#yugioh shipping results

[beetletricks]

Main Issues with Rosegarden vs Ones That Can Be Easily Argued Against

Main Criticisms that better describe the main concerns with Rosegarden:

-Issue 1: RWBY often relies heavily on subtext and fan interpretation to build ships rather than explicitly showing relationships develop on-screen(Pyrrha explains her reasons for liking Jaune but we don't see them onscreen as this was in only Volume 2). This creates frustration for fans who feel that certain relationships aren't explored enough or are left too vague.

-Issue 2: Some relationships receive far more screen time and development than others in RWBY, or are onyl focused for specific volumes, which can lead to certain ships feeling more like fanservice or being sidelined entirely.(Weiss and Ruby not hanging out much compared to Penny and Ruby in V7)

-Issue 3: Ruby and Oscar haven't been in the forefront resulting in conversations which other lacking banter vs conversations they have with characters who are in the forefront(Oscar being sassy with Hazel, Emerald, and Ozpin)

Criticisms that that are often contradicted:

Oscar is too old for Ruby

Other media: -Kagome (15) and Inuyasha (over 200 years old)

RWBY: Ruby being fine with being friends with Penny who was a robot

Ruby Should be with ______

Other media: -Quintessential Quintuplets(despite different shipping author gives reason as to why the MC ended up with the specific love interest compared to others)

RWBY: Will probably explain why if ends up canon, did so for Pyrrha in Volume 2

Oscar is to young for Ruby

Other media: Usagi (15) and Mamoru (17) from Sailor Moon

RWBY: Again Penny having no biological age 

Ruby will just take care of Oscar

Other media: Luz would start off causing dangerous situations Amity needed to help deal with in the Owl House before indirectly motivating her to stand up to her parents in the Owl House

RWBY: Ruby does this for literally everyone

Oscar is just a plot device of the most part

Other media: Shuichi Minamino represents Kurama's internal conflict and transformation with their merge in Yu Yu Hakusho that happened before the events of the show

CRWBY: Ruby having Silver Eyes

Ruby and Oscar don’t have enough time for romantic development in the show

Other media: Hinata and Naruto from Naruto the Last Movie 

CRWBY: Pyrrha admitting she liked Jaune in only V2 for treating her like anyone else which we only learned in that volume.

Oscar will merge with Ozpin

Other media: Ultraman Tiga-gradually merges while regaining past life relationships but still gets married to new love interest

CRWBY: Blacksmith is god and gives Ruby a choice in changing or not for her acceptance 

Ozpin being around

Other media: Asuka still loving Jaden despite his trauma and fusing with Yubel in Yugioh GX

CRWBY: Ozpin only appearing for plot stuff 

Ozpin will take over Oscar

Other media: Ultraman Tiga, Kurama(Yu Yu Hakusho) from above

CRWBY: Blacksmith gives a whole speech about balance at the end of Volume 9 rather than control 

Oscar is just discount Jaune 

Other Media: Like Edward, Alphonse is on a similar journey and reacting to new stuff, but his own struggles and quiet demeanor separate him from his more forward brother. Over time, Alphonse proves his individuality and importance to the story in Fullmetal Alchemist. 

CRWBY: 

-Jaune being in a rare position of being a foil to Ruby but even since volume 1(likely due to family legacy) would act like he has everything under control resulting him lashing out, hence him opening up in Volume 8 and 9 represents important growth

(learning to be forward-facing even in the midst of truly knowing and understanding everything that’s wrong with the situation.)

-After Oscar getting frustrated in Volume 5 he adapts as well in how he doesn’t follow Ozpin’s mindset as much as Jaune since Volume 1 which added to his repressive habits in Volume 9 partially, in how despitee struggling with becoming an immortal wizard he is capable of making more meaningful connections compared to Ozpin who even if he ignoring the Salem secret didn’t trust anyone emotionally resulting in him quickly leaving. 

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Round 4: Poll 2

Propaganda under the cut

Pairing 1: Twistedshipping (Shadi/Maximillon Pegasus | Pegasus J. Crawford)

Propaganda: Shadi is a grief stricken spirit with no one to talk to and Pegasus is a lonely rich boy with time & money but no one to share it with. They've both suffered heavy loss and mad terrible decisions as a result. They've hurt people and are both people who are hurting. But they wear it differently; no one can see Shadi unless he allows it but Pegasus is a public figure. He must be seen, though no one can get close without his permission. The roles they play are so important to the people who the roles serve and yet they're always at a distance from the comfort of the people. All that to say, they should get to hug and be happy. Also the fan art is just beautiful. | Pegasus lamented how his heart was like the empty canvas he toted around half the world longing to fill, then immediately painted a portrait of Shadi and hung it up next to the portrait of his deceased wife. Pegasus clearly idolized Shadi for giving him the Millennium Eye, even though Shadi showed little regard for him, probably thinking of Pegasus as just another necessary step in moving fate along. I think it’s immensely interesting to explore how they both might grow around each other, and how they might recontextualize their shared past after spending more time together. Pegasus would start to see Shadi with something other than blinding adoration, and Shadi would recognize and appreciate Pegasus as a person and not a pawn. The ship has plenty of angst, but room for hurt/comfort and character exploration. And they both at some point, in Yugioh R and Dark Side of Dimensions, adopted a bunch of orphans and took on the role of a father figure; so there’s more fluffy AU potential, too.

Pairing 1: Buddyshipping (Jounouchi Katsuya | Joey Wheeler/Hiroto Honda | Tristan Taylor )

Propaganda: honda and jounouchi are the epitome of “idiot x idiot” they’re stupid but most importantly they’re stupid TOGETHER | They bicker like an old married couple and they're CONSTANTLY huggung/romatically fistfight/basically putting their hands all over each other. they are huge goofs.

Now, let’s keep things civil. This is a silly poll where we can share why we love our overlooked ships. There’s no need to be nasty to prove your point. Bashers will be banished to the Shadow Realm.

[ornithia]

EMERGENCY COMMISSIONS - HELP MY FRIENDS GET TO 🇨🇦

tl;dr - i'm offering the following rates through the next 4-5 weeks:

$15 - quick/messy sketch, bust/face

$30 - quick/messy sketch, full body

$50 - clean/neat lines, bust/face

$100 - clean/neat lines, full body

assuming an empty queue, i can manage these anywhere between an hour to 2 days (max) each.

i will NOT offer full color-commissions at this time, due to volume/time constraints involved involved in reaching our goal in a timely manner.

prices ARE negotiable within these ranges (for example, i can incorporate some splashes of color for a small, additional fee (flats/lines only, no full renders at this time) to give you a little bit extra without sacrificing my workflow/destroying my hands)

SHIP ART*** and OCs highly encouraged! (***ship art rate is 1.5x e.g $15 tier becomes $22.50)

examples of my work can be found at the following: art tumblr / pixiv / artstation / 🔞aethy / 🔞 piczel

brief list of some of the fandoms i'm into, for those wondering if we share any common interests/vibes that may come across in my art:

hazbin hotel

the amazing digital circus

good omens

naruto

princess tutu

pokemon

the terror (amc)

sabriel / the old kingdom / abhorsen series

steven universe

transformers

undertale / deltarune

hannibal

jojo's bizarre adventure

yugioh

mob psycho 100

the moomins

PLS DM FOR INQUIRIES

full situation explained below the cut:

over the past year, portland, OR has (repeatedly) failed my friends. first they suffered a break-in and were burgled of their valuables. then (coincidentally? i think NOT) they were forcibly evicted out by their landlord due to "unpaid rent" despite consistent payments (in cash, no less) in-person. cops showed up within mere hours of notice, traumatising not just my friends but their two cats. they wound up living in a hotel, which is of course when p@ypal decided to make things worse by locking them out of their emergency funds.

MOST recently, on the planned date of their move across the northern border last week, the US bureaucratic process fucked up by putting the wrong country on one of my friends' passport, resulting in their getting flagged and becoming ineligible to travel (for the time being).

to date, the pair are currently stranded in the country for (at least) an additional month as a result of all of this incompetence and failure from social services and supposed "safety nets". our friends are trying our best to help through their ordeal, but we are going to require assistance. please, if anyone can spare even a dollar - every little bit helps. in return, i am also offering the small commissions mentioned above, to make this worth your while.

[crush3dmary]

Regarding Ritchie "Kiel" "Rox" "Mimo" "Lain" ryuuseini / mimoriru

So, at the end of 2022, I made a post on twitter about this particular user, who runs a merch store, abusing my personal info that he obtained from his store to doxx me and threaten to "ruin my life". You can find it here, as well as receipts and additional testimonies in the quote retweets from other people impacted by his actions.

Well, his art showed up completely unprompted on my dash, which tells me that since being called out, he has taken no accountability, changed his name, ran away to tumblr, and not only opened his store again but is trying to fandom hop to escape his sordid past. So if you're too lazy to read the twitter post, or if you got hit with my block chain, to summarize:

Ritchie and I were friends for over a year and a half. He cut ties because he didn't like a couple things I said or how I ran my server, which is fine. He's entitled to that. What he's not entitled to is to start a smear campaign DMing all my mutuals with very exaggerated accusations about me that he can't back up or accusing me of "stalking" and "harassing" him when I haven't contacted him since we cut ties in 2021. But that's all just friend group infighting. What matters is the literally illegal shit he did after and again, has taken no accountability for.

While we were friends, he said he had some leftover Zelos merch and he'd send it to me for free if I covered shipping costs, to which I said sure and gave him my address. Well, in September 2021, when his panel did not get accepted into Rappig Crossing's conline, he assumed I had used my connection to Maple Gel to get him blacklisted... when I had literally moved the fuck on at that point. I had nothing to do with whatever beef he had with them, but as a result, he went into a large Tales server and shared my personal information, made threats to get me kicked out of school and to "ruin my life", and encouraged the people in this server to "look up my irl credentials" to prove I'm not who I say I am or... something, which I can prove wrong easily. Receipts here.

People in Tales generally don't fuck with him anymore because people know he's shady but I have ygo:dm mutuals who unfortunately don't. If you're looking for merch there are better, more reputable creators who won't compromise your personal information as soon as they decide they don't like you. Take this information as you will, but Ritchie: I hope you know changing your name and hopping groups every time you get called out for something is an abuse tactic.

You can think I'm the literal devil all you want, you can say I'm dragging things out, but you intentionally and knowingly compromised customer information in order to threaten my safety over something you assumed and said yourself in the screenshot that you couldn't prove. You couldn't prove it because it was false, and you still went to such extreme lengths to put me in danger regardless. People have the right to be able to decide whether they want to support your business with this information in mind. I have the right to speak up when I believe I was wronged and the perpetrator has not only taken no accountability for what they did, but might go on to hurt someone else too.

In conclusion, if you're a pokeani/yugioh/tales creator who does merch, send me your info. I want to plug your shop.

[rubiatinctorum]

okay yes we all know prison sucks in real life but my friend in internet YOU chose to play the game where we bet on the forgiveness of fictional singing prisoners like race horses ft. a metagame more bizarre than yugioh's. "there is no solution inside the framework of MILGRAM so inno and guilty voters are all wrong, it's a waste of time because no verdict can help the character" people are SO CLOSE to getting the point and yet. that doesn't preclude you from being able to have something intelligent to say about the characters' situations knowing they're existing within the framework of MILGRAM anyway. If your whole take on a character's position is "they shouldn't be here in the first place, all options suck" you're probably playing the wrong online voting game because without the characters being in MILGRAM there would be no... MILGRAM to play, you know?

Like yes it's very much part of the point, it seems to me, that our actions have consequences and Psychological Torture Prison is Bad. but we can't get them out until the trials are over so are you going to keep pestering us because you don't like the game while we try to maximize ideal results, or are you going to step aside and leave us in peace if you're not going to play the game. If shipping them all off to therapy were an option it would be called THERAPY (with a backwards R) and we all would have done that in trial one.

[shitpostingkats]

QUICK TELL ME IN EXTREME DETAIL EVERYTHING YOU LIKE ABOUT EVERY YUGIOH PROTAGONIST

PROTAGS WHOSE SHOWS I HAVE SEEN:

Yugi: SHORT KING. He is very smol and he weighs ninety pounds soaking wet and he will KICK YOUR ASS like the worlds most high school aged chihuahua. Always the friend who offers to dm when everyone talks about starting a dnd campaign. Despite what canon has gone on to say, I choose to believe he maintained his King Of Games title while using his cutesy deck we see in the Yami v. Yugi fight. Doesn't wear heels to events (that was Yami's thing) and always takes time to talk to fans, even if they run up to him on the street.

Jaden: Altered my brain chemistry on a fundamental level. Depressed and queer and a failure, proving you don't have to be innocent to deserve innocence. Does not pay his taxes. The character for anyone who's ever felt monstrous, alien, foreign in their own skin, then breaking down that none of those things make you less human, less deserving of love. Reads comic books and will enthusiastically lend you 300 issues if you even casually mention you've been thinking of doing the same.

Yusei: My son. My boi. I can say so much on him that I haven't even touched on in my numerous essays rambling about this funky little mechanic. If the ygo shows tend to focus on forms of love that aren't romantic, then 5Ds is about familial love. Yusei is passionate and caring and a bleeding heart. The only shonen protag to ever get told by his mom "You're grounded." and say "Okay." and NOT go fight space gods until his mother gives him the go ahead. He's a revolutionary. He knows the trash collector by name. He's a planet. He's a star with gravitational pull strong enough to change the world. He's Just A Guy.

PROTAGS WHOSE SHOWS I HAVE NOT SEEN

Yuma: Bisexual colored hair. Continuing the proud yugioh tradition to be adhd af. I know he sleeps in a hammock so I'm gonna go ahead and call that he's the kid always rocking in place. Leg bouncer. Dyslexic and doesn't know it, just knows that words are easier to read when looking through the blue tinted screen of his weird visor thing. Possibly kills satan? Good for him. Watches telenovellas and gets overly invested in the plotlines. Would probably eat the popsicle stick because he thinks it's part of the experience. He is NOT stupid he is just a dumbass.

Yuya: Tomato head. Looks somehow exactly like three different people I worked with when I did theatre, right down to the googles perched on the forehead with mismatched lenses. I've seen arc-v's opening and idk why but I really like the animation of him slinging his jacket over his shoulder. Really wonderful gender. One of those kids that didn't know about heterosexuality until he was at least ten, then proceeded to be very upset and confused by the concept. The guy leading the rowdy table at waffle house at 10pm that will at some point burst into song and disturb every patron's night but their own.

Yusaku: The kid at the same waffle house just trying to order a coffee. Draws in the margins of his notebook. Skateboards. He does not like to talk about either of these things, but then one day you show him a video with like a million views of some guy inking a giant masterpiece, or doing a backside tailslide off a shipping container and he'll just casually go "Oh hey that's me." Desperately in need of a stim toy and a hug.

Yuga: Had a phase where he was obsessed with firefighters. Also likes to light things on fire. Is shocked everytime when the result of lighting a thing on fire is Thing: *Is On Fire*. I don't think he uses hair gel I think he just scrunches up his eyebrows and concentrates really hard and his hair just Does That. Really wants a dog. Shockingly good at math, favorite number is 25. All of his pencils have bite marks and the erasers are completely chewed off.

Yudias: Looks like a glaceon. It's really heartwarming to see yugioh continually get autistic representation right; a lot of stories don't include the fact that we carry swords and can fire lasers from our eyeballs. Every time I see him I want to hand him a wrapped sandwich, a babybel cheese, and a clementine. Would probably enjoy keeping plants on the windowsill. Every picture I see of him, he is either wondrously excited, or completely baffled, to find himself in the situation he is currently in.

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Active Polls

Upcoming polls:

Not always like that: Persona vs DC

Hate Allegations: Resident Evil vs Supernatural

Overpowered: Civilization vs Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

You made that up: Undertale vs Star Wars

Poll Results:

Ages: Ninjago vs Spider-Man Across the Spiderverse

Parent Theory: Portal vs Phineas and Ferb

Stupidity: The Locked Tomb vs Percy Jackson

Canonically Trans: Bob's Burgers vs A3!

Evil: 2001 A Space Odyssey vs Portal

Inspiration - My Chemical Romance: Twilight vs Fall Out Boy

This is a child :) : Invader Zim vs Touhou

Not what it's called! : Danganronpa vs Digimon

Canon Last Names: Vocaloid vs Devil May Cry

Creator Changed It: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure vs Tokyo Ghoul

Siblings: Pokémon Mystery Dungeon vs The Owl House

Same Character: Deltarune vs Pokémon Legends Arceus

Yandere/Stalker: Miraculous Ladybug vs Danganronpa

Original/Real Name: Genshin Impact vs Fullmetal Alchemist

Edit Hoax: DC vs Super Mario Bros

Siblings Pt.2: Danganronpa vs Invader Zim

Dark. So dark: Thomas the Tank Engine vs Phineas and Ferb

Spoiled: FNaF vs Warrior Cats

Not Deliberately/Willingly: Warrior Cats vs Mo Dao Zu Shi

Canon Ship: Supernatural vs Vanitas no Carte

This Design was the Original/Fake Leak: Death Note vs Suite PreCure

Quote: Sherlock Holmes vs Fullmetal Alchemist

Mom: Teen Wolf vs Invader Zim

This Character exists: Keeper of the Lost Cities vs Undertale

Teenager: Chainsaw Man vs Pokémon

Dead/Killed: Rhythm Games vs Plants vs Zombies

Women am I right: Red Dead Redemption 2 vs Ninjago

Promo Misconception: Twisted Wonderland vs Free!

****philia Accusation: Cookie Run vs Mobile Suit Gundam

So much over a mistranslation: One Piece vs Ace Attorney

Identity: Shin Megami Tensei vs Sailor Moon

Bad: Phineas and Ferb vs Teen Wolf

True Self: Miraculous Ladybug vs Danganronpa

Dumb: Touhou vs Don't Hug Me I'm Scared

Connected: Yugioh 5d's vs Undertale

Swearing: Homestuck vs Bungo Stray Dogs

Lesbian: Enola Holmes vs Mob Psycho 100

ADHD: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles vs The Owl House

Stats: Pokémon SGC vs Undertale

Portrayed by Fans: Dimension 20 Fantasy High vs Miraculous Ladybug

The Creator said... : Ace Attorney vs One Piece

Same/Different Universe: Star Trek Discovery vs Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

My poor misunderstood baby: Disco Elysium vs Helluva Boss

Just A Joke: Animaniacs vs Sesame Street

Ages Pt.2: Tangled the Series vs Sonic the Hedgehog

Relationships: Naruto vs Marvel's Avengers

Making Things Up?: Persona 5 vs Project Sekai

Worked on it: Monster Allergy vs Sonic the Hedgehog

Intelligence/Grades: DC vs H*rry P*tt*r

I decide their gender :): Bungo Stray Dogs vs Undertale/Deltarune

Doesn't Happen Because... : Total Drama vs Avatar the Last Airbender

Not in the Bible: Bible vs Pokémon

Cut Content: Persona 5 vs Portal

Not at Face Value: Persona vs Persona

Evil Pt. 2 Deltarune vs Undertale

Reading Too Much Into It: Haikyu vs Star Fox

He knows: Star Wars vs Undertale

Naming schemes: Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go vs Splatoon

Good/Enjoyable: Scott the Woz vs Homestuck

Abusive/Horrible Person: Epithet Erased vs Resident Evil 8

Literally: Supernatural vs Persona

Debunked. Multiple Times: Monster Hunter vs Five Nights at Freddy's

Credit: Vocal Synths vs Lilo and Stitch

Canon character misinterpretation?: Green Arrow vs DC

Something Something: Final Fantasy 14 vs Homestuck

Game Myths: Team Fortress 2 vs Geneforge

Headcanon not canon: Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles vs My Hero Academia

Canonically gay: Pirates of the Caribbean vs Mob Psycho 100

Relationships Pt 2: Danganronpa vs Fairy Tail

They were the reason they went: Total Drama vs Danganronpa

What's canon: Gravity Falls vs The Henry Stickmin Collection

It's not that deep: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure vs Half Life

Intelligence: Resident Evil vs Bungo Stray Dogs

This is an assumption: Silent Hill vs Undertale

Either one or the other: Durarara!! vs Warrior Cats

One/Two dimensional: God of War vs Gravity Falls

Lesbian: Worm/Parahumans vs Portal

Relationship stuff: The Addams Family vs Gravity Falls

Family: DSMP vs Sonic

Void: Kirby vs Hermitcraft

Backstory: Pokémon vs Resident Evil

Crimes: The Band Ghost vs Scum Villain's Self-Saving System

Shooting and Taking: Person of Interest vs Star Wars

Stop saying this: Ghost Stories vs Madoka Magica

[itstimetodrew]

4, 12, & 20 for marik!

MARIK!!!!!!! this has been the best ask meme round in so long...all my loves are here 🥹

4. If you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in?

Honestly I just wanna plop him into a more horror-based story in general. Even an AU where Marik got introduced when Yugioh still had the more 'new game every chapter with horrific results' in the manga/season 0. NO WAIT I remember an edgy Saw trailer parody with him as Jigsaw. Yeah. Yeah lets do that. I want him to cut people up for real. 🥺

12. What's a headcanon you have for this character?

Post-canon I don't think he stays in one place for long. Maybe Egypt for a bit, for his family, but I think he's the type to get antsy and feel suffocated by routine. He wants to adventure! It makes for very interesting stories but also makes him insufferable. 'Last summer in India-' 'When I was traveling the Mediterranean coast-' man they are thinking of strangling you at this friendly brunch meetup.

20. Which other character is the ideal best friend for this character, the amount of screentime they share doesn't matter?

JOSEPH. JOSEPH WHEELER. Well they're my top ship but it doesn't have to be romantic. I think Marik is so fascinated by Joey. He's just A Guy, he's goofy and reckless but funny and compassionate. I think Marik would appreciate being around someone quick to tell him off but then invite him for a night out with the gang. They have some similar circumstances but handle it in entirely opposite ways, so they give each other some interesting insights. There's a mutual respect there..I love them.

CHARACTER ASK GAME!!!

[pwnyta]

Suddenly been thinking about yugioh (the abridged series) lately bc it was my formative fandom in tandem w the OG yugioh manga/anime but hooh boy the vast majority of it has Not Aged Well. Some old and very funny fandom drama from back in the day: the guy who made the abridged series liked one ship a lot and the popularity of ygotas was such that this ended up entirely shifting the shipping landscape of the actual yugioh manga fandom entirely, and also resulted in people who hated ygotas forcing that side of the fandom to rename the ygotas version of that ship to something else so there was a clear difference between any fan content involving them 😂

Oh man i used to watch a few of the abridged series as well and LMAO Of course they didnt age well.

BUT LMAO... wth.. what a fucking bizarre shipping discourse situation... I wish there was more of that.

[jiangwanyinscatmom]

You’d think that people engaging in snotty, rude behavior would at least expect it back since they threw the first punch. Who taught them to expect kindness in response to vitriol?

I would have been fine with the poll results were it not for the sheer ego flying around about Mulder and Scully. I highly doubt that they were the only fandom with the word shipping coming up at the time, just the loudest. I know for a fact that X-shipping titles came up in Japanese fandoms in the 90s as well, just ask Pokemon and yugioh fans. It was only a matter of time.

I'm honestly utterly astounded at the amount of obnoxious self inflicted offense all because I said the audacity of a straight ship's pair was passing racism and homophobia as okay. No sorry that's not fandom fun anymore. As well as the very narrow frame of fandom life to say it's okay to insult a gay canon couple for it.

I don't need to ever be nice when racism and homophobia is used as a joke for fandom life. There's enough of yearning on this site, I don't need to act casual when it bugs me. Straight white ships aren't new or that meaningful and I'm tired of being told to accept the crumbs from that like a good little minority should.

[miraivelgear]

"PENCIL"

Yay, time to infodump about my RP twitter! I am up to... six whole muses there now lmfao. All Yugioh Go Rush. My OC Mirai Velgear, The Luge (Mirai's beloved), Zaion, Dinois Velgear, Epoch Kamijo, and as of yesterday Zwijo Zir Velgear! They're all living on Luge's ship, and the result is a chaotic found family.

My twitter is @MiraiVelgear for anyone who wants to see the shenanigans lol

[weedsmokingcatgirl]

Mutual Catchup<3

Thanks @mrlarkstin!!

Last Song: Dim Sum Paradise - OCT (this song has been stuck in my head for a solid two weeks)

Currently Watching: A lot of Nic Cage movies

Three Ships: Wolstinien, Wolcred, Wolstinien but also with Nidhogg influence

Favourite Colour: Pink and Yellow!

Currently Consuming: Matcha and Ginger tea latte

First Ship: Moreid from Criminal Minds is the earliest one I can remember from like, 2011? The Way-Too-Young-To-Be-Online FF.net days

Place of Birth: Ontario, Canada!

Last Movie: Leaving Las Vegas (good, wouldn't watch it again but very good)

Currently Working On:

My degree! I'm graduating soon, which is also why I've been so offline in the last while

Levelling all of my classes to 90! A very long task, not even halfway yet

Learning Yugioh! My partner made me a custom deck that isn't meta, but it seems fun, but goddamn the PUNK engine is difficult

Automating a Content Organization spreadsheet for the server I am a mod for!! I have a form automated to put in results, but I want to refine it for better results so that I don't need to go into it to manually update things

Not tagging anyone but if you want to do it, go for it!

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Round 2: Poll 5

Propaganda under the cut

Pairing 1: Twistedshipping (Shadi/Maximillon Pegasus | Pegasus J. Crawford)

Propaganda: Shadi is a grief stricken spirit with no one to talk to and Pegasus is a lonely rich boy with time & money but no one to share it with. They've both suffered heavy loss and mad terrible decisions as a result. They've hurt people and are both people who are hurting. But they wear it differently; no one can see Shadi unless he allows it but Pegasus is a public figure. He must be seen, though no one can get close without his permission. The roles they play are so important to the people who the roles serve and yet they're always at a distance from the comfort of the people. All that to say, they should get to hug and be happy. Also the fan art is just beautiful. | Pegasus lamented how his heart was like the empty canvas he toted around half the world longing to fill, then immediately painted a portrait of Shadi and hung it up next to the portrait of his deceased wife. Pegasus clearly idolized Shadi for giving him the Millennium Eye, even though Shadi showed little regard for him, probably thinking of Pegasus as just another necessary step in moving fate along. I think it’s immensely interesting to explore how they both might grow around each other, and how they might recontextualize their shared past after spending more time together. Pegasus would start to see Shadi with something other than blinding adoration, and Shadi would recognize and appreciate Pegasus as a person and not a pawn. The ship has plenty of angst, but room for hurt/comfort and character exploration. And they both at some point, in Yugioh R and Dark Side of Dimensions, adopted a bunch of orphans and took on the role of a father figure; so there’s more fluffy AU potential, too.

Pairing 2: Nellshipping (Noah Kaiba/Amane Bakura)

Propaganda: Children of wealthy families who died in car related accidents!!

Now, let’s keep things civil. This is a silly poll where we can share why we love our overlooked ships. There’s no need to be nasty to prove your point. Bashers will be banished to the Shadow Realm.

[sesshy380]

20 questions writer meme

I’ve seen this on my dash a few times, and I’m going to take the open invitation from @alectoperdita to do it.

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

14

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

402,481

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Yugioh DM

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

My Kudos stats are a bit skewed because I got hit by the Kudosbot on three separate occasions. That being said, here is the list according to AO3 (I will mark which ones have false numbers)

Yu-Gi-Oh: Tangled Web of Fate (incorrect numbers 🚫) (it hurts me the most on this particular fic because it’s my ongoing baby 😭)

Don’t you…have a company to run? (correct numbers ✅)

Returned (correct numbers ✅)

Task Failed Successfully (mildly incorrect numbers 🚫)

Talking with Myself (incorrect numbers 🚫)

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I try to respond to all comments, though sometimes I see one while I’m busy with something else and forget to come back to it later.

I promise if I don’t respond, it’s usually because of this and by the time I remember, anxiety brain tells me it’s outside of the acceptable timeframe to post a response. I know that’s not true, but anxiety wins 99% of the time in this situation.

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

Everyone that’s read my fics knows how much I love angst. That being said, I can’t end them that way. The closest I think I’ve come to an angsty ending is the way some of the chapters end in Our Scars remind Us that the Past was Real.

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

I want to say either The things we do for Love or Crazy for You.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Not hate. The closest I’ve gotten is a ‘negative review via bookmark comment’. I’ve learned to just ignore that particular bookmark.

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

I made the attempt with Task Failed Successfully. I have realized that it’s not my thing writing-wise (but I still love to read it lol)

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

Not yet, though I do have a few in my Rabbit Hutch (what I call my bunny docs).

One is pure crack insanity that is basically a 4th wall breaking parody of Dragon Age Origins with the Yugioh DM cast as the main characters.

The other is a bit more serious and is set in the World of Warcraft universe with the Yugioh DM cast as the main characters.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I had one copied and posted without my consent on another platform (it still listed me as the Author though). I filed a petition to have it removed, and while it still shows up in the search results on that platform, when you click the link it states that the fic was removed.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Not yet.

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

No, and at one time I wouldn’t even consider it. Now I would, but I would be selective to people whose writing styles I am very familiar with.

14. What's your all-time favorite ship?

I don’t have just one. The following are all on equal ground:

Deathshipping

Gemshipping

Conspireshipping

I’m also a huge fan of the Dark/Caste/Hateshipping (it’s complicated so I just include all the variations) I have building in my longfic. I love putting those two idiots into situations.

15. What's a wip you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

Probably one of the ones in my Rabbit Hutch that I already know will be longfics. I want to finish my current longfic before I try to tackle any of the others.

16. What are your writing strengths?

Hmmm…I want to say being descriptive? Like, the part where you paint the scene and feelings using words…if that makes sense.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Writing from a character perspective that I don’t click with. It’s not that I don’t like the character, I just find myself having a hard time getting into their mindset. * cough* Yugi * cough *

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

I have done this for a few parts of my longfic, and when I say I go to great lengths of research to make sure it’s right, I mean it. I usually write the English spelling equivalent for Arabic, and for Gaelic I tend to write some of it from a phonetic perspective (I put that in the A/N at the end if it’s phonetic). Foreign language dialogue is something I primarily use to express intimate declarations (like ‘ana bahebik’).

19. First fandom you wrote for?

I’ve only written for one fandom at this point, and that’s Yugioh DM

20. Favorite fic you've written?

Oh wow. I love all of my fics to some degree, but if I had to choose one to be my fave…probably White Lady.

The comments I’ve received on it helped boost my confidence in my writing back during a time when I was really starting to doubt my writing ability. Sometimes when I need a confidence reminder, I go back and reread it and then look over all the wonderful comments.

I'm not tagging anyone, but if you see this and want to do it consider yourself tagged!

[borreloadsavagedragon]

alright tell all of us your thoughts about kaito :)

I did not forget… I have just been con crunching but now I’m free to become the worse

Minor Zexal and Arc V spoiling ahoy

How I feel about this character:

Oh no you’ve opened a floodgate… welcome to oversharing hour with Jay

I’m very normal about Kaito, just ignore the two full cosplays + the EVA foam Orbital work in progress I have mapped out, the wall scroll that’s at my work computer, my ita pin bag, and the fact that I’ve done everything I can to make his deck competitive viable and god dammit am I still trying please print this deck a god damn banger starter, Konami, I can’t keep doing this without your help-

Short story but I used to be suuuuper YGO Vrains favoring from 2020 into early 2022, but I found myself drifting from it because one can only tolerate so much subtweeting and catty behavior over personal preferences, and I’d never really finished Zexal before, just has a half baked idea how it ends, like I watched a chunk of it when it first aired but never finished and proceeded to forgot most of it, so I picked it back up after deciding to pick up Kaito to write in an RP server with some friends because I remembered liking him and… well I didn’t stand a chance when I got back to him fjdhdhd

I deeply relate to the theme of self-inflicted loneliness because it’s easier to be by yourself, just getting walked out on, left in the dark, or even being shafted for reasons out of my own control, I really get that

Also taking on too much if it means the people you love will be ok even if the ending result is you’re not ok, where he is after his Duel with Yuma at the end of Zexal I and getting to repair all of those relationships he was damaged by is where I want to get to in life

Bonus fact that’s minor spoilers for another spin off, but I’m… not a huge fan of his portrayal in Arc V, I like that he’s there and acknowledge that it’s a different Kaito and I love all Kaito Tenjos as they exist, including the Structures Cosplayer, but… yeah, not a fan, I’m a big fan of showing vs telling and Arc V to me feels like it’s ALL telling for all of its supporting cast most of the time

All the people I ship romantically

The better question is who I don’t honestly because that list is far smaller, but if I had to pick favorites I’m very partial to Ryouga, Mizael, and Edo-

Something about rivals to lovers resonates with my very being, even if Edo is less of a rival and more of an enemy until Arc V does it’s usual-

I’ve written for Challenge and AntiHero both already actually, my docs is 99% Challenge Wips that are slowly coming along tbh, and GalaxyMaster takes more time to write since most of those are… you know what I’m getting at LOL

I stg Gallop's one mission was to make Kaito Tenjo a dating sim protagonist because I have no other excuse for why they gave him so many boyfriends and even girlfriends across Zexal and Arc V, Yugioh’s surprising most eligible bachelor

My non-romantic OTP

nervous laughter

Chris.

I like to think of them more as divorcees who are just fine staying apart

Also gestures vaguely at the first answer

My unpopular opinion

I don’t know if I have many tbh, besides disliking Arc V’s rendition of him / not liking mentor at all lol— Like maybe how I genuinely believe he’s the strongest rival bc his record was the best even after he was put up against forces behind human understand and was even considered dying majority of the time of Zexal while remaining arguably mostly human, Zexal’s wack

One thing I wish would happen/had happened with this character in canon

Oh my god, the duel I hate the most in all of YGO is Kaito’s duel against Heartland because not letting Kaito win against someone who’s become representative of the garbage he was put through is SO UNSATISFYING

Yuma coming in and finishing it up is symbolic in its own right because of the importance of bonds, but to me that was and always should have been Kaito’s moment, let Yuma and Astral show up literally any other time and I’m fine with it

ALSO WE DON'T GET THE RYOUGA AND KAITO GRUDGE MATCH, though Kaito solos everytime, I’m so sorry Ryouga

[r0yalgrimmartz]

✨️CHAZZ & KORE: HEADCANONS🥀

Chazz and Kore headcanons because I'm exploring more of their dynamic and I just love the two dumbasses being together they have held a place in my heart back when I was like fucking nine but I am gonna projectile vomit headcanons I have for them here. ((Enjoy these pics I just found that perfectly describe Chazz and Kore's ✨️energy✨️))

Back then, when I first made her yes I did ship her with Chazz, but I made it so that they're like besties, or Chazz begrudgingly having been stuck with her friendship wise, and allow the build up so basically a massive slow slow SLOW BURN. But they don't confess till like a few years AFTER SEASON 4 OF YUGIOH GX.

I'm just gonna bullet point because I'm too lazy:

• Kore and Chazz started out as distant due to Chazz originally being in obelisk blue and how he acted. However, Kore massively admired him as a duelist and respected him as such.

• Somehow (I'm still trying to work out how) they end up slowly bonding over little things which oddly brings them closer and ultimately and begrudgingly cause Chazz to talking to her as they bond and get to know one another. But it wasn't until literally after Chazz got beaten during the school duel where Kore got to learn more about Chazz as they both started from there to somewhat become friends. Before that, they were actually mere acquaintances and on civil terms.

• Chazz absolutely most definitely acts like he doesn't care much about Kore. But in reality he will absolutely go through hell and back to defend her if anyone dared of accusing her for something he knows she would never do or belittle her, he is the first to dive at their throat.

• Kore can surprisingly tolerate his behaviour. That's not saying Chazz can treat Kore however he wants, in this Chazz does try to be a bit better and understanding of Kore, since Kore can admittedly get a bit frustrating at times. But, Chazz slowly learns why Kore acts in a certain way, why she does some things either differently, etc.

• Kore doesn't help taking care of herself that well as often. Kore tends to admittedly neglect basic human things like eating, having proper sleep, drinking plenty water or making sure she's in fit enough health - that's when Chazz steps in and gently reminds her (forcefully) that she needs to take better care of herself. He even one point came to her dorm and practically pried his ass in to give her food and drink because she said she hadn't ate all day. There's a dent outside her dorm room door where Chazz kicked the door open through sheer force because Kore locked herself in her dorm for three days and spoke to no one, all because Kore ended up getting herself physically sick accidentally and basically slept through most of those days.

• (I have mentioned this one previously so apologies for the repeat) Kore may seem like the less confrontational person, but Kore is a MASSIVELY loyal person and will have anyone's back that she cares for till the end. That's also including Chazz. She will defend Chazz fiercely and will throw hands and/or a chair. Would resolve with a Duel but hands are less time consuming.

• As previously mentioned, it took Chazz quite a while to deal with Kore's behaviour, always getting frustrated with her when she does certain things. Once he learns why she does certain things, he may be more lenient with her. He found out somehow before she came to Duel Academy that Kore had literally zero friends, so Kore naturally doesn't have that great of people skills. Chazz tries to be more patient as a result of this. Kore is trying her best to read people's emotions or social cues.

• (TW for this one idk??) Kore has old scars on her wrists and some on her hands. Not from self harm, but usually due to how she manages to get herself injured. Kore does have a very bad habit of picking at the old scabs, mindlessly doing it without even realising, and it takes Chazz to notice and gently grab her hand to hold it to stop her. Example: Both were watching a movie once when Chazz first noticed this habit, so proceeded to gently hold her hand to stop her. He didn't voice it, nor surprisingly make a big deal, just held her hand as they watched the movie.

• Will give each other certain foods they may not like. For example, if Kore has food that she hates, but Chazz loves that kind of food, she'll give it to him and vice versa.

• Kore is oblivious to flirty remarks. Chazz painfully picks them up quick while he watches Kore in amusement as Kore assumes that some guy was just being nice to her. Chazz pisses himself laughing at this shit.

• Chazz found out about Kore's sea glass collection, where he discovered in her desk drawers being filled to the brim with sea glass. He'll never admit it, but he did get Kore a custom designed sea glass bracelet as a surprise birthday gift for her. His words were along the lines of "ik you collect those dumb rocks or whatever it is so here I got you this stupid dumb thing". Yes he went out of his way to pay high money for a nicely custom designed sea glass bracelet specifically for Kore. Yes he also did steal his brothers credit card info to pay for said highly paid customed bracelet. Is his brothers aware? I don't know.

• With that being said - following on from the last point - Chazz is responsible for getting Kore things she's into or replacing anything that he thinks Kore really needs. Example - A very old, cracked and out of date phone that Kore has? Chazz purposely breaks it and got her a new one. Kore still doesn't know that Chazz broke her old phone. Nor does she know that Chazz got her that new phone she found outside her dorm room one day. Chazz will never admit it (its very fucking obvious to everyone else). The latest thing that Kore has been into but she can't get it? Someone mysteriously sends a package to her containing said thing she wanted.

• Chazz massively judges Kore for the guys (and gals) she's into. He'll always make jokes about it, however, in reality he's just worried about Kore's safety and doesn't want Kore being harmed by anyone. Anyone that has expressed interest in Kore - Chazz has threatened them and basically has admitted they'll never be good enough for Kore.

• Always picks at Kore for how she sits. Kore will usually slouch a lot so as a result Chazz does scold her for slouching and makes her sit up straight each time before she ends up "looking like a shrimp". ((Funny enough in the future this has massively helped Kore improve her posture from Chazz's constant nagging and his scolding))

• Chazz's feelings for Alexis...Kore has teased Chazz about it, however she knows when to not go far. Kore has tried helping Chazz to move on, and has comforted him in regards to it. Doesn't mean she hasn't scolded Chazz for his weird behaviour towards Alexis though.

• Kore rarely cries. She's not one to show tears in front of anyone unless it's very close friends. The first time Chazz saw Kore cry was when she had a massive emotional break down (won't say why due to plot reasons but he doesn't see her this badly upset till like season 3 and 4). Kore has never once expressed vulnerable emotions like crying in front of Chazz, so when he does catch her, Kore feels like an idiot. Chazz wouldn't exactly know how to comfort her but I'd imagine they'd hug it out together with words not necessarily being needed.

• Kore has worn Chazz's jacket once. ONCE. She wore it mainly because it was cold and Chazz offered her his jacket to keep warm. Upon wearing said jacket...Kore found out that fateful day just how bad it stunk. She definitely deep fucking cleaned that jacket when Chazz was busy or asleep. She was absolutely mortified just finding out someone like Chazz never cleans his jacket (or his laundry in general JUDGING FROM THAT ONE EPISODE THAT DIRTY GOBLIN OF A MAN).

• During the Society Of Light arc, Kore actually tried to be the first to snap Chazz out of being part of the weird cult, until Alexis caught her and ended up dueling each other. When Kore was close to victory, Alexis last minute took a one up on Kore and defeated her. This however, instead of brainwashing Kore, ended up putting Kore in a coma. Once Chazz is finally snapped out of being brainwashed, he of course finds out and feels such immense guilt and pressure, feeling himself being responsible(his mindset: caused Alexis to turn to the society of light, in turn Alexis defeated Kore and put her in a coma, therefore Chazz feels at fault for everything). Of course once everything settles and Sartorius is defeated, Kore gets out of her coma and is greeted by Jaden and the gang. Chazz is the first to greet Kore and worry over her, but once he realises Kore is fine enough, immediately in his usual fashion claims victory for taking down the whole Society of Light and boasts to Kore (claiming all the credit as usual). However, Kore immediately hugs Chazz and they both share a big sentimental hug and they just let Chazz have this one. (Kore's big bro Riley still holding the whole cult thing over Chazz, Alexis and Bastion's heads mainly because...Well his little sis was in a coma and ofc he was fucking fuming the entire season and legit throws jabs at them at any opportunity over it. Kore might be forgiving but Riley isn't so forgiving.)

• During season 4, Chazz is the one who's more so present to Kore's now poor mental state meanwhile Kore continues to isolate herself and tries to get through to Jaden at the start of the season. Chazz tries to talk with Kore about her isolating herself just like Jaden, and refusing any sort of help. Chazz unfortunately does end up pushing her boundaries for once, which leads them to having a massive argument/screaming match with Kore slowly distrusting Chazz. (They do eventually make up and slowly rekindle their friendship half way through season 4 but it takes a bit and Chazz making it painfully obvious how he just wants their friendship to be how it once was. So, basically it's switching from their dynamic compared to season 1 where Kore was the one wanting to be Chazz's friend and finding him cool while Chazz found her a bit annoying and pushing her off, to now where Kore is the one shoving him away and Chazz trying desperately to get closer to her.)

• Kore HATES the feeling of polyester fabric. Chazz found out about this one day when Kore was constantly uncomfortable from the feeling of a polyester cloth that she was using the clean. Chazz has since disposed of anything polyester or unless if its clothing wise, he tries to be careful around her.

• Kore of course is aware of Chazz' relationship with his brothers. I'd imagine during the holidays Kore would always offer Chazz to stay with her and her family to avoid any conflict with his brothers. Chazz had refused, but one summer decided to agree and her family immediately brought Chazz in with open arms and treated him as part of their own.

This is all I got. I didn't anticipate for this to being super duper long but IT'S DONE. I'm going for a nanna nap.