#ardentshipping

[aberooski]

What other Yugioh ships do you like?

Only small handful of others really. Mostly ones I've had since I was a kid, I don't really delve much into shipping like I used to, though the ships I do ship I ship hard lolol

I've also only watched DM, GX, and 5Ds so there's that too on the quantity subject.

I've always been a champion of Yugi and Téa, peachshipping champion since day 1 baby I love them, the childhood friends to lovers angle is on of my favorites and I mean, look at Téa's duel with Crump in the virtual world and her and Yugi in that and him giving her his jacket cuz she's cold after that before they find Joey even though he's also freezing his ass off, they're just so sweet with each other 😭

I'm also a fan of Tristan and Serenity, when they're older. Like maybe they get together in their early 20's or something because she definately likes him back, but she's a little young. She's not that much younger than them, but still. When they're both older, super cute together. But also conversely to this......... I'm a massive chaseshipper.... I love Tristan and Duke.... I want them to kiss... I'm just saying, Duke only started showing interest in Serenity after Tristan made it clear he liked her from my recollection. He was just trying to make Tristan jealous and get his attention. That's my delusion and I'm sticking to it. Plus they are always getting pushed together in groups and they've slept up against each other more than once.... I'm so delusional right now it hurts akskksks

And when I was a kid I loved Atem and Mana. I loved the idea of them. It's one that's a really low-key ship for me I don't have any particularly strong opinions or stance about it but I'll probably take it with me to the grave regardless.

I've been screamed at for shipping Yugi and Atem with Téa and Mana and not each other when I never even cared much for that ship anyway I just don't interpret their relationship as romantic, so yeah. That turned me completely off of that ship I just wanna say. Also why I don't really engage with the DM side of the fandom anymore, especially when we're talking about shipping.

I used to be a fan of Joey and Mai as a ship when I was a kid, but not as much these days. I mean, if she wasn't like 10 years older than him, that would be one thing. But she is, so that kinda wrecks it when he's not an adult as well... y'know..? Even then, 10 years is a bit too big of a gap for me regardless haha

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In GX I really only ship spiritshipping and stormshipping. I mean, Jaden and Jesse was the only ship I really shipped for a while.... then my third eye opened and now Chazz and Atticus have my entire heart and are now my entire creative brand mostly so akskkskslzlzl

I also like the idea of Bastion and Tania, but I feel like I need more information about her before I can commit to shipping them or not. Like... I don't know how old she is, you know? That makes me hesitate a little bit haha

Also shoutout to Nightshroud and SoL!Chazz!!! LaDDshipping you fuckin' hit!

Bonus shoutout to Sheppard and Dorothy, stop it they're so cute!

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The ship in 5Ds I like the most is Jack and Carly, bar none. Scoopshipping supremacy is my middle name! I shipped them before I even watched then show, dude. I watched it because of them. And they did not disappoint....... until the writers took their relationship out back and shot it by basically pretending it didn't exist in the 2nd half but shhhhhhhhhhhh ignore that!!! The best het ship in the original trilogy of shows argue with the wall.

Also a big fan of Yusei and Akiza, but like with Tristan hilarious cuz Tristan and Yusei are both voiced by Greg Abbey 🤣 I also ship the fuck out of Yusei and Bruno. I have cried thinking about them. Jack and Carly and Yusei and Bruno have made me sob profusely.

Also shoutout to Trudge and Mina! She doesn't deserve him with all her Jack bullshit but dammit love it anyway!

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So yeah, those are the only ships I personally ship or I guess have shipped in the past *cough* Joey and Mai *cough* . Just a small handful really, like I said. Never been a massive shipper by way of quantity. I latch onto things too hard to have a billion and 1 anyway 😂😂😂

[fableworld]

It is truly hard for me to say how those two relationships are. Tristan clearly sees Serenity as a love interest, while I get the feeling that Serenity is uncomfortable with the large confession of love he and Duke have a habit of making. She does care about Tristan; I can't deny that, but it is hard to say if it is love or more out of guilt with what happened to Tristan in the virtual world. Personally, I don't think Serenity is looking for love at first. She has been stuck in a hospital most of her childhood and is now ready to see the world and spend more time with her beloved older brother. Love for her is more like trying a new thing, but it is not something she actively seeks. Again, I do think she cares for Tristan, but it is more in an "older brother's best friend" type of way rather than directly seeking it. Tristan, on the other hand, sees Serenity as having the potential for a love interest. It is already established that he has a thing for cute-looking girls, and he might think he has a bigger chance with Serenity since she is his best pal's sister, even if Joey looks more ready to castrate him than let him near his dear little sister. He is ardent about protecting and caring for her. He is ready to do anything for her, and yet again, he has a habit of setting himself on fire to keep her warm. It might work, it might not. It depends on you who asks.

[yugioh-rare-pair-poll]

Round 1: Poll 3

Propaganda under the cut

Pairing 1: Cubeshipping (Seto Kaiba/Diva)

Propaganda: doesn't have Propaganda

Pairing 2: Ardentshipping (Hiroto Honda |Tristan Taylor/ Shizuki Kawaii | Serenity Wheeler)

Propaganda: I've always thought that, between Otogi and Honda, that Honda was the better guy for Shizuka. He really looks out for her and is a sweet, gung-ho guy. I like it whether it's one-sided from Honda or whether Shizuka does end up returning his feelings. Overall, Honda seems more considerate of Shizuka and in turn Shizuka seems more receptive to him.

Now, let’s keep things civil. This is a silly poll where we can share why we love our overlooked ships. There’s no need to be nasty to prove your point. Bashers will be banished to the Shadow Realm.

[enemyoflactose]

Yu-Gi-Oh ship list (minus the ones I didn't wanna do). For a fic series. See here for a disclaimer/more info

Admireshipping - Ghost/Mokuba

Agileshipping - Anzu/Vivian

Airshipping - TKB/Shada

Akinshipping - Mako/Sugoroku

AlliumShipping - Yugi/Dark Magician

Ambitionshipping - Mai/Anzu/Ishizu

Amoshipping - Mai/Joey/Shizuka

Angelicshipping - Ryou/Raphael

Angstshipping - Ryou/Malik

Antagoshipping - Seto/Yami Bakura

Apprenticeshipping - Mahaad/Mana

Aptshipping - Honda/Ishizu

Archaishipping - Atem/Set/TKB

Ardentshipping - Honda/Shizuka

Argenshipping - Pegasus/Ryou

Arrogantshipping - Seto/Mai

Ateloshipping - Pegasus/Keith

Attentionshipping - Siegfried/Vivian

Atticshipping - Ryou/Mana

Avishipping - Yami/Ishizu

Aweshipping - Mahaad/Ishizu

Axisshipping - Seto/Siegfried

Azureahipping - Anzu/Seto

Babbleshipping - Joey/Kisara

Bakushipping - Ryou/Yami Bakura/TKB

Bangshipping - Yugi/Mai

Battleshipping - Seto/Joey/Yugi

Bereftshipping - Set/Mana

Bikeshipping - Honda/Mana

Bittershipping - Honda/Pegasus

Blindshipping - Yugi/Atem

Bloodshopping - Yami Marik/Gozoburo

Blondeshipping - Malik/Dark Magician Girl

Blueshipping - Seto/Kisara

Bondageshipping - Yami Marik/Ryuji

Bounceshipping - Ryou/Rebecca

Boundshipping - Yugi/TKB

Breathshipping - Shadi/Cyndia

Bribeshipping - Mai/Ryuzaki

Buddyshipping - Honda/Joey

Bugshipping - Haga/Yugi

Burnshipping - TKB/Kisara/Set

Cageshipping - Yami Bakura/Yami/Malik

Candleshipping - Ryou/Yami Bakura/Seto

Carmenshipping - Seto/Yami Malik/Yami Bakura

Casteshipping - Atem/TKB

Castleshipping - Set/Joey/Seto

Cavaliershipping - Yami/Rebecca

Caveshippinge- Keith/Ghost

Celesteshipping - Valon/Anzu

Celestialshipping - Malik/Kisara

Chairoshipping - Valon/Mana

Changeshipping - Malik/Ryuuji

Charmshipping - Shizuka/Mana

Chaseshipping - Honda/Ryuuji

Cheershipping - Ryuuji/Shizuka

Cherryshipping - Joey/Amane

Chibishipping - Yugi/Mokuba

Chuteshipping - Atem/Kisara

Clashshipping - Yami Marik/Yami Yugi

Clearshipping - Seto/Yugi/Mokuba

Cloudshipping - Noah/Shizuka

Clovershipping - Noah/Kisara

Cobaltshipping - Seto/Kisara/Set

Coinshipping - Anzu/Miho

Coldbloodedshipping - Seto/Blue Eyes White Dragon

Conceitshipping - Yami Bakura/Mai

Confuseshipping - Atem/Ryou

Conquestshipping - Valon/Mai

Copyshipping - Mai/Joey/Anzu

Corruptshipping - TKB/Set

Covetshipping - Atem/Set/Mahaad

Crossshipping - Yami Malik/Yugi

Crushshipping - Ryuuji/Honda/Shizuka

Crypticshipping - Shadi/Rishid

Crystalshipping - Anzu/Mana

Cunishipping - Mai/Anzu/Shizuka

Cuteshipping - Shizuka/Rebecca

Danceshipping - Anzu/Mai

Darkshipping - Yami/Yami Bakura

Dealshipping - Yami Bakura/Amane/Ryou

Dedicationshipping - Anzu/Rishid

Defershipping - Malik/Shadi

Delphishipping - Ishizu/Kisara

Delusionshipping - Pandora/Catherine

Destructionshipping - Yugi/Gandora the Dragon of Destruction

Devilfishipping - Yami Bakura/Ryouta

Devotionshipping - Joey/Malik/Anzu

Diceshipping - Yami Bakura/Ryuuji

Distrustshipping - Seto/Shadi

Disturbshipping - Yami Marik/Shizkua

Dollshipping - Yami Bakura/Dark Necrofear

Domashipping - Raphael/Amelda/Valon

Doubtshipping - Seto/Malik/Ryou

Dragonshipping - Yami/Joey

Dripshipping - Mako/Anzu

Driveshipping - Malik/Mai

Dungeonshipping - Pegasus/Ryuuji

Eclipseshipping - Yami Malik/Malik

Effectshipping - Kaibaman/Maiden With Eyes of Blue

Eliteshipping - Keith/Seto

Encouragesgipping - Yugi/Yami/Anzu

Envyshipping - Anzu/Rebecca

Esotericshipping - Dark Magician/Silent Magician

Ettushipping - Seto/Mai/Joey

Euroshipping - Seto/Ryou

Executeshipping - Yami Malik/Shadi

Eyeshipping - Yami Bakura/Pegasus

Fadeshipping - Yami Malik/Joey

Fairyshipping - Leon/Mokuba

Faltershipping - Rebecca/Ghost

Fameshipping - Ryuuji/Vivian

Fataleshipping - Mai/Vivian

Fateshipping - Raphael/Yugi

Feathershipping - Yami/Joey/Yugi

Fearshipping - Yami Marik/Ishizu

Feignshipping - Yami Malik/Pegasus/Ryuuji

Feralshipping - Yami Malik/Ryuzaki

Fillershipping - Noah/Rebecca

Flareshipping - Seto/Yami/Yugi

Flippantshipping - Ryuji/Mai

Floatshipping - TKB/Isis

Flowshipping - Isis/Kisara

Foreignshipping - Noah/Rebecca

Foreshipping - Ishizu/Yugi

Forgiveshipping - TKB/Shizuka

Forlornshipping - Pegasus/Pandora

Fragileshipping - Yami/Ryou

Frazzleshipping - Joey/Rebecca

Frightshipping - Yami Bakura/Joey

Gainshipping - Yami/Mako

Gameshipping - Yami/Ryuji

Gangshipping - Joey/Hirutani

Geminishipping - Yami Bakura/TKB

Gemshipping - Ryou/TKB

Gentleshipping - Valon/Shizuka

Glittershipping - Anzu/Kisara

Goldshipping - Atem/Malik

Gothshipping - Ryou/Ghost

Guardshipping - Seto/Isono

Guardianshipping - Ishizu/Raphael

Graceshipping - Ryou/Ishizu

Greedshipping - Yugi/Ushio

Grudgeshipping - Pegasus/Yugi/Seto

Hairshipping - Honda/Yami

Halfshipping - Ryou/Miho

Hateshipping - Yami Bakura/Atem

Headdressshipping - Set/Mahad

Heartshipping - Yugi/Ryou

Hellshipping - Ghost/Satake/Takaido

Hideshipping - Pegasus/Yugi

Hostshipping - Anzu/Ryou

Hubrishipping - Yami Marik/Seto

Hustleshipping - Haga/Mai

Identityshipping - Ryou/Rishid

Illusionshipping - Mai/Yami Malik

Immatureshipping - Joey/Noah

Imoutoshipping - Shizuka/Amane

Impressshipping - Mai/Valon/Joey

Impulseshipping - Joey/Mana

Insightshipping - Set/Ishizu

Intentshipping - Mokuba/Yami Bakura

Intimidashipping - Keith/Yugi

Irateshipping - Joey/Malik

Jeershipping - Valon/Joey

Jiishipping - Sugoroku/Aurther

Jinxshipping - Yami Bakura/Dark Magician Girl

Jointshipping - Yami Malik/Dark Magician Girl

Kashipping - Diabound/Dark Magician Girl

Kaashipping - Mana/Dark Magician Girl

Kamishipping - Joey/Seto/Yami

Kickshipping - Joey/Honda/Ryuji

Kiddyshipping - Rebecca/Mokuba

Kingshipping - Yami/Dartz

Kleptoshipping - Yami Bakura/Yugi

Kusoshipping - Yami Bakura/Yugi/Yami Malik

Kyoudaishipping - Mana/Atem/Mahad

Laddershipping - Yami Bakura/Zorc

Lateshipping - Yami Bakura/Amane

Lavendershipping - Siegfried/Malik

Leechshipping - Ryou/Zorc

Lessonshipping - Noah/Leon

Liberashipping - Malik/Yugi

Lingershipping - Atem/Isis

Logicshipping - Set/Isis

Lonershipping - TKB/Mai

Loyaltyshipping - Yami/Dark Magician

Mageshipping - Mahad/Ryou

Magicshipping - Dark Magician/Dark Magician Girl

Manipulashipping - Malik/Anzu

Marbleshipping - Ryou/Ryuzaki

Mastershipping - Seto/Ryuji

Measureshipping - Karim/Shada

Mercuryshipping - Seto/Ishizu/Kisara

Midriffshipping - Malik/Amelda

Midshipping - Yugi/Joey/Honda

Minorshipping - Ryuji/Ryou

Mirrorshipping - Seto/Noah

Misanthroshipping - Yami Bakura/Yami Marik/TKB

Mischiefshipping - TKB/Mana

Misguideshipping - Ryuji/Rebecca

Mistakenshipping - Yugi/Mana

Mistshipping - Mako/Ryuji

Mizushipping - Set/Kisara

Mnemoshipping - Yami/Malik

Mobiumshipping - Yami/Yugi/Atem

Monarchshipping - Atem/Yami

Moralshipping - Mahad/Anzu

Morishipping - Yami Bakura/Honda

Mumbleshipping - Ryou/Seto/Ryuji

Museumshipping - Yami Bakura/Ishizu

Mythshipping - Marik/Ishizu

Mystshipping - Ishizu/Anzu

Necroshipping - Ryou/Yami Bakura/Yami Malik

Negateshipping - Yami Malik/Rishid

Nellshipping - Noah/Amane

Nightshipping - Yami Bakura/Kisara

Ninjashipping - Jean Claude Magnum/Mai

Noteshipping - Joey/Anzu/Honda

Nurseshipping - Mai/Shizuka

Occultshipping - Ghost/Yami Bakura

Obscureshipping - Shadi/Ishizu

Offershipping - Yugi/Ryuji

Onyxshipping - Dark Magician/Magician of Black Chaos

Ouijashipping - Ryou/Dark Necrofear

Outcastshipping - TKB/Kisara

Passionshipping - Pegasus/Joey

Peachshipping - Anzu/Yugi

Pestshipping - Weevil/Anzu

Petshipping - Joey/Seto/Ryuji

Pixelshipping - Noah/Adina

Preserveshipping - Ryuji/Anzu

Placateshipping - Ryou/Kisara

Platinumshipping - Pegasus/Kisara

Pleashipping - Mahad/Isis

Poemshipping - Yugi/Miho

Polarshipping - Joey/Mai

Pompshipping - Seto/Miho

Powershipping - Seto/Mai

Prideshipping - Seto/Yami

Prodigyshipping - Seto/Rebecca

Proofshipping - Honda/Mai

Protectshipping - Honda/Ryou

Puffshipping - Joey/Ryou

Puppyshipping - Joey/Seto

Puzzleshipping - Yami/Yugi

Redeemedshipping - Yami/Pegasus

Redeyeshipping - Ryuzaki/Joey

Refineshipping - Mai/Pegasus

Regalshipping - Mai/Yami

Renegadeshipping - TKB/Diabound

Replayshipping - Yugi/Rebecca

Rerunshipping - Yami Bakura/Noah

Respectshipping - Yami/Mokuba

Revengeshipping - Amelda/Seto

Revolutionshipping - Yami/Anzu

Riftshipping - TKB/Ryou/Yugi

Ringshipping - TKB/Mahad

Ripshipping - Ishizu/TKB

Riskshipping - Joey/Mokuba

Rivalshipping - Seto/Yugi

Rodshipping - Set/Malik

Roseshipping - Pegasus/Cyndia

Ruseshipping - Malik/Rishid

Rustshipping - Yami Malik/TKB/Ryou

Sacrificeshipping - Amelda/Valon

Safteyshipping - Honda/Yami Bakura/Ryou

Scandleshipping - Set/Atem

Screamshipping - Shizuka/Yami Bakura

Sealshipping - Mahad/Atem

Secretshipping - Shizuka/Ryuzaki

Sedateshipping - Malik/Shizuka

Seershipping - Isis/Ishizu

Shadeshipping - TKB/Amane

Shadowshipping - Yami/Shizuka

Shimmershipping - Ryuji/Mokuba

Shoreshippinge - Mako/Shizuka

Shrimpshipping - Haga/Ryuzaki

Siblingshipping - Mokuba/Serenity

Sickleshipping - Yami Malik/TKB

Sideshipping - Shizuka/Anzu

Sightshipping - Pegasus/Ishizu

Silentshipping - Seto/Shizuka

Sinkshipping - Atem/Amane

Slateshipping - TKB/Anzu

Slickshipping - Aknadin/TKB

Snareshipping - Ryuji/Joey

Softshipping - Ryou/Shizuka

Sororshipping - Ishizu/Shizuka

Sparkleshipping - Kisara/Mana

Spearshipping - Mako/Yugi

Spikeshipping - Yugi/Honda

Staffshipping - Malik/Mana

Stageshipping - Anzu/Dark Magician Girl

Stakeshipping - Keith/Mai

Standshipping - Rishid/Joey

Startleshipping - Keith/Anzu

Starchipshipping - Satake/Takaido

Steelshipping - Keith/Yami Bakura

Stepshipping - Noah/Mokuba

Stoicshipping - Set/Seto

Successionshipping - Rishid/Ishizu

Sugarshipping - Mokuba/Mana

Supportshipping - Anzu/Honda

Sweetshipping - Ryou/Mokuba

Swiftshipping - Joey/Ishizu

Switchshipping - Mokuba/Adina

Symbioshipping - Mako/Espa Roba

Tabloidshipping - Seto/Mokuba

Taleshipping - Siegfried/Leon

Tendershipping - Yami Bakura/Ryou

Thornshipping - Yami Malik/Anzu

Tieshipping - Honda/Miho

Timidshipping - Yugi/Shizuka

Tombshipping - Malik/Pegasus

Toonshipping - Pegasus/Seto

Tornshipping - Malik/Ryou/Yami Bakura

Toughshipping - Keith/Joey

Tourneyshipping - Yami/Haga

Towershipping - Yami Malik/Seto/Joey

Trackshipping - Yami Bakura/Shadi

Tragedyshipping - Malik/Amane

Trapshipping - Yami Bakura/Yami/Yugi/Ryou

Trashshipping - Yami Bakura/Yami Malik

Tributeshipping - Mahad/Kisara

Trustshipping - Ishizu/Seto

Tuftshipping - Ryuzaki/Mokuba

Twistedshipping - Shadi/Pegasus

Unlockshipping - Shadi/Yugi

Utopiashipping - Aigami/Yugi

Vanishshipping - Anzu/Atem

Vaseshipping - Atem/Mana

Velcroshipping - TKB/Haga

Vigilshipping - Ryou/Mai

Visionshipping - Mai/Ishizu

Vividshipping - Yugi/Kisara

Wingshipping - Raphael/Iatos

Wishshipping - Joey/Yugi

Witshipping - Seto/Witty Phantom

Wreckshipping - Yami Bakura/Seto/Yami Malik

Yamishipping - Yami/Yami Bakura/Yami Malik

Yingyangshipping - Ryuji/Kisara

Yuumieshipping - Yugi/Yami/Malik/Yami Malik/Ryou/Yami Bakura

[zombiemollusk]

shameless cheater ryuji otogi

[arien-elensar]

Chapters: 39/? Fandom: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Anime & Manga), Yu-Gi-Oh! - All Media Types Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Jounouchi Katsuya | Joey Wheeler/Kaiba Seto, Mazaki Anzu | Tea Gardner/Mutou Yuugi, Jounouchi Katsuya | Joey Wheeler/Kujaku Mai | Mai Valentine, Jounouchi Katsuya | Joey Wheeler & Kaiba Seto, Kaiba Seto/Mazaki Anzu | Tea Gardner, Kaiba Mokuba & Kaiba Seto, Honda Hiroto | Tristan Taylor/Kawai Shizuka | Serenity Wheeler, Jounouchi Katsuya | Joey Wheeler/Mazaki Anzu | Tea Gardner, Cyndia Crawford | Cecelia Pegasus/Pegasus J. Crawford | Maximillion Pegasus, Mazaki Anzu | Tea Gardner/Yami Yuugi, Bakura Ryou/Mazaki Anzu | Tea Gardner, Yami Bakura/Mazaki Anzu | Tea Gardner, Kawai Shizuka | Serenity Wheeler/Mazaki Anzu | Tea Gardner, Kaiba Seto/Kujaku Mai | Mai Valentine Characters: Jounouchi Katsuya | Joey Wheeler, Kaiba Seto, Mazaki Anzu | Tea Gardner, Honda Hiroto | Tristan Taylor, Rishid Ishtar | Odion Ishtar, Bakura Ryou, Mutou Yuugi, Kaiba Mokuba, Kujaku Mai | Mai Valentine, Pegasus J. Crawford | Maximillion Pegasus, Cyndia Crawford | Cecelia Pegasus, Yami Yuugi | Atem, Yami Yuugi, Yami Bakura Additional Tags: Duel Monsters (Yu-Gi-Oh) Summary:

A collection of drabbles and oneshots. Please comment any character or pairing you'd like to see.

[anzu-kaiba]

The Seven Labors of Mokuba Kaiba

Well, the cat’s out of the bag, and this year’s Yu-Gi-Oh! Mini-Exchange fics have finally been revealed!

The NaNoWriMo story I alluded to finishing the other day is The Seven Labors of Mokuba Kaiba, written for brightbriar, and you can read it on Archive of Our Own here:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/27807586/chapters/68078941

Summary: Mokuba Kaiba wants to get the perfect present for his brother Seto's upcoming 30th birthday in less than a month. The only problem is, to get what he wants, he'll need to wheel and deal his way across two continents, negotiate with old friends, and face his fears of some old foes. Can he do it, or will he be stuck playing second fiddle to Seto Kaiba for the rest of his life?

Warnings: Mostly gen, but has some background relationships, including light Polarshipping and Ardentshipping, and one-sided Boxshipping, Peachshipping, and Revolutionshipping. Post-canon anime-verse, with characters aged up, if it wasn’t obvious from the summary above.

15/15 chapters (COMPLETE!), approximately 60,450 words.

If you read it, please take a moment to comment and let me know what you think.

I’ll do an “Easter Egg Explainer” post here on Tumblr later this week, so stay tuned!

ETA: @kaibacorpintern​ inspired this fic with a thread talking about Kaiba Corp. holiday parties, which devolved into me loving the idea of Anzu somehow working for Kaiba Corporation and being at said holiday party, only to challenge Kaiba to a DDR dance-off, because he was (perhaps drunkenly) accepting anyone who dared to challenge him to any game.

But then I got to wondering: why would she be working for Kaiba Corporation and why wouldn’t he know? Why would Seto be averse to the concept of ‘schmoozing’ and its benefits? Why would Mokuba keep insisting Seto show up at these company holiday parties, and he’d only FINALLY show up and have a good time when it’s at an arcade?

All of these questions led me to this “prologue” story to my forthcoming Love and the Art of Schmoozing. But seeing as 7L (as I’ve been abbreviating it) is 15 chapters, it can also stand on its own. Not sure when I’ll get to LATAOS, but I will, one of these days. @kaibacorpintern, I hope you like the fic, even if it’s not quite the one I mentioned getting inspired to write... yet!

[saggiclowns]

Yugioh Rare Pairs Chat!

Hey friendos I started a chat for Yugioh Rare Pairs and less appreciated ships. There's so many great ships in this fandom but I feel like there's a lot that fall in the background that deserve more love! Please join up if that seems like your thing to share art, fic rec, head canons etc 💗

[imhereformysciencefriends]

Listen I’m not saying Tristan has a type but Tristan has a type and it’s Wheelers

[icegoddessrukia]

How it feels when you’re a het shipper in the YGO fandom 

[incorrect-yu-gi-oh-quotes]

Tristan: Have you noticed how hot your sister's gotten?

Joey: *glares*

Tristan: ...because I have not!

[yugioh-rare-pair-poll]

Second-Chance Bracket: Poll 2

Propaganda under the cut

Pairing 1: Ardentshipping(Hiroto Honda |Tristan Taylor/ Shizuka Kawai | Serenity Wheeler)

Propaganda: I've always thought that, between Otogi and Honda, that Honda was the better guy for Shizuka. He really looks out for her and is a sweet, gung-ho guy. I like it whether it's one-sided from Honda or whether Shizuka does end up returning his feelings. Overall, Honda seems more considerate of Shizuka and in turn Shizuka seems more receptive to him.

Pairing 2: Utopiashipping(Yugi Mouto/Diva)

Propaganda: I think they could have the potential to help each other through their grief and slowly come close together as they heal (grief to lovers). I also like the more toxic aspect, with Aigmai using the Quantum Cubes powers and making reality change so Yugi is already his, kinda like how Homura warps the world post Madoka Magica Rebellion movie.

Now, let’s keep things civil. This is a silly poll where we can share why we love our overlooked ships. There’s no need to be nasty to prove your point. Bashers will be banished to the Shadow Realm.

[certainenthusiastfan]

I adore my Honda kun:)

It appears to be Honda loving hours on my dash right now and I’m cool with this

[nobxlitas]

ship tag drop

[entamewitchlulu]

[Honda Hiroto/Kawai Shizuka] [Tristan Taylor/Serenity Wheeler]

“Are you having fun?”

“Y-yeah!”

[kelekiahshadya]

Valentine Fandom Meme

I’m eternally late to the game since Valentine’s Day was a week and a half ago, but I saw this ask meme, and I couldn’t help myself. Since I never get asks, I’ve decided that I’m going to treat it like a meme on its own. Taken from courierhawk’s reblog; original questions from thevirdirthara. Also, apologies in advance. I use a mix of dub/sub names.

Yu-Gi-Oh

Your favorite non-canon ship?

Considering there’s only one, maybe two ACTUAL canon ships, just about any of my ships are valid, though there are slightly more canon ships if you look at the anime instead of the manga. That being said, Polar (MaiXJoey) is probably my favorite non-canon ship. I know, I know, age difference and it’s not present in the manga and blah blah blah, but I don’t care. I love Polar to death.

Is there a ship you didn’t like at first but ultimately started shipping?

Thorn (AnzuXYamiMarik) is a ship I never would’ve considered ever because I don’t ship Yami Marik with anyone, but one fic on fanfiction.net caught my attention, and my secret love for Thorn was born. Honestly, though, it has to be extremely specific circumstances for me to ship this—pretty much only if Yami Marik is human.

What is the rarest rare pair (that you ship)?

Probably Timid (SerenityXYugi). I’m not certain I’ve ever seen content for this ship anywhere. I’m surprised I even know its name. But if I think about it too long, it becomes super cute. A close tie might be Soft (SerenityXRyou) because it is also quite cute. I like cute things.

Name a popular ship you don’t get the appeal of.

Death (YamiMarikXRyou) and Puppy (SetoXJoey). As I said before, I can’t pair Yami Marik with anyone (except Anzu under special human circumstances), and even if I did, Ryou would be one of the last people I’d choose. Under certain circumstances, like years later when they’re both adults, I can maybe see Seto and Joey EVENTUALLY getting along, but as far as I’m concerned, Puppy is not a ship that would ever work. Just, no.

What is your most fluffy + happy ship?

With the power of fanfic, I can make any ship fluffy and happy. As far as pure canon is concerned, I don’t think one exists. So, with the power of my fanfic abilities, I declare that the fluffiest and happiest ship I have is Sibling (SerenityXMokuba). There might be a little angst in this relationship just because their brothers don’t get along, BUT! These two are precious fluffy babies.

What is your most angsty ship?

With the power of fanfic, I can make any ship angsty XD AUs are a particular specialty of mine in this case. Combining both canon with possible AUs, I’d have to say Manipula (AnzuXMarik) just because, canonically, there’s a lot of potential bad blood between them because of what Marik did to her and Joey and Yugi, and Marik’s not exactly a goody-two-shoes either.

A non-canon ship that should be canon?

Sibling because I consider Peach (AnzuXYugi) almost canon, and Sibling is almost the next best thing. I mean, I do ship her with Duke and Tristan, both of which are kinda canon if you look at the manga and anime respectively, but I love Sibling too much to ignore it in this question.

Your oldest ship; the one you’ve shipped for the longest time?

Peach was my first OTP in the YuGiOh franchise, and I still ship it to this day.

What ship represents the kind of relationship you’d love to have?

Peach again. I think the most important part of a romantic relationship is friendship. If you’re not besties with your significant other, then I don’t believe the relationship will work out as well. I want to be able to be myself around my significant other, and I want to be understood by them. I feel like Peach embodies this well.

Is there a ship that makes your skin crawl?

I have never been nor will ever be super comfortable with yaoi and yuri ships, but they’re not so bad as to make my skin crawl, but incest will forever make me sick, and so will pedophilia. NO THANK YOU.

What is a character you can only imagine in one particular ship?

Surprise, surprise, it’s Joey. Blame it on the lack of female characters available in YuGiOh, but I have only ever shipped him with Mai. The only way Joey gets any love in my writing/headcanons is if there are OCs involved, assuming he’s not already paired with Mai.

What is your favorite canon ship?

Rose (CeceliaXPegasus). I’m super sad that it ended so badly in canon because they are adorable, and one of my ultimate favorite YGO pairing fanarts is for this ship.

Name a ship that deserved more content.

Peach if only because I want to see them actually get together. I think that because friendship is a super focus of YuGiOh as a whole, we got a lot less romantic content than we otherwise might have liked, but that’s okay with me. That’s why fanfiction/fanart exists XD

Is there a ship you feel gets undeserved hate in fandom?

Depends on what corner of the fandom you’re in. I personally hate it when people hate on Anzu, no matter the ship she might be in, especially when they hate on her in favor of their yaoi pairings. That’s super unfair to Anzu as a character since she’s awesome and one of my favorite female characters of all time.

What is the first ship you had?

I already mentioned this in the oldest ship question, but I’ll say it again—Peach.

Is there a ship that made you realize something about yourself?

I don’t know if I can cite a specific ship, but shipping in YuGiOh is what made me realize that I like character/ship potential almost more than I like ships themselves, hence why I multiship. Because of this realization and multishipping in YuGiOh, I’ve been able to extend that to other fandoms, especially Harry Potter.

Is there a type of ship you always go for?

Depends on the situation. I’m a sucker for strong female characters who could be paired with lots of guys because I’m such a multishipper, and I love cute fluffy pairings. I do like ships with interesting conflict, but the fluffy ones always get me.

Is there a ship the writers have ruined for you?

Not that I can think of. I mean, almost no ships are canon in YuGiOh, so rather than “ruining” ships, it’s mostly just unknown for the various potential ships.

Is there a ship the fandom has ruined for you?

Not really. I already had my reasons for not shipping certain ships, and I’ve never been turned away from a ship I already shipped. I will say, though, that I wish people would tag their freakin’ ships so that I don’t have to see stuff on my dash that I don’t ship.

Have you ever created fan created content for a ship?

Yes. I’ve never drawn any of my YuGiOh ships, but I have written a couple oneshots for Peach and one for Polar. I’ve also referenced/included the following ships in stories focused on OC ships: Peach, Polar, Ardent (SerenityXTristan), Kiddy (RebeccaXMokuba), Half (MihoXRyou), Tie (MihoXTristan), Azure (AnzuXSeto), and Sedate (SerenityXMarik).

Favorite thing you’ve ever created for a ship?

Do children count? Or grandchildren? My YuGiOh OC story has an entire second and third generation to follow. I have children/grandchildren for the following ships: Peach, Polar, Ardent, Kiddy, and Half.

Is there a ship you’ll never admit you have?

No. I’m not ashamed of my ships. I admit that I don’t talk about some of them as much, but that doesn’t mean I don’t ship them or that I’m afraid to admit it.

Have you ever started shipping a ship because of the fans?

Yes. It wasn’t until fandom hit really hard in recent years that Sibling joined my roster of ships.

What is one scene you want to see happen for all your ships?

A proposal. Is that cliché? I don’t care XD

Is there a ship you wish you didn’t know existed? 

Any incest ships. I don’t know why they exist or if there are people who ship them, but I wish they’d never been conceived (the ships, not the people).

Name a ship that ended like you wanted it to.

Considering both canon ships ended in death, I’m gonna say none of them. All my ships end nicely in my head.

Name a ship that deserved better in the end.

Rose and Mizu (KisaraXSeth). Both of these ships ended in tragedy, and it makes me so sad. I NEED THEM TO BE HAPPY.

Is there a character you have several ships for?

Oh yes. Many of them. I’m a multishipper XD I have Anzu in the most ships. My Anzu ships are Azure, Host (AnzuXRyou), Manipula, Peach, Persevere (AnzuXDuke), Thorn, and Vex (AnzuXYamiBakura).

What is the ship you ignore 98% of canon for?

I don’t ignore canon, I bend canon *coughAUISMYFRIENDcough* Okay, okay, maybe my two Miho pairings, Half and Tie. Not much info is given in the manga except that Tristan/Honda has a crush on her and that she’s kinda shy, and she doesn’t exist in DM. I ignore season 0 super hardcore when it comes to Miho. To be perfectly honest, she almost feels more like an OC most days.

Is there a ship you like but you dislike the fandom?

Not really. It’s usually the other way around ’cause I love my YuGiOh friends, but most of them ship stuff I don’t.

If you’re curious about the bajillion other ships I ship that I haven’t mentioned, or if you’re wondering what het ships I don’t ship (since I’ve already ruled out all yaoi, yuri, and incest), or if you want to rant about ships we share, feel free to drop me an ask! I enjoy talking about my ships~