is."

"But-" Lulu started to say.

"But nothing," Cathy insisted. "You love him, don't you?"

"With all my heart," Lulu answered.

"Then you'll figure something out," Cathy said. "You're Lulu Obsidian, the most stubborn person I know. Even I know you wouldn't let something like that interfere with your desires."

Cathy was right about her friend being stubborn, but Lulu was unsure of what she can do. She has seen the movies and knows long-distance relationships rarely work. But she still smiled. "Thanks Cathy."

"There's that smile!" Cathy said, smiling wide as well. "Now do your best tomorrow!"

Not far from where the two girls were, Team Lancer was discussing on how they couldn't believe they didn't make it to the top like Celina said. Speaking of her, she started to feel something in her head, almost like it was clogged.

"Is something wrong?" Sylvio asked, sounding concerned.

"I'm not sure," Celina admitted. "I feel...something inside me."

"Want me to take a look?" Aura asked, taking out her crystal apple.

"If you want to," Celina answered.

Aura used her crystal apple to view what was in Celina's head and saw some kind of bug in between her brain and one of her ears. The indigo-haired girl immediately recognized it as the Fusion Parasite that was implanted in her after Barrett captured her. She became concerned.

"Is something wrong?" Aura asked.

"That thing is still inside my head?!" Celina asked out loud, placing her hand over her ear.

"It's a Fusion Parasite, isn't it?" Sylvio asked.

"It is," Celina answered. "But I tore up the card that was in my deck. Why is it still in my head?!"

"It doesn't appear to be active," Aura pointed out, looking at the image in her crystal apple. "If you're right about the bug giving you trouble, it shouldn't be a concern anymore."

Zuzu ran over to Team Lancer because she overheard Sylvio mention something about a Fusion Parasite being stuck in Celina's head. "What do you mean, there's a Fusion Parasite inside your head?!" the pink-haired girl asked.

Aura held up her crystal apple. "It's inactive, but it's still inside her head," she told Zuzu. "And I sense that you also have the same problem."

Zuzu was stunned to hear this and even a bit worried. Although the cards that controlled the parasites were ripped up, she feared if they will find an alternative to brainwash her and her counterparts. "I better see if there's some way to remove it," she said, gently touching her ear.

Aura wasn't much of a doctor as she used her apple to figure out if they stumble upon someone who knows how to remove the parasites. While that was going on, Yuya, Yuto, and Yuri were pondering on how they and Yugo were able to see Kaiba and not everyone else. Yugi admitted that he had a feeling Declan's past incarnation was the one taking over to give out his apology.

"I recognized the way he spoke," Yugi said. "That was definitely Kaiba speaking."

"So how come my counterparts and I could see him?" Yuri asked.

"I'm not sure," Yugi admitted. "But it might be because Zarc once saw him."

The three Yu-teens realized that he may be right. Maybe they and Yugo seeing Kaiba instead of Declan was Zarc's way of witnessing the public apology. It might have confused the audience like Aichi said, but at least they all knew what was going on.

"Aichi..." Yuya said.

"What about him?" Yuto asked.

"Declan said he's the CEO of the Vanguard Association," Yuya recalled. "But he looks a little young."

"I heard the previous CEO died," Yugi explained. "So with no one else to turn to, Aichi volunteered as the new CEO."

Yuya was nonplussed on what he heard. That explained why Aichi looked rather young to run a corporation. "Poor guy," the tomato-haired teen said. "He must have a lot to deal with. And with that Link Joker virus..."

Yuto put a reassuring hand on his cousin's shoulder. "He said he was able to purify it," he pointed out. "He clearly far more skilled than he appears."

Later that evening, at the Obsidians' house, Yuto and the entire family were still getting themselves adjusted to the new changes to Lulu's schedule. It's the same, but she now needs help with walking because she has difficulty standing, especially when she and her boyfriend are getting ready for bed.

"Careful," Yuto instructed, his hand on Lulu's waist as he guided her towards the bathtub. "I don't want you to slip."

"I'm fine," Lulu said. "You don't have to help." She blushed slightly. "It's kind of embarrassing..."

"It's alright," Yuto said. "You still look beautiful."

It wasn't that; sure, she’s beautiful, but she needs to get into the tub to get undressed, and getting undressed requires privacy. At least it was a good thing she wears dresses all the time because wearing skirts or pants would have taken more time and work in her case.

"Are you sure you don't need help getting undressed?" Yuto asked. "I promise to look away."

"We're only fourteen," Lulu pointed out. "We have plenty of time to see each other naked when we're older."

She does have a fair point; the age of consent in Japan is 16 years old, so they were still considered minors. Yuto helped her get into the bathtub and, respecting her wishes, left her private bathroom to give her some privacy. While that was going on, he figured he would take some time to talk to Shay. He checked his bedroom, the halls, the living room, and all the other rooms in the house before finally finding him in the family dueling room. From the looks of things, he was battling against a simulation to practice for tomorrow.

"Your new card doesn't scare me!" Shay exclaimed. "Go Satellite Cannon Falcon! Attack that mutated wolf!"

Raidraptor - Satellite Cannon Falcon soared to the air to prepare for its attack. With Team Obelisk heading to the semifinals, this simulation was based on his previous duel with Sora, so he was trying to locate a weak spot. So far, he's gathered that Frightfur Wolf can attack multiple times based on how many Fusion materials used to summon it are in the Graveyard and quickly got an idea after checking his monster's effects. By removing an Overlay Unit, he can target and make the opposing monster lose 800 ATK for every Raidraptor in the Graveyard.

"INCORRECT MOVE," the robotic simulation of Sora stated. "ACTIVATING THE TRAP CARD ALBUM OF MEMORIES TO NEGATE THE ATTACK."

Album of Memories is a Continuous Trap card that can negate one attack for every Fluffal monster in the Graveyard. The more Fluffals sent to the Graveyard, the more attacks Simulation Sora can cancel out; in other words, Shay was rendered powerless and can't attack.

"What?!" Shay asked. "Computer, why is that card in the deck?! I told you to program every card Sora has into the simulation!"

"PRECISELY, MASTER SHAY," the simulation informed. "I COLLECTED DATA FROM ALL OF THE FINALISTS THAT TOOK PART IN THE TOURNAMENT. SORA PERSE USED THAT CARD IN HIS DUEL AGAINST AURA SENTIA."

Was this how Sora defeated Aura earlier? Did he dupe her into believing he was on the brink of losing just to use that Fusion monster and Trap card? Regardless, Shay knew he was going to have a challenging time against the light blue-haired Fusion Duelist knowing that there was a reason why Frightfur Wolf improved his deck.

The simulation projected an image of the Sora vs. Aura duel from earlier today. "HE STARTED OFF THE DUEL BY FUSION SUMMONING FRIGHTFUR WOLF USING FIVE FLUFFALS," it explained. "NEAR THE END, HE COMBINED ALBUM OF MEMORIES AND FRIGHTFUR CHIMERA TO DEFEAT HER."

So Sora did found a way to get stronger, Shay thought to himself as he viewed the image. "Computer, calculate any possible weak points in that combo," he ordered.

"VERY WELL," the simulation replied. "BY THE WAY, MASTER YUTO HAS ENTERED THE ROOM."

Shay turned around to see his friend standing not too far away from the dueling room door. "Yuto?" the older heir asked. "What are you doing here?"

"It's about what I said," Yuto explained as he approached his friend.

"You want to become a doctor?" Shay asked.

"Not exactly," Yuto exactly. "I want to use the skills I learned in ObsidianCorp to open my own health clinic."

Shay understood why Yuto wanted to pursue that career as he looked down at his prosthetic leg and thought about how the spinal plates affected his sister. "So you want to attend medical school for education purposes."

Yuto nodded in response. "I refuse to let anyone else suffer from any injuries," he said, placing his hand above his heart. "I feel that path is the right one for me."

"Because your heart is what makes you unique," Shay added.

Yuto knew his heart not only makes him unique, but it also defines him. Thanks to his mom, the Phantom Knights, the Obsidians, and especially Lulu, he has become his own person. One that is chivalrous, brave, loyal, noble, and knightly. One that could be simplified as gentlemanly in the most genuine way. However, his heart could also be his biggest weakness.

"You haven't told Lulu about your plans," Shay realized.

Yuto clutched his chest. "Ishizu showed me a vision weeks ago," he said, his voice cracking with slight sorrow. "She said Lulu and I...would ultimately get married. But my dreams of owning a health clinic..."

It was boiled down to destiny vs. choice as of now. Yuto knows he will marry Lulu, but going to medical school could alter this destined path. If he has to go away, they may never see each other again; the overwhelming thought was becoming too much for him to handle.

At that moment, Lillybot entered the dueling room. "MASTER YUTO, MISTRESS LULU WANTED ME TO TELL YOU THAT SHE IS DONE WITH HER BATH," she informed. "IT IS YOUR TURN TO FRESHEN UP FOR THE EVENING."

"Thank you, Lillybot," Yuto said, still looking a bit sad.

"Don't worry about Lulu," Shay said. "I know she'll support you, much like how you have been supporting her."

Yuto hoped so too, but he was also concerned about telling her his future plans. He thanked Shay for the talk before heading back upstairs to take his shower.

"Lillybot, is Lulu alright?" Yuto asked.

"I AM NOT QUITE SURE," Lillybot answered. "THERE WAS A FOREIGN EMOTION IN HER VOICE, BUT SHE DID NOT SOUND HAPPY." The former nursemaid bot looked at Yuto, her eyes glowing red. "DID YOU DO SOMETHING TO UPSET HER?"

Her tone and glowing red eyes startled Yuto because he did accidentally slip out his desire of going to medical school, but he didn't mean to upset her. He definitely picked a bad day to trigger Lillybot's mama bear instincts.

"I didn't!" Yuto explained. "All I did was-"

"Lillybot, stop spooking him."

Yuto turned his head to see Lulu approaching him and Lillybot from her bedroom door. She had finished getting changed into her pajamas and was letting her hair dry.

Yuto couldn't help but look at his girlfriend's pajamas. Instead of her usual short-sleeved, light yellow nightgown, she was wearing silk light blue lingerie that reached her knees. He simply blushed and headed for Lulu's private bathroom, not saying a word to her.

"What's wrong with him?" Lulu asked Lillybot, whose eyes stopped glowing.

"I AM NOT SURE," Lillybot admitted.

Yuto walked into the bathroom and shut the door to take his shower. He put his glasses on the bathroom counter and took off the clothes he wore for today and put them into a nearby hamper before stepping into the tub and closing the shower curtain. After turning on the nozzle and setting it at a warm temperature, water poured down onto his body and soaked his spiky, eggplant-shaped hair.

As the XYZ teen applied some Thick and Spiky shampoo to his hair, he thought about Lulu. He knew he was destined to marry her, but what about his dreams of owning a health clinic? Would he even have time to also have a happy marriage with a movie actress? He pondered this as he washed his hair, scrubbing out any possible sweat.

He then grabbed a bar of soap to lather it all over his body to get it sudsy, but he still couldn't stop thinking about what his true future really is. Greek tragedies like Oedipus have conveyed the message on how it is impossible to avoid a predetermined fate, but he remembered seeing Kaiba's duel against Ishizu when he was witnessing the different visions of the alternate timeline, which showed that people do have the capability of changing their paths to avoid aligning with the expectations of fulfilling a future event. At this point, Yuto wasn't sure if he should follow what was destined to happen or if he should get his medical degree.

As he continued thinking, he rinsed off the soap suds from his hair and body once he was done using the soap and turned the shower off. He grabbed his towel that was hung resting on top of the hamper to wrap it around his body. He stepped out of the tub and onto the bathmat as water dripped from his locks, limbs, and torso. Using the towel he had, he rubbed all the water off of him before putting it back on his body and walking towards the sink. He took out a hairdryer from the cabinet and plugged it into a nearby electrical socket on the wall to blow dry his hair.

As Yuto made sure his hair was dry and nicely-brushed, he thought about the facts he knew. Does he love Lulu Obsidian? Of course. Would he want to marry her? Absolutely. Was he upset about what happened to her and Shay during the Invasion? Deeply. And what about future generations? Shouldn't he do something to make sure they don't end up scarred as well? Obviously.

Inside the cabinet next to the sink were a pile of folded towels, mats, and facecloths, along with Yuto's pajamas. He buttoned up his long-sleeved, dark blue shirt and slipped on his dark gray pants. He exited the bathroom with Lulu already returning to her bedroom thanks to some assistance from her former nursemaid.

"Oh, hi Yuto," Lulu said, sounding a bit innocent as she had already been laying across her bed. "What do you think of my new pajamas? Mother bought them for me as a reward for making it to the tournament finals."

Yuto blushed at seeing Lulu in her new lingerie Astra got for her daughter. He complimented her that it looked really nice on her. However, he looked away. He really didn't want to talk to Lulu right now.

"What's the matter?" Lulu asked, causing him to look back at her. "You don't like what you see?"

Lulu knows when her boyfriend is upset and she does whatever she can to cheer him up. This time, she decided to flirt with him a little as she sat up and struggled to get off her bed. He spotted her having trouble to stand, so he helped her get on her legs; as rapidly as it happened, she proceeded to unbutton his pajama shirt and caress his dual-colored hair. But Yuto wouldn't give in.

"I'm serious," Yuto insisted. But he couldn't help but moan due to Lulu's fingers in his hair. "I..." He bit his lower lip. "...really need some alone time- MMPH!"

His sentence was never finished as he was caught completely off guard by the sudden yet passionate kiss from Lulu. Before he knew it, she was able to pull him over to the bed while she kept her lips locked onto his. Her legs may not work, but her arms were still functional and this was a good opportunity to continue using them. Just as they were about to engage in a make out session, Yuto felt a slap on his butt, surprising him in the process.

Yuto pushed back for air. "What was that?" he asked, surprised.

"Awww, can't a girl think her boyfriend has such a cute butt?" Lulu pouted.

A startled Yuto has never seen her act like this before. What has gotten into her and why was she doing this? "Lulu, I-"

But the Lyrilusc user quickly shushed him. "Less talking, more snuggling," she said, running a hand through his hair. "We have four years left together. We should spend as much time doing this kind of stuff."

What she said pretty much answered Yuto's questions. She understood what was going on with him since he inadvertently blurted out his future plans during the revealed results from the preliminaries. They were both concerned with not seeing each other again, but Lulu's solution was the most feasible one to date.

"Cathy's right," Lulu said after a few loving kisses. "You're kind and cute. There's no way I'll find another guy as perfect as you."

Yuto did remember hearing Cathy say that on the night of the Kastles' party; his gentlemanly and dorky personality landed him with the most beautiful and strong-willed girl from the entire XYZ Dimension. He also flashbacked to the time when they were getting to know each other and she compared him to a miracle child that was mentioned in one of her mother's songs, which eventually became their song. Then a sudden thought came into his head.

"The song said those angels sprinkled moon dust into the miracle child's hair," Yuto recalled. "Is that why you like mine so much?"

"Probably," Lulu answered, ruffling Yuto's spiky hair. "It feels so soft."

Amid his flustered face, Yuto became more convinced that this song perfectly suited the couple. He knew she adored him from his personality to his gravity-defying hairstyle. With that in his head, he always loved how long and Rapunzel-like her hair is; the dark purple locks spread out on the bed, the few stray strands sticking out, and the tips of her lilac side tails lying on top of her chest. He was tempted to stroke it, but she may not be comfortable with it due to her issues of others touching her hair.

"You have nice hair too," Yuto added. "Can I...?"

"Please don't," Lulu bluntly said. "I spent years learning how to properly maintain long hair. I don't want anyone else touching it."

"Alright," Yuto said. He ended up touching her cheek instead. "But that doesn't make you any less beautiful."

There he goes again with saying that word: beautiful. The single word that started their relationship and it never fails to make Lulu warm and fuzzy inside because she knows he was much better suited for her than Reginald. Yuto doesn't care that she came from an elite background; he loves her looks and personality traits the most and that's what mattered to them.

"Can you...say that word again?" Lulu asked.

Yuto was surprised by the request. "What word?" he asked. "Beautiful?"

Lulu nodded after hearing the word again as a blissful feeling filled up her entire body. "I love hearing that word come from your mouth," she said.

Yuto let out a small, happy sound. "You actually like being called beautiful?" he asked, aware that usually other girls would ultimately get tired of that word.

"Of course," Lulu answered. "That word is proof that you're different from other guys who approach me. They all wanted me because of my wealth, so you loving me because of my beauty is quite refreshing."

Yuto smiled back at her and moved himself onto the bed to hug her from behind, spooning her in the process. He conceived the fact that he shouldn't worry about not seeing her anymore after graduation. With only four years left of school, they should make the best of it and memorable for each other.

The eggplant-haired teen moved his head so his lips were near her ear. "You are so beautiful to me," he quietly sang. "You are so beautiful to me..."

His whispers flowed through Lulu's ears, serenading her with his song, which she loved whenever he does that. "Yuto..." she muttered, her voice in a love-struck haze.

"Can't you see, you're everything I hope for," Yuto continued singing. "You're everything I need. You are so beautiful to me."

Lulu's mouth curved upwards as he continued singing, feeling blessed that the two have fallen in love with each other. Elsewhere, in Team Turbo's garage, the boys were trying to find methods to remove the Fusion Parasite from Rin's head. One idea Crow was doing was using a pair of tweezers to get it out of her ear.

Rin winced in pain. "Hold still, Rin!" Crow said.

"I would, but you just pinched my ear!" Rin exclaimed.

The tweezers dug deep into her ear—much to her discomfort—until it touched something; Crow instantly knew what it was as he gently pulled them out to reveal the Fusion Parasite firmly grasped onto the pincers. His face shined with satisfaction after successfully removing the inactive insect.

"You feeling alright?" Yugo asked Rin as Crow threw out the Fusion Parasite.

Rin took out her deck, looking at her two Crystal Bells. She smiled. "I am now," she said.

"You still want to keep those cards?" Shinji asked.

"Of course," Rin answered. "I see beauty in Crystal Bell, beauty that I want the world to see."

There was no way a dead Fusion Parasite was influencing Rin for using her newfound strategy. She genuinely sees potential in her Fusion monster and is fond of how well it works with her other Windwitches.

Crow let out an amused chuckle. "I always thought you were a tomboy," he told Rin. "But now that I think about it, you're more like that girl who wears shoes made of glass."

Rin knew exactly what he was talking about when she heard "shoes made of glass". She may be motherly, headstrong, and slightly tsundereish, but underneath that persona was someone with a knack for shopping, fashion, and stuff that girls generally like. Deep down, she truly was a Cinderella. Well...except for a few key differences.

"I don't think I'm like Cinderella," Rin said. "I'm not a servant girl."

However, Yugo had an idea. "Actually... Can you hold that thought?" he asked. "I have to go get something."

Yugo headed upstairs towards his room to find what he was looking for. It was a handmade dress so Rin could wear it for the Friendship Cup, but because she was kidnapped by Yuri, that never happened. He spent most of the War looking for her that he almost forgot about the dress until now. He stumbled upon a hidden spot in his room and recalled him hiding it in there; after some searching, he found it and it was still in good condition. It was knee-length with blue from the waist down and on the sides, as well as a white line near the hem with a blue bow on the back of the waist. The inner layer was light mint green with a darker green floral pattern.

Yugo returned to the group and showed the dress to Rin, who was amazed. "Where did you get this?" she asked.

"I made it myself," Yugo explained. "It was for you to wear when we won the Friendship Cup, but since Roget indirectly caused all future Friendship Cups to get canceled, I figured I should give it to you now."

"It's beautiful," Rin said. "Thank you."

Yugo held Rin's hand, intertwining their fingers together. "Just promise me something," he said. "We're gonna win the tournament tomorrow, and when that happens, I want you to wear this dress afterwards. It might not be the Friendship Cup, but we're bound to get a special reward, so I want you to look nice."

Rin stared into Yugo's eyes as she started to see the similarities she had with Cinderella. She may not be a servant girl, but they grew up poor without their parents and find ways to let their true beauty shine through. They even fell in love with handsome princes, even though Yugo was anything but princely.

"Okay Yugo," Rin said. "I promise."

At the Sentia residence, Aura was also removing the Fusion Parasite from Celina's head, but in a different manner from Crow's while mirroring her attempt to help Yuya regain consciousness. Her bedroom was decorated with various occult-like items and measures as if she was performing a ritual.

"Begone wicked insect!" Aura exclaimed, holding a bunch of incense sticks in her hand. "Remove yourself from Celina's mind and release her from your control!"

Celina would tell her teammate that the parasite needed its card for it to control her, but she let her do this healing performance since it is the only method of healing the young girl knows. Shortly thereafter, she was recommended to wear a green and white dress or nightgown; however, she doesn't do dresses.

"Why should I wear that?" Celina asked.

"Duh!" Aura said. "Green is the color of life and growth, while white radiates healing purity." She tossed a dress over to Celina. "So you better put this on right away."

She looked at the dress she was given; it was knee-length with shoulder-length sleeves, green all over with two big, white stripes on the skirt, and had a green bow tied around the waist. It was at least casual enough to wear.

"Fine," Celina said. "I'll put this on."

Celina left the bedroom to get changed into the dress; while it was true that she wore one when she was a child, she eventually grew out of it and switched over to skirts as she got older. With that in mind, a part of her deep down felt like it was going to be weird wearing a dress for the first time in years.

Some time later, Celina returned to Aura's room wearing the green and white dress, only to be greeted by the redhead's squeals. "You look so pretty!" she exclaimed.

"Don't get too excited," Celina said. "It's just for tonight."

"Awww... But imagine how Yuri would react if he saw you in this!" Aura happily cried out.

Celina slightly blushed as she heard Aura say that. Is she still holding onto the prediction of her and Yuri falling for each other or is she already aware? "Why would you bring him up?"

"Because I saw this," Aura answered as she picked up a rose. "Did he give this to you during your date?"

Celina recognized that rose anywhere: it was the Solid Vision rose Yuri materialized and gave to her. How the heck did Aura even find it?

"He did," Celina answered. "He created it out of thin air and..." She started muttering.

"And what?" Aura asked.

"He...put it in my hair," Celina repeated, blushing heavily.

"That's so adorable!" Aura squealed. "I heard boys do that to girls as an indicator that they love them!"

Honestly, Yuri's indicator that he loves Celina was their time at Heartland Park underneath the full moon, where she demonstrated what her marking can do other than be used as a Skill in duels. Since she was new to the whole romance ordeal, she never knew about these indicators and which ones were signs of having a crush on someone. But regardless of her confused feelings, she could still recall their first kiss. His fingers grazing her spine, her fingers tugging on his hair, when he nipped on her lower lip...

"He's an amazing kisser," Celina bluntly said, speaking in a love-struck tone.

That gave Aura an idea. "You should wear this to the tournament finals!" she suggested, gesturing to the green and white dress. "And maybe this as well!" She gave the Solid Vision rose back to Celina.

The indigo-haired girl never thought about wearing the dress tomorrow, but the rose was somewhat a small possibility. As previously mentioned, she outgrew donning them, and when it comes to dresses, they were up in her counterparts' alleys. "I don't know..." she admitted, slightly lifting up the skirt. "I'm not exactly a dress person..."

"Oh, don't be ridiculous," Aura said. Then her eyes widened. "Besides, that dress might be magic."

"Magic?" Celina asked. "Why-"

Before she could ask, something was slowing crawling and slipping out of her ear. It revealed itself to be the Fusion Parasite that the girls were focused on getting rid of.

"How odd," Aura said. "I thought that insect was inactive."

"What?!" Celina exclaimed. She grabbed a tissue and used it to squish the insect dead and throw it into a nearby garbage can.

Aura was a bit surprised. "That seemed a bit extreme," she commented.

"If that thing was somehow still functioning, it could have took over my mind again!" Celina pointed out.

"Well I hope the other girls are having an easier time getting rid of them," Aura said.

Meanwhile, with Zuzu, she was at the Sakaki residence, getting her parasite removed with some help from Yusho. Since Fusion Parasites were created out of advanced Solid Vision, Yusho thought hacking into the program would get rid of it

"Are you alright?" Yuya asked, squeezing Zuzu's hand.

"I guess," Zuzu answered as Yusho typed away on the computer. She winced in pain. "It hurts a bit."

The computer screen displayed a black screen with a long arrangement of codes that were programmed into the parasite. The sounds of the keys clicking developed a variety of attempts that Yusho was testing out in order to perform a successful hack. There was one program listed on it that basically stated how the Fusion Parasite's card is what was needed to activate and control it; however, the hacking process altered some of its codes, allowing it to gradually wake up and increasing the risk of it brainwashing Zuzu again.

Zuzu let out a pained moan. "Is it-" She winced again. "I-I-I Fusion Summon P-Parasite Q-" She cringed.

"Hang in there, Zuzu!" Yuya exclaimed, his free hand touching her marking on her right cheek. "Fight back!"

Zuzu was trying her hardest to fight back, but the Fusion Parasite kept retaliating by strengthening its influence bit by bit, manipulating her into toxic Fusion Summoning more and more. The harder it got for her to break free from its control, the more frustrated Yuya got with helping his childhood friend out. There was no way she was going to follow Leo's old tactics again. Unaware of what was happening to him, as his frustration and rage grew, tiny traces of darkness from within him detected an off yet familiar feeling, causing the two's minds to merge together. It then sent a portion of itself to travel from Yuya to Zuzu's brain and destroy the insect.

POP!

Zuzu's eyes shot open as smoke came from her ear. "What just happened?" she asked.

"I'm not sure," Yusho answered. "But the parasite appears to have exploded."

"But how?" Zuzu asked. "How did-"

Yuya's eyes widened in surprise, noticing Zuzu's marking was glowing underneath his hand. "Zuzu..." he said. "I think we merged our minds together for a brief moment."

Zuzu's eyes moved to where her marking was and saw a faint pink glow coming through Yuya's hand. "My marking..." she said. "What if that caused the mind merge?"

"I'm not sure," Yuya admitted. "But I sensed Zarc's darkness. It must have destroyed the Fusion Parasite."

The two quickly realized that what Zarc's leftover darkness and Zuzu's marking did must be a secondary ability of the mind merge. Yuya reached up to touch the En Flowers marking again. Sure enough, it glowed, causing them to feel as if they could hear each other's thoughts.

"Zuzu..." Yuya said. "I think this a new ability.”

Zuzu was overcome by hearing Yuya's thoughts. She pressed her forehead against his and started caressing his hair with both hands. She sensed his love, his desires, and even his heartache. She embraced this new feeling, closing her eyes in the process.

Yuya also gave in to this moment, placing his other hand on her waist as he also closed his eyes. With his hand on her marking, he could hear every single one of her thoughts. Could they have discovered a new level of intimacy?

"Are you two alright?" Yusho asked.

Snapping out of the trance, Yuya and Zuzu quickly let go as her marking stopped glowing. "Yeah," Yuya answered, blushing heavily. "We're fine."

Once the two managed to relax after their intimate moment, they both decided to start preparing for tomorrow's semifinals. Zuzu was glad to know she and her counterparts don't have to deal with the Fusion Parasites anymore, but she also wondered how the other girls' markings react to their connections with Yuto, Yugo, and Yuri.

"Do you think the other markings have similar secondary abilities?" Zuzu asked.

"Probably," Yuya answered. "Besides, it's not like it'll have any negative results in the tournament finals."

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