#muse ;; SETO KAIBA ( THREADS )

[universestreasures]

Extension / Spinoff Of This Thread With @shacchou

The vibration from his pager in his pocket was sudden and out of nowhere, but he reacts to it as effortlessly as he did anything. Tasuku, along with Jack who was back in his card form, both move away from the other members of the Buddy Police that had gathered to arrest the criminal they both apprehended. His face shifts to one of concern as he presses the button in the center, immediately connecting the human to the youngest of the two Kaiba Brothers.

"Mokuba, are you okay?! Are you hurt at all?! What's your status?!"

"Tasuku...I'm...I'm okay. I'm not in danger or anything. I just...didn't want to contact you through...normal means."

"Oh..." He can feel his heart rate slow with that confirmation, but he still remains on edge. "Well, I'm glad you're not hurt. Didn't expect you to use the pager for a non-emergency, but that's no matter. It's clear you called me for a reason through these means. So, please. Say what you want to say. You...don't sound like yourself."

"Y-Yeah...I...I kinda have a big favor to ask of you."

"I see... Well, all you need to do is ask me, Mokuba. I'll do my best to help you in anyway I can. I promised you that the day we met, and that offer still stands now."

"Thanks, Tasuku."

The officer can hear Mokuba taking in a deep breath next. It was clear as day something was up. The way he was speaking now reminded him of how he was during the period his older brother was in a coma, when he was in agony over his brother's condition despite what Seto Kaiba had done to him. He was a caring and loving soul, Tasuku knew that much to be true.

"I...I wanted to ask if I could...stay with you for a while? I...I need some time away from my house, away from...away from..."

"You don't need to say it. I already can understand what probably happened. In any case, you're more than welcome to stay at my place for as long as you need. It's no trouble at all."

"A-Are you sure? I wouldn't...be burdening you at all? I know how busy you are with your work."

"Of course not. Friends and family are never burdens." He makes sure to emphasize that for him before continuing. "And while I'm an important part of the Buddy Police, I'm not the only officer on duty. Besides, Mr.Takihara was going to have me go on forced vacation for a few weeks now that the Rare Hunter situation is handled anyway. So, it really is no trouble at all."

Ruby hues widen once the sounds of sobbing reach his ears. The sounds of crying where among his least favorite noises, but not because he found it irritating. Crying often was a signal someone was in pain. Pain was a form of suffering, and as someone who wanted to rid the world, especially children, of suffering, hearing it made his heart ache and his ranger towards his assumed source of it grow.

"How...How dare he..."

The thoughts echo in his mind as he clenches his free hand, it shaking in his righteous anger. Seto Kaiba was already someone he didn't exactly like for several reasons, but to think he'd do something again to hurt his brother after the stunt he pulled at Death-T? Did he really learn nothing after almost losing everything?

Whenever he runs into that bastard again, he's going to give him a personal taste of Tasuku's own brand of justice. No one, no matter who you are or what the circumstances, should treat the only family they cherish in such a horrible way. He didn't even need to know the full details to know just how bad the situation was. Mokuba's tears he can hear through the speaker spoke volumes.

"It's going to be alright, Mokuba. I'm going to help you get through whatever it is that's troubling you. Just stay strong until I see you, okay? Know you're not alone."

"...T-Thank...T-Thank you...C-Can we meet at...the park?"

"Sure, no problem. Jack and I will meet you there. He can carry you back to my place. You did say you always wanted to fly on a dragon, right?" Jack normally wouldn't be too comfortable carrying someone on his back, but considering the circumstances, even Tasuku knows his Buddy wouldn't turn this down. The dragon cared for the young boy just as he did, after all.

"Mhmm. S-See you soon."

"See you soon. Be careful."

The transmission ends and his hand falls to his side. His teeth gritt in frustration, his breaths almost sounding like a dragon's growl. Despite his politeness and warm smile he tried to maintain as a part of his professionalism, he was still a rather emotional person. He felt thing so intensely, so deeply, that they threatened to consume his actions. And his emotions right now were screaming at him to go down to the Kaiba Mansion and personally give Seto Kaiba a piece of his mind.

It's at that moment when he feels a warmth and sees a glow coming from his chest. Tasuku knows right away it was his Buddy calling out to him, no doubt sensing his emotions. He puts his hand over the pocket where Jack's card was stored, closing his eyes as he moves to communicate with him telepathically.

"Tasuku... I understand your feelings toward the situation. You are not wrong to feel how you do. Your righteous heart of justice always cries out at the suffering of others, especially those you are close to. However, if you wish to truly help your friend with the emotional troubles he is facing, then you must calm yourself first. If you are consumed by your anger, then you won't be able to help anyone. Your friend is counting on you right now. Do you understand what I am saying?"

In situations like this, Jack really acted like his own consciousness. Everything he was saying was absolutely correct. Getting upset now would not help the situation. It would probably make it worse than anything. Mokuba was his priority right now, not his brother. All his focus should be put into making sure the younger Kaiba was safe and taken care of. In a way, he's to assume the role of an older brother for the time being, the role at this very moment Tasuku thought Seto Kaiba didn't deserve at this moment. And it's a role he will not fail at for the sake of his friend who reached out to him desperately, a friend who needed him and wanted his aid.

He would not fail.

"I...I understand, Jack. I know what must be done." He takes a deep breath then, trying to steel himself before he makes his next move. Tasuku reaches into his pocket to remove his Buddy's cards, holding it up into the air as he prepares for their departure. "Let's go to work."

With that, Jack's card glows, the dragon manifesting in his mini-form before the human. Tasuku grabs his deckcase, the Star Pulsar, from his pocket and shows it to the other. The red gem in the yellow case's center resonates with a golden glow of Jack's eyes, the deckcase eventually transforming into its true form, that of a yellow drone with four points sticking out of it.

"BUDDY SKILL ON."

The technological voice from his device is soon followed by a light burst of wind as Jack's Buddy Skill makes itself known. Two green rings appear at the boy's heels, their power causing him to start floating in the air. Once airborne, he wastes no time flying straight into the clouds towards his destination, with Jack soaring at his side.

It is during this flight that he informs his legal guardian of the situation. Mr.Takihara, being the kind of person he was, had a soft spot for children. So, of course he was okay with the idea. Tasuku had his own apartment joined with his, anyway. It was up to him how he managed the one-bedroom space. He gave the boy that kind of trust as if he were an adult.

Within minutes, the pair made it to the park. They sit on a nearby bench as they wait for the younger Kaiba to appear, Tasuku getting anxious as the minutes pass. Would he get there safely? Should he have just gotten him? What if he got mugged on the way here? All these thoughts rushed through his mind, and he was debating about going, until he hears footsteps approach and Mokuba comes into view at long last.

"Hey, Mokuba. Glad you got here safe."

He offers the young boy a warm smile he hopes will offer him some comfort and relief. Ruby hues observe the other's response, Mokuba providing only a small nod. The bag he was carrying with him was quickly noticed as well. Seems he brought things with him. Good. It be difficult to be away from home without some of your personal items, after all.

"Got everything you-"

Mokuba then approaches the Buddy Police Boy Wonder, Tasuku remaining still as he watches on. It is then that Mokuba slowly moves up his hands until they find themselves wrapped around the older boy's waist, the other's head resting on his shoulder pad. Before he can make a response, he freezes in place at the all too painful sound of crying reaching his ears for the second time tonight.

Tasuku responds soon enough, wrapping his own arms around the boy and providing gentle pats on his back. This is not his first go around comforting a crying child. It was something he, unfortunately, had plenty of experience with, considering his line of work. Children were often targets of game-related crimes, but that was part of why he did what he did, to protect those who could not protect themselves. It was his life's mission and one he continues to get stronger for.

"Mokuba...Don't worry. It's all going to be alright. Have faith in me, Jack, and your friends to help you. We'll be right there by your side to help you through this. I promise."

His grip on the boy tightens slightly then, a physical confirmation of his promise. He was going to care for Mokuba as if he were his brother, just as he would do for Gao or any of his friends should they need it. The selfless boy who was too desperate to become an adult would always shoulder the burden of those around him, being their rock when they needed it most...even at the cost of himself.

"Now, let's get going. You must be exhausted after everything." The Buddy Police officer speaks up once he hears the sound of the sobbing decrease, gently letting go of Mokuba and directing him towards Jack who was now in his true form. He lowers his body to the ground, allowing Mokuba to climb on his back safely. Tasuku will be sure to thank Jack for allowing this to happen, considering he was not a fan of being ridden.

Once secured, the three then soar into the air and into the clouds, leaving the town of Domino behind for the neighboring city of Cho-Tokyo, a place where Seto Kaiba had no power in. Hopefully, this change of scenery would help his friend recover from the emotional wounds inflicted on him, wounds that he should have never been inflicted on one so young, so innocent...like Mokuba Kaiba.

[vanillahub]

GET TO KNOW THE MUN.

respond to the prompts out of character!

what made you pick up the current muse(s) you have? Obviously, I'm heavily influenced by a set list of characters I personally love, which means I come up with a take/portrayal as I delve deeper into the lore. I tend to have a preference for side characters, rather than protags or lore heavy ones, bc of the freedom I get... BUT at the same time I've had numerous muses that carry a lot of weight in their respective franchises (see: Seto Kaiba, Captain Rex, rival Barry, Richter Belmont and Sea Dragon Kanon just to name a few).

I mainly write as canon characters, I genuinely have little to no interest in making or RPing as an OC. At most, I have 1 OC in two out of the RPCs I'm currently part of. Which explains this huge disparity.

is there anything you don’t like to write? My hard nos are Incest, Adult/minor types of relationships. Bodily fluids/toilet stuff and fetish focused RPs. One-liners and really short replies aren't fun for me, sure, they can be fun for crack/joke interactions. But they won't last long. I really love working and expanding on the source material, so RPs for me really need to have that good plotting to back it up. While I'm totally open for exploring darker/taboo subjects (e.g.: adultery, toxic relationships, etc.), they MUST carry weight on the characters and be handled accordingly.

is there anything you really enjoy writing? GIMME ALL THE WEIRD COMBOS TO INTERACT WITH!!! Characters that never met or barely interacted with one another in canon but, they can interact in our RPs!!! My jam is doing worldbuilding and expanding on the source material!!! I also enjoy writing comedy, fluff, romance, slice-of-life, over-arching stories that connect/get refferenced in other threads.

how do you come up with headcanons? I look for plotholes or anything that was barely touched upon, in the source material, and I go off from it. I try establishing connections or make them clearer, to serve as future reference for me and my RP partners. I also love taking influence from other medias I'm into.

do you write in silence or do you play music? I used to be able to multitask a lot easier in the past. Now, I mainly prefer writing in silence. Only in very rare cases, I may play some kind of lo-fi beat or lounge music.

do you plan your replies or wing them? It depends on the thread in specific! Most of them have been plotted out, so I go off what we have laid out. Only in a few cases I try to wing it.

do you enjoy shipping? YES YES. GIMME. However, due to some bad experiences in the past, I'm really picky with platonic and familial stuff (popular fanons my beloathed).

what’s your alias/name? Vani

age?  27

birthday? 19th of July

favorite color?  Purple, blue, white, red-

favorite song?  Tô de pé - Maneva

last movie you watched?  I genuinely can't remember it LOL. It must have been Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary.

last show you watched?  Saint Seiya Omega

last song you listened to? Discoholic - Disco Soul (Mr. Hoosteen's "Disco's Revenge

favorite food?  Pesto Pasta

favorite season?  Summer

do you have a tumblr best friend? Check these fellas out <3

These ppl know me for the longest time Gen ( @gems-of-lirema ), Simone (@unchcsen ) , Shiba ( @celestiialnotes ), Retto ( @245s ), Bobo ( @roleplayersoul ) and Smeargle ( @ofpokemon ) !! Really special mentions to @radi0activesmile, Val and @mxlik you guys will forever hold a v special place in my heart!!

Then I'm always chatting with Ama ( @gwiazdowe ), who genuinely is one of the best ppl I've met!! Honestly, I couldn't feel anymore happier to have met you! Can't forget urs truly Mica, who lives rent-free in my walls LOL. Lea ( @todefendlife ) and Mars own my house smfh.

And also special shout out to folks I've met more recently, but still deserve a place here: @shouxryuuxha / @wayfaringstrangxr / @eternalstarlights / @triko-the-fluffy-artist <3 Love u guys!

TAGGED BY: @mayxthexforce TYSM <3333

TAGGING: Anyone wanting to do this!! Just say I tagged you <3 !

[universestreasures]

@crossworldnexus Sent: A 𝑺𝑯𝑶𝑼𝑻-𝑶𝑼𝑻𝑺 𝑶𝑭 𝑨𝑾𝑬𝑺𝑶𝑴𝑬𝑵𝑬𝑺 (Accepting!)

💜 ― receiver's choice ( simply shout out whoever you want )

My choice? Well, I guess I'll be a little creative and still go by a category with my shoutouts (I'll do two per ask and try to not repeat myself between all these asks so I can give all the shoutouts), but I'll make it one that's not in the meme. That category is "gets Rarity to write novels consistently," which is honestly one of the highest badges of an honor I can present to a mutual, cause it just means how invested I am in a plot/dynamic/thread if I feel the need to write something super long (along with the fact I'm crazy and like being extra but still xD)

@abysseeker (all your blogs too cause there is too many to tag LOL) Crix Twix, our local chaotic card game lover, legit these days we just write novels cause we just can NEVER write anything with less than 6 paragraphs anymore LOL. But you know what? We embrace that and I think our writing together (for all the crazy chaos we have across our many blogs and muses) is better off for it. All the effort you put into our stuff (to your wording, your protrayl, to everything!) is amazing, and I just wanna give you that much back! You always challenge me to do better with my writing just by how amazing yours is, and writing with you is always a blast (Even when you make the angst more intense. We know what you do to Toshiki Kai LOL) Has since we met and continues now almost 8 years later. Thanks for sticking with me. <3

@shachou Ani, our local Kaiba Collector Queen, I know we've only been writing together for about six months (Happy Half-Year RP Friend/Partner anniversary!), but it feels like it's been longer because I swear when I try to write a not novel length reply to our stuff it just COMES OUT. I thank you for keeping up with me and my wordyness, and for all the wonderful plotting and development we've gotten to do with our writing! Your Setos (both president and priest) are so well crafted, and I genuinely feel like they've jumped off the pages of the manga with your attention to detail with every aspect of them in your portrayals. I always get excited when I see you respond (Especially the long stuff cause I know I'm in for a good read), and I hope my writing gives you that same feeling, even if it feels like you're reading a book chapter every time I respond cause I can't stop fleshing out everything.

[bonjourxrenae]

Some .hack//YGO AU thoughts under the Read More, bc if I don’t breathe it into existence it will NEVER BE………

I'm drawing self-indulgent arts and strips about it... might make it a fic someday...? idk

My partner Quill (@themadcaptain) and I are putting characters in situations again, and we’re here in the hit online MMO The World

*Yuki Kajiura's The World playing softly in the background*

We've really only ever seen .hack//SIGN and between us, we've maybe played 3 out of 4 of the PS2 games (we started replaying .hack//Infection a while back) so our knowledge of the series is vague and limited at best... I'll look into the rest, but .hack is just a large multimedia franchise with SO MUCH BACKGROUND STUFF HAPPENING

anyway, BACKGROUND STUFF (assuming you know nothing of the .hack series):

The World is a fairly standard VR-enabled MMORPG, but otherwise functions as any other MMO does. It was originally created by programmer Harald Hoerwick under the name Fragment.

The story behind The World itself is largely based on an epic poem known as the Epitaph of the Twilight, written by fictional poet Emma Wieland. Hoerwick was infatuated with Wieland, and when she died, he created Fragment in order to immortalize her work. Fragment, and subsequently The World, contains a secret black box project he had been working on: the ultimate AI named Aura. In universe, this black box data exists within the game, but it is unable to be analyzed. CC Corp, the company that buys Fragment from Hoerwick, beta tests it (with beta testing ending early for unknown reasons), and releases an upgraded version known as The World.

Because of the presence of this Ultimate AI, a lot of mysteries crop up in game, and some players are met with disaster as a result (ie. many fall into comas, have their consciousness trapped in game, etc etc.) and CC Corp is trying to cover up these disasters by deflecting responsibility. However, the AI has been aiding hackers within the game in stopping the mysterious corruption in the game's files.

...SO WHERE DO THE YUGIOH DUDES COME IN?

The parallels between Harald Hoerwick and Pegasus are obvious. It would also be really cool to have his dead fiancée have more of a role other than being Pegasus's muse and motivation. (Also, if you've played the .hack games and seen the creatures in game, then you know this is something he would have absolutely created.) I don't know much about Wieland, but it's implied that she was using Hoerwick's research and talents for her own ends, which is fascinating.

I like the idea of Kaiba Corp collaborating with I2 on this game, with I2 selling it to KC... I also imagine KC still having Gozaburo and The Big Five who would be dismissive of the players' concerns about the comas and such, going so far as to delete forum threads and accounts just to save face...

Then we have Seto Kaiba. The future CEO of Kaiba Corp. Current leader of the Cobalt Knights (group of admins in The World working for KC), and this AU's stand in for Balmung of the Azure Skies Eyes (hehe). I imagine he has NO IDEA what's going on behind those closed doors, but eventually learns what role KC is playing in regards to all of this, and vows to put an end to it on his terms. I also like to believe Mokuba is also part of the Cobalt Knights, and is one of the victims who gets his consciousness trapped in the game, very much like Tsukasa from .hack//SIGN.

And Noa Kaiba? Big Morganna Energy... In .hack//SIGN, Morganna was created to oversee the birth of the Ultimate AI, but would ultimately rebel from this purpose, stalling the development of the Ultimate AI and setting off a lot of disastrous events. I imagine Noa would also be, like, the consciousness uploaded into the system - the one who could access the black box data - but could not export it to KC. With his own father abandoning him within the mainframe, Noa is working to destroy the game from the inside out... and he's responsible for trapping Mokuba in-game.

I feel like if one's consciousness can be uploaded into the MMO, I think it could stand to reason that ghosts and spirits can exist there too...

Alright, so there's some background info... and sadly we're a bit intimidated trying to tackle it all, and also trying to keep up with the different continuities between the different anime and the video games... one day, we'll figure it out... and one day I won’t be too intimidated to tackle this story from Kaiba’ POV…

I’ll probably make a separate post about what everyone else’s role is in The World a bit later!!! owo;;

[tenebriism]

" Is that what you're worried about? If I buy a home for you, give you money, make certain you're taken care of and don't have to sell yourself anymore, will THAT get you to see LOGIC and leave me ALONE!? "

It's as Roland is passing by Seto that the CEO comes to a stop in the middle of the hallway, gazing down at Dez with wild, yet guarded eyes. Of course he wants her close, to stay, to help him just as he's helped her. Of COURSE he doesn't want to kick her out, but for ONCE, he's not being selfish and it's coming back to bite him like a vicious wolf. " Lesson learned, then; we don't all get what we want in life all the time, now do we!? "

He certainly hadn't, no matter how luxurious his life appeared to be now. Money did by happiness, but only to some extent; it still left a gaping hole where everything else he'd been starved of growing up had yet to be found... and now, he was digging that hole even wider.

Or... maybe he HAD found it in Dez... but so used to not having it for so long, it felt... almost WRONG to have it now. To cling to it, as he so desperately wanted to.

" I don't care about what you want--- I care about what's BEST for you, and right now, what's BEST for you is to get OUT of my mansion, and OUT of my LIFE. "

"Why are you opposed to being happy?! Of living a life where you can allow yourself to be loved?! What makes you feel like you don't deserve it?!" She was yelling as tears rolled down her doll-like features. Her heels followed him. He was always so much crueler when he drank.. Her tiny frame was shaking as she did her best to follow him. To try and capture every second she could before she'd end up forced outside.. She knew she'd be out in the cold tonight alone. Would he regret it? Would he look for her when he sobered up? She wasn't sure.. But she knew it wasn't the bed they shared tonight that she would be in. "Seto! Stop this! Seto! Please!" Would he regret this? Was it really better without her? Did he really want to be alone that much? "...What about what I want? I want you! I don't want to go back to be in the arms of another! I don't want to go back to turning tricks!" Sure their love wasn't perfect but he had also made her feel happy.. The nights they were with each other and looking at only each other. The moments her arms wrapped around him and she silently comforted him. The days she felt better just because he was there. She didn't want to stop being by his side.

[eonsadrft]

KNOWING YOUR PARTNER WELL CAN POTENTIALLY MAKE WRITING TOGETHER A LOT EASIER. ( REPOST DO NOT REBLOG ! )

Let’s goooooo ~~

NAME: N or Noir

PRONOUNS: he / him

PREFERENCE OF COMMUNICATION: tumblr ims aaaaaand discord, if we interacted you can ask for my discord

NAME OF MUSE(S): hahaha... Let’s start:

FFXIV: fandaniel, my OC WoL, and other OCs in general

Yu-gi-oh: Pharaoh Atem, Yuugi, Seto Kaiba, Slifer, even the damn Kuriboh

BSD: Dazai Osamu, Nakahara Chuuya, Edogawa Ranpo and an OC

DRRR!!: Izaya Orihara

Pokemon: (N)atural Gropius Harmonia

Undertale: Sans, G!Sans (AU)

D. Gray Man: Allen Walker

Kingdom Hearts: Roxas, Sora, Vanitas

MysMe: 707

OFF (Game): The Batter

GenPact: Diluc (discord only), this man, the WANDERER

And probably many more but I didn’t write them on tumblr, yup.

EXPERIENCE/HOW LONG (MONTHS / YEARS?):   Holy fuck if I start I don’t shut up. I started RPing with my close friends when I was... 10? 12? When I finally can use a PC? When I started to use Tumblr I was like... 16?? And from that I’ve been going and leaving time to time, trying characters, memeing around, knowing people... I think I improved my writing a lot thanks to this hellsite.

PLATFORMS YOU’VE USED: discord, tumblr, skype (once), msn (god ol’ times), twitter (I don’t like it).

BEST EXPERIENCE: The people I met. I know I lost contact with some, or I’d never talk with them anymore, but the RPs I have done with them have been the best. I loved all my RP partners and I’ll always miss them.

RP PET PEEVES/DEALBREAKERS: people who doesnt trim posts or reblogging a lot of ooc stuff? I guess I like to have my blog clean just as my dashboard. When I come here is to read or write cool shit or watching some fanart but nothing more.

FLUFF, ANGST OR SMUT: COMEDY. I’m a total meme okay sorry. But if I have to choose, I’m between angst and fluff. Angst is the best to make the character improve (or not) and fluff...... sheesh, I just love writing stupid romantic stuff for my baby muses. For me they all are like a babies to me. Smut I write it rarely, and if I do I prefer in private. 

PLOTS OR MEMES: MEMES- Okay but plotting when there’s an idea goes perfect, so both, yes both.

LONG OR SHORT REPLIES: depends on the mood of the day, I like to write more or less the same length as my rp partner? I like to share what my muses think most of the time.

BEST TIME TO WRITE: I dunno, I remember long ago it was in my nights, lately it has been in my mornings, but my mood swings a lot lately so I can’t choose.

ARE YOU LIKE YOUR MUSE(S): mostly no... but at the same time yes. They are more exaggerated than me. They did things I would never do. I think my empathy helped me to understand these characters and write my own interpretation. I like masterminds but I’m not that smart... but one thing I would love and you will always see in my muses are the chaotic vibes they give from afar. Always. That’s a part of me I give to them.

tagged by: @erabundus ( thank youuuuuuu ♥ ) tagging: dunno imma just tag ppl I have in my drafts (I don’t forget about our threads I swear and if you did this oh well just ignore the tag sdjkfhsdk) @al-hazen , @praeteritus-memories​ , @abyssmalice​ , @mcwscollective​ , @scarletooyoroi​ , @vixlenxe​ , @dcndrohina​ , @mrcyclopsfan​ , @visionkept​ , @saints-sorrow​ ....... and you if you’re reading this, oh my I have a lot of followers please tag me if you’re doing it and wanna show ♥

[kingofblueeyex]

KNOWING YOUR PARTNER WELL CAN POTENTIALLY MAKE WRITING TOGETHER A LOT EASIER. ( REPOST DO NOT REBLOG ! )

NAME: Phoenix

PRONOUNS: He/him or they/then

PREFERENCE OF COMMUNICATION: discord or tumblr Ims but i do prefer discord more

NAME OF MUSE(S): Seto Kaiba, Though I have another main blog that has Kamui Kirito and sakuya Tougane from Psycho pass. I did have some bleach blogs but they all on hiatu

EXPERIENCE/HOW LONG (MONTHS / YEARS?): sense- 2010? I think?

PLATFORMS YOU’VE USED: Tumblr, Discord, skype, wattpad,chickensmoothie.

BEST EXPERIENCE:  I have a lot of good experiences? I gotta say meeting some of my good friends on here is the top of the experience

RP PET PEEVES/DEALBREAKERS: If you try to just rp with me just to ship with my muse? then sudden;y stop replying me to I when you don’t get to ship or suddenly dropping the ship with out communciating it.. I have had it a lot in other fandoms and its a big deal breaker as It makes me unmotivated to rp when it happens

FLUFF, ANGST OR SMUT: I love all three. But I prefer Angst. You can build off so much with it. even greater if it leads to fluff. I love that. that some good shit right there. SO much character building potential

PLOTS OR MEMES: Both, I like memes but for long threads I prefer plotting.

LONG OR SHORT REPLIES:  I don’t mind either. As long as there is something to work off of I do not mind BEST TIME TO WRITE: When ever I have time. As a full time college student I hardly have no braincells or energy to write.

ARE YOU LIKE YOUR MUSE(S): I mean- Im a computer Nerd like Seto, and we both like dragons and card games. but that where that ends. But No not really? I relate to some things Seto been through and I hope I can protray it in an accurate light. But other then that- I don’t think we are similar  tagged by @kaibacorpbros 

tagging: @achroanimus @iilahalzili @tinysassballyugi and who ever wants to do this >w>

[tenebriism]

                        Weekly  sleeping  (  and  sick,  this  time  )  Seto  Kaiba.

[lemusegallery]

"Ladies, you're both pretty. Just find a hotel room for yourselves hahaha."

[universestreasures]

@shachou Sent: The caretaker muse vibes ... sentence starters (Accepting)

"Have you been sleeping okay?" (For Mokuba, maybe shortly after the post DK nightmare thread?)

The younger Kaiba had been in the kitchen making himself a cup of hot cocoa before bed when his brother asked his question. The inquiry caused his eyes to widen, his purple eyes conveying his surprise. Usually, a question like that would cause a knee-jerk reaction out of someone. After all, it was normal for a family to check on each other, right?

Except such a practice wasn't the norm for him and his brother. At least, not until recently. Ever since they got back from the Duelist Kingdom, his brother has been acting differently. He's been very attentive to Mokuba and his needs. This is a stark contrast to how he had been months prior when he could care less about him.

And considering what transpired a few nights ago, his brother checking in on him was more than understandable and consistent with this new shift in his behavior. Mokuba did admit that his nightmares were reoccurring and intense. His brother caring and showing that care was just so new and striking to him that he can't help but fear that everything will go back to how it was before if he slips up or does something wrong.

An irrational fear to be sure, but one nonetheless real. Mokuba's had many experiences of getting his hopes up that things are going to be okay. only to be crushed by the weight of reality. He can't take another defeat like that. He just can't. He's gone through enough already, which is why he is remaining careful as if he's walking on eggshells.

"I...I uh..." The boy's grip on his favorite Capmon mug tightens, his gaze shifting away from the elder Kaiba as he tries to speak despite his hesitation. "I've been...fine! Yeah! Never slept better! Not a bad dream in sight! Only sunshine and rainbows for me, Nii-sama! No need to worry about me!"

Lies. Blanent lies.

While Mokuba had been sleeping better than he did that night Seto checked on him, there were still moments when he woke up in a cold sweat from a dream that turned into a nightmare. This even happened during naps he had been taking in the middle of the day to try and regain lost sleep.

He didn't want to tell his brother about this, though. He didn't want to seem like a burden or potentially risk his brother's irritation that what he did wasn't the end all be all to the problem. Seto had helped him a few nights ago, and he certainly did feel better because of his actions, make no mistake. It just wasn't enough to combat something they would find out months later was chronic and a result of his trauma from many horrible experiences no child should ever go through.

[tenebriism]

These types of events are the worst... he LOATHES them, even, but as CEO of a notably important company, he hasn't a choice but to show up and stomach them. 'Tis only for a few, AGONIZING hours, and then he may retreat back to the sanctuary of his office and work the night away in relative peace. He ventures 'round the ballroom with wine glass in hand just long enough to be pestered by business partners and admirers alike, until he reaches his limit and must break for fresh air.

Had he known she would be here? Of course. It seems they are fated to be around each other no matter what happened. It was both... comforting and torturous.

" Couldn't deal with them any longer. They're as infuriating as always, " he mumbles, heaving a deep breath before turning to face her. Immediately, he feels the tension flee from his shoulders, and a smile, small albeit GENUINE, curls 'pon his features. " Let me guess... he dragged you along again and is doing nothing to make the night entertaining? Useless man... " Seto scoffs and shakes his head, before shifting his gaze to the side to eye the festivities still going on inside.

" ... think I've got enough time to kiss you? Not that I care what those fools think inside. "

@tenebriism || Seto Kaiba

Oh, how she hated this. Forced to cling to the arm of her husband-to-be while they conversed at quite a lavish event. While she wouldn't have minded attending the event, she wasn't fond, in the slightest, as to whom she accompanied.

A clearly forced smile was presented as she was introduced to many attendees of this charity event, knowing she was only used as eye and arm candy for Marcus. She did draw gazes and stares. Her gown was a shimmering, deep blue, her white strands tied up onto an elegant ponytail, bound by a braid.

Giving the excuse that she was getting a bit of air, Flare was able to break from Marcus's company, making her way to a nearby balcony, passing through the curtain to overlook the city and inhale to cool night breeze. She drew a breath, leaning against the railing.

"I knew I'd find you here," she murmured in a hushed tone, turning her head to set her eye upon her beloved.

[unfriendlyamazon]

@joukaiweek​ is almost over... here’s another one....

The Wrong Place, the Wrong Time

rating G

characters joey wheeler/seto kaiba, appearances by everyone

tags Depressed and Anxious Thoughts, Scenes From the Show Revisited, Characters Aging, Trans Adena Kaiba

1/24 - in another life || once in a lifetime

Seto and Joey have had a thousand chances to get to know each other. One time, they actually do.

1.

The blond sticks his hand out, a bright smile wide on his face. It would be startling, if Seto were not already wearing blinders. The world is a pinpoint of light emanating from the card on the counter in front of him. His heartbeat is a steady pulse in his temple, and his mouth tastes sour.

“You like Duel Monsters?” the idiot says, oblivious to quicksand Seto is sinking into. “We should play sometime.”

“I’d have more of a challenge playing solitaire.” The barb leaves Seto’s mouth without a thought. The idiot recoils. The old man withdraws the card. The Blue Eyes White Dragon. The one he’s been searching for.

He will not muse on this first meeting, but something shifts nonetheless. Yugi becomes his sole focus, the new jugular to sink his jaw into, but in all instances, burning the corner of his eyes, bleeding through the cracks in the walls he must build, there is the sun.

2.

Fists curled, bone against bone, gravity, and Joey is prone.

He tastes blood, sees red. It’s how he goes through the world. He’s a better person now trying to be a better person, and his instinct is still to solve problems with his fists. Anger seethes through him, embarrassment. His eyes draw up to see, framed in the moonlight crawling through the trees, Kaiba isn’t even looking at him.

Joey has been talked down to his whole life. He has been beaten, and used, by people he trusts, by people he loves. He has weathered words and fists all the same. He’s taken it from everyone. He won’t take it anymore.

The image of Kaiba’s cold blue eyes reflecting moonlight digs deep into his brain. His ghoulish frame haunts him. Kaiba is not just a rival. He is a mountain to climb, a peak to master, a grim specter to overcome. Not a person but a symbol, one Joey is enthusiastic to take down.

3.

There’s no such thing as losing in Kaiba’s world.

There are no such thing as friends.

And what Seto does, he doesn’t do for fun.

It’s been an exhausting day of reliving his childhood trauma and killing his adopted father (again) while also competing in his own grueling tournament and watching people die over a children’s card game while trying to piece together melting faces and deal with reality crumbling down around him. And then, rising from his death bed like a phoenix rising from the flames, Joey Wheeler stands before him with a deck of cards in hand.

Seto wants to scream. He wants to claw at his own skin. He wants to bury himself beneath the dirt where surely the land will turn gray and useless and nothing will grow again. Instead, he accepts the challenge. He plays the game. It’s the only thing he’s ever really been good at.

Wheeler is laughing. Joy spreads across his exhausted face as he takes control of his precious Blue Eyes and mocks Kaiba with it. Anger heats the ice cold stone that is his bones. Seto strikes back. Quicker, faster. His mind thinking again. It’s a challenge. And in the end, he wins.

All the while, Wheeler never loses his smile. Seto thinks for a moment, maybe in the brief flash where their eyes met, that he understands.

As if anybody could.

4.

The world is coming to an end. The safe confines of school walls and familiar faces, distant teachers, and daily schedules, all disappearing after graduation. The threads that hold them have already loosened. The gang holds hands at the gate of the airport as Anzu prepares to take off to New York. It’s not the first time they’ve said goodbye to a friend.

Joey wonders aloud one lazy Sunday, hanging upside down on Yugi’s bed as they play Mario Kart together, why Kaiba wasn’t there for graduation. He doesn’t know why the stray thought enters his mind. None of them have seen him in nearly a year, except on billboards, or speaking from stadium speakers. He is now a distant white point on the horizon. Joey could forget he ever knew him, if he wanted.

“Oh, he didn’t go to school with us,” Yugi said. “I think he was just there for, you know.”

Joey settles into this new knowledge with unusual contemplation. There’s so much their group has been through together, all of them, even Mai and Serenity and Duke Devlin of all people. Friends bound by the experiences they’d shared, and the moments spent together. Yugi doesn’t hold grudges, Joey doesn’t either, and they’ve all made choices they regret. He wonders, briefly, if there’s another world, one where their save-the-world conflicts might just be schoolyard shenanigans, or battles of life and death would be simple rivalries between friends. In that world, would Kaiba be here with them now? Playing video games and eating junk food? Would any of them be together?

It’s too much to think about, and never going to happen. Kaiba was too busy being Kaiba, and they had the rest of their lives to move on. Maybe it was time to start leaving the past where it belonged. Kaiba had always believed that. Joey was starting to think he might be right.

5.

It’s after hours at Kaiba Corp. The only light in the building comes from top office, miles above the rest of the world. Domino is a dream beneath Seto as he goes over the final numbers for the upcoming tournament. He sees an entry that makes him pause.

Seto hasn’t dueled in a long time. He doesn’t need to anymore. His only competition has bowed out. It’s not–and he strains beneath his word–fun anymore. His childhood fantasies have finally given away to the boring in and outs of running a corporation. His days are too busy to think about anything more than his brand. He has to stay above the competition.

The tournaments are part of that brand. He keeps an eye on newcomers and industry stars. Duel Monsters introduces new card types, new rules, and there’s a lot to follow along with. So he makes sure to track the stats of all players he think are worth keeping an eye on.

Joey Wheeler is one of those players.

He had a boost in his rankings since his initial high profile invitations, and his numbers have only climbed. He rarely loses these days, and he has a face that makes you want to buy a soda can. He grins from the computer screen. Despite his filled out build, and his longer hair, and the extra piercings that decorate his face, it’s the same look he’s always had when facing down an opponent bigger than him.

And for a single, solitary breath, Seto is nostalgic.

It’s a crueler feeling than it has any right to be. The melancholy balloons in his lungs and threatens to spill over. Most wax about a simpler time, but things have always been a tangled ball of sinew and bone for him. There was a brief while where it was an easier time, where he acted out the wild thoughts in his head, and got to tower over others, and there were those who, in their own way, tried to understand. He’d never had friends, but proximity allowed him to at least have companions.

His fingers move without thinking. He is so ruthlessly alone now, without even the joy of competition. Wheeler’s number would be registered with the tournament. He already had his file open. It’d take no effort at all to send a message, toss his bottle in the open sea, and wait for someone to rescue him.

His work message dings with an alert from Kaiba Corp San Francisco. He closes his phone and removes the tournament information. The moment is gone, filed away with the rest of his regrets.

0.

“Hey!” a voice bellows across the sun kissed sands. “Kaiba!”

Seto turns his head at the elongated syllables. He stares in absolute shock as a figure bounds through the beach crowd, apologizing quickly as he kicks over a kid’s bucket and wincing as he steps on a shell. Wheeler appears as a mirage coming out of the desert sands, golden haired and golden skinned with an unbuttoned shirt hanging loosely over board shorts. He stops in front of Kaiba, gazing up at him with his puppy dog stare.

Joey says, breathlessly, “I knew it was you.”

He hadn’t believed it, spying the craning figure down the coastline, but a more familiar face lounges on a beach towel, soaking up rays. Adena has recrafted her image entirely since transitioning and still manages to look as cool as ever in her surfer gear.

“Hey, Joey,” she says. “What’re you doing here?”

“We’re in San Diego,” Seto says, still looking dumbfounded. Joey laughs.

“I’m visiting my sister.” He points down the beach, where Serenity is engaged in a spirited game of beach volleyball. “What are you doing out in the sun?”

Joey hasn’t stopped associating Kaiba with moonlight. But in the sun he looks–well, he looks good. No longer so bone thin. They’re thirty now and older, and it’s starting to show on their skin, in their hair, in the weight they’ve gained. He strikes a humbler, softer visage. He’s not tan but his bare shoulders have started to freckle. Joey doesn’t know what to do with that information, so he laughs.

Seto can see all the ways he’s changed too. His muscles are padded with years, and his hair is pulled back into a ponytail. His battle scars are faded. Laugh lines frame his face in a way that makes him look joyful.

It’s been a lifetime.

“I can’t believe I’m running into you,” Joey says. “I had a bet going with Yugi that you were replaced by a robot a long time ago. And then you dropped off the face of the earth.”

“I was,” Seto says, breathes in, and let’s go, “taking me time. A heart attack before thirty will do that.”

Joey winces. “I heard about that. Sucks.”

Seto isn’t one to dwell. “You’re Duel Monsters champion.”

He laughs. “Officially, yeah. ‘Course, unofficially, you and Yugi still have the same win record. I’ve never taken you in a fight.”

“Seto plays that phone game,” Adena says, flipping her magazine. “He loses all the time to grade schoolers.”

Joey blinks. Seto tries not to look embarrassed. Of course, of all the things Joey has witnessed him do, this probably doesn’t even register to him.

“We should play sometime then,” Joey says and gives him a playful punch on the arm. “Set the record straight.”

Adena looks up from her magazine, giving her brother a look. Psychic communication beams from his brain to hers. She adopts a big cheesy grin.

“You know, Joey,” she says, “it’s my birthday on Friday. Seto was gonna take me and my friends out, his treat. You and Serenity should come.”

“Oh, no,” he says. “I don’t wanna–”

“You should come,” Seto interrupts, not an inch showing on his face. “I’m designated driver. Someone should keep me company.”

Psychic communication attempts its way from Seto’s head to Joey’s, but the stormy winds of history keep it from connecting. The last time they ever spoke, they hated each other. The last time they ever spoke, they were in high school.

“Alright,” Joey says. “I’m in.”

“Give him your number, Seto.” Adena sits back with a smug look. “You two should chat.”

Seto dutifully fishes his phone from his bag and begins entering in Joey’s number. “We have some catching up to do.”

“Yeah,” Joey says with a smile. “Sounds fun.”

Seto doesn’t say anything, but he doesn’t have to. For once, they have the rest of their lives to work it all out.

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[tenebriism]

It takes Seto a few MINUTES to consider the duelist's offer, not because he isn't INTERESTED, but because it is, truly, an odd shift in dynamic. Where once the CEO was known to be the more confrontational, relentlessly challenge-seeking ' madman, ' his drive to initiate what had once been an enjoyable hobby had been terribly affected by his illness. Such does not mean his PASSION for the craft was gone, and perhaps he shouldn't be so surprised that Yugi, of all people, knew this.

" It might be nice to leave the technology out of it, for once. " Something quiet, something intimate, just between the two of them. If one looks closely, carefully, they may just catch the faintest glimmer of a smile curving 'pon the sick man's face.

" Fine, you win. Pick the place, I'll arrange the amenities. "

The look that Seto gives him has Yugi reaching back to rub at his head, a sheepish expression crossing his features. He supposes that the young CEO's response isn't out-of-character - especially given the fact that Yugi himself has been rather shy when it comes to being affectionate. He's trying to get better when it comes to that though - being bolder, being more forward.

Because he wants to be - and because he wants to show Seto that he cares about him more often.

"I mean, you usually beat me to it," he says with a small smile, "but we haven't in a while, so - I thought it might be fun? Even if it's just an old-school style match on the table."

And while Seto has the habit of being a bit too competitive, Yugi would be lying if he said that he didn't enjoy the challenge that his boyfriend posed. "Whaddya think? You up for it?"

[tenebriism]

veloursnoirs: "....No, reason..." Maybe there was a reason, but was she gonna say it out right? Maybe if he asks her again.

                   “  ...  i  don’t  have  time  for  staring  contests.  stare  at  something  else.  “  aaaaand  back  to  work  he  goes.

[better-name-for-rp-blog]

// Hey there everyone!!  Big news!!

I currently have a Seto Kaiba muse in the works!!

I’m incredibly happy with how things are going in some of my private test threads and I’m highly considering introducing him to the blog very soon!!  He’s not going to be like your typical Kaiba, so be aware of that before making any judgements.  If anyone has questions or would like to try out a private interaction with him while I hammer out the final details, message me and we can absolutely work something out!

I can’t wait for you all to meet him!!