#5ds gang

[hyperfixatinglove]

I was so happy to see my husband in my dream last night ♥ Me & Yusei tag teamed on some D Wheel tournament in Satellite on some unfinished structure which had some super secret shortcut & I somehow unlocked it & I was riding a D Wheel & me & Ushio had this really intense moment of me trying to pass him and everything in the race

[cardbored-box]

The lack of filler in arc-v made me realize that yugioh’s filler is necessary for its ecosystem

[inkblackorchid]

The set is complete!!!!!

[ashethehedgehog]

11th of Jan gang!!! 💪😎

[ferallymine]

Don't Make a Sound

a/n: expanding my spice skills. Bored on my day off so enjoy :))

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Street-lamps illuminated the street as the sun finally faded behind the ocean. Once bustling streets now vacant; occupants retiring for the evening. Life of the night found itself in wild bugs and animals dancing in the streets.

There were two minor light sources on in the garage. Yusei typed away on his laptop, desk littered with cup noodle remnants. Thyme sat across the room, journal highlighted by a small desk lamp. Crumpled paper and broken pencils scattered their workspace.

Thyme stood, stretching their arms. They noticed the lack of sunlight in the windows, "Damn, we've been at this all day."

Yusei's gloved fingers paused as he looked up, "Oh. I guess we have." Eyes adjusted to the darkness away from his brightly lit screen.

"You're gonna get a migraine," Thyme walked over and placed a hand on his shoulder, "At least lower the brightness by, like, 10 points."

His hand joined theirs, "I'll be fine." He pulled their hand to his lips, placing a tender kiss over their fingers. "I can still see you, at least."

"Very cute."

"Just being honest." He stood, eyes further adjusting to the lack of light. "You're the best view."

"Even compared to your runner?"

"Don't push it."

They chuckled, squeezing his hand. Ideas formed in their head. "You know, The team's all gone for the night." Thyme pulled his jacket with their free hand, forcing him to step closer, "So we have the garage to ourselves."

Mischief gleaned in his eyes. Hands traced up their shirt, resting on their waistline. "And what did you have in mind?"

"Take your jacket off and find out."

Thyme blinked and the items were gone. Gloves and the jacket laid beside them on the workbench. Yusei stepped closer, pinning Thyme's hips to the edge of the workbench. His hands found their place again up their shirt.

"Was that all?" A confident smirk.

"Belt." Their fingers dipped below his waistband.

He tightened his grip on their body, trying to keep composure. Breath shaky as he finally pulled away. The belt slid off easily along with his jeans. Thyme closed the gap between them. Hands made their way up his torso and relieved him of his shirt.

Yusei gasped, feeling their nails scrape his chest. His blush darkened. In a vain effort to keep himself quiet, he cupped their face and kissed them. Thyme looped their arms around his neck, gently pulling him forward. In a new swing of confidence, Yusei fully leaned into them. Bodies pressed together as their hips again met the edge of the workbench. Thyme moaned into the kiss. Sweat began to form where skin touched skin.

One bite of his bottom lip broke his facade. Yusei buried his face in their neck, trembling with what little composure he had left. Fuck...

"We've barely started and you're already a mess."  Thyme placed a finger on his chin, turning him to meet their gaze.

Don't stop. "Please."

"Hm," Thyme traced their finger down his neck, stopping at his chest. A whine escaped his throat as they continued, "This feels a little one-sided, wouldn't you agree?"

That was all the permission he needed. Hands caught in a whirlwind of motion. Thyme's outer clothes made it to the growing pile on the workbench. Saliva met sweat as Yusei kissed up their neck, teeth grazing the pulse point.

Keys jingled in the front door.

Gasps of surprise as the couple came back to reality. Adrenaline spiked from their compromised position. Thyme grabbed their clothes and threw them in the small locker by the lower exit. Without much time or other options, Yusei pulled them into the larger locker next to it. Bodies pressed together in less-than-ideal circumstance as the overhead lights flickered on.

"Thyyyyyme!!" Crow called from atop the ramp. "Yuseiiiii!"

"Must you be so loud at this hour?" Jack shuddered, "Just put their dinners away if they're not here."

"If they aren't back soon, I'm eating both of them."

"Don't be rude." Akiza helped Crow carry the takeout up to the loft, "Maybe they're out on a walk."

No, we're in here. Yusei felt his pulse thunder in his ears.

A firm hand clasped over his mouth. Yusei's eyes locked with Thyme's as they held a finger over their lips. Make a sound and I'll kill you.

"Sick! Then we have the place to ourselves." Crow plopped onto the sofa. "I'm putting on the Sonic movie."

Both bodies below were flush with sweat and disheveled hair. Clothes in the next door over... Maybe they could wait it out.

Yusei's eyes got a mischievous glint. Or maybe this could be fun.

Hips gyrated in a slow pace. Thyme's eyes went wide as blush returned to their face. Don't you dare.

Mimicking their movement, Yusei clamped his hand over their mouth. Then don't make a sound.

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Overhead lights finally flickered off. Footsteps upstairs shuffled into bedrooms until silence encapsulated the garage.

The locker slowly opened. Yusei checked the surrounding area before stepping out. Thyme attempted to follow but their legs buckled underneath them.

"Careful,"  A gentle whisper as he caught them, "Don't wake anyone."

"You're a devious bastard." Eyes too exhausted to open.

A soft smile, "You seemed to like it." Hands traced their still-trembling thighs. The sensitivity pulled a gasp from their throat.

"Please," Thyme fully collapsed into his embrace, "I yield."

Yusei stroked their hair, placing a kiss on their forehead. "Let's get dressed and up to bed."

[number-1-kuaidul-fanboy]

What the actual fuck is going on here??????

[thingsdavidlikes]

Ghats Of Varanasi by Maveeran Somasundaram

[stickylizardcave]

thinks about the gang going on an adventure, realizing Kinger isn't there, coming back to the circus and seeing Kinger and Caine playing an intense game of 5D Chess with Multiverse Time Travel as Zooble watches on with awe and terror. They are like 20 timelines deep and make moves barely seconds after each other and don't appear to be stopping anytime soon. Caine didn't even notice the adventure was over and they're all back, he is LASER FOCUSED. Kinger is in a similar state. just absolutely Locked In. The crew gathers around to watch with Zooble. Popcorn appears at some point.

4 hours later Kinger suddenly says, "Checkmate." Everyone is flabbergasted. Caine triple checks every timeline (there is over 30 now) to find that yes, he had been beaten in every single one. Silence. Then Caine throws his hands in the air and slumps down in defeat. Kinger sits there looking very pleased with himself before he notices the rest of the circus watching them and screams

[blindchandelure]

yusei fudo’s staunch pro violence but anti murder is perhaps the best protag trait. the only reasons he was against kiryu’s plan was a) huge risk of death with no reward and b) murder is wrong. other than that, solid plan.

[germesthegenie]

“You can have all you ever wanted…

I know. But I don’t want it… no, I can’t want it, anymore.”

- Defying Gravity, Wicked

Different context overall, but given I recently watched Wicked with my family those lyrics came to mind during this scene from Shadow Interlude 5d

Recently got to binge through the first half of Arc 5 (up to 5.8 atm) after very slowly getting through Arc 4 (mostly because of no time to read), thoughts below:

Arc 4 was a nice slower pace arc that seemed to mostly serve as setup for Arc 5 so far, giving some time for the therapy team to shine and get some development, Rain especially with probably the most interludes I’ve seen for a single character’s POV.

The Dream Room is interesting, seeing the same event from all the different perspectives of the cluster members (Love Lost’s hurt especially ouch). Like even without Kiss/Kill dynamics, I can see how getting a replay of your or someone else’s worst day every night would make you really want to hurt the guy responsible.

Victoria and Sveta’s relationship and scenes together are really cute. Would I ship them if I didn’t also like Sveta and Weld? Probably, but their dynamic is still great as friends (though Sveta does have 2 hands (technically a lot more than that ig))

The fight between Hollow Point / Therapy Team and Advance Guard was neat, big cape vs cape fights that aren’t big A-S class threats are interesting. Seems like there’s more of that to come in the chapters after this so looking forward to that

Prancer to me seems to essentially be a parallel to Skitter in her Warlord era, or at least how the PRT perceived her. Sure, he may not be the biggest threat around, but he’s entrenched himself pretty deep in his territory, keeping heroes out. If he chose to escalate, or someone overthrows him and takes what he’s built, it could become a problem.

Speaking of Skitter, oh boy the Undersiders are back! The gang’s back together, as the… antagonists? A bit complicated atm since as always they’re fighting a bigger threat while also creating trouble for the heroes. Never change, Tattletale.

Mama Mather’ power is horrific and very befitting someone leading a Simurgh cult. And her son’s the guy with the crazy Master that Skitter blinded? And he found a workaround? Oh that’s gonna be fun…

[chaispicelatte]

Fairy Tale Allusions in Yugioh 5Ds

So I was rewatching 5Ds and Akiza's duel against the knight dude got me thinking about the fairy tale allusions in her design and arc, and thinking about it more got me to realize that 5Ds actually has a lot of loose fairy tale allusions throughout it. So here are just a couple of the ones I noticed:

Akiza in general: Akiza's first duel of the series was already really heavy with the knight vs. witch symbolism. It also got me thinking about the "Princess, Witch, and Prince" theme from Revolutionary Girl Utena. A very basic rundown of what Utena says on it is that people will try to sort women into a box of good (Princess) or bad (Witch) based on how much they conform to the concept of what a girl should be like, a good Princess has to trade independence for protection from a Prince, any girl that doesn’t agree is a Witch. Problem is that no woman is ever just one of those things at a time, and Akiza definitely isn't. She is at first feared for her power, labelled the evil Black Rose Witch, and attempts to find comfort and safety in her "Prince" (Sayer). Only when she meets Yusei and the gang and finds acceptance from them and her parents do we see that she's actually a very kind girl. And even then, she doesn't go trading one Prince for another, she's never as reliant on Yusei as she was with Sayer and maintains her independence. Also just her deck in general carries the theme with fairy tale-like imagery (roses, knights, witches, fairies, and a dragon).

Akiza + Yusei: These two are basically Beauty and the Beast. I am a major faithshipping fan, but even if you take out the romantic aspects, it still fits. Yusei being Beauty and Akiza being the Beast for obvious reasons. The scene with Yusei waking Akiza in the hospital also gives major Sleeping Beauty vibes as well (this scene also owns my soul).

The rose imagery also still fits with both of them.

Yusei: He's Cinderella: he's a poor boy, goes to a ball that he wasn't supposed to go to (Neo Domino), has to leave at midnight (gets arrested), but leaves behind a "glass slipper" (the mark of the Crimson Dragon) that makes it so that the prince (Godwin) can track him down and give him another shot at freedom (not for altruistic purposes of course, but it still fits).

Jack and Carly: Scoopshipping are The Little Mermaid. The mermaid (Carly) falls in love with the prince (Jack), but for certain reasons, they cannot be together. Said mermaid makes a deal, by trading her soul, she gains legs (Dark Signer abilities + duel runner) which allows her a second chance to go after the prince. But the prince rejects her proposal (because she's undead and evil now), and the mermaid concedes. But being unable to hold up her end of the deal, she turns into sea foam and dies (turns into dust and dies).

Leo and Luna: Luna's deck already has a loose fairy forest type theme (and in the manga, has a Fairy Tale archetype). I want to say they're Hansel and Gretel. Has the same beats of two siblings getting lost in the woods (Luna with her spirit world adventure, Leo dueling Devack with "Closed Forest" up). But most of it comes from their duel with Devack, in which Hansel (Leo) stalls the witch (Devack) for as long as possible until Gretel (Luna) can kill the witch by pushing him into the oven (win the duel). You could also say that Luna's arc of freeing Ancient Fairy Dragon has elements of Rapunzel (saving the princess from the witch that locked her up).

Those are at least the ones I noticed. I doubt all of them were intentional but it's interesting when you make the connections. Let me know if there's any I missed because I'm not done with my rewatch yet and don't have anything for Crow. Feel like Team Satisfaction and Neo Domino City have Wizard of Oz parallels, but haven't got enough info to say how yet.

[hyperfixatinglove]

If I could, I would in heartbeat pluck Eric King out of his source, make everyone believe he hasn't done the things he gets blamed for and maybe drop him in some Wolfenstein-esque shooter with deep story & actual guts and respect to treat his disability and him personally with the love and care and respect he deserves

[cyberdragoninfinity]

now five yugiohs in i gotta say i think my favorite Yugioh Friend Group/Main Character Factions are tied between Team 5D's and the Lancers, which is really funny because those really are like the two most opposite groups of guys

like on one hand with T5D's you have Found Family Nascar Racing Team and Pit Crew United in Friendship and Hardship and Ancient Dragon Powers and Bonds That Illuminate the Future. theyre a biker gang. they stopped classism. they'll always be home to each other no matter where its members end up. they fought god and won.

and then meanwhile with the Lancers youve got Hastily Thrown Together Group of Teenagers Tasked With Stopping a Wholeass Dimensional Card Game War. they have zero synergy to speak of. half of them just met TODAY. only like three of them are actually equipped for this task. at least two members are actively slowing down their own progress. maybe half of them actually like each other. their leader came up with this idea when he was 13. their win/lose rate is absolute fucking garbage. half of them got arrested and sent to jail. some of them got arrested more than once. they fought god and like 90% of them Lost Pretty Bad. one of them Was god. another one of them was god, too. they suck so bad. im obsessed with them.

[inkblackorchid]

I know the show plays most of the sequence where Rally and the others push Yusei's broken runner all the way to Martha's for laughs, but honestly? I think it says a lot about Yusei as a person that pretty much all his friends are completely ride-or-die, with the Satellite quartet even going so far as to ditch all their cards at a moment's notice just to save Yusei's runner when push comes to shove, especially when you think about how much value cards have in yugioh. I'm just saying, that's a kind of loyalty I don't think many people could inspire.

[daydreamerwonderkid]

Laios

Send Me a Character Ask Game

First impression: Wow, a male anime protagonist who genuinely cares about the well-being of his party members and isn't weird at all about his sister. Aight, I'm down!

Impression now: This motherfucker is a fucking clown and I need to fucking study him. I 1000% support all of his rights and wrongs. He deserves everything that happens to him. What a mess. What an icon.

Favorite moment: Tis a spoiler moment, but I completely support his wild af decision to do the most insane fucking shit I've ever seen a protagonist do.

Perfect example of following your dreams at all costs AND still managing to save the day in one of the most disturbing/insane bouts of 5D chess I've ever been privileged to witness.

Idea for a story: I don't have anything concrete in mind, but I think it'd be funny if there was a Dungeon Meshi x Hell's Kitchen/Top Chef crossover. I wanna see the gang compete in a reality cooking competition pfffttt

Favorite relationship: I love his friendship with Marcille so much. It's nice to see a platonic ride or die dynamic. I especially love how even though Laios drives her bonkers, Marcille doesn't belittle him for his interests or wacky plans. She's just as long for the ride as he is.

Favorite headcanon: I'm not sure if I have any headcanons for Laios. I'll have to think about it some more.

[ferallymine]

Crashtown Crashout Part 3

a/n: shoutout to my body for making me sick and therefore making me write this out with my newfound freetime (i slept for 15 hours on and off) life of a nurse means if you get sick you're just down and out until youre better

anyway i'm running on the drug that is dayquil/nyquil in large quantities. If theres mistakes blame that idc

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Night air never tasted so fresh. Yusei stepped out of the cave mouth, silence and brisk cold greeting them. Strangers on the outside would never guess the contrasting chaos happening within this giant gravemarker.

Kalin began to stir, hands trembling against Yusei's torso, "Wh... what..."

"We're out." Yusei offered a steady hand, letting Kalin find his footing. Vision came into focus. The vastness of the desert against the night sky compared to the dimly lit caves gave him whiplash.

Kalin turned and grabbed Yusei's jacket collar, "I told you to leave me!"

He struggled against his grip, "I won't let my friend wither away in this hellhole!"

"I'm already dead!" Gravel shifted under their weights.

"Thyme isn't causing a riot just for you to throw this chance away!"

"Why do you always play hero! Not everyone needs you to save them! I certainly don't!"

The gravel beneath them gave way. Both men found themselves tumbling down the hill, definitions of sky and land blurring indistinguishably. Rocks tore at anything it could snag itself against. Blood and cloth left a faint trail as the two finally slid to a stop at the base. Yusei rose first, shaking rocks from his hair. He offered a hand to Kalin, who swat it away.

A sea of wood stopped any attempts at verbal fights. Pole markers with discs haphazardly wrapped against them. Wind carried dust towards the two; Kalin could've sworn he saw faces in the gusts.

"Graves..." the former Enforcer leader sunk to his knees, "I killed these men."

"These men are victims of the corruption in town." Yusei stood back, "You're a victim to their whims, too."

"I beat them in duels. I sent them here to die." Fingers dug into the earth, trembling with sadness and anger. "Every choice I make is laced with destruction. If I don't kill myself, I kill those around me."

"Kalin-"

"I remember everything, Yusei!" He looked back, tears in his eyes, "I killed all those people. I almost destroyed the world.... for what? A pathetic excuse of revenge?" He clutched his chest. "I meant what I said... leave me. Let fate determine my punishment."

Faint footsteps pulled the men from their thoughts. They turned, finding Yusei's runner being pushed uphill by two children.

"Nico! West!" Kalin rose to his feet.

Their faces lit up. West ran and hugged Kalin's leg, "You're okay!"

"It's dangerous here, what are you doing?"

"Returning your runner. You can use it to escape." West looked up, "You're our best shot at saving our dad and this town."

Their dad? Yusei looked at Kalin for his reaction. A faint light had returned to his eyes- a spark of hope? Remorse?

Nico clasped her hands together, "Where's the other one in your group? There were three of you, right?"

"Thyme caused a distraction so we could get away." Yusei placed a hand on his runner, "We're getting out of here. They know how to find us."

West's hug around Kalin tightened, "But... you're gonna save everyone first, right?"

The men exchanged glances, silent hesitation saying enough. Where would we even start? There's too many.

Nico made a fist, visibly shaking, "So you're leaving?! You cause this huge uproar and leave everyone to suffer the consequences? What about our dad? What about everyone else trapped here?"

"No, it's-"

"Cowards!" She cut Yusei off, hitting his arm. "We believed in you!"

Kalin placed a hand on West's head. "... we'll find your dad."

"Kalin-"

"Yusei, we have to."  

For a brief moment, Yusei saw the spark if his former leader return to Kalin's eyes. A silent nod of agreement. If it means you'll choose to live, I'm with you.

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Enough of a distraction had been made. Red bandanas scattered- some shooting at escapists, others focusing fire on the current threat. Some of the runners had been caught, though, bringing the deflected reinforcements back with full force.

A bullet grazed Thyme's cheek, blood seeping almost immediately. "Hey! This marker's vintage!"

"So are you!" More shots.

"Careful where you shoot! I'm expensive!" They quipped back, dodging the barrage. The corner they found themself in only had one way out.

Running out of options. Thyme propelled themself up to the third floor, using the last of the water to do so. They have to be out by now, right?

A decrepit mining cart greeted them. Thyme pressed against the rusted metal; wheels squeaked to life. Without a moment to consider where this track could lead or if this cart would survive, they hopped inside. A minute passed when the sounds of duel runner engines gave away their pursuers.

"Get back here!" The driver increased speed, slowly gaining on the cart.

Thyme felt a breeze. Eyes adjusted to the light, allowing them to see the tunnel exit. Ahead, the track turned sharply to the left. Maybe if I-

Hands grasped the rusted and damaged brake lever. Sparks flew from the grinding of metal on metal. Thyme made the turn as the lever snapped from its place. The pursuers didn't see the turn in time. Like meteors streaking the night sky, they shot out from the cliff. Any fight against gravity is one to be lost. The fireball from their crash briefly illuminated the base of the mountain.

The cart began to wobble, threatening to collapse at this speed. Thyme kept the lever in their hand as they jumped over the cliffside. Lost in freefall, they managed to bury one end of the lever in the cliffside. Dirt and shale rained down below. The strain against Thyme's arms and shoulders was painful, but better than dying.

A cry from below, "Thyme!"

Twenty feet below, they spotted their team... with children? The called down, "Found you!"

"Let go!" Kalin positioned himself beneath them.

Concern in Yusei's eyes as he mirrored Kalin's position, "What?"

"The slope's angled just enough- you'll be fine!"

"If you say so." Thyme adjusted themself, "Break my fall, yeah?"

"Just get down here!"

Shale and stone slid beneath their feet as Thyme descended the mountain. Kalin was right- the cliffside was slanted enough. However, without the lever from before, they now had no way to slow down. Yusei sensed this, bracing himself for impact at the base. The two collided, force sending him on his back as the two slid several feet. Arms tightened around them in a protective embrace.

A groan as Thyme pushed themself up, "Thanks."

"Always." He caught his breath, eyes blinking away the settling dust. Yusei let his gloved hand caress their cheek, finding the still seeping bullet graze, "You're bleeding."

A shrug, "Yeah, some of those shots were real."

"Thyme-"

"I'll be fine," they helped him to his feet, a quick kiss placed over his fingers, "Let's get out of here."

Ground beneath them shook, pulling the team from their conversations. Revs of engines and beams from headlights made themselves known.

"I thought I smelled trouble!" Lawton and his goons made a triangle pattern coming up the hills, "Get 'em!"

Yusei rushed to his runner, "Get the kids to safety, I've got this!"

Thyme reached out, "Yusei-"

"I'll find you!" he donned his helmet and sped off.

No other options readily available. Thyme, Kalin, Nico, and West ducked into the tunnels. Breath ragged and heavy as they tried to outrun inevitable machinery. All their trust, their hope, placed in Yusei once again.

Lawton's brakes rumbled as he stopped for the red runner in front of him. "Got something to say? Or are you here to surrender?"

"Are we gonna duel or what?!" Yusei spun a smoke cloud with his back tire before speeding off in the opposite direction. Take the bait. I'm right here.

Rumbles in the earth as Lawton's heavy machinery took off after him. "Get back here! You too chicken to face me like a man?!"

Dumbass.

Hollow mine tunnels had just enough space for the battling runners. Speed World 2 took effect, locking the two into their duel.