#Yugioh Shipping Challenge

[lolalspringartist]

Some suggestions I had in my instastories for this challenge

What's your favorite ship?

[wisyhana]

Ooooh thinking in some sweet and sad Destructionshipping scenarios, how to talk about a love story between a boi and a giant dragon.

[thesilverlock]

Year of OTP ⟢ MAY: "Who Are You"

Along their number collecting journey, Astral and Yuma witness someone dueling with strange XYZ cards. The duel captures Astral’s interest in particular, and he becomes shocked to learn of this stranger’s ability to perceive him. The mysterious duelist escapes as quickly as he was found. Leaving the envoy with a blaring, unanswered question...

AKA. Guess who decided to participate in this challenge after all! (pls ignore the four months I missed, we’llgetbacktothose﹣)

[merryfortune]

their kiss, laced with the perfume of dahlias

Written for Femslash February 2024

Day 7. Dahlia

Title: their kiss, laced with the perfume of dahlias

Ship: Visionshipping | Ishizu/Mai

Word Count: 1,469

Universe: Duel Monsters

Rating: G

Tags: Established Relationship, Fluff, Holidays, Public Displays of Affection

  For all the gravity with which Ishizu carried herself, there was an element of which had never felt real to her.

   She was sheltered. Sculpted. A mouthpiece, an extension of her previous incarnation’s self and the wearer of the Millenium Necklace.

   For example, she knew what flowers were. How they would be described botanically, what purpose they served in the ecosystem and even admire their beauty. She even had her favourites amongst the ones she had read of but text on a page and secondhand accounts, they couldn’t accurately depict the scent of a flower, or its touch.

   And that was just a trivial example of the Plato’s cave that Ishizu found herself within.

   There was so much outside of the realm of Ishizu’s lived experience. She could forgive her brother for wanting to live it. No one else could live it for him, after all. Only he could. That was, however, not an indulgence that Ishizu would give herself. 

   At least not until her duties were done and the ghosts of the past had been put to rest.

   However, Ishizu refused to allow this to be a weakness, to even give a hint of it. She kept her mouth closed on all occasions and allowed the Millenium Necklace to wield her as necessary but there was one incident where her guard slipped.

   She crossed paths with Kujaku Mai and that desire to feel real, to experience what was real, wafted through Ishizu as she caught the scent of Mai’s perfume in passing. They were going in opposite directions. Mai was on her way to the communal restrooms; Ishizu was on her way to her room and just that… 

   It was enough to weaken her and entice her.

   “What a beautiful perfume.” Ishizu thoughtlessly said to herself, not even realising she was thinking out loud.

   Not until the click of Mai’s heels on the hard flooring of the Kaiba Corp. blimp ceased and she turned around, laughing, amused, “Thank you. It's a Mexican perfume with dahlias. Quite an unusual scent, don’t you think?”

   “Ah, yes, indeed.” Ishizu said and she would have liked for the small talk to end there.

   “Have you ever been?” Mai asked. “To Mexico?”

   “No.” Ishizu replied.

   “I think you’d like it there. Just a hunch though.” Mai shrugged.

   And now it did.

   Ishizu held onto her sigh of relief. She did not want to drop her mask of mystery and mystique but she could tell Kujaku Mai had a keen eye for details on people. Just from hunches.

   The fact that it was a dahlia based perfume… Well, now that was a funny trick of fate. Ishizu would have to admit because she had never seen a dahlia in real life, nor would she have begun to have guessed that was the smell of them but dahlias were one of the flowers she liked in theory.

   It was every bit as unique a smell as her books had promised. It was fresh and crisp with a sharp undertone of bitterness to mix with the natural floral scent of the bright and eclectic flower. Ishizu liked it. 

   She did not allow herself, however, to admit she liked it especially on Mai.

   Dahlias symbolised good taste and that seemed to be an apt association for Kujaku Mai: a woman often embroiled in what others might call opulence and luxury.

   Mai was famed for her keen sense of smell, likely having hyperosmia as her now debunked strategy of cheating that Ishizu had heard about involved her lacing her cards with different perfumes. Forty cards to a deck, well, of course she would have quite the collection of perfumes to cycle through.

   Still, that one little encounter, it survived surprisingly well in the every twisting, merging and unmerging of fate, like river deltas in perpetual flux because on the other side of it, Ishizu and Mai found themselves again. Several years later. Going in the same direction this time.

   Mai was a globetrotting Duelist with her name chanted through electric crowds. Ishizu’s archaeology was famed far and wide, she was making waves in academia. It seemed only natural, somehow, that their paths would cross and the connection that they shared all those years ago would turn into a close companionship.

   Especially now that Ishizu was free of those duties that had kept her weighed down akin to Atlas. 

   “See?” Mai giggled. “I told you that you’d love Mexico.”

   Their relationship didn’t have a proper name. Mai didn’t want to be tied down and nor did Ishizu but they still wanted to be attached to one another. Both loved their country of origin and freedom as young adults on the other side of twenty-something to give that up.

   However, lovers and girlfriends might be close but their holidays, like this one, were almost akin to honeymoons given that both ladies disavowed work on them.

   “Yes, you did say that.” Ishizu said but she was almost too enchanted by her surroundings to reply - and she sounded just as airy. Her heart welled up with emotions as she added, “You remembered?”

   “How could I forget?” Mai asked as she snaked her arm around Ishizu’s waist, pulling her in for a half embrace. “It was our first meeting.” 

   Ishizu was highly flattered by the reply as Mai walked her through the Sunday market. They were going to visit Xochimilco later, in the afternoon, and see the canals and listen to the music of mariachi bands playing for tourists like them but already, Ishizu was entranced by the more ordinary locales such as this marketplace. 

   These streets were festooned with traditional architecture and buzzed with commerce. People came and went in throngs, there was chatting and laughter, bargaining and purchasing. The smell of food was strong and made Ishizu’s mouth water as she was tempted by every street vendor or stall selling fruit picked fresh this morning in the wee hours of dawn. The hustle and bustle, the clamour of it all, absolutely enraptured Ishizu.

   She wasn’t a smiley woman, not by a longshot, but her expression was open and light-hearted as she wandered the cobblestone streets with Mai.

   The sheer joy and delight of it all, and underneath an endless azure sky, was a far cry from Ishizu’s upbringing. The desert was barren by night, the stone halls silent even during the height of day and so, she all but celebrated this moment to be amongst the sights and sounds, the smells, too.

   As Mai picked something out from one of the stalls - this one run by a kindly-looking elderly lady and her middle aged son. She nodded, asking wordlessly for permission, to pick up a glass bottle and she beckoned for Ishizu’s attention.

    “No way, I thought these weren’t made anymore.” Mai said, excited. “Look, it’s the perfume I was wearing when I met you. Must be our lucky day.”

   Ishizu blinked curiously. The bottle was pink and multifaceted, with gold lettering on the front of it and attached as an old-fashioned, fuzzy squeeze. Mai paid for it and immediately gifted it to her.

   “Do you want to try wearing it?” Mai asked, her voice dropping low to a whisper as she got on her tip-toes to talk to her.

   “I would.” Ishizu replied.

   Mai hummed as she went back down onto the balls of her feet. They shuffled off to the side, to a dip in the cement and a sliver of the alleyway between the old buildings that enclosed either side of the stone channel the marketplace inhabited.

   Mai took Ishizu’s hand and undid the cap, having enough forethought to not use an asthmatic trigger in public lest it cause an issue. And so, she gently rubbed it on Ishizu’s wrist by taking off the cap and tapping it, coaxing out the liquid to spritz Ishizu.

   The fluid of the perfume was cold on Ishizu’s skin. Runny, too, and of course pungent. Ishizu got a deep breath of it even from far away but when Mai recapped it, she took that as her cue. She drew up her hand to her face and closed her eyes.

   She savoured it. Not just the perfume but all her surroundings. Ishizu was certain, she was in love. With Mexico, with her favourite flowers, and yes, with Mai. She smiled a small smile as her eyes opened ever so slightly.

   “Thank you, Mai.” Ishizu said. “I love it.”

   “I think it suits you, too.” Mai flirted.

   Ishizu didn’t need to read minds to know what Mai was insinuating so she leaned down. Mai initiated a kiss and Ishizu chastely returned her affections. She felt the warm wind blow and their kiss, laced with the perfume of dahlias, was lost in the humdrum ordinance of it all.

[yourlocalpurplekinnie]

Yugioh Rarepair Week Day 5!!

Of course I’m gonna choose to do Tweetshipping for this day. I mean, theres literally a crossover prompt??? So I NEEDED to draw them :3

Also I drew them in the outfits of Mozarta the Melodious Maestra and Fairy Cheer Girl (but you cant see that too well (was gonna do another drawing but fully body to properly see the outfits but I’ll probably just do that another day away from this challenge :3)

Tomorrow I’m probably gonna do circus but it’s probably gonna mostly be a bunch of non-refined drawing as I’m gonna find out the outfits, their roles and stuff + I dont know if I wanna do multiple ships too??? But yeah :333

I definitely could have made them a big more expressive but hey </3 I’ll save all my talent for tomorrow /j /nsrs

[lavenderr-starrs]

I have been thinking about cross duel and those 2d models that will probably never see the light of day again and I’ve been thinking of this elaborate and huge Yugioh mobile game that I’d love to see made based on some mobile games I like/that are on the way (like twisted wonderland and Magia Record and Exedra) as well as some mechanics from the Tag force games and Duel links

Buckle up bitches this post is gonna be long af and expect shitty grammar as I ramble about a game in my head that’ll probably never happen because Konami does not go on tumblr and I’m Delusional/j

First things first it’s gonna be a self insert adventure story like what Cross duel and tag force was but instead of Hat guy, you start off in a character creation screen so you can design the character you wanna play as either yourself or an OC.

Then you are shown a scene of places in each of the Yugioh franchise and it’ll look like their in these huge floating bubbles or portal looking things with text asking you to select where your character is From. Depending on the location you chose will (obviously) place your character in that Franchises timeline and will effect some of your dialogue options (as well as future options in your character creation which I will get to in a second)

for example if you picked heartland city you’ll be given more options like “Occupation”

depending on what you select will effect your relation with (still an example) Zexal Characters and have will have an effect in Dialogue, if you’re character is a middle school student, characters like Yuma and Tori would have their set “Friendship Lv” to “acquaintance” or “Classmate” instead of “Stranger” (If you met characters like Kaito or Trey they’ll recognize you as “a student in Yumas school” or as “Yumas classmate” and if you’re at high friend ship with Yuma “Yumas Friend”, make sense? As well as more dialogue and bonus content so as to make sure choices matter in this game)

And depending on what you choose you can make a characters base “Friendship Lv” as “Rival” if you chose to be a pro duelist in one of the series or a Celebrity Duelist or whatever, characters like Bandit Keith, Weevil, Rex, Mai, Aster, Zane, Jack, Gore, Blue Angel, Etc. will view you as a rival character which would make their duels tougher but would also change their friendship storyline greatly.

so dialogue will be effected but also base friend ship and trust stats will have advantages and “Boosts” down the road.

Not only that you’ll also gain like a “Skill” or a “Trait” that’ll give you an ability you can do and add boosts to your character stats if you’re a student doesn’t matter from where you all gain the same like “Basic Stat” boosts with no special ability or “Advantage” it’s just a basic boost to your stat and your Exp you gain from duels. (Except for some Traits, for example in Gx and Arc v, if you selected to be a student in either you can follow side stories to either gain Traits like“Friend of Spirits” or “Dueltainer”, they really depend on your character and choices, which would give you either extra dialogue options or boosts during storyline duels or both. Every world has their own unique Traits like these)

The Main story line starts off with you, the way it begins depends on the choices you’ve selected, the story starts off simple with ordinary missions and quest lines (as ordinary you can get in yugioh lol) like for example if your character was a student you’d have class storylines and missions related to school stuff, or if you were a dueltainer in Vrains you’d have “popularity” missions and quests to expand your character’s fanbase

As you grow your character, collect cards, meet characters that can grow to have different view points of you (for example: “Character A finds you annoying” or “Character B trusts you”)

You start noticing weird “people” that look all sorts of wrong and nonsensical that’ll challenge you to a duel whenever spotted and as the first part of the story progresses the more they appear until be the end of part one the big bad is revealed

I’m not 100% sure on how I want to design the big bad he or she is still a wip but anyways the big bad has been tearing the worlds apart into one big cluster f*ck, why? Idk yet

But after you duel them (it ends in a draw storywise as you’ll get interrupted mid duel) you gain a blank card the fuses onto your person that allows you in the story to go to the worlds that are falling apart and you participate in story quest lines and side stories and “Friendship” side story lines during all of this as you save people and work together and stopping the big bad

This probably doesn’t make ANY SENSE whatsoever but it’s been polluting my brain for who knows how long, I’ll probably make something more coherent and make artworks sharing what’s going on in my head

But anyways ty for reading this far and reading the ramblings of a mad woman :)

[rosalind-hawkins]

For the ask game here - hmmmmm........ Carryshipping, Deathshipping, aaaand.... let's go random: Dragonshipping!

(Okay, and Mumbleshipping :D)

Thank you so much for asking! 💛

CARRYSHIPPING

1. What made you ship it?

@kira-quartz of course! I had never even considered it before, but I discovered this right as I was starting to explore Buddyshipping, so the timing was perfect.

2. What are your favorite things about this ship?

I think kira said it best when they said that Tristan is the earth to Joey's sun and Ryou's moon, and there's no better way to explain their dynamic.

3. Is there an unpopular opinion you have about this ship?

This ship only works for me with Joey still a half-feral street-kid.

DEATHSHIPPING

1. Why don't you ship it?

I had no familiarity with the manga at all for my first few years of being into Yugioh, so my impression of Ryou formed completely without any of the "this boy likes dark and occult things and is such a weirdo." I also don't see Yami Marik as being anything other than an entity of hated and vengeance and power, and so he's not really capable of feeling anything else? That's just my understanding of the character, and I don't trust that Yami Marik wouldn't hurt him (but I still wrote Deathshipping into my Tendershipping fic because that whole story was a challenge to myself to see those ships differently). I will still like some Deathshipping posts and content, but I wouldn't say that I ship it.

2. What would have made you like it?

Maybe if Yamima weren't so thoroughly violent and deranged in every moment of his canon appearance, I could dig it, and maybe if I'd been exposed to weirdo!Ryou earlier on, I would be more into it.

3. Despite not shipping it do you have anything positive to say about it?

I do think it can be really interesting as a background ship to Thiefshipping, because it feels so unlikely. I also like the idea of Yamima defeating Marik and Bakura but leaving Ryou behind and freed from the Ring. The size difference is definitely 😘👌

DRAGONSHIPPING

1. What made you ship it?

Honestly, just the deep respect that the characters have for each other in canon, and how they help each other grow. It's a very low-key ship for me, in that I don't seek out the content or think about it at all, but when I do see it, I give it a thumbs up. 👍

2. What are your favorite things about this ship?

The whole thing about Joey definitely beating Yami in a duel to win back his Red-Eyes card and then never mentioning it, not once, not even to Kaiba. There's just such respect and humility in the fact that Joey keeps it a secret and doesn't think any less of him for the loss. These are two dudes that will give their all in a fight against each other and love each other for it, even when they think the other is completely wrong.

3. Is there an unpopular opinion you have about this ship?

Yami bottoms to Joey, you can't convince me otherwise. He's a pillow princess.

MUMBLESHIPPING

1. What made you ship it?

I couldn't stand having to choose between Euroshipping and Minorshipping (and Mastershipping), so I just squished them all together. My very old FFN fic, just called Mumbleshipping, actually started out as a one-shot that I wrote as a challenge to myself of "let me find really obscure yugioh ships and write them for fun" (that's why the list of ships I've written is so long and includes things like Revenge, Lavender, Midriff, and Vengeance). But then I was like, "this really does make sense though, so what if I just... Continue the scene?" And it turned into the mumble boys being on vacation in an Italian villa, living the good life, Ryou and Duke forcing Seto to stop working and truly relax, until I got restless and threw in a whole lot of drama for each of the boys in turn, and lots of Mokuba being a cutie and everyone being horny and traumatized.

2. What are your favorite things about this ship?

Everything. The shared dad trauma. The way they're all on the fringe of the Yugi friend group. Mokuba becoming a surrogate sibling to Duke and Ryou. The way the four of them settle into becoming a family. The fact that they don't have all shared experiences: Duke doesn't know Duelist Kingdom, Ryou doesn't know most of Battle City or season four or Noah's Virtual World, neither of them know the Legendary Heroes arc. Duke doesn't know anything at all about Death T. They all have enough fuck-uppery going on in their lives, and they all have their own ways to deal with it and not give up. They're good for each other, and you can't convince me otherwise.

3. Is there an unpopular opinion you have about this ship?

*booming voice* I AM THIS SHIP. I AM THE CAPTAIN AND THE SAIL. I REVIVED THIS SHIP FROM THE ASHES OF OBSCURITY. Do you seriously think there's a popular ANYTHING about this ship?

[emeraldhypothesis]

For the send me a yugioh character meme: Astral! (Only if you want to do it)

ASTRAL MY FRIEND ASTRAL

Why I like them/why I don’t

Astral's probably my favorite Spirit Partner besides Yami. He's very charming, kind, and his arc of learning to handle his emotions as he grows with Yuma is a treat to behold. He bounces off Yuma super well across the series, between their early bickering and later ocean-deep trust and affection.

Overall, just a very well-written character who's always a delight to see.

What I like about their appearance

I love cyan as a color so Astral is already up my alley, I love his little mohawk, his striking eyes, the little gems and rocks placed around his body to give him a striking design and the subtle greens.

Shout out as well to the censor glow 4Kids put around Astral's crotch btw, you didn't need to do that folks!

Do I prefer their dub names or original names?

Same in both languages so no contest, but man this is a hard one for picking between the voice performances. Astral's performed just so perfectly in both the Japanese and English, with Miyu Irino giving him this calm, otherworldly vibe, which Marc Thompson also does but gives him this silky smooth tone that lets him land some absolutely fantastic sarcasm. Thompson's

OTP

It's Keyshipping, like they're a universal constant imo. I ship Yuma with so many other characters but even in that case you have to acknowledge how deep their bond runs, they are brothers from other mothers, hewn from the same cloth, near-literal soulmates. Their bonds forms a huge part of my fondness for Zexal!

NOTP

Nothing comes to mind, I think I just only ship Astral with Yuma because of chemistry but I don't have an adverse reaction to the idea of the rest of the cast and him hooking him.

OT3

I think most of my Astral OT3's would just be "Other Yuma Ship And Astral Is There Too," but that doesn't entirely translate into Astral and that person hooking up so... IDK how applicable that is!

Favourite card they use

Probably Utopic Dragon as that's one of his very few exclusive cards, but I'll otherwise say Utopia Dragonar!

Favourite moment they were in

That first turn in his duel with Yuma where he locks the fuck in and makes five Utopias in one turn. It sets an immediate tone to the duel of "Astral is not going to go easy on Yuma," and puts Yuma on the backfoot as he has to stare down his own ace monster- a really great way to kick off Yuma's final challenge!

I'm also very fond of some of his dub quips like "Yuma, I have seen you lose to a vending machine."

Least favourite moment

I love Dark ZEXAL for what it is, but I guess my least-favorite writing moment for Astral would be that it doesn't really go anywhere, there's no risk of him and Yuma's bond fracturing like that again or them going sicko mode on someone who deserves it.

I also think in retrospect his plan to have his Ceremonial Duel be to teach Yuma to have fun again maybe could have done without the opening threat of "BTW if you lose I'm erasing your memories," like that's getting your wires crossed a bit there communication-wise!

[aquaburst3]

I saw spoilers to the manga this morning. I have to say Yuuta is shaping up to be one of my favourite out of all the canon Yuu's thus far.

For one, he's plus-sized, which is not only awesome rep, but is a brilliant choice for this arc in particular. Azul has a lot of body image issues and is heavily implied to have an eating disorder. (Which makes certain writing choices in the game come off as tone deaf like everyone laughing at Azul's fat picture, but I digress.) Because of his past bullying, he lashes out at others and tries his hardest to be his best self, including taking drastic measures to stay skinny. To see Azul be contrasted by a guy who is plus-sized and confident in his own body makes the arc a lot more interesting. This way Azul is in conflict with someone who gets where he's coming from, but took a different path challenges his mindset.

He also comes off as the most normal guy out of all of them so far. Yuuken and Yuuka are both trained fighters. Don't get me wrong, seeing them kick ass is cool, but it's not super relatable to a lot of us. Whereas Yuuta just has a part-time job in a restaurant, which adds to the idea that he's a normal guy thrusted into this bizarre situation. Yuuya, the light novel protagonist, is like Yuugi from YuGiOh, but really poorly constructed. Yuugi hates violence, because it's implied he's from the ghetto, and is constantly surrounded by it. Him being revolted by it makes sense. With Yuuya, he hates it, because he doesn't like conflict. That doesn't make any sense. Even people with social anxiety disorders are adverse to violence because it stresses them out, not just because of the idea of it. Hating conflict to the point you don't have any hobbies or friends is ridiculous. His character makes no sense and falls apart the more you think about it. Whereas with Yuuta, he seems believable while also challenging Azul's character.

I don't want to call anything yet, since the manga is just starting, but I'm really liking him so far. Kudos to the writer for crafting a good protagonist.

Depending on how his personality and how crafty he's written, I might even ship him with Azul like I do with Idia. (Because I headcanon that Azul is pan, but is attracted to intelligence, so he only falls for smart people.) I'll still ship him with TWST Tiana in my multichapter fics, though.

[queenofsliferred]

The penultimate chapter features Kaiba's final challenge for the survivors!

Title: Revenge Of The Death-T Fandom: YuGiOh Duel Monsters (Manga Canon) Ratings/Warnings: M | Eventual Death, Gore, and Horror. (Background) Ships: Katsuya Jounouchi x OFC, Seto Kaiba x OFC, Ryuji Otogi x OFC, Mai Kujaku x Shizuka Kawai, Yugi Mutou x Anzu Mazaki

Summary: The gang is reminded of Death-T while discussing Halloween traditions in the west. Frustrated by the revelation that her friend did such a horrific thing, Jaycelynn Trudeau gets under Seto Kaiba’s skin with her comments. Unluckily for her and the rest of the gang, Seto Kaiba is a petty, petty man with too much cash to burn.

READ CHAPTER FIVE ON AO3!

[ultimateplaylistmaker]

Can you talk about Komaru x Kokichi more?

Their a bit interested and I wanted to know more about their relationship!!!

This is a ship held together with one piece of art and my danganronpa headcanons truly, which I will be glad to share.

First off, Komaru's a jock with a love of fun, while I wouldn't call Kokichi a jock he CERTAINLY has a lot of energy and a love of fun himself. I could EASILY see him coming out of nowhere, slamming a hand on her arm, and yelling TAG and Komaru does not HESITATE to give chase beyond some mild complaining as she runs that she was doing something! Komaru has so much energy and gets SO into things, even in the middle of murder demon hunting city she's getting excited about puzzles and doing fun voices, Kokichi would LOVE that.

Kokichi's a nerd at heart and Komaru's a bit of a nerd as well, Kokichi likes anime, manga, and games, they could absolutely have in depth conversations about some of Kokichi's interests in pop culture that he doesn't normally have people to talk about, they ARE friends on Pokemon Go. Kokichi HAS beaten her in yugioh 20 times in a row. While Komaru is more of a 'girls' manga person then shounen, she's definitely still likely a fan of the more popular series. Komaru is picking up his yugioh references, he is finally vindicated in making them. Like she reads manga about a girl with a bomb inside her, Komaru's into some NICHE stuff.

Komaru is gullible but she's also smart, so while she's definitely falling for a lot of lies at first, she's going to get a lot better at spotting them over time, and may even lie back to him, which he won't mind because komaru is a TERRIBLE liar so it's just kinda funny. If Komaru can become best friends with Toko and Syo, Kokichi isn't going to be as much of a challenge if Komaru decides she wants to hang out with him. Her ability to just take things as they are, means even if Kokichi spouts the most outrageous lies she'll give a fond sigh and be like "that's our Kokichi."

With Komaru's sense of justice, she'd be willing to help Kokichi a lot with minor pranks, she is laughing when shuichi runs headfirst into clear tape like those videos. However her determination and sense of doing what's right means she can also better stand up to Kokichi when he's in the wrong or doing something risky.

As most of his organization, if not all of it besides Kokichi, would be untalented, I have always felt like kokichi would have a secret respect and curiosity not many other talented have for the untalented along with a skepticism towards the authority of the ultimates.

Sure the ultimate artist can make something beautiful, but Kokichi is looking for a sense of soul, a sense of emotion, something that screams "I AM HERE, YOU CANT ERASE ME" things that challenge society, challenge perceptions, and you don't really get that with ultimates due to ultimates being the upper echelon of society that should be challenged. Komaru is so herself, and so driven, she puts soul into everything she does, and I think Kokichi would respect that a bit. I think Kokichi would love to see what she was capable of if he put a can of spraypaint in her hand and pushed her towards a blank wall.

So with both of them being childish at heart energetic people who put passion and soul into everything they do along with being total dorks in secret, I could easily see them getting along. Komaru's down for whatever Kokichi will throw her way as a challenge, and Kokichi's down for seeing what this strange girl who society says should be a nobody is going to do to change that world who tries to stop her. Even if you don't want them romantically, I think they'd become really good friends if given the chance as Komaru helps him put itching powder in everyone's clothes with a few sarcastic comments about Kokichi being a bad influence.

Also I like calling it Komouma instead of oumaru because then it feels like im tricking people into thinking my posts going to be komaeda you FOOLS get TRICKED.

Also heres the playlist

[kanamori-kamper-moved]

Yugioh fandom try not to ship canon gay characters with woman challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)

[nanoyoru]

Yugioh OC Week - Day 1: Introductions

Hi everyone! I know this one is a little late but I've been so busy lately that I haven't had time for this but here she is! This is my Arc V OC Botum Nuon <3 She's a turbo duelist from the Synchro Dimension!

Initially born to refugees of a neighboring country, she becomes the adopted daughter of a former underground dueling queen and her mechanic husband. Along with Yugo and Rin, they're the only family she has and with that, she would protect them with her life.

After being found by Reiji in the Standard Dimension, she joins his Lancers to protect Dennis (her mentor) and Shun (her rival).

After seeing how the Lancers were mostly guys except for Serena and how there were no original Synchro characters that weren't Yugo or Rin, I ended up making her to fil in that void. She's kind of like my 'fix it' character for Arc V gdfjshhgfdssdg

A few notes about her here (Arc V Spoilers in here and please don't make fun of me for saying this) <3

Based off the song Switched on Lotus by Susumu Hirasawa and of course Lotus Flowers themselves!

Lives in the Satellite with her adoptive parents, in a small portion populated by other Southeast Asians.

Her hobbies include drawing, daydreaming, taking long walks/rides and writing card lore.

She wants to become a card designer someday.

A lot of people who know me would assume that she was made to be shipped with Dennis but no she's Reiji's girlfriend hgdsffdg

She's Cambodian because I am and you know Yugioh could use more dark skinned girls (Shoutout to Masumi and Asana btw)

The words Rebirth and Ascension are in reference to the story about the creation of Lotus flowers I made specifically for this. They're also a theme with her.

She goes to XYZ months before the invasion due to Zarc.

Her and Dennis are Zarc's Envoys, created to protect and guide their Yu boys with love and kindness.

She ends up falling in love with Reiji, one of Ray's Envoys.

She claims that she's Shun's rival because Shun taught her how to XYZ summon and, knowing that he always wants a good challenge, acts as his rival to return his kindness.

She loves snacks, she's almost always have one on hand.

Her bangs are covering a marker. When she was arrested as a child, they gave her one that, since she was too young for it, did damage to her face. Seeing the marker scares her because it reminds her of those memories.

Uses plants decks. Her plants are meant to highlight the lack of nature in the Satellite.

She can talk to Duel Spirits bc of Zarc, same with Dennis

[borreloadsavagedragon]

Maybe Mizael and/or Takeru for the ask meme?

OH! I'll do both absolutely

MIZAEL

First impression: TERRIFIED!! He was stupidly pretty and had a dragon, I knew he would end up a favorite, but I didn’t know how MUCH of a favorite, I needed to know what his problem was dhdhdhd

Impression now: I can't even put into words how much I love Mizael sometimes omfg, he had such an impact on me and I'm a little saddened at how quickly he was removed from the story in the end I need to rewatch more of his scenes, I'm very insecure about how I write Mizael and I really want to get his voice down One day I’ll finish his cosplay wig too, if I style all of the wigs for my favorite ships, I can convince people to cosplay with me surely (copium)

Favorite moment: His introduction is wild, like both him arriving to Alito and Girag but also him challenging Yuma Miza just shows up, shoots Tori with an energy blast, and then is just like we're dueling But then COMPLETELY forgets about Yuma as soon as Kaito shows up and whips his dragon out Also love when they have their little Barian meetings where they just bicker, they're truly real housewives

Idea for a story: I always have Mizael and Kaito ideas gjdkslajg Whether they're fics or oneshots, time usually tells, but my drafts definitely have quite a few for them saved Usually lots of dragon focused ones, obsessed with the idea of Photon and Tachyon eloping and them having to just deal with it Mizael going over dragons with Haruto...

Unpopular opinion: I don't know if there is anything the small Miza community doesn't agree on honestly jgdsklaj I'll just start drama, Miza's not a natural blonde

Favorite relationship: I feel like I don’t even need to say haha, Kaito and Mizael are incredible and I am cursing Zexal forever for not giving them more time because I feel like I'm blowing out steam looking at all of the loose threads I also love how much Durbe and Mizael respect each other, there's clearly a bond there between them, wish we saw it more I also wish we could have seen more of Mizael and Nasch since you can tell Mizael revered him quite a bit-

Favorite headcanon: Mizael 100% moved in with the Tenjos!!!!!!!

TAKERU

First impression: Oh I KNEW I was gonna love him the second I saw his face omg I did the bad fan thing where I had to pull up the wiki bc the Vrains episode I was watching at the time didn't answer a really niche question I had about something someone said and the "related pages" tab on Yusaku's character page had Takeru's face on it So I had to find him I speedran my Vrains watch to get to him and boy was I rewarded

Impression now If you asked me in 2021 who my favorite yugioh was, I'd tell you Takeru Homura in a heartbeat Literally was only dethroned as my favorite by Kaito recently Takeru would be the next character I deep dive and dissect if given the chance, I just think he's so cool, I love how well done he is, I think he's one of the best done characters in the franchise His deck is fun, his design is fun, I've cosplayed both Takeru AND Soulburner now, working on slick back look one day when I don't have cosplay deadlines I just... love him, he's one of my favorite voices to write through, I always find an excuse to drabble as Takeru, whether it's something I post or not, and I am always at home when it's with him

Favorite moment: ALMOST ALL OF THEM!!! BOTH OF THE DUELS WITH REV! HIS INITIAL ENTRANCE! HIS FLASHBACK SCENES! BEING CRINGEFAIL!!! AAHHHH!!!!

Idea for a story: Oh I've got a REALLY hefty 3+1 fic that's gonna tie in with recoil week that explores all of Takeru's relationships gjdkla Here is a very small bit from the first chapter:

The first time Homura Takeru thought he fell in love, he was a young boy intimidated by a pretty girl. He doesn’t remember many of the details of how he met Kiku. It was a portion of his memories that lived in what feels like a lifetime ago, before everything had suddenly slipped out of his young grip. He just knew that he was a scared boy overwhelmed by her kindness and spirit the moment they met while he was on a trip to visit his grandparents.  It was an instant connection. Kiku had pulled on his hand and pulled him into the light, smiled and laughed with him whereas the other kids at the time hadn’t. He’d almost call it foreshadowing. Having her in his life made the sudden change of up and moving out to the country after his parents’ deaths a little easier. Within a month of moving, they were almost inseparable. And the following years as well, no matter how hard it got.

So stay tuned for that!

Unpopular opinion: I'm so sorry but I'm about to be a hater But the fact that Takeru haters even exist is really fascinating to me since most of his other counterparts are rather beloved Like he's got more fans that haters for sure, but I've seen every single one who has a think piece say "Takeru's only there to show off the card game" as if Salamangreat wasn't released in the OCG until July while Takeru has been showing off the deck since May, but I digress Yusaku's entire arc was finished in season 1, he got all of his answers, protected Ai to the very end, and was ready to move on. Yusaku just being a fix-it man for an entire second season? Would be BORING. So they needed a second voice to duo-lead, a new one with new motivations who hasn't already been shown, but could be tied back in a meaningful way. And what characters were left we knew very little about? The Ignis. What was unveiled in Season 1 about the Ignis? They're tied to six children, and we've now seen 2 of them. Also it's? Yugioh? Do you expect them NOT to show off cards and real strategies so you go spend your real life money on product? Remember Yuri randomly using an Ancient Gear deck in Arc V when the structure was starting to come out? Or most of duelist of the week duelists from GX? The animes are nothing but product placement and rule explanations (nit picking hating, but takeru's also written strangely sometimes, it's rare but some will make him way dumber or submissive than he is)

Favorite relationship: I'm a degenerate and beyond predictable And I've mentioned that I love Firestorm already, but if we're being very honest for a second, I always see it as one-sided with how Yusaku's written with Takeru,,, Like sometimes we overcome that gap and look at the potential because oh my god giving Yusaku someone like Takeru was SUCH a good idea, but I usually see it as a one-sided pining, but a VERY close friendship Yusaku in my head ALWAYS goes to Takeru's village post canon to apologize for leaving BUT I'm a degenerate, as I said about So to say I love Takeru and Ryoken's dynamic, from start to finish, is an understatement I love that they draw out the best of each other and push each other beyond their preexisting limitations as well as the shackles of their pasts I love that Ryoken respected Takeru's feelings so much that he didn't want to insult him by outright refusing the first challenge, but couldn't bring himself to duel knowing it wouldn't resolve anything I love how Soulburner accuses Revolver of not following up on that in Duel Links I fucking love "I'm so glad I met you", above all else I love finally seeing a conclusion to one of the many side rivalries, and I had a renewed appreciation for it after finishing Zexal and realizing what could have been there I also actually like how the dub handled their farewell scene, the promise of future challenges, Revolver promising to be there when they need him, the fond little chuckle

Favorite headcanon (more drug cw on this one!!) It's a weird one and it's kinda personal I guess, but I always write Takeru as sober gkdsa As a punk, I can imagine him dipping into more unsavory behaviors as a way to cope and express when he's struggling to find the next step, so when he decides to start fresh and live a new life, he cuts terrible habits like those cold turkey

[merryfortune]

I'm absolutely feeling this challenge rn but feel free to suggest ships for it! Hoping to get a bunch of these done since I want them to be around the 1k mark so as to not overwhelm myself during this hectic irl period.

Ships I've locked in so far:

Asumi/Nodoka (Precure)

Aoi/Aqua/Miyu (Yugioh)

Dorothea/Manuela (Fire Emblem)

Corrin/Felicia (Fire Emblem)

Ganxue/Rover (Wuthering Waves)

I'm hoping to do Sharena/Nerþuz but so far none of the prompts have clicked for me but feel free to suggest a prompt for them amongst others you might wanna see from me

[millenniumcomics]

if i may ask, where are the advent prompts you're using? i just got into the fandom but am only on tumblr and seem to keep missing all the events

Hello and thanks for stepping here!

I will gladly link the prompts used, and remember these fanfiction are not all mine, authors are listed.

The events are usually in specific months per ship and/or theme. Various Advent Calendars (December), Pridecember, Puzzlejune, Kinktober, AU-gust are among the most popular. You can usually search for prompts on tumblr, ig, discord, or X during any month, and there can be multiple ones, even! But you will not find, for example, many Puzzle prompts in december, for Puzzle is celebrated in June.

Also, you can find more events on discord, where the events are shipshaped (Like YULE-Gi-Oh! for rivalshipping) or exchanges are offered (Like YGOME) in specific servers.

Besides, if you don't want to be chained, tumblr offers a very wide selection of generic prompts under #prompts, #prompt, and #inspo #art inspo #creative challenge and similar you can randomly get inspired by!

If you just got into the fandom navigate Tumblr, and try to find one or two servers for your favorite ships (I suggest: 1/2 not 1.000) for the community is not huge, but alive.

I hope I was of any help. <3

Now for December's prompts!

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Pieces of a Christmas Puzzle is a single story with no prompts, retelling "A Christmas Carol".

For Pridecember, you find the prompts here:

For the YGO Advent 2024, here's the prompts:

And you can follow LadyDraculena's prompts day by day here: