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happy birthday my little emo boy... fucking whiny tsun...🤭🥰🤭🥰
#i dont have any investment shares to gift him for his bday but i can gift him shame ...#hes officially 44 now ... grandpa#this is giving me ideas#gotta do a middle age kaijou art cuz...???#eepyposting#if i hate this tmr then whatever#pilot art#violetshipping#puppyshipping#yugioh#yugioh kaiba#yugioh fanart#yugioh fandom#kaijou fanart#kaijou#yaoi fanart#yaoi bl#joey wheeler#jounouchi katsuya#jounouchi#illustration#digital art#anime art#anime fanart#ygo fanart#ygo#happy birthday kaiba
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If you don't have it already, for the expression thing:
Jou 10C Fistfight with God?
Jou took on God (Ra) and won.
#jounouchi katsuya#joey wheeler#cupcake art#THANK YOU FOR THIS ONE!#I was going to do one with him with that palette because cmon#it was made for him#I’m so happy you asked for it!#with the perfect expression to match it!#hope you like it!#this was definitely a bit harder than I thought it was going to be#also officially done with the expressions!#I may do more asks later
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Sorry about Marik and Odion getting combined into one person in their individual png. You do not want to see my attempt at separating them
#i have like a gazillion pieces of official art to cut out and nothing from the anime ot manga#ack#also why is ishizu so pale here </3#transparent#yugioh#pharaoh atem#joey wheeler#ryou bakura#mai valentine#seto kaiba#marik ishtar#ishizu ishtar#odion ishtar
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Hi yes wuestion why are they?
BECAUSE THEYRE PRIMARY COLORS
Idiotshipping + Jesse = Primaryshipping??Triple J?? What did we call it 😭😭
#yugioh#ygo#judai yuki#jaden yuki#yugioh dm#jesse anderson#johan andersen#joey wheeler#jounouchi katsuya#yugioh gx#yeah#Primaryshipping#we never came up with an official name#still love them tho
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Kaiba you petty dragon....
the time has come to post this photo everywhere
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@joukaiweek 2024 Day 4 || Flight
New au because I'm sick and twisted and can't stop making them fall in love again and again
Will I dabble in this au after ship week? Highly unlikely, HOWEVER, it will lurk in my brain to play with like Barbie dolls. Sorry, you guys don't have tickets to my mental movie theater :(
Hence, I welcome yall to play around with it yourselves if you so wish! Feel free to brain dump on this post or in my ask box (whichever you feel more comfortable with) as I'd be happy to hear your takes on it ^u^)/
Here's what I've got for any crumbs of lore:
Uhhh I guess if I had to put a label on it I'd call it some kinda science vs mythos au ????
Basically, Dr. Kaiba (cause he's a scientist with a doctorate, smart boy) works at a highly classified facility (think like SCP) and finds himself assigned to a relatively new and infamous subject (it's Wheeler). The subject is tied to all kinds of rumors, which gained it quite a scary reputation, much to Kaiba's dismay. Unexpectedly, when Kaiba turns up to the job, he finds that the subject is nothing like the rumors. It even calls itself by a name: Joey.
The general idea would be a sort of freedom vs captivity struggle. Kaiba and Joey would have very conflicting perspectives, Joey feeling as though he's just here temporarily to help out and learn about the world (loosely calling himself a diplomat, albeit his trip is not official) meanwhile Kaiba fully acknowledges him as a lab subject to study that has no means of escape.
I also like the idea of Joey falling first, but Kaiba falling harder :3c
#yugioh#puppyshipping#violetshipping#joukaiweek2024#joey wheeler#katsuya jounouchi#jounouchi katsuya#seto kaiba#science vs mythos au#yeah sure ill call it that#art#my art#ibis paint#more lore actually. with his name i think it fits with joey short for joseph since its an old name i think itd be cool to mix up mythology#and sort of connect where different myths overlap. like the idea of angels from the bible and harpies or sirens from greek myths#it implies that wayyyy back there used to be common enough encounters between their species to have earned them a spot in human tales#and kaiba is struggling to piece it all together
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Coming to you all soon: The 2023 Grand Himbo Tournament!!
Inspired by the @nonbiney-swag-competition mainly, created and hosted by @makerofmadness
edit: guys it's already started pleas catch up I can't tell everyone who thinks it hasn't started yet dndndndndndn
Edit 2; The tournament has officially concluded! Thanks for your participation, I will still be using this blog for helping spread other tournaments, and also posting cringe
Welcome one and all, to the most ambitious tournament probably so far (that is to say, I chose way too many characters but in my defense I had found a blank template for a smash bros character roster thing and wanted to fill the whole thing up, even if I had to turn to the dark side to do so for one or two picks): The 2023 Himboff!
Round 1 Part 1 will begin on Friday, hopefully giving everyone enough time to prepare themselves for battle (I describe this as if it's a war and not a tumblr pollnament-).
EDIT: Yes I am being told that I may have included characters who may not fit the himbo criteria perfectly but in my defense i am not in every fandom and my research consisted of furious googling so if google lied to me then blame that
Now, without further ado, here is our roster!!
The himbos, in order from top to bottom, left to right:
Johnny Bravo (Johnny Bravo)
Kronk (The Emperor's New Groove)
Milk Cookie (Cookie Run)
Glamrock Freddy (Five Nights at Freddy’s)
Asgore Dreemurr (Undertale)
John F Kennedy (Clone High)
Joseph Joestar (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure)
Son Goku (Dragon Ball)
Fred Jones (Scooby Doo)
Knuckles (Sonic Boom)
Chandlo Funkbun (Bugsnax)
Hercules (Hercules)
Milo (Pokémon)
Tom Dupain (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir)
Jake English (Homestuck)
Launchpad McQuack (Ducktales)
King Dedede (Kirby)
Jonathan Joestar (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure)
Lupin III (Lupin III)
Bolin (The Legend of Korra)
Big the Cat (Sonic)
Joey Wheeler (Yu-Gi-Oh)
Maui (Moana)
Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney)
Sun Wukong (RWBY)
Terra (Kingdom Hearts)
Dimitri (Fire Emblem)
Brock (Pokémon)
Emile (How Not to Summon a Demon Lord)
Galo Thymos (Promare)
Gladiolus Amicitia (Final Fantasy)
Groose (The Legend of Zelda)
Hector (Fire Emblem)
Gonta Gokuhara (Danganronpa)
Indus Tarbella (Epithet Erased)
Tyko (Harmoknight)
Okuyasu Nijimura (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure)
Toshinori Yagi (My Hero Academia)
Zeke von Genbu (Xenoblade)
Reyn (Xenoblade)
Koichi Zenigata (Lupin III)
Zhongli (Genshin Impact)
Killer T Cell (Cells at Work!)
Jean Pierre Polnareff (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure)
Muscle Cookie (Cookie Run)
Flynn Rider (Tangled)
Prince Naveen (The Princess and the Frog)
Captain Underpants (Captain Underpants)
Kofu (Pokémon)
Buzz Lightyear (Toy Story)
Larry the Lobster (Spongebob SquarePants)
Ralph (Wreck-It Ralph)
King Fergus (Brave)
Kyojuro Rengoku (Demon Slayer)
Joey Tribbiani (Friends)
Steve Harrington (Stranger Things)
Jason Mendoza (The Good Place)
Troy Barnes (Community)
Kamina (Gurren Lagann)
Alfred F. Jones (Hetalia) (sincere apologies)
Andy Dwyer (Parks and Recreation)
Thor (Marvel)
Nate Archibald (Gossip Girl)
Valhallen (Powerpuff Girls)
He-Man (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe)
Arthur Morgan (Red Dead Redemption)
Leon (Pokémon)
Sam (Stardew Valley)
Reigen Arataka (Mob Psycho 100)
Clawd Wolf (Monster High)
Guillermo (Himbo Harem Homicide)
Galio (League of Legends)
Mirio Togata (My Hero Academia)
See you all on Friday for when the Himboff commences!
#poll#himbo#2023 himboff#tournament#polls#would appreciate it if people would reblog this to help it spread :'3 I worked hard#Edit: I straight up forgot to list two of the roster members until now dnndndndnd
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians (book series) | Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime & manga)
Percy Jackson & Grover Underwood:
It's been a while since I read the books so I don't remember the actual name for it, but they literally have like a soul bond to each other. That's how much of best friends they are. They literally connected parts of their souls together. There's a whole lot more people could say about them that is actually worded a whole lot better, but my brain isn't working properly rn. Just know that they deserve this.
Yugi Moto & Joey Wheeler:
They live in a world where The Power of Friendship allows you to overcome anything, including Ancient Egyptian shadow magic, and capitalism.
The provided image is an OFFICIAL card called “Yu-Jo Friendship”, which has both players shake hands. Aside from that, Yugi taught Joey how to play the card game that had increasing amounts of control over society at large. Joey jumped into the ocean to try and save Yugi’s Exodia cards, and Yugi fished him out. When Yugi wins the duelist kingdom tournament, he gives Joey the prize money so his sister can get an operation. Later in the Duelist City tournament, Yugi forfeits a duel in order for a brainwashed Joey to live while he is thrown into the ocean to drown. Joey snaps out of it and dives in to save him, seemingly sacrificing himself before his sister comes to save him.
The power of their friendship has over one death and so much card game villain bs. Joey has saved Yugi's life several times and Yugi helped Joey break free of mind control. Not to mention their friendship is so strong they literally made a whole legit yugioh card based on it
They are the embodiment of the Power of Friendship. They always support each other. They trust in the heart of the cards and each other and fate rewards them. Their power of friendship has them overcoming mind control, and leaping into the ocean tied to anchors to save each other. They literally have a song about how good of friends they are. The actual card game has a card based around their friendship.
#round 0#part 3#platonic pals punchout#platonic polls#tournament#character tournament#team tournament#fandom poll#percy jackson#percy jackson and the olympians#yugioh#i was told to tag their english & japanese names so#yugi moto#joey wheeler#Katsuya Jounouchi
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https://www.tumblr.com/semiramis-audron/742917795616030720/bluerayofsunshine-joey-wheeler-official
Something something wing bois AU. 🤭
Yoooooo this is amazing!! And it fits perfectly with bunny Legend having little wings. I should pull that into a future story at some point…maybe Ravio would be a jackalope? Or a Wolpertinger? Yeah, I bet that would be cute. Two lil winged buns.
Awww I bet Ravio would like skritches at the base of his horns. And Hyrule likes spreading Legend’s little wings and running his hands over the feathers. They are so smol for preening. And of course Ravio and Legend will cuddle up together.
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Rad.io ref sheet for @joey-wheeler-official
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Merchandise Sale!💙I decided to share this on here aswell! I‘m selling a lot of my official Yugioh merchandise collection to make room and get funds for my Kaiba collection! Many items are of Yami Yugi, Yugi, Joey Wheeler, Dark Magician Girl and Dark Magician but also other characters and monsters! Here’s the link for everything on sale:
If you have any questions or are interested in something please message me here or on my twitter @/kaibassoulmate
Shares are greatly appreciated🩵
#yugioh#merchandise#merch#ygo#遊戯王#yami yugi#yugi moto#joey wheeler#dark magician girl#dark magician#up for sale
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I'M SO HAPPY YOU HAVE NO FUCKING IDEA GUYS
For some context: the Detective Conan movies never came out in theatres in France until the Scarlet Bullet (that was during the pandemic so I wasn't able to go see it unfortunately). The first five movies were dubbed and came out in DVD, done by Kaze but they stopped and I don't know why actually. Probably because some people thought it was "too violant to see dead animated bodies", even though the french episodes were super censored on the TV. The serie had actually belgian voice actors while for the movies it was french voice actors: so we have two different dubs for the francophonic audio of Detective Conan. Eurozoom (the new dubbing company) hired the original voice actors of the serie for the recent movies and it's great to hear my childhood voices back in present time.
The serie in France stopped being produced around episode 218 (and there's now over 1100), so in 2000. Yikes, we had no french content for Detective Conan for 21 years. I went to watch the Bride of Halloween last year and I brought my sister and bro-in-law for the Black Iron Submarine this year and they loved it, wanted to see the next one.
BUT! Since the francophonic public hasn't heard of Detective Conan for over 20 years (only the die hard fans from its airing days are probably the main remaining fans around here and went to watch the movies), there wasn't a lot of entries for the Detective Conan movies and Eurozoom had announced that they might stop the francophonic dub due to lack of said entries. So I was not optimist for the next movie, and even more disappointed to learn it was going to have Kaito in it.
I need to precise : for the serie (so belgian dub), Shinichi Kudo and Kaito Kuroba are respectively voiced by the same people who voiced Joey Wheeler/Jono-Uchi and Seto Kaiba from Yu-Gi-Oh! and that's the funniest part of the french dub of Detective Conan. Nessym Guetat (Kaiba and Kaito's voice actor) has such an arrogant voice you really want to punch the guy xD It makes his Kaito less likeable than Kappei Yamaguchi's, who has more of a mischievous arrogance in his tone that makes people fangirl over Kid. So if Eurozoom will keep Kaito's original french voice actor, it's gonna be epic !
SO HERE IT IS GUYS, IT'S OFFICIAL, I'LL GET MY FRENCH KAITO NEXT YEAR, I'M GONNA WATCH THE MOVIE BOTH IN JAPANESE AND FRENCH THIS TIME!! i just hope it won't come out in august like this year and we will be able to have the movie slightly earlier cuz i fucking need it so badly
#fallen-gabrielle thinks about something#detective conan#magic kaito#dcmk#kaitou kid#detective conan movie 27#the million dollars signpost#detective conan movie#if i'll have enough money i might go watch the movie more than twice i suppose#i just want to see kaito in all of his french glory#my god i will hate his french voice but it's the “it's so bad it's good” kind of bad#i won't be able to take the french dub seriously with these voices but it's okay#i will have the movie anyway and i'm gonna treat myself like never
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STREAM TIME
We're live playing Gunfire Reborn with @cosmic-robot-menace @joey-wheeler-official and @unfortunatpanda
twitch.tv/bobtheiceclimber
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I posted 4,865 times in 2022
That's 322 more posts than 2021!
1,219 posts created (25%)
3,646 posts reblogged (75%)
Blogs I reblogged the most:
@chongoblog
@joey-wheeler-official
@redbuddi
@ankle-beez
@dat-soldier
I tagged 1,725 of my posts in 2022
#mad rat monday - 111 posts
#mashup - 57 posts
#hell yeah - 34 posts
#dhmis - 28 posts
#cpu kerfuffle - 22 posts
#mad rat dead - 18 posts
#cpuk - 17 posts
#memes - 15 posts
#morning reblog - 13 posts
#happy mad rat monday - 12 posts
Longest Tag: 138 characters
#tap is a little too standoffish and while i would enjoy discos antics she definitely likes to pester a lot and that would be a little much
My Top Posts in 2022:
#5
I love memes as much as the next guy, but we have to realize that sometimes they can result in serious real world harm. For example, because of the memes, some people actually saw Morbius.
49,305 notes - Posted May 25, 2022
#4
*says 2022 with the same cadence as Scooby Dooby Doo*
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#3
The Steven Universe fandom might be “cringe” and “bad” but imagine a fandom so bad that a bunch of fandom members had ran a scheme to say “if you pay us money, your blorbo will know you’re valid” and the fandom permanently split over a 95 paragraph callout post of these people.
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#2
Update for those of you not on Twitter: Elon is taking the feedback for the whole “checkmark for $8 a month” well
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My #1 post of 2022
To everyone running here for refuge from Twitter since they are selling it to Elon Musk, welcome! In order to survive here, you must sacrifice one of your monsters or discard your entire hand.
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sons (a yugioh fic)
a short uneven study on grandpa’s relationship with joey wheeler. i’ve never found a way to make him officially adopt him, but here we are. i didn’t do any editing and wrote it at 4am without fact checking the canon and mixing in a lot of half-formed headcanons for just about every character. i think it’s time to break into grandpa’s character
Title: sons Rating: G Characters: Muto Sugoroku, Jounouchi Katsuya, Muto Yugi Word Count: 2144 Warnings: Vague mentions to abusive parents and bullying Summary: Sugoroku wants to protect the children in his care, but sometimes all you can do is let them grow. A short introspection into his relationship with Jounouchi.
The first time Yugi had brought Jounouchi to his door, Sugoroku hadn’t known what to make of him. On the outside he was, in his own words, a punk. Bleached hair faded to uneven roots, knuckles bruised and calloused, his uniform unbuttoned with a casual distaste for authority. In short, he looked a lot like Sugoroku himself at that age. Aimless and lashing out, boys like that often just needed a little direction.
Similar things could be said about Yugi, of course. Sugoroku had taken in his grandson at a young age, at first to help his daughter and then to rescue him from her care entirely. But Yugi was soft. Gentle. As a child, too tomboyish for those around him, and then, after they’d sat down and chosen a name together, too effeminate. Sugoroku did what he could to protect the boy. A lifetime of less-than-savory behavior left him with a number of tricks up his sleeve. But children could only be shielded so much, and eventually Yugi had to go out into the world. He didn’t talk about the bullies, about the bruises, about the times his toys came home broken or missing. He was soft, but he had strength. Sugoroku recognized his sharp mind and his own wavering desires, which was why he gave him the puzzle box in the first place. A leftover trinket, he’d assumed, nothing more. But it kept his hands busy and his mind at work. There were few things in this world Yugi loved more than a game, and he always played until he beat it. So far, he remained undefeated.
Yugi never mentioned the missing piece, but Sugoroku had seen it all the same. Another day where his grandson came home with shoulders slumped, mouth downturned, feet dragging. Another day when he’d come home with hidden bruises and torn clothes. Getting the boy to talk about it was more difficult than unlocking the puzzle box. For him, it was a fact of life, and while it made for bad days, it never shook Yugi for long. A few days later, he was in high spirits again, showing off the completed puzzle to his grandfather.
And then after that, Jounouchi arrived.
Loud, brusque, uncensored. Jounouchi teased and prodded, grew angry with a word, calmed with another. Yugi brought him to the shop to show him the games they had. Sugoroku had watched as his grandson walked him around the shop, pointing out his favorites, showing off game pieces, badgering his grandfather to reveal his more rare or limited options. Jounouchi dazzled. Despite his boorish attitude and aggressive physicality, Sugoroku recognized a kindred spirit to his grandson. Two lonely boys looking to play a game together.
Things changed.
No longer were Yugi’s shoulders slumped, and the bullies seemed to back off. It didn’t take long for Sugoroku to put the pieces together. Where Yugi didn’t talk, Jounouchi talked plenty, and he often came into the store to find the two of them laughing as he mimed punching out another brute at school. Yugi had more than a new friend, he had a bodyguard. Yugi had taken one of his bullies and turned him around on the others. Anzu had mentioned it idly as she waited for Yugi downstairs, her own distaste for Jounouchi obvious, but a kernel of begrudging admiration. She’d been Yugi’s protector up until now, but high school meant new horizons, new interests, and less time. She’d seemed almost relieved to have someone else stand up for him, and Jounouchi’s friend as well. Loyalty ran deep between the four of them. It lightened Sugoroku’s heart.
Of course he’d been there. Sugoroku had loved learning and hated school. He’d fought, dyed his hair, stole, done anything and everything he could to be rejected by those around him. If it weren’t for a stern teacher and a book on Egypt, things might’ve ended up a lot different. Yugi himself only cared about the things that interested him, with low grades despite a quick mind and an ability to remember details Sugoroku quickly forgot. Games were the thing he liked, so Sugoroku gave him games. And Jounouchi seemed to enjoy them as well. He blundered more, didn’t think much on strategy but had a stalwart need to throw himself at every problem. Quick fingers meant he was better at cards. So when the new set of Duel Monsters packs arrived, he showed them to Yugi, who took them to school. As though it was any surprise when all four arrived to learn more.
There was a lot more to the game than even Sugoroku could realize. If he’d known how much it would consume the lives of the children in his care, he might have chosen something else. His own life was put into danger again and again, but that was par for the course. Besides, his grandson seemed to gain a new, invisible friend, one that occasionally made appearances at the dinner table, or when Sugoroku was showing off a new game to his grandson. Sugoroku took it in stride, same as he had everything else. And the boys blossomed.
It was Jounouchi himself who became determined to master the game. Yugi had a mind for strategy and a patience unrivaled, but Jounouchi had the same problems he always did. He valued strength and monsters and stumbled over magic cards. Time and time again he lost at the playmat, and each time he shuffled his cards and demanded a rematch. Yugi was smart but not much of a teacher. Sugoroku had stepped in.
The thing he loved most about card games was the time. Of course, there were quick games, but Sugoroku’s own favorites involved contemplation and knowing your opponent. So he sat across the playmat from Jounouchi and started to learn. It wasn’t difficult at first. Jounouchi was unfiltered and wore his heart on his sleeve. No wonder the boy had learned to fight. He was like a raw nerve, reactive to everything, surprisingly sensitive. Like Yugi, he faced his own bevy of bullies and brutes. While Yugi remained a stone in a river, Jounouchi had nearly washed away. As much as he spouted off the first thing that came to his head, more things lay deep underneath, careful guarded secrets he didn’t share easily. He was determined to forget his past, even when it reared its ugly head, and so he didn’t talk about it. Sugoroku was one of the few people that completely understood.
His home life was something else entirely.
“He doesn’t say anything,” Yugi had said when pushed. “But it’s his dad. I don’t think he’s home half the time, and when he is…”
It made sense. Jounouchi wasn’t part of any after school clubs, and he worked jobs where he could, and he never wanted to go home. When he didn’t work, he would spend his after school time with Yugi or his big friend, sometimes at the shop, sometimes at the mall, sometimes wandering Domino to find something to do. Whatever kept him on his feet, kept him moving.
Sugoroku had ensured his home was safe for his young grandson. If Jounouchi had nowhere to be, he would make sure he would be here.
“Training begins,” he’d announced, slapping down a deck of cards. “You want to be a duelist, don’t you?”
Yugi had shown Jounouchi the tournaments, and they watched televised ones from America, where Pegasus J. Crawford lorded over an arena. Sugoroku had turned up his nose at the spectacle. Crawford was the same as always, all showmanship, a ringmaster of his own circus. But the two boys watched, entranced. Jounouchi had announced that he’d be in that arena some day. It was the first hint at a future Sugoroku had seen, and so he challenged him. Jounouchi had yet to back down from a challenge.
Sugoroku could be a strict teacher. He didn’t hold back on strategy. The first few times Jounouchi played his cards, it was over in five turns. Then ten. When new packs came in, the boys would pick theirs, and he saw Jounouchi look at them more critically. But where Yugi waited and struck when the time was right, Jounouchi was head on. Best to build him a deck that played to his strategy. Warrior creatures with cards that heightened their attack power, defenders that could shield his life points from stronger monsters. And when he couldn’t win by force, he employed a little trickery. Skull Dice and Graceful Dice made their way into his deck. Sugoroku, who’d always been a gambler at heart, couldn’t be prouder.
Victories were never easy. Their journeys took them far away. Sometimes, Sugoroku tried to follow, still seeking to protect his grandson and his friend. Sometimes, all he could do was hope. They had allies everywhere, and both Yugi and Jounouchi made friends of their enemies. It was their greatest strength in the end.
And in between, Sugoroku made room at the table. Jounouchi spent most of his free time at the shop, or in Yugi’s room, or cleaning up around the place in gratitude. Dinners were now served to an extra seat, sometimes two, sometimes three, and then even more showed up at the door. Otogi’s child appearing had been something of a shock, and Jounouchi’s sister joined them once or twice. Whenever Mai Valentine was in town, she kicked up her heels on Sugoroku’s furniture and challenged the old man to a game. Lots of draws there. She was a tricky one.
Yugi seemed exhausted by the game after his adventures, but Jounouchi never wavered. It was after graduation that he sat across the table from Sugoroku and started laying out cards. They didn’t say much the first few rounds. All the kids were tired. Yugi was working at the shop full time until he found a path to follow, and Anzu had made her way to America. Honda was expected to take a job with his father, though he dragged his feet on it. He fiddled with Kaiba Corp technology, repairing Jounouchi’s old Duel Disk and opening up the holographic projectors to see how they worked. The world was a different place now, but the kids were still growing.
Jounouchi was no longer the live wire that Sugoroku had known. He was still excitable, easy to read, and devoted a little too much to chance, but adulthood opened new challenges for him, and new opportunities. Sugoroku would be there, as he always had, determined to make the world a little kinder to his boys.
“I got an invite to some tournament,” Jounouchi said as he laid down a monster card. “There’s prize money involved.”
“You’ve already won a lot of money,” Sugoroku said. He laid out a defense, holding off until he could hold the cards he needed in his hands.
Jounouchi smiled. “Nothing wrong with getting a little more.”
He knew Mai had already talked with him at length about the life of a professional duelist. It wasn’t easy to make a living on, but if others could do it, why couldn’t Jounouchi? And besides, if things were rocky, or he needed help, Sugoroku could always make a bed for him.
“It’s in Australia,” he announced and laid a card face down. “I’ve never been.”
Sugoroku had been to most places on the planet, even the remote ones. “You’ll have a lot of fun there.”
Finally the cards were in his hand. He played them strategically, ready to summon his monster. With one card, it’d set off a chain reaction that would readily win him the hand.
And of course, in response, Jounouchi played Roulette Spider. An absolute crock of a card. Sugoroku laughed every time. It could destroy anyone on the playmat, including the person who placed it down, but Jounouchi never backed down from a challenge, no matter his chances.
One hit knocked Sugoroku’s life points to zero. Incredible.
“You’ve come a long way,” he laughed. Holding out his hand to Jounouchi, he added, “You’ve got a long way to go.”
Jounouchi stared at his palm, eyes wide. He closed his own hand over his, and the two shook, a single strong mark of respect. And then all at once, Jounouchi was across the table, his arms wrapped around Sugoroku. He hugged the old man, who smiled and hugged him back.
“Thank you,” Jounouchi said, earnestly, honestly. It carried a weight that Sugoroku was prepared to hold.
Only two months after Anzu had boarded a plane to tearful goodbyes, Jounouchi did the same. He’d be back, at least, though Yugi’s spirits were low. One more goodbye. Sugoroku made dinner for those that remained behind. It was a sad celebration, but he knew the truth. His sons would always come back to him. One way or another, they’d find their way home.
#i have a lot of grandpa headcanons that i need to jot down#the timeline of duel monsters is so shaky too i feel like he was there for everything#anyway enjoy#fanfic#Sugoroku Mutou#yugi mutou#yugi muto#Jounouchi Katsuya#joey wheeler
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