#carryshipping

[rosalind-hawkins]

Are you still taking new asks for the Whump Wheel? If so... more Carryshipping please? 👀

Well I won't say no when you ask so nicely! ☺️ Anybody is free to submit a Whump Wheel ask still, but I am also working on a new shipfic ask game (based on @sesshy380's mystery prompt one) that I'll be doing soonish!

For the Whump Wheel Ask!

Okay, you get a fantasy AU for this one! Hope you like fantasy!

Ryou is an elven warlock (spooky boy supreme sold his soul to Zorc for magical powers), Tristan is a human paladin (strong moral compass, lawful good), and Joey is a dragonborn warrior (dragon!Joey gives me life, and he's a fighter at heart). They're on a quest to find the Magical MacGuffin, or maybe just being adventurers for the fun of it, and get lost in the woods on their way to their next destination. While lost, they encounter a band of highwaymen and while together they manage to fight them all off, Joey still takes an arrow to the side! Oh no! He tries so hard not to let it show how much the injury hurts him, because he's a big tough guy, but Tristan calls him out and forces them to set up camp at least temporarily so that he can safely remove the arrow from the wound and get it properly dressed. Ryou is fascinated with the injury (he's not the slightest bit put off by gore) and tries to comfort Joey with the assurance that he's going to have a really cool scar as a result. When Joey is patched up, they head back to the town they'd just left in order to find a healer. Ryou keeps the arrowhead as a souvenir, Tristan gives Joey a stern talking to about being careful and not taking risks (that's how he shows his care), and Joey is just very embarrassed to have been caught by the arrow at all. Once he's feeling more better, Tristan tells Joey that he can always make up whatever fun story he wants for explaining the scar, and that does cheer him up quite a bit.

[kira-quartz]

Tristan is the Earth to Joey's sun and Ryo's moon.

That is all.

[hereforthefunnyguys]

(Yells) PROTECTIVE BOYFRIENDS PROTECTIVE BOYFRIENDS PROTECTIVE BOYFRIENDS!!

[iamallyetnotatall]

Day 3 is the day of throuples! My first piece for the day - the lovely Carryshipping. This is dedicated/inspired by @kira-quartz who carries this ship (ha).

Day 3 - Bathing Together Ship: Carryshipping (Ryou x Tristan x Joey)

Cheers ❤

[kira-quartz]

See, this is why Bobasa should've let Ryo come with them. Just put him between them and problem solved!

no homo

[liberationwasboundtohappen]

Atem x Miho? 🤔 Never thought of that before, but it sounds interesting! Can I hear some of your thoughts on them? (Also, welcome aboard the Carryship, 😁😁!)

AAAAA Atem x Miho ;w; Yes, absolutely! On the surface the two of them seem pretty mismatched: Miho is a flirty sweet girl with a bit of a manipulative streak and Atem is...uh. He's himself. And yet they're both fiercely determined people who will rip the shirts off their backs for their friends and family when push comes to shove. Miho was ready to throw hands for Anzu when she thought she was being manipulated by sleazy men (Episode 2 of S0) and Atem is always ready to throw hands for those he loves. Once she realizes that Atem is a separate person from Yuugi she'd probably want to get to know him better; not even as a "hot guy" because she has zero interest in him like that (at least at first :3c) but as a new friend. In thanks, he'd teach her how to play Duel Monsters, which she would...not be too fond of at first. Atem though is nothing if not good at letting people see their strengths, and Miho would probably thrive when allowed to do mind games (though she'd insist on cute monsters instead of 'ugly' ones). Also their relationship would be one of mutual respect, since Atem doesn't see her as just a cute girl to impress and she wouldn't just see him as a superhero or knight in shining armor. Dates would be hilarious examples of Atem having negative levels of rizz and Miho just thinking he's really funny and awkward. Miho would have a bit of a jealous streak, though, once they started dating. She likes male attention, but never really commits to anyone (She liked Ryou, but everyone with eyes thinks he's attractive)...this is the first guy she's ever seriously liked, and she's familiar enough with how girls like her manipulate guys that she's not going to stand for it. Atem doesn't have a jealous streak, but he will defend her from creeps without hesitation, which makes her feel safe. Their devotion to each other would be fierce and unyielding, and she would teasingly call him "My King" in private. He'd be a bit more serious about it and actually give her a title (once he got his memories back), which would melt her heart every single time. It's hard to be coquettish when he's so earnest about everything! HHHH I can go on about these two for hours and hours I love them so much okay

[mywaywardcupcake]

What's a character or ship you haven't written/drawn yet but would like to some day?

Oh! For a character, I would love yo create stuff for Mana! I love her so much and I don't see a lot out there with her! I really want to maybe create a modern au or reincarnation type thing for her.

For a ship, there's quite a few! I would love to create stuff for carryshipping and more for dandelionshipping (and actually post it). I also have some ideas for pride I want to create. And of course, puff and heart!

[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?

[kira-quartz]

Okay but imagine:

Tristan posts this, but then posts the "I'm not going to argue with a man with beautiful brown eyes" post about Ryo (I'm pretty sure someone's made a version with him?), and Joey's like "?!?!" XD

[kira-quartz]

For the ask game: Carryshipping (you can do the individual pairings involved if u want), thiefshipping, irateshipping :>

Blarhgsjkhgkas sorry for the wait 😓 (And sorry the Carryshipping section is such a mess, 😂)

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Carryshipping

I don’t know them enough | wtf | why | just NO | tolerable | they’re okay | cute | awww | babies | hot | I will go down with this ship | and I won't *mumble mumble* and surrender~ | there will be no white flag above my *shrugs* | they're in love, and *gives up and googles the lyrics* | OT3

Okay, so I didn't forget about your other ask; I've been trying to will myself into a state of feralness (turns out I can't do it on cue, 😅!), so I might as well do it here:

AAAAAAAA

MY GLORIOUS CANOE-TYPE THING

LOVE THESE CORNFLAKES

THEY ARE THE CUTE

THEY ARE A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF MY BRAIN

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Like, think about it. Puff, Buddy and Protect are all adorable ships on their own. You have the sweet, polite little nerd who loves all things creepy and the former gang member with a heart of gold who's terrified of the occult and also happens to be a nerd. You have the two lovable idiots who've been best friends for years, who know each other like they know themselves. You have the tough-looking guy who's actually a massive softie and the gentle, fragile-looking cornflake with all this hidden inner strength. So you put all three of them together and there's this whole sun, moon and Earth dynamic where their personalities complement each other in different ways and it just works!!!

Joey and Tristan would always be there for Ryo and remind him as many times as they need to that they want to be there for him - no more disappearing into the Isolation Pit for him if they can help it. I think he'd bring out their softer sides; partly because he's so heckin' adorable, but also because he wouldn't judge them for showing vulnerability.. In the past, they've both had problems with toxic masculinity and felt pressured to act tough, and while they've both come a long way by the time I usually imagine the Carryship setting sail, they probably still have some lingering Stuff. But Ryo's just... himself. I don't think he cares about whether or not he measures up to some made-up standard, and he wouldn't care if other people do either. I see him as a good, sympathetic listener - if anything's bothering them, they can talk to him about it, but he won't push them to talk if they're not ready. (You know how he spent most of the Téa vs. Mai Duel comforting Yugi? Yeah.) Based on some of his dialogue from his Duel Links event (and not just with Joey), I HC that he's really generous with compliments too. If he has something nice to say, he just says it, so there's this kind of funny, kind of interesting contrast between how sincerely he expresses his feelings for Joey and Tristan and how sweet they are to him, and how those two act towards each other: i.e. not too differently to how they did before they got together. They might be a bit more openly affectionate (mainly physically), but they're still Joey and Tristan, and they'll still bicker almost as much as always, 😂!

In between the bickering, Joey would be *vocal* about how much he loves them, and often cheesy as heck (Ryo finds it cute; Tristan "secretly" does too but covers it with a sprinkling of snark. Joey is not fooled in the slightest. Tristan doesn't really mean for him to be.) He's quick to cheer them up or offer encouragement when they're having a bad time, and I can see him encouraging Tristan to stand up to his dad about the factory situation and pursue his own dreams - they deserve to be happy and he'll fight anyone who says otherwise (not necessarily physically because he's matured since canon, but still!) He and Ryo would be so cute nerding out over games together, 🥰. He gets to enthusiastic about things (he threw himself right into that first Monster World session) and that would mean a lot to Ryo. (Tristan's willing to join in, but he's not as passionate about it as they are.) With his interest in model-building, I think he'd appreciate the work Ryo puts into his dioramas too. And they can both be Odd Cornflakes at times - Ryo might be the Weird One of the three, but Joey did call the original Duel Disk a "cup ramen thing", 🤣. I bet they'd occasionally wake Tristan up talking about whatever completely random thought popped into one of their heads at 2am, 😂.

Tristan will keep them grounded and be the voice of reason as usual... unless he's getting swept up in whatever Joey's doing, because let's face it, with these three, there *will* be moments when no one has the brain cell and it's just skittering around unattended. (Do brain cells skitter? Serious questions asked on my bloggo.) He's sometimes a bit confused by Ryo, but that doesn't bother him. He's accepted that there are some things he just won't get, so he's just going to concentrate on doing what he does best: loving and supporting Ryo unconditionally, as well as keeping a close eye on any occult stuff that's going on - *no one* needs to get possessed again. (Joey will watch from a safe distance, (read: "over Tristan's shoulder like when he found out that Shadi was a ghost", 😂), but no matter how terrified he is, he'll still be ready to take action if things start to go wrong.) If anything's wrong with either of them (and he always notices), he'll go out of his way to help, even if all he can do is listen, which happens more often than he'd like, especially with Ryo. It's not always easy, though, so they make sure to let him know they appreciate him, and be there for him when he needs it.

Overall: 200/10, can't believe no one named it before I did.

Thiefshipping

I don’t know them enough | wtf | why | just NO | tolerable | they’re okay | cute | awww | babies | hot | I will go down with this ship | OTP

It's been a while since I've really thought about them, but this is probably my favourite ship for both of them, mostly because of the fandom's portrayals. None of these options really fit them for me, though? 😅 They're an entertaining mess. A pair of heckin disasters. XD

Irateshipping

I don’t know them enough | wtf | why | just NO | tolerable | they’re okay | cute | awww | babies | hot | I will go down with this ship | OTP |

Well, I haven't seen much art for it, but I like the idea of it! It'd be interesting to see how it happens, with the whole brainwashing thing and Joey's tendency to hold grudges. They'd definitely have to address that, 😅. (Oh, and about your reply to my ask: what exactly is a hamster-like death? 😂)

Thanks for asking!

[rosalind-hawkins]

Title: And They Were Roommates Rating: Teen Word Count: 4224 Pairing: Joey Wheeler x Ryou Bakura x Tristan Taylor Tags: Drama, Running Away, Angst, Repressed Trauma, Friends to Lovers, Established Relationship, Developing Relationship, These Boys Are Bad At Feelings, Joey is still half feral Summary:

Ryou lives with both of his boyfriends, but they're not with each other–yet. Joey's relationship with Tristan is developing in a way that he's not prepared for, and when he's forced to confront it before he's ready, he responds... poorly. But, he's determined to make things right.

Gift for @kira-quartz! Sorry this took so long, it's not easy to write arguments. I really hope you enjoy this story! This is a bit of a different Joey than I usually write. This one still has a bit of a wild side from the old days.

[rosalind-hawkins]

Any (SFW) Carryshipping thoughts/HCs?

Thank you for the ask! Hoping this gets some of my creative juices going again.

Also, these are the versions of each character that I see getting together for the ship, so these aren't going to match my character headcanons for other ships, even with the same characters. I hope that makes sense.

Ryou is usually not great in the kitchen, but he can cook some simple dishes. He's a klutz though, so he's "not allowed" to wash any sharp implements or handle the big knives without someone else around.

Tristan is protective of everyone all the time. He's the dad friend, and he fully embraces that role. (Joey: "I'm hungry." Tristan: "Hi hungry, I'm Dad!" Joey: "Omg stooooop." Ryou: *giggling*)

Tristan is the most handy at fixing stuff, eventually. He has some learning to do, and he has his specialties.

Joey and Tristan each have a motorcycle, and Ryou doesn't drive, so it's always a question of "which bf do I want to hug from behind for the next 35 minutes?"

Ryou and Tristan are tied for which one is the most domestic in nature. Tristan is the better cook, but Ryou's great at laundry and keeps things tidy.

Joey is a half-feral wild creature that still can't settle down quite yet.

For the sake of this ship, I see Joey actually being more traumatized than Ryou. (They've both been through a lot of shit in canon.) Difference is, Ryou got therapy for his issues and got better and is coping and healing. Joey doesn't believe in doctors and will hiss at you if you try to tell him to go to one, for anything. "It's all a scam" is what he believes and there's no way any of it should cost as much as it does. He says he'll take care of himself. Spoiler alert: he's not great at that.

If I were to write a sequel to my Carryshipping one-shot, it would be a Joey-Tristan carnival date, very casual to ease them into being together. There's food and games and crazy rides, all the stuff that these boys love. Tristan keeps thinking that he wants to win Joey the Time Wizard plushie from the basketball game, but doesn't know if Joey will accept it. Then Joey suggests they go on the ferris wheel, really downplaying it, and Tristan is surprised but ofc he says yes, and then Joey gives him a quick kiss at the top, and Tristan is over the moon while Joey is telling him to stop being so embarrassing, but Joey's blushing too. After the ferris wheel, Tristan goes right to win him the Time Wizard plush, and Joey tells him to stop being embarrassing but he carries it and they hold hands. That Time Wizard plush ends up becoming Ryou's movie buddy; he hugs it a lot when he's watching movies "because it's just the right size."

[thedorkmagiciangirl]

Results: Wishshipping is by FAR a more popular pairing than i anticipated. *strips of its rarepair badge* you've graduated. you don't get to be a rarepair anymore. Be free.

In all seriousness, where have all the wishshipping fans been hiding in this fandom? i didnt see u guys. where have you been?

In hindsight, I should have just picked a character and then polled for rarepairs involving them. That would have been more manageable.

Ships mentioned in the notes:

Snareshipping (Jonouchi x Otogi), Deathshipping (Yami Malik x Bakura), Twistedshipping (Shadi x Pegasus), Yugi x Serenity, Occultshipping (Yami Bakura x Bonz/Ghost), Kaiba x Serenity, Casteshipping (Thief King x Atem), Dark Magician x Yugi, Compass shipping (Ishizu x Dark Bakura), Mokuba x Sera, Yugi x Anzu x Jonouchi x Ryou, Ishizu/Kisara, Mai/Kisara, Mahaad/Ryou, Mahaad/Kisara, Mahaad/Atem/Seth, Otogi/Honda, Redeyeshipping (Jonouchi x Dinosaur Ryuuzaki), Devotionshipping (Joey x Anzu), Encourageshipping (which i think is Anzu/Yugi/Dark Yugi), Apprenticeshipping (Mana x Mahado), Euroshipping (Kaiba x Ryou), Fragileshipping (Yami Yugi x Ryou Bakura), Stubbornshipping (Kaiba x Honda), Rescueshipping (Kisara x Serenity), Jiishipping (Arthur x Solomon Mutou), Silentshipping (Seto x Serenity), Azureshipping (Seto x Tea), Vaseshipping (Mana x Atem), Protectshipping (Tristan x Bakura), Yuumeishipping (All Yamis x Ryou, Malik, Yugi), Trapshipping (Dark Bakura x Dark Yugi x Yugi x Bakura), Conspireshipping (Dark Malik x Dark Bakura x Bakura x Malik), Dark Malik x Dark Bakura x Bakura x Malik x Kaiba, Danceshipping (Mai x Tea), Powershipping (Seto x Malik), Hostshipping (Tea x Ryou Bakura), Guardshipping (Roland x Kaiba), Mahad x Seto Kaiba (not priest Set), Kaiba x Yugi x Kisara, Angstshipping (Marik x Bakura), Flareshipping (Atem x Yugi x Kaiba), Trustshipping (Seto x Ishizu), Scandalshipping (Priest Seto x Pharaoh Atem), DnDshipping (Otogi x Kaiba), Feathershipping (Yami Yugi x Yugi x Jonouchi), the polycule in TPOFATGIF, Outcastshipping (Kisara x Thief King Bakura), Anzu/Mana, Coinshipping (Anzu/Miho), Mako/Yugi, Stageshipping (I'm unfamiliar with the name of this one, tbh), Jeershipping (Joey/Valon), Yami Bakura/Mako Tsunami), Ettushipping (Joey x Seto x Mai), Teaseshipping (Seto x Joey x Bakura), Seto x Amelda, Carryshipping (Ryo x Joey x Tristan).

Pay no mind to me swapping between American and Japanese names in that list at will.

I have listed out basically all the ships written in, so I would like to add a disclaimer that I myself do not claim the above ships are rare. They were simply what was written in the tags and notes as votes.

Also there is a lot more disagreement about what constitutes a rare pair than you'd think based off of this feedback.

Of write-in votes I believe Deathshipping won, though it was hard to tally. Euroshipping also had a somewhat surprising number of write-ins. Those were the two written in most often.

Sorry if I didn't include your favorite rarepair on the list; limited space so I had to pick a few of admittedly my personal favorites.

So which rarepair do you think deserves more love in the yu-gi-oh fandom?

[kira-quartz]

The "Send a Ship" meme - our lovely Carryshipping boys!!! <3

Sorry for the wait, ^^;.

♥ Send a ship and I'll give you who:

Gives nose/forehead kisses: Tristan gives the most forehead kisses. He also likes to receive them, which, as far as he's concerned, is the one downside to being taller than his boyfriends. Nose kisses are more Ryo and Joey's thing - Joey loves how Ryo's nose scrunches up when he kisses it, 🥰.

Gets jealous the most: 🤔 I'm not sure. We see Joey and Tristan getting jealous over Mai and Serenity respectively in the anime, but they've been best friends since they were 13(?), so I don't think they'd be like that with each other; they trust each other too much. I can see Ryo sometimes feeling a bit insecure in the beginning because Joey and Tristan have been so close for so long while he was kind of an outsider in the Nerd Herd until he was freed from YB.

Picks the other up from the bar when they’re too drunk to drive: Joey. Tristan is the only one of them who drinks, and Ryo gets anxious behind the wheel.

Takes care of the others on sick days: Okay, I have Thoughts on this, but I've taken long enough to answer this, so short version: they all do, but Tristan's the best at it. (I'll post the Thoughts separately when I can! :])

Drags the other person out into the water on beach day: Joey - he loves the beach, and not even the pier Duel could ruin swimming for him. (He just doesn't dive too deep.)

Gives unprompted massages: Usually Joey, usually to Tristan because he LOVES it.

Drives/rides shotgun: Tristan drives; the passenger seat goes to whoever wants it, but Ryo's polite and usually asks Joey if he wants to sit there first.

Brings the other lunch at work: Tristan. Ryo makes the lunches when he can, but Joey's hours are weird sometimes.

Has the better parental relationship: Definitely Tristan. Things are still a bit tense between him and his dad, but as long as they avoid the subject of the factory, they can still have a conversation without too much awkwardness.

Embarrassingly drunk dancer: Tristan. Joey dances embarrassingly anyway, but if Tristan's drunk (which doesn't happen too often), he'll be more focused on keeping an eye on him.

Still cries watching Titanic: I *want* to say Tristan, but I can also kind of see him being on Team Just-Get-On-The-Door-You-Idiot. Although there is a deleted scene that points out that the door couldn't support the weight of two people, so I guess it could depend on whether he knows about that. Either way, Tristan cries over movies all the time. Joey's almost as bad, but that doesn't stop him from poking fun at him over it, although they have an unspoken understanding that certain topics are off-limits.

Firmly believes in couples costumes: RYO. I HC that he taught himself to sew for this kind of purpose. He starts suggesting ideas months in advance, and puts a lot of work into getting every detail perfect.

Makes the other eat breakfast: Ryo will never forget to eat again if Joey and Tristan can help it.

Remembers anniversaries: With two people in the household who have memory problems, things like that definitely get written down, but Tristan remembers anyway.

Brings up having kids: Tristan does first, but he doesn't want to pressure the other two about it, so once he finds out that they aren't sure yet, he lets the subject go. When they do decide to have kids, it's Joey who suggests it - he takes the longest to come around to the idea, but he does.

Thanks for asking! 😁

[hereforthefunnyguys]

Carryshipping for the classification meme?

Carryshipping: It makes sense and compels me

I think that in canon, there are certainly enough interactions between Joey and Honda to justify some level of romantic attraction, and similar things could be said for Honda and Ryou or Joey and Ryou. I know ive definitely posted about those interactions in the past, but A) Honda has always been seen as very protective of Ryou, which is certainly accurate to the idea that he is usually the one to tell if Ryou's wearing the ring/Not Actually Ryou again, which indicates he's very aware of what Ryou is like and can identify if even something small is off with him. Also there is this one bonus panel in the Millennium Duel arc where they get to ride a camel together :)

(ft. some angry dude who wants his camel back and Honda committing camelnapping) It's worth mentioning that nobody else in the party rides with another person on board, which has the implications of either 1: they're dating 2: one of them suggested this because they want to be dating and are desperately trying to make a move already 3: honda simply does not trust Ryou with control of a large hoofed animal 4: they think this is normal friend behavior, which, like, sure but considering how touchy Honda is about not being seen as too mushy with other guys before even with things like holding hands (coughjoeythatonetimeinmillenniumworldcough) I don't think thats quite It

B) I've posted it here before but we do see that in Joey's dream/dying hallucination aboard Battle City Ryou is the only one of his friends thats smiling at him (and if I remember correctly it was. uh. quite the smile.) Which either implicates that Ryou just looks like That around Joey, or that Joey is subconsciously fantasizing about Ryou looking at him like that. Either way, doesn't come across as terribly heterosexual, it must be said.

Anyways it compels me because I think Ryou deserves two boyfriends that can beat people up for him :)

[kira-quartz]

Nooo, I wasn't up at 1:46 am last night trying to put together a flowchart showing how the Carryshipping boys would respond to one of them being served pickles that they didn't ask for, why do you ask?