#my favorite dynamic in ygo

[astralhope]

Rank 22: Commander!!

[chimerafflesia]

this reminded me of them so bad

[cyberdragoninfinity]

absolutely fucked UP losing my damn mind seeing Z-one got added to the gate in duel links and finding out that for some reason they didn't give him individualized unique duel initiate/win dialogue for, like, characters he ACTUALLY dueled in canon (yusei, aporia), but THEY SURE AS HELL GAVE HIM UNIQUE DIALOGUE FOR TALKING TO PRIMO. THIS IS THE ONLY CHARACTER Z-ONE SAYS THIS SHIT TO. COMPLETELY OUT OF POCKET UNPROMPTED. IM??!? OK COOL. PAINED SMILE.

calling Primo a fucking FLEA......thinking about that vs. the way primo himself notoriously compares humans to insects...haha alright ok ok that's learned behavior then, ok. the way you have more in common with your adversaries than you care to realize. you are just as insignificant as the humans you so despise. NEAT. VERY COOL.

[deathandnonexistentialdread]

Hello! What's your favorite scene in ygo DM so far?

Can i say multiple scenes instead of one?

One of them is this one

Because the more i think about it the more funny it is to me.

Here we have Yami who in general does not have much of a moral compass and has done some very heinous things in season 0. And having Yami of all people tell someone that their evil has no limits is kinda funny, but then you remember that Honda died and Joey almost died and while Yami was concerned about them, he only called Evil Bakura evil when Yuugi's autonomy is threatened.

It is a nice glimpse of Yami's character as well as his priorities (Aibou first, everyone else second [love that for him])

This scene where after Yuugi's and Yami's win, Jonouchi goes to tell Yuugi how incredible he is while Anzu pushes him out of the way just for her and Honda to tell Yuugi the same thing. All to tease Jonouchi

This is a very adorable scene which showcases the group's dynamics and how much they love Yuugi (who deserves all the love)

The scenes where Yami is not afraid to fail because he has Yuugi to support him is also a good one. Because in this scene Yami is vulnerable and allows himself to trust and this scene means so much to me and i love them and what they symbolize and

In the other one, Yuugi is Yami's strength and confidence and helps to solidify his resolve and i love them so much its the unconditional trust and affection for me

Any scene with Kaiba absolutely steals the show for me. He is just so cool in a very intense way and i love it so much

okok last one i promise

Also any scene with Jonouchi and Yuugi is also one of my faves because of how much they care about each other and value each other

These guys also mean the world to me

[tempural]

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Yaoi, yuri, het, other

One-sided, unrequited

Age gap, Younger fan x Older idol, Student x Mentor, Mourner x Dead.

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OCS: ollie & liv x basile - https://scumsuck.com/characters/ollienbasile/

Wrasslin: bork x pwual, shawn x haitch

YGO: Marik x Rishid, Yugi x Yami

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Spongebob x Squidward

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[the-dragon-girl-27]

Soooo uhhhhh

Now that you're watching ygo...

What characters are your favorite :3?

basic answer but Seto Kaiba is simultaneously so fucking cool and so stupid i love him for a lot of reasons (he's a very dragon girl character i feel)

i think whats so fun about yugioh is despite how conceptually over the top and goofy it is the show takes itself 100% seriously and its really fun and Kaiba kinda embodies that he's so shamelessly over the top

i like the majority of the main cast tho :D

(anyway prepare for me to rant about Kaiba because i need to get this all out) (this is what happens when you ask me about one of my intrests)

some miscellaneous things i need to rant about:

i'm at the end of the battle city arc its very funny that kaiba certafied does not believe in any of the magic bullshit happening around him like people are summoning gods and fighting in the shadow relm seeing the future and getting possessed and kaiba just doesn't believe in any of it its so fucking funny

also i find it fun that he's obsessed with blue eyes white dragon i think thats also funny like other characters have their favorite cards but like theres a difference betweed yugi going "golly gee i love my dark magician" and kaiba just building shit thats blue eyes white dragon shaped for no practical purpose other than he just really really likes this card from a childrens card game

also i think its very cool and funny and wholesome how Mokuba is the only person he's nice to their dynamic is really fun and the shitposts people make about them are god tier

also the kaiba shitposts in general on tumblr are god tier

[amelikos]

Going over information for June episodes (from HZ099 to HZ101).

The link for the monthly calendar is here (it's a cute illustration).

Starting with HZ099 (here) and HZ100 (here).

Going over both of them at the same time since it seems to be a two-parter. Both episodes are written by Kureha Matsuzawa (the script coordinator of the series), whose most recent episodes were the Nyabiko episode and Mollie's return (HZ093 and HZ094 respectively).

The writers for these episodes is mostly what I was looking forward to knowing, so I'm just happy it's my favorite writer taking care of them w The last three episodes were written by scriptwriters who usually handle the "breather" episodes, so I was waiting for new episodes by the main writers.

I guess what I'm most curious about in these next two episodes is to know more about Orio's feelings. Friede is her childhood friend and she's known him the longest out of anyone in the series. Friede hasn't been mentioned in anything else other than the flashback from HZ094.. So they are not mentioning his name at all and he is deliberately avoided. I wonder if Orio will be the one to mention his name? Can't help but draw parallels between Rystal and Orio, too. Both of them lost someone dear to them post-Rakua. Friede and Lucius are really similar, too. (And both ships are really good. Except Friede will come back to Orio eventually, which is a bit different from Lucius..)

I'm also curious about the battle against the Explorers grunts who will be new characters (probably one-off characters? but interesting that they are not going with Sango and Onyx for a confrontation this time). Especially since it'll be the first teamup between the trio and Uruto. I wonder how Uruto will adjust to everyone. I think he's been doing really good at paying attention to everyone, so I look forward to seeing how the group dynamics will shift following this episode.

I guess Orio will probably accept the kids' request after these episodes, but I'm not sure when everyone will start traveling together again? Also, when will they meet Landau again? I noticed that they are going in order of characters we got backstories about (not counting Friede) when it comes to meeting the RVT again. (Mollie was first to show up again and she was the first one we got info about in HZ011. Murdock was second, and his backstory was in HZ019, after Mollie. Orio is third, and her backstory was in HZ029. Landau's Mighty G episode was HZ042, so he was the last one.)

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Continuing with HZ101 (here). This will be the last episode airing this month.

I think it's interesting that Liko and the others will talk to Omodaka and Clavell about the Strong Spheres. They don't think they can handle everything by themselves, and I think it makes the situation feel more grounded instead of acting like the kids can suddenly solve everything without relying on others. They need allies, and adults can support them.

Also, I didn't expect them to explore Zinnia's character again. I think his VA was someone who voiced in YGO Zexal, btw. Anyway, he was the teacher who gave them reports to do in Terastal Debut. I always wondered what happened to these reports and if Liko and the others got good grades on them. Interesting that we'll get more of an academic perspective on the Rakurium and the Pokemon. Which, again, is something that is needed. The current threat is Spinel, who is a researcher, so.

Roy will battle Nemo. Last time he battled her was in HZ048, I think? I guess he'll win this time? He lost in their previous battle. Though, Roy losing and showing he still has room for growth could make sense. We'll see what happens. It seems like Liko and Roy are going through opponents they previously faced and lost against to show how they've grown. Liko faced Kaede again (who was her basics test in Terastal Debut), and Roy will battle Nemo. Makes me wish for another Grusha appearance since he is my favorite Gym Leader with Nanjamo. His arc was the highlight of Terastal Debut and the way it connected with Liko and Amethio's characters? Peak, dare I say. Lifechanging, even.

Also thinking it's kind of funny that Uruto will meet plenty of girls in the next couple of episodes. Orio, Karna, and then Nemo.

Also, this episode is written by Dai Sato, who is the lead writer for Horizons. I expect this episode's summary not to tell the whole story about what will happen. The Rakurium Signs episode (HZ092, which was also written by Dai Sato) only mentioned that Liko and the others would face the Haganeil and the end of the episode dropped the bombshell that Spinel committed fratricide against Amethio (<3, and "<3" as in, I love this narrative).

So potentially something similar at the end of HZ101? We'll probably get something unexpected and that will tell us more about the Explorers side of things. Potentially Amethio? Spinel? Zir and Conia and their quest for Zygarde? I think it's too early to see Friede again. It wouldn't surprise me too much if we get some kind of Amethio update since this episode has a focus on a Roy battle (Roy and Amethio are similar in that they are two boys on a journey inspired partly by their grandfather etc. I often think about HZ033 which contrasted them as characters.)

This episode will be the episode that ends the "first cour" of Mega Voltage too, and it's the midpoint of the current chapter, it seems. The way episodes like HZ034 (Hamber vs Amethio) or HZ054 (old man Gibeon face reveal <3) were kind of midpoints episodes in their own ways in their respective chapters. There should be at most 13 episodes left in Mega Voltage after HZ101 and from July onwards. I really wonder what will be the direction after this..

Anyway, overall I'm really excited about the writers for the next episodes since both of them are my favorites! Hopefully something that gives me lots to think about in terms of themes and characters. A Spinel appearance could be nice, too. It's getting really dire. I need to listen to Friede or Gibeon or Spinel's hot voices. I can't live like this.

[entertainmates]

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[shitpostingkats]

Hi yes I need you to know that your analysis on Jaden and Yusei (June 16, 2022, idk if you’ve done multiple on them but that’s the one I’m talking about) is the realest thing I have EVER read and you’re so right and you should say it MUCH louder that is the greatest take op it’s amazing and I’m screaming /pos

Jaden is my favorite character like,,,, ever, and you have nailed him I’m going bonkers

Another thing, I love your Groupchat AU but you have made me become aware that there is???? Another???? YGO show????? I was like who on God’s Green Earth is Yudias and then Google attacked me with information. I still remember. When Vrains was new. To me Vrains is still new. It came out 6 years ago. I feel old. I am not okay. I have yet to acknowledge the existence of Sevens and will continue to do so with Go Rush. Oh I got off-topic, whoops-

Anyways, love your Groupchat AU but I saw the one part with the Eldritch language that Jaden and Yuya are both fluent in and I humbly request more of their dynamic???

I had an epiphany last night, they’re so similar I’m actually losing my mind. All I can think about is that one audio of Batman and that girl on the swings and it’s like “They got their weapon, I got cheated out of my childhood” “I know what that’s like.” “You do don’t you?” Tell me that’s not them I am dying /pos

Much love <3

Oh my gosh, thank you! <3

Jaden and Yusei, my beloved blorbit. The painfully monstrous and the painfully human. The narrative foils of all time. Jaden Yuki, the creatchur autism boi of all time. <3 I need to write about them more.

I know what you mean about the new shows. I'm still a ways off from watching them, but I still want to remember they exist but keep forgetting. What do you means vrains is six years old??? (<- was not even a yugioh fan when vrains was airing) You're telling me there's probably going to be new one after that??? That the days start coming and they don't stop coming?????

Shoutouts to the sevens and go rush fans. They are the mightiest of soldiers. I know nothing about their shows but I'm hesitantly penciling them into the groupchat au anyways because I have seen maybe three clips but I know this funny little alien guy is near and dear to my heart.

Obviously there's a bit of a shift between Vrains and the Sevens era, being made for new audiences, a little tone shifting (which we LOVE, because any franchise that stays the same forever is no bueno.) and that makes it easy to group the first six shows into one group. But I also think there's a fascinating dialogue between shows 1-3 and shows 4-6. I didn't realize it until I was a good way into Arc-V, but each of the second trilogy protagonists sorta reflects the first three.

With Yuma and Yugi, it's very purposeful, a stated "return to form" with the chipper kid and his ghost companion who lives in his special necklace. And when I was gushing over Yusei in 5Ds, I got a lot of people saying "Man, you're going to love Yusaku." They're both the rbf hacker protags who fight the government. Lots to love.

But Jaden and Yuya????? Did not imagine I would come out of Arc-V going "omg they're foils. They're the same story through a different lens. They need to TALK to eachother and bond over their shared experiences."

Even leaving out my pet theory of "Zarc Was An Incarnation Of Jaden In The Original Timeline", they're just so. *clenches fist* The childhood trauma of being a weird kids and masking with an overly bubbly personality only to learn the great anger they've been trying to hide is powerful enough to rip apart reality and they're secretly harbingers of destruction.

By the end of GX, I think Jaden has wonderfully come to term with that. By the end of Arc-V, I think Yuya hasn't.

Their dynamic in the gc AU is very much to me Yuya is still struggling with Z-arc stuff, but not saying anything about it because that'd be weird, so he just kinda frets about it until he hits a breaking point and Jaden gets to offer his advice on dealing with all this.

I am so interested in exploring this that it actually got me started writing fic again,,, which I haven't done in like a year, so wish me luck. I'll keep y'all updated :)

Angst aside, they're also just. One braincell between them. Theatre kid and guy who has never once acted natural in his entire life. Kid making a scene at a Waffle House while his friend slowly eats the entire menu and offers suggestions. Jaden is a pokemon fan and Yuya is a kingdom hearts girlie, I've decided this, and they takes turns infodumping to each other. Jaden summons duel spirits so Yuya can ride around on Hiphippo even when he's not dueling. They trade funny things they've heard their dragons say. They're eldritch and inhuman and best friends, your honor.

[aminotvxq]

Is it true that in the manga joey died for real and didn't come back. But in the anime it did. So the dsod follow the manga or the anime? Because also in the manga pegasus died but in the anime they made him alive still I think in the dsod pegasus is dead. So how joey survived? Don't get me long I love this character. And supplementary question: what is your favorite ship ranked in ygo and why?

In order:

1. Joey does come back in both adaptations. The anime adds a more realistic medical detail: his vital signs are resuscitated by an emergency medical staff member in the Battle Ship. He goes through a brief period of coma until the near end of the semifinal match between Atem and Kaiba. This detail is what the original manga misses out. The manga just shrugs and goes "Nah don't sweat it Joey is dead for now but he's a true Duelist physically and mentally strong enough to revive himself" ;-D

2. I'm a total sucker for prideshipping. The pairing has been my number one since around the release of the DSOD. Even before that, I had thought the ship dynamics were quite valid. The ship was my second to third favorite when I first stepped into this fandom. After all, nearly every anime fandom pairs archrivals with each other X-p Not just that; by clashing with each other, Atem and Kaiba help each other grow as Duelists and as human beings. These dynamics are even more reinforced by so many "fan service scenes" featured in the original anime arcs. And then 12 years later, the DSOD comes out. No further explanation needed. We all know how it goes :))))))))

[liberationwasboundtohappen]

for the 'give me a character' asks can i be obvious and ask for bakura and yugi? (or malik and ryou maybe if you got asks for those other two already)

OMG YOU ABSOLUTELY CAN! I can talk about these two blorbos for hours omg Let's talk about Bakura first: How I feel about him: When I first watched YGO years ago, he was not on my list of faves, actually. I thought he was cool and I liked his design, but that was about it. But then upon my rewatch and redive into the series and I'm just...I love him. He is probably my favorite character next to Yuugi and Ryou, with Marik / Malik coming in the rear. I think that he was definitely done dirty in the MW arc, and half of my brainrot is me thinking up scenarios in which he gets the ending he deserves. All the people I ship romantically with this character: Yuugi (obviously), Inko Midoriya (LOOK I HAVE REASONS--), Ryou, Atem, and various permutations of these guys. My non-romantic OTP with this character: Thiefshipping. I love his dynamic with Malik/Marik so, so much. My Unpopular Opinion about this Character: Uhhhh...mostly that I think that while YamiB's personality and some of his motivations were based on TKB's, I think the *actual* TKB is mostly dormant / overriden by the time Ryou gets the Ring. Is that unpopular? Idek man. One thing I wish would happen with his character in canon: He survived? He got the ending he deserved? TKB was able to actually dispel Zorc from his soul and return to his family in the afterlife? Atem made peace with the thief and destroyed the Dark Lord? Something like that. I will add Yuugi in another post so that I don't make this thing too long.

[astralhope]

Yuma and Astral in episode 4

[nerdqueenmari]

Your choice. Yugioh or Saiyuki. 6-10

fandom meme

I did both

6. My favorite character

Saiyuki: SANZO HANDS FUCKING DOWN YGO: Kujaku Mai

7. My least favorite character

Saiyuki: Yaone. Sorry fans, I just don't care for her, though Lirin is a close second on this one YGO: All YGO characters are amazing (DM characters anyways)

8. Is there anything I wish people would write more about in fics? (A dynamic, an exploration of an arc, just a character that doesn’t get much screentime, etc)

I don't read fic ;;

9. Is there anything in general I wish more people in the fandom talked about?

Saiyuki: just general character discourse. It's a small fandom, as you well know. YGO: I have no idea, I don't really participate in the fandom except for some reblogs here and there and the occasional time I remember I have an rp blog.

10. A fic from the fandom I haven’t read yet, but I want to read

see 8 :'D

[cyberdragoninfinity]

For yugioh asks: Who are your top 3 favorite yugioh villains/antagonists so far?

WAAUGH THIS IS SUCH A GOOD QUESTION ive been chewing on this one all day (edit: and. all week HJFDHG I MEANT TO ANSWER THIS MONDAY BUT THEN I GOT EXHAUSTED AND BUSY ALL FOR. SEVERAL DAYS LOL).... god this is so hard to narrow down, ygo villains are so dear to me and i love so fuckin many of them HDSGJF i think for this top 3 im gonna be rating favorites based primarily on based on how big an impact they left on me from a narrative standpoint, both as an overall character and especially how they exist in the story as a villain. Otherwise it would just be #APORIASWEEP LOL

so, 'least' to 'most' top fav here:

3. I'm not the DMhead I once was but honestly my #3 spot goes to Marik. Coming back to Yugioh really reminded me that, wow, yeah, he's SUCH a good character and literally my second fav DM guy after Rex. His backstory is so agonizing, his design is S-tier, his personality and arc still shake me to my core even 20 years after I first got blasted by him. He's so cool and iconic and a ygo bad guy but then his eventual face-turn still fuckin' hits. I think about his dynamic with his siblings, him mind controlling Joey, his surrendering his final duel with Yugi, the MOTORCYCLE THING, and I just start chewing at the walls. He's one of the greats.

2. *shouting his name like he's featured on a hip hop track* VECTORRRRR like. god fucking damn he is just one of the best Yugioh characters period to me. Master of committing to the bit and being a turbohater and looking also exactly like my art style FOR SOME REASON???!??! He's such an endlessly entertaining character, his backstory also makes me sick in the head, he's this really delightful balance of "guy who's fucked up and evil for sheer love of the game" and "oh christ, oh god, the shit that happened to you is horrifying." his bullshit was so convincing i fell for at least one of his fake face-turns. and then well his last interaction with yuma before dying still blows my whole shit up. the carrot haunts and vexes me to this day. thank god 🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕

1.Ok i gotta give it to Z-one. IDGAF what anyone says, he's such a fucking fantastic villain and every day I'm so glad he's not just "yusei but from the future and evil." Z-one being just some deranged random guy who completely remade his entire being to try and become a folk hero of the past and then made it everyone's problem when that didn't save the world is fucking CRAZY. IT RULES. His symbolism and motifs go so deep and make me want to smash my head through the wall. He is such an absolute twisted old cunt and completely diabolical and an absolutely pitch perfect "villain who fully believes theyre doing the right thing." I could mull on him for hours. 100% the best Yugioh series "Big Bad" and it isnt even a contest for me. z-one they could never make me hate you. God is just some guy going mad with loneliness and he sucks shit and I LOVE HIM!!!!!!

(also, some runner ups, cuz again theres So many ygo bad guys i love to bits: APORIAAAA, the Three Emperors but Especially Primo, Yuri, Yami Bakura, Yami Marik, my man DARTZ!!!!!!!!!!, Vetrix, Zarc, Nightshroud!Atticus, and well it's a bit too soon to say for sure but Lightning and Windy VRains are probably about to make me insane, so.)

[texasdreamer01]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

Self-tagging from @ygodmyy20! 👋

1. How many works do you have on Ao3?

80!

2. What’s your total Ao3 word count?

239,131.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Currently Stargate Atlantis, but I'm considering the Hobbit fandom again due to some fandom events.

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

Psychopomp (Space Australians fandom, technically origfic) Twixt Primroses and Hawthorns (Hobbit fandom) All we are, and all we have�� (Star Wars TCW / Prequel fandom) Ādfȳr (Hobbit fandom) Nice Manners for a Thief (Hobbit fandom)

5. Do you respond to comments?

I do my best, even if it's just to say thank you. I've gotten some puzzling comments before, so I haven't gotten to them yet.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Uhhhhhhhhhh I guess it depends on the fandom? I write angst a lot, anyway, so it's difficult to tell which is the most angstiest story. Maybe The Serenity Protocol, for the Star Wars fandom?

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

In terms of most satisfying resolution, maybe Svabhāva from YGO DM.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I had this one guy who left comments on every single fic on FFN below a thousand words saying "This is not a drabble.", which I suppose counts?

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Yep! According to my commenters, "hot".

10. Do you write crossovers?

Yyyyy-no? I have one drafted but it's not even remotely finished.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Once! And it was even from someone commenting on my fic! They did a terrible job filing off the serial numbers for it, too.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

I've translated my own fics as practice, but never by anyone else.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Accidentally, yes.

14. What’s your all time favorite ship?

I have a multitude of ships because of different dynamics and fandoms, so honestly I couldn't pick between them?

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Kintsugi, in the Sherlock fandom. I had to take a break from it and don't know if I'll ever be able to re-dedicate the time it needs.

16. What are your writing strengths?

Verbiage. I used to write a lot of poetry before doing long-form, so the word choices carried over.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Writing while tired or otherwise preoccupied, mostly because I write to think out an idea rather than to attract attention, so I'm not terribly concerned with quality until I re-read it.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

Pretty fun for some fandoms! It gets frustrating with some conlangs that are obviously under-developed, or if it's a fandom that's typically English-only and you have characters that know other languages but for some reason never use them.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Danny Phantom.

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

Ehhh. I can definitely say I've improved with my writing, but I've never gotten into the habit of genuinely liking my work because I know it could be better.

No pressure tags: @spurious, @pandora15, and anyone else that wants to do it!

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WIP Questionnaire

Thank you @late-to-the-fandom for the tag! This is so different from most WiP tags, which I love. It's definitely is a good way to step back and look at my WiP from its original iteration to where it's currently at. Going to be answering this about Tangled Web of Fate as a whole, seeing as it is my primary ongoing WiP.

No pressure tagging @resuri-art, @sowideasea, @crush3dmary, @bakawitch, and anyone else that wants to do this (easy copy/paste Questions list at the bottom)

1. What's the first part of your WIP that you created?

*nervously looks around* Uhhhh….the first chapter? Before that, it was just kinda all randomness in my head. I honestly had no idea where I was going with it aside from the basic setup of dynamics and getting Atem resurrected. TWoF was the 1st fic I had actually started writing and posting, and regrettably I did a lot of hot-off-the-press in the beginning. The chapters just kinda came to me, I wrote them, then posted. I did eventually start jotting down plot points, but there are several that are no longer applicable since either they were removed entirely or I went a completely different route.

2. If your story was a TV show, what would the theme song/intro be?

Okay, so when it was all just a ‘show’ in my head, it was meant to be more action packed and more focused on battles between the 3 elementals versus the gods (think Inuyasha with YGO characters lol). The intro I have always had in mind with that version is State of My Head by Shinedown. This still applies as a main theme to describe Bakura, Malik, and Kat’s existence prior to the story’s start. Overall, though, with the direction the story ended up in, I think Lost by Linkin Park is more fitting, as it describes the struggles of pretty much everyone in the story.

3. What are your favorite characters that you made? Why?

So, this might seem a bit surprising…but the answer would have to be Apep. I love writing Marik’s interactions with it and I love writing its dialogue.

(For those that haven’t read that far, or TWoF at all, Apep refers to itself as we/us, and others that know of its existence use it/its when referring to Apep, though I believe I may have accidentally used they/them once or twice and been too lazy to go back and correct it)

4. What other pieces of media do you think your fanbase would share?

Do the two backstories I wrote for this AU’s Bakura and Malik (Yamima) count? I know there is a small fan-following of my OC (which is still surprising to me), so I'm guessing anything she's included in lol

5. What has been your biggest struggle with your WIP?

Those uncomfortable hell chapters where the things in-story hit a little too close to home and feel too personal. Also getting over what the readers may/may not like and remembering that this is a self-indulgent fic that is meant for me, and that others reading and enjoying it is just a bonus.

6. Are there any animals in your story? Talk about them!

SO. MANY. ANIMALS.

You already have the obvious with the elementals (Kat, Bakura, and Malik), not to mention their offspring (Imhotep/wolf, Ryou/lammergeier). There’s also Kat’s horse/ka, Akasa, as well as all the fae realm creatures in chapter 87 (capricorn, kelpie, cockatrice, what I have dubbed the ‘fae weasel’, unicorns, ceryneian hind, and of course the phoenix egg). There’s also the lamassu encountered in Sumar, and Remi the werewolf (I swear he was just having an off day due to seeing Marik and it being a full moon week).

7. How do your characters travel/get around?

The elementals tend to travel via their element a lot, but they aren’t opposed to traditional travel methods. Kat is a classic muscle car enthusiast, as well as sports cars and motorcycles. Malik loves the feeling of the wind in his mane when riding motorcycles (he prefers the ones with loud engines that ‘roar’), as well as open-top Jeeps and military vehicles. Bakura is the group’s resident pilot, being that his element is wind/air (Malik refuses to step foot in any aircraft that he is piloting after falling out because Bakura is literally no different than Murdock from the A-Team).

8. What part of your WIP are you working on right now?

Chapter 111

9. What aspects (tropes, maybe?) will you think draw your audience in?

Uhhhhh….no clue? Maybe genuine curiosity of the oc x canon ship and how I go about putting a character that fanon has declared to be extremely hardcore gay into a relationship with a woman? The 'enemies to lovers in later chapters' tag? (I'm sure that last one is the main reason people decide to take a peek in the first place lol)

10. What are your hopes for your WIP?

To reach the end and post the Epilogue (The basic draft for the Epilogue has been written since just after Apep is introduced)

List of Questions:

What's the first part of your WIP that you created?

If your story was a TV show, what would the theme song/intro be?

What are your favorite characters that you made? Why?

What other pieces of media do you think your fanbase would share?

What has been your biggest struggle with your WIP?

Are there any animals in your story? Talk about them!

How do your characters travel/get around?

What part of your WIP are you working on right now?

What aspects (tropes, maybe?) will you think draw your audience in?

What are your hopes for your WIP?