#everyone's dating on the DL in the Side Deck universe 😂

[alectoperdita]

i know violetshipping is your otp but do you have any heartshipping headcanons/thoughts?

The one that I think about the most, which is probably not enough because brain is violetshipping 24/7, is the shred of resentment that canonverse Ryou might nurse toward canonverse Yugi pre-relationship or even early into the relationship. Basically playing with the dichotomy of Yugi missing his other self while Ryou is more in the "good riddance" camp toward his own. They both lost something categorically similar after a technically similar experience, but their experiences weren't even in the same ballpark. And maybe some jealousy at how Yugi seemingly got "the better end" of the deal when it came to spiritual hauntings.

Otherwise, they have a lot of shared interests that would be great ways to deepen their friendship/relationship. While Yugi isn't a horror fanatic in the same way, I don't see him as squeamish. Who else is Ryou going to watch the latest horror flick with? (Definitely not Jounouchi, bless him, I love my boy, but he would be annoying as fuck at a horror movie. I am also a scaredy cat and forcing your friend who is not into that stuff is both a dick move and a recipe for an unfun group hangout.) They'd both be into European board games that would take two hours to set up and explain the rules of where others in their friend group might have checked out after 30 minutes.

There's a lot of depth to be plumbed in their one-on-one friendship/hangout time that will feel categorically different than Yugi's friendship with Jounouchi.

Also love the idea of Yugi realizing he doesn't actually know Ryou that well or Ryou not being a person that shares much of his inner life/feelings despite his friendliness. Like great guy, tries to be helpful, but months down the line, you realize you've revealed all sorts of fears/insecurities with him, but you don't know the first thing about his favorite color or music or if he's ever felt sad.

TLDR; Their fluffiness/softness is endearing, but their potential for angst is also off-the-charts.