#the ship of ishtar

[the-evil-clergyman]

Illustration from The Ship of Ishtar by Virgil Finlay (1949)

[ombre-originelle]

Virgil Finlay - Illustration from The Ship of Ishtar (1949)

[tomoleary]

Art by Virgil Finlay for the 1949 Memorial Edition of "The Ship of Ishtar" by A. Merritt

[transistoradio]

Three illustrations by Virgil Finlay (1914-1971) for “The Ship of Ishtar” (1949) by Abraham Merritt.

[justanotherotakuandartist]

Been rewatching some ygo dm with my sister

[pechagummy]

We aren't so different after all.

[mxrtified777]

The Worst partners in crime Ever

[oregoncoastfox]

Just the two best lancers I own hanging out and having a great time bonding over being ancient, often-hated and almost always misunderstood beings who just want normal lives. Just a relaxing girls' day at the beach doing what anyone would enjoy.

Art by the eternally delightful @wishem

[mushi-shield]

[madrevolting]

Refuge

[maripr]

How to say "I love you" in Yu-Gi-Oh: punishing in cruel and extravagant ways the real or perceived offenses directed at your literal soulmate (who may not agree with your actions or be completely unaware of them).

[koutone]

hello

I require more food (thiefshipping)

I drew this Crap just for you you're welcome

[steel-nageyari]

me when i love my wife idk didn't play fe4

julius/ishtar for fe scuffle!

[bradbradleyart]

ygo traditional variety doodles 

[kujakumai]

There are a lot of potential Marik ships but I think part of my ethos on shipping Marik is that I believe he has terrible taste and would only date people who are at least a little bit of a weird loser failguy. Anyone who is too normal or consistently competent will give him ego threat or not compel him enough. For example I was considering whether he and Honda could do gay biker shit together and I was like, no that can't work because Honda doesn't have enough deeply wrong with him for Marik to be interested beyond a platonic level. It's gotta be someone who kind of sucks that he wants to study like a bug

[antaresr]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the compatibility of unconventional Yamis and Hikaris?

As Atem and Marik were not masters of their destinies, they were the heirs of a great responsibility that they did not want, they were so small when the whole world fell on their shoulders and they did what they could with their lack of maturity to move forward.

They are both afraid of the dark (because of the initiation and being locked in the puzzle for 3000 years) and there were only two people around them to take care of them properly (Isis and Rishid and Mahad and Mana) they were children who had to become adults of blow, Marik was freed from his responsibility, Atem had to follow the rules.

Art by: https://twitter.com/gaiya1287/status/1490025407898218500?t=naUkx01--BFoYz6EP3hBRQ&s=19

Bakura and Yūgi were alone and isolated from the others due to their particular characteristics (white hair and obsession with games) and they only had one consolation (Diabound and Grandpa). Of course, as they grew up, there was someone else who gave them what they needed to keep them company ( Zorc and Anzu).

They are both afraid of fire (the Kul Elna massacre and the fire in Black Clown), they were children who just wanted to be understood, Yūgi got it, Bakura didn't.

Yami Marik and Ryou were isolated in their own body, sharing space with someone who didn't appreciate them, can you imagine the traumas those two had with impersonalization? Of not knowing how to be themselves because they didn't have time for that because they were locked behind someone else? Carrying the deaths of his family on his conscience and with the guilt, but Ryou was able to start living after Bakura was defeated, Yami Marik was vanished.

Art by: https://shadow-chan93.tumblr.com/post/189852802032/merry-christmas-secret-santa-from-the-ygo-server

I mean, everyone loves Puzzleshipping, Thiefshipping, tendershipping (and I do too, they're amazing, I really love them) but the level of understanding they have for these couples is just amazing, imagining Atem and Marik comforting each other in the middle of the darkness because they know that the other feels, Bakura and Yūgi talking about how lonely their life was and how painful the fire is, Yami Marik and Ryou have a cathartic moment when they discover that they are their own people with a body of their own and can think about their future.

I don't know, I want to cry, they are perfect for each other and they don't get enough appreciation.