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fic rec! YGO x DNAngel 12K fic
Summary: Yuugi is looking for some help with his art. He finds that and unexpected friendship in an tiny campus studio and the art student that seems to practically live there.
Comments: This is post canon for both of them, with Yugi working through his grief via making a game and Daisuke doing the same with art. They don't really talk about it, but you can tell they both realize the other is going through something similar. Grieving is a slow process, but they work through it and eventually become a couple. (At 18 months you'd think it was a slow burn, but the fic is short.)
I love the little details in here - Joey, Mai, and Tea in a triad, Satoshi feeling the magic in Duel Monster cards, Yugi standing up to Kaiba and getting what he wants in a job offer. But Daisuke and Yugi just have a lot in common and I love that they found eachother.
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To Immortalize in Full
...and gain something new along the way
You know how I kept saying I was going to make one of those kiss prompts actually shippy? This is the shippy one. Shhhh. I know.Â
That said, I've crossed over Yu-Gi-Oh! and Hikago, and now Yu-Gi-Oh! and DNAngel. All that's left is squishing all three together some day into some sort of unholy angsfest of moving on from your now-absent mind-spirit-buddy. Person. Thing. This prompt was Yuugi-Daisuke: perplex. Noooot sure if it really came out to much perplexing so much as 'this person reminds me of me for some reason' for most of it, but hey, prompts are just there to light the spark.
The Mutou Yuugi that first stepped foot in Domino High never planned to go to college. Heâd hoped to survive school without too much bullying, make friends besides Anzu, and eventually take over Grandpaâs shop where he could be surrounded by the latest games of all types to his heartâs content. But the Mutou Yuugi who entered high school was not the Mutou Yuugi that left it, and several years with a spirit sharing his body and confronting an array of powerful, morally questionable people and an ancient Egyptian evil kind of put him at a different mental state than when heâd entered high school. The world was a lot bigger than his little game shop and there was a lot he would love to know more about. Plus he had friends now who were all making their own way in the world. Yuugi had had to decide what to make of himself.
So, contrary to where he thought heâd be, heâd decided to go on in schooling. Learning more about Atemâs country and times was helping fill the gap heâd left. And learning about game design was right up Yuugiâs alley. In fact, Kaiba had even made subtle, backhanded remarks that insinuated that he wouldnât mind having Yuugiâs brain coming up with games for his company once Yuugi was out of school.
So there he was. Â In college and in over his head whenever he had classes that didnât immediately relate to his obsessions. Yuugi still couldnât really believe he was there. He could have just gone into pro Dueling like Jonouchi had. But as much as he loved Duel Monsters and always would, Duel Monsters had been a little too painful to play for a long while after Atem had left. Back around again to why college had ended up in his future.
Yuugi sighed. Game design, he was finding, required just as much knowledge about art and computers as it did crafting unique gameplay elements and storylines. Neither of which were his forte. Painting a figure for a tabletop game did not transfer over into sketching a character. And that was why Yuugi was at that moment sitting in the art building and hoping he could catch a professor or someone from one of the lower level art classes to get some tips, or at least some book recommendations. Â He didnât think his professor would be very thrilled with Yuugiâs current doodle designs. They looked more like balloon figure caricatures than a serious design for the video game concept he was piecing together for his class final.
Somehow Yuugi hadnât expected a whole art building to be so...quiet. Or empty. Heâd passed six classrooms and what looked like the entrance to a dark room, but there hadnât been a single person. Maybe they were in a computer lab? Or one of the reserve-able workrooms upstairs? Or maybe there just werenât any art classes taking place at ten thirty in the morning.
Yuugi wandered up a staircase and down a hallway. Whoever built the art building had an interesting idea on how architecture worked. In that there didnât seem to be any rhyme or reason to where the halls and rooms were in relation to each other and different floors. It would be an easy place to get lost in.
At the end of that hallway before it took a sharp left, there was a room with the door ajar and the light on inside. Yuugi clutched his sketchbooks tighter; finally, there was someone else in the building after all. Â
The roomâs occupant was painting, headphones over his ears with spiky red hair jutting out around them. There was a large canvas propped on an easel in front of him and a few more finished works scattered around the room. The current painting was still in a sketchy framework phase, rough shapes and colors blocking out segments of the canvas. In the paintings around the room, there were clear interconnected color schemes of purple and black and blue and red, with the occasional jarring yellow. The second thing Yuugi noticed was that every painting had wingsâfeathers, winged figures, or just silhouettes worked into an abstract design. Looking at them felt a bit like intruding for some reason. Yuugi tore his eyes away.
âExcuse me!â he said, raising his voice a little to try to get the painterâs attention. He edged further into the room. âHello?â The painter set down a brush, turned to grab a tube of paint. âHi,â Yuugi said with a wave. The painter jolted as he caught Yuugi from the corner of his eye, accidentally sending a paintbrush spinning across the room. It left a streak along an already stained floor.
The artist clutched at his chest with one hand, the other lifting one headphone away from his ear. âHow long have you been there?!â
âUm. Just now actually,â Yuugi said.
âOh.â The headphones slid off completely. The artist rubbed a hand against his face leaving a small streak of indigo just under his left eye. âHi? Did you need something?â
Yuugi opened his mouth, then closed it, painfully aware that heâd just interrupted a private painting session for completely selfish reasons. Still, this was the only person heâd found so far... âYou wouldnât happen to know if thereâs a professor around? Or if thereâs anyone who tutors for drawing?â
âItâs kind of quiet today, isnât it?â The painter glanced at his mixed paint and the canvas before shrugging and wandering closer. âThe professors are all out today because thereâs an art exhibit opening up in town with some work from an alumni featured in it. A lot of people have class assignments related to it too.â Yuugi vaguely remembered something being mentioned about an art exhibit. Heâd been a bit too caught up with thinking up puzzle mechanisms for the game he was designing to pay attention that day. âAs for tutoring,â the painter said, âI donât think thereâs anything formal like that here. You can always ask a professor or a classmate for pointers though.â
âAh.â Yuugi deflated a bit. âI donât know much about art,â he said. âIâm a game design major, not an art major.â
âOkay.â The painter nodded. âYou know what, Iâve got a bit of time. How about you show me what level you are at and we can go from there?â
Yuugi glanced at the unfinished painting. âThatâs okay! I can come back another day to talk to a professor!â
The painter smiled, and he looked too young to be in college the way it softened his faceânot that Yuugi was one to judge; people thought he was still a middle school student on a regular basis. âIâm not working on an assignment. This is just for...for fun. I have time.â
âThank you then.â With some lingering hesitation, he handed over his sketchbook. âIâm Yuugi, by the way.â
âDaisuke,â the painter replied, already flipping through the couple of pages Yuugi had filled with sketches. His eyes lingered on the little things Yuugi had drawn in the corners; duel monsters and doodles of his friends. On one page heâd written out hieroglyphics that Atem had recognized at some point or another and Yuugiâd sought out again in the immediate aftermath of his passing on. It was uncomfortably soul baring to have someone seeing some of the things in there.
âIâm not much of an artist,â Yuugi said while Daisuke looked at a doodle of Jonouchi with a hoard of Duel Monsters cards.
âActually,â Daisuke said, not looking up from the page, âthis isn't so bad. You have your own style developing here.â
âYeah, but it's all just doodles. And they all look the same.â He hadnât noticed until he was looking at examples of character design in his class, but all Yuugiâs doodle people had the same âUâ shape head and proportional chibi bodies with hair to distinguish them from each other.
Daisuke looked up with a hint of a smile curling at his lips. âI was worried it was going to be stick figures or something from how nervous you looked. You just need to practice more and play around with shapes.â
Play with shapes. Practice was a given, but Yuugi wasnât sure how to really go about the actual playing around bit. â...anything you can recommend? Books or...?â Examples would be great.
Looking thoughtful, Daisuke nodded slowly. âActually, yeah. Here....â He pulled a pen from seemingly nowhere, turning to a blank page in Yuugiâs sketchbook and jotting down a list. âThese are some useful titles for character design, and these are helpful for things like anatomy. Even cartoon styles can benefit from that. You need to know what you're doing before you exaggerate it anyway...â
Yuugiâs eyes went wide as Daisuke kept adding to it. âSo much...â
The pen paused, finishing a character with a slow slide of the nib. âAh, this isn't all that helpful is it? You were probably looking for more of a hands on approach...â
âNo, it helps!â Yuugi shook his head. When Daisuke held out the sketchbook, Yuugi took it from him. He ran a finger along the list, plenty of books to get examples from, much as he felt intimidated by the amount of things he didnât know that they could provide. âIâm a little overwhelmed with everything. Somehow I just wasn't expecting to need to draw for game design....â
âWell... when you think about it, in most game design it's a team effort, so you'd have people who focus on character design and people doing coding and someone else working on story and dialogue.... So you don't have to be great at it, but it doesn't hurt to know how to do it either.â
âHuh. Good point. I'm more used to coming up with plots and puzzles.â
Daisuke grinned. âI have a friend who is in the design course too and he's the exact opposite. He's great at the art end but is having trouble with the whole game aspect.â
Yuugi couldnât imagine anyone wanting to go into games if they didnât know much about them. âWell what kind of games does he like?â
âI don't think he ever really played games until a year ago. I'm not sure even he knows what he likes. Having fun is hard for him.â
âWhy on earth is he in game design then?â Yuugi asked, but then he thought of Kaiba who made games but only seemed to enjoy them if he was winning. There were reasons to do everything he supposed.
Daisuke smiled ruefully. âIt's about as far from what he was doing before as he's comfortable going. He had a degree in criminal law before. And art history too I suppose.â
âHuh.â Whoever this friend was must lead an interesting life.
âYup.â Daisuke shrugged before nodding at the sketchbook. âHere, try sketching some random shapes and once you've done that, make faces from them. That will help get some diversity. Try to figure out what the rest of them might look like and go from there.â
âThanks.â
âNo problem.â Daisuke turned back to his painting and after a moment, Yuugi sat a ways away and started sketching. They worked in silence, just the soft sounds of pencils and Daisukeâs paintbrush filling the space. It was surprisingly both relaxing and focusing to have someone working nearby; it was a motivator to keep working.
Yuugi couldnât say how much time passed, but after a whole he had two pages full of sketches. They were still pretty simple, but trying to use different random shapes had helped.
Daisuke, noticing the pause, glanced over. âSee? Youâre getting the hang of it.â
Yuugi rubbed the back of his head. âThanks. Sorry again for bothering you.â
âIt's not a bother.â Daisuke grinned. There was another bit of paint next to his nose, purple like one of the figures slowly taking shape on the canvas. âI needed a break anyway. If you need any help later, I'm usually in this room...â
âIâll keep that in mind!â Yuugi had other classes to get to now, and books to find from the campus library, but it was reassuring to know that he had someone willing to help. He waved to Daisuke and left the artist to his winged paintings.
*
Daisuke hadnât been joking about being in the room a lot. Every time Yuugi had sought him out over the next few weeks to ask about techniques or opinions on how Yuugiâs designs were coming, he was always in the art room. The painting was almost done now, filling in from its rough figures to be something that reminded Yuugi of a yin yang, but with winged people instead of black and white images. It was a color-clashing purple and yellow piece, but there were other colors subtly worked in so that it balanced out somehow. Yuugi was sure Daisuke could have explained the color theory he was working into it, but Daisuke didnât seem to like talking about his paintings. The one time Yuugi brought them up, heâd found the conversation deflected around to the sketches of Duel Monsters he had left in the margins of his notes. So Yuugi hadnât asked again, even if he was curious about how if he stepped back and viewed it from a distance it almost looked like two more people overlaid the angels on the canvas.
Yuugi was content to let Daisuke keep his secrets. He was just glad to have a new friend and help on his project. Daisuke was easy to get along with and easy to work next to; Yuugi found himself visiting Daisukeâs painting room a lot more than he planned just for the atmosphere and quiet company.
It was sometime during the third week of this that Yuugi walked in to find someone else sharing Daisukeâs work space. The stranger had a notebook in his lap, bent over it with Daisukeâs head bent alongside his as the stranger wrote in the margins. They both looked up when Yuugi walked through the door. Daisuke smiled and welcomed him. The stranger lifted one eyebrow before staring at Yuugi like he was a museum exhibit. Yuugi paused in the doorway.
âHey!â Daisuke said, sitting up and giving a wave. None of his painting things were out for once. The painting he had been working on had been set aside, perhaps finally complete. âYuugi, this is Satoshi, the friend I told you about that was in game design like you. Satoshi, this is Yuugi.â
âThe person youâve been teaching to draw,â Satoshi said. He had a flat tone of voice that at first reminded Yuugi a bit of Kaiba, but there wasnât any of Kaibaâs defensive hostility in Satoshiâs voice or body language. He looked curious if anything.
âGiving tips,â Daisuke corrected. âHe already has a style.â
âTeaching,â Satoshi said. âTeaching art is giving tips and things to practice and watching students improve through their own efforts.â
Daisuke rolled his eyes good naturedly. âSatoshiâs been working on a game of his own, but heâs having a little trouble with character dialog. Think you could help?â
âI can try?â Yuugi said. But this was something that he was good at. Tabletop RPGs and text games had given him a lot of practice in this sort of thing. As he walked over, he thought he heard Satoshi whisper to Daisuke, âYou always run into interesting people.â
Yuugi chose to ignore that and whatever connotations were behind it. He could give Satoshi the benefit of the doubt. And it was fun to help someone else with characters and plot for a bit instead of prodding at his ever changing character designs.
And that, Yuugi thought, was how he made friends with Satoshi and cemented himself in Daisukeâs friend group without realizing it.
*
Yuugi held up his latest sketches to his laptop camera. âWhat do you think?â
âLooks good!â Anzu said, smiling. Her hair was long enough to tie back right now, a bit flyaway at the moment since she had just got back from her morning run. Behind her Yuugi could see the early morning sunlight streaming through her apartment window. Here in Japan it was already well into its decent. Yuugi felt a little wistful of the past where they didnât have to work around twelve hour time difference. âYouâve got a lot of details now. They remind me a little bit of us actually. All of our friends.â
âThatâs what Iâm basing it off of a bit,â Yuugi admitted. âThe characters arenât too close to us, but...â He couldnât deny that heâd drawn on his friends for inspiration. âI wanted to write something similar to what we went through. Not so close that anyone who looks at it can figure it out, but for those of us who knew Atem...â
âYuugi...â She looked at him with the same expression sheâd had when they gave up trying to date, a bit sad, a bit worried, but mostly supportive friendship.
âIâm making something heâd like,â Yuugi said. He smiled because focusing on the good things pushed back the times he felt sad. âBut enough about my game, how did your audition go?â
Anzu gave him a look that said she knew exactly what he was doing by changing the topic, but she launched into an explanation on how sheâd managed to get a minor stage role as a backup dancer and how there was another audition coming up in a few weeks and that show was compatible with this one so she was going to try out for that. It sounded busy and stressful, but Yuugi couldnât help smiling genuinely at the pride and determination in Anzuâs tone as she spoke. She was following her dreams and that made him happy.
âI saw Jonouchi and Mai when they were in town for a bit,â Anzu said toward the end of the conversation. âDid he send you the picture we took?â
âThe one with the port in the background?â Yuugi nodded. Jonouchi and Mai were both pro Duelers now, and that lifestyle took them all around the world. It could be fun to see where he was at any given time.
âYeah! They were heading out to semifinals of a tournamentânot hosted by Kaiba this time, canât remember who. Heâll probably call sometime soon.â
âI look forward to it.â Yuugi missed Jonouchi but he was glad all of his friends were finding what they loved in the world.
âGood luck with your game, Yuugi,â Anzu said waving at the camera.
âHave fun dancing,â he said back.
Like always, it was a bittersweet feeling to end the call.
*
Daisuke had started a new painting. This one wasnât purple or yellow, but it did already show signs of wings. Yuugi sat off to the side and worked on making tiny pixel sprites for his character designs. While he wasnât expected to actually make a functioning game yet, he couldnât help starting it in his spare time. Making a plan and design and building it up in concept was enough to make him want to make it real. Today Daisuke wasnât painting, though, but sketching, off in a separate corner. The soft scratch of pencil lead along paper was almost meditative alongside the sound of Yuugiâs tablet.
Yuugi was so caught up in making a tiny coat for a tiny pixel character based off Kaiba that he almost didnât notice that the sounds of Daisukeâs pencil had stopped. He glanced up and found Daisuke looking at his character sketches again. âHm?â he hummed in question.
Daisuke twitched, like heâd been caught doing something he shouldnât rather than just looking at sketches heâd seen dozens of times. âYou know, I donât think you even said what your game was about?â he said. âYouâve talked about the characters and what theyâre like, but...â
Yuugi set aside his laptop and tablet. âItâs a puzzle game,â Yuugi said, picking up his sketches. He pointed out characters as they become relevant. âThe main character is a high school student that solves an ancient puzzle and ends up sharing a body with a millennia old spirit.â Beside him, Daisuke blinked rapidly, but leaned in to look at the drawings with new interest. âThereâs the protagonist, and then thereâs the protagonist when heâs possessed,â Yuugi said, pointing to the slightly different designs. Showing the shift in pixel avatar has been harder than drawing the design had been. The character didnât resemble Yuugi or Atem much, but Yuugi knew what he represented and that was enough. âWhenever the main character is possessed, his abilities to solve puzzles goes up because the ghost was obsessed with solving them before he died. The protagonist doesnât realize heâs being possessed at first, but as the story goes on and you solve more puzzles, other characters create challenges. If you can complete the challenges right, you can make friends, and making friends opens more opportunities.â Like making friends had given Yuugi more from life. He smoothed a finger along the possessed version of his character.
âThat sounds pretty cool,â Daisuke said slowly. âDoes the protagonist ever realize heâs being possessed?â
âYeah.â Yuugi smiled. âAs you go on, you unlock bits about who the spirit is and at some point you become able to talk to him. He can become another friend, and you can unlock even harder puzzles where you have to work together to solve them. The end goal is actually to solve the puzzle of the spirit.â
âAnd if you solve it?â
âThen you have to decide whether to keep the spirit or to let him pass on to the afterlife.â Yuugiâs heart hurt thinking about it. It was a risk putting so much of himself into this, but it felt right to do it. If he made it, it would be just the sort of tribute to Atemâs memory that heâd appreciate.
âOh.â
There was something sad in Daisukeâs voice and Yuugi glanced up. Heâd never heard Daisuke sound sad before.
âThat sounds like it would be a hard decision,â Daisuke said finally. âBecause you made friends with him.â
âYeah.â The echo of heartbreak heâd felt in that moment of decision was still there. To be selfish or to do the right thing? To feel whole or to let his other half rest at last?
Daisuke touched the sketch of the protagonist, something similar to Yuugiâs heartbreak in his eyes. Almost like he also knew what it felt like to make that kind of a decision. âWhat would you choose?â he asked. âIf you were playing through the game?â
âIâd choose what I thought would make the spirit happiest,â Yuugi said immediately. âThe protagonist has all the friends heâs made over the course of the game to fall back on, but the spirit was stuck in the puzzle alone for a long time, and could be stuck for who knows how long after the protagonist dies. If it was the only chance to let him move on and be at peace, Iâd choose that than the possibility of condemning him to being alone and forgotten again.â
There was the sort of silence that comes after a confession, too close and personal, with all the blatant emotions out in the open. Yuugi didnât take his words back though even though he felt like it could reveal too much. Daisuke swallowed thickly. âI can tell youâve thought a lot about the choices,â he said finally.
âYes,â Yuugi said. Because the choice had once haunted him like a second ghost until heâd come to peace with it.
âI donât know if I could be that selfless in making the choice,â Daisuke admitted. âIf I was the protagonist and cared about the spirit, I donât think Iâd want to let go.â
Yuugiâs smile was wry, barely the upward twist of his lips at the edges. âThatâs how hard choices and love work; you might not choose what you want but youâll do what will make everyone happiest in the long run.â
With one last touch to the sketch, Daisuke pulled back. âSounds like youâre talking from experience.â
Yuugi shrugged. He closed the sketch book, suddenly not wanting to look at it. Or maybe not wanting Daisuke to look at it; Daisuke looked unsettled, like talking about the game had brought up things he didnât want to think about. âThatâs my game more or less though. Iâm working on the puzzles already. I like that sort of thing, so itâs fun to come up with.â
âIt sounds like it will be a cool game.â Daisuke gave him a quick, there and gone smile, moving back toward his work space. âIf you ever do make it, I think Iâd like to play it.â
The idea of someone playing a game Yuugi made, playing a game and enjoying it, made him feel warm inside. Like a little part of him would reach out to each and every person who played it, giving them a connection whether they knew it or not. And a little part of Atem that went into this game would live with them too. He wondered if that was part of what Kaiba liked about creating games; it was forging a connection without the difficulty of actually socializing.
âThanks,â Yuugi said. He wrapped that warm feeling up inside to bring out whenever he got frustrated about the project. Then, curious, he asked, âWhat would you choose? Would you befriend the spirit knowing you had to choose?â
âI wonder,â Daisuke said, introspective. âI might be one of those people that never finishes the game, not wanting to make that choice at all.â
Fair enough. Yuugi couldnât fault that he supposed. It would be a pity to leave anything unfinished though. He always has preferred to see things through to their ends.
*
They were in the usual room, Daisuke starting a new painting again, this one smaller and like none of the other paintings in the room. A scenic painting, Yuugi thought, instead of abstract or angelic portraits. Satoshi was there today as he sometimes was, poking away at his game concept. It was not the sort of game Yuugi would be attracted to playing, full of dark and introspective themes with a main character that is slowly losing trust in his own mind and judgment. Whatever it means to Satoshi though, he looks like each bit of progress is cathartic so Yuugi had the idea that it meant about as much to his as the game Yuugi was working on meant.
The door was propped open to let airflow in and Yuugi had music playing in the background as he ignored homework in favor of building up his game world pixel by pixel. He had far far more respect for Kaibaâs skills now than he ever thought heâd have. Granted, Kaiba had a team that probably did the tedious stuff like making textures for terrain and background images.
He had just about finished up the layout of the school when he heard a familiar voice.
âYuugi!â
Yuugiâs head whipped up, seeing his best friend standing just outside the doorway. He couldnât put his laptop down fast enough. âJonouchi!â Yuugi tackled his friend. Jonouchi whirled him around in a hug, grinning from ear to ear. âWhat are you doing here?â Yuugi asked when the room stopped spinning. âI thought you were in the middle of a tournament?â
Jonouchi laughed. âI got a place in the finals so I have a bit of time off before the semifinals finish up! Figured I'd visit my best bud and see how college life was going. Your campus is a hell of a maze by the way.â
âYou should have called!â Yuugi said, pulling back. His face hurt from grinning. It had been months since he last saw Jonouchi in person.
âThat'd ruin the surprise,â Jonouchi said. He set Yuugi down. While Yuugi wasnât nearly as short as heâd been in high school, he would always be much shorter than his best friend. Jonouchi got twice the growth spurt Yuugi had gotten.
âA friend of yours?â Daisuke asked, and Yuugi realized they had an audience.
âAhaha, yeah.â He rubbed the back of his head, finally noticing that both Daisuke and Satoshi were staring intently. âThis is my best friend, Jonouchi Katsuya. Jonouchi, this is Niwa Daisuke and Hiwatari Satoshi.â
âThe guy whoâs helping you with your drawing, right?â Jonouchi said, remembering their Skype conversations. âNice ta meetcha. Hope you donât mind me barging in.â
âItâs fine,â Daisuke said, since it was his study room after all. âWe could probably use a study break.â
Jonouchi grinned before turning back to Yuugi. âSo, being around all these books and drawing, howâs your Dueling? Getting rusty yet?â
Yuugi narrowed his eyes at the challenge. âRusty? Never. How about I show you, Mr. Tournament Finalist?â He reached for his bag. Even now he had the habit of carrying his Duel Monster cards with him. âI challenge you to a Duel.â
âDuel?â Satoshi asked sharply.
âDuel Monsters,â Jonouchi said holding up his deck of cards. He snorted at Satoshiâs blank look. âWhat, did you think I was gonna whip out a knife? I donât look like that much of a delinquent these days.â
âNope, just scruffy as always,â Yuugi said. He cleared a space on the desk before shuffling his deck, intent on his friend and opponent. âDuel Monsters is a strategy based card game,â Yuugi explained to the others. âWith a certain amount of luck too.â
Jonouchi snorted. âLuck, fate, whatever you wanna call it.â He exchanged a glance with Yuugi.
âHeart of the cards,â they said at the same time.
âAnyway,â Yuugi said, âJonouchi plays it professionally. I used to enter tournaments but I havenât played much in a while.â
âYet you still hold the title for King of Games,â Jonouchi said.
Yuugi shrugged. It was a title he didnât feel like heâd earned. After all, Atem had done most of the Dueling to get it. âAnyoneâs free to seek me out and win it properly.â
âIf they can beat you.â
Yuugi shrugged again. They set up their station and drew their hands. It had been a while since he last Dueled, longer still since he Dueled without Kaibaâs technology bringing it all to life. It felt a little bit like high school, playing games at lunch. The cards were warm and familiar in his hands, feeling almost alive as they sometimes did. Yuugi wasnât calling on anything, didnât have Atemâs power over the shadows, but the cards still had presences even if he wasnât using them that way.
âHuh,â Satoshi said, looking at the cards in their hands like they were something particularly strange and intriguing.
âTwo thousand life points?â Yuugi asked.
âStandard Duelâs four thousand,â Jonouchi said.
âYeah, but it feels more like high school if we play it that way.â
âWorks for me.â
It was funny how normal it felt to play a Duel against Jonouchiâor maybe it wasnât strange at all considering how big a part in his life Dueling once held, but he hadnât Dueled anyone since the last time everyone was able to meet up together, and that was almost half a year ago. Everything still felt right though. His cards rose to the challenge like they always did, chipping Jonouchiâs life points down bit by bit. Even having an audience was familiar. Daisuke and Satoshi werenât Anzu or Honda, but the balance felt right.
Yuugi called on his Kuriboh to end the Duel, just like old times.
Jonouchi made a face as the last of his life points drained away thanks to one of the weakest cards in the game. âOne more turn and Iâdâve had you with my dragon. Youâre still as good at this as ever, Yuug. No wonder Kaibaâs always trying to drag you into Duels.â
Yuugi snickered. âKaiba just wants to beat me once and for all. Or make me test all his Duel tech.â If Yuugi ever took him up on that job offer, he had a feeling heâd end up doing more Dueling and product testing against Kaibaâs over competitive ego than actual game design.
âWait,â Satoshi said from the sidelines. He had followed the game with interest, though it had looked like he was analyzing what game attributes made it enjoyable rather than enjoying watching the game itself. âKaiba as in Kaiba Seto, billionaire game maker Kaiba?â
âYeah?â Yuugi said.
Jonouchi sat back in his chair and laughed at Satoshiâs consternation. âYuugi won the title King of Games years ago. Heâs still the reigning champion Duel Monsters player and Kaiba hates it because Yuugi wonât enter tournaments anymore so no one can win the title from him.â
âThey should just accept some other tournament winner as the best player winner,â Yuugi muttered. âKaibaâs won most of the ones since I left the Duel scene.â
âYeah, but Kaibaâs never satisfied til he can beat you.â Jonouchi turned back to their audience. âMoneybags was a classmate of ours in high school. Real ass, but heâs gotten better now that heâs stopped pulling shit that can get people killed. Still dramatic as heck though. Betcha heâll come into the arena for the final on a jet pack or something with the Kaiba Corp logo all huge on the back. Or have it shaped like the Blue Eyes.â
âHeâs a friend,â Yuugi clarified. Jonouchi always made Kaiba sound like an enemy when he hadnât been anything like an enemy in a long time. âHe wants me to join his company after school, but if I did that Iâd have to Duel him because heâd hold my paycheck.â
Jonouchi snorted. âSounds like the sorta manipulative thing heâd do.â
Yuugi hummed. âI wouldnât mind Dueling him sometime though. I just donât want to Duel at his command.â
âFair enough. Beat him once and he either wonât leave ya alone til you have a rematch or he pretends it never happened.â
â...This is the CEO of the largest gaming empire in Japan?â Satoshi asked, skeptical.
âIn the world,â Jonouchi corrected.
âCharming.â
âEh, he grows on you.â Jonouchi grinned, lopsided. âKinda like some sort of fungus.â
Yuugi rolled his eyes. âKaiba is Kaiba. Heâs there when it matters and tries. He actually has a pretty good sense of humor.â
âYeah, at my expense.â
Yuugi patted Jonouchi consolingly. Kaiba and Jonouchi would never really get along, and that was okay. Besides, he figured that by now their back and forth taunts were just the only way they knew how to interact. The words didnât really hit anymore. Yuugi was pretty sure that Kaiba even found it fun. Not many people insulted him to his face anymore. Jonouchi was a bit too straightforward to notice that though.
âI suppose he is still a good connection to have if youâre going into this field,â Satoshi said in what was clearly meant to be a diplomatic tone. It still came across a bit skeptical.
âHe is.â Yuugi grinned. âThough I kind of want to set up my own indie gaming thing out of Grandpaâs shop and see how he reacts.â
Daisuke shook his head. âSave that for when you can actually do everything yourself.â
âOr have a team.â For a brief moment, Yuugi pictured combining the strengths of his friends from high school into the project. They all had something they could have brought to the tableâAnzu with music, Hiroto with coding, and Jonouchi with story development and puzzles. Even Bakura could have helped with the graphic side of things. But he dismissed it after that moment. This wasnât high school anymore and they each had their own lives to work through.
âOr that,â Daisuke said.
They were all quiet for a moment, then Jonouchi held up his deck. âAnyone wanna learn how to Duel?â
And then Yuugi was digging out the extra cards he still couldnât help carrying everywhere he went, and Daisuke and Satoshi were tentatively Dueling each other, Satoshi frequently looking at the cards like there was something he didnât trust about them, but Dueling all the same.
It was nice.
Yuugi sat back and watched friends interact, new and old.
It was very nice.
*
Jonouchi only stayed a few days, but by the time he left heâd made friends with Yuugiâs friends, corrupted Yuugiâs sleep schedule with first a Duel, then a movie marathon, and told enough stories about the Dueling circuit that Yuugi wasnât sure if he was disappointed or relieved that he hadnât gone into Dueling professionally. It sounded like a wild time.
Then he was off back to attend the finals. Yuugi promised to watch them. He intended to drag Daisuke into watching them with him too.
The quiet after he left was a bit like missing a limb. Yuugi found himself in the art building even more that week. Daisuke, in his comings and goingsâthough usually he was there before and after Yuugi arrivedâdidnât comment on Yuugiâs extra time there. He just brought a few more snacks and had music playing to fill the silence when Yuugi didnât feel like talking.
It was a nice reminder that new friends could fill the open spaces old ones left without really replacing them.
*
Lately Daisuke had been sketching. No paintings, no charcoal drawings or powdery pastels covering the worktable with colorful dust marks, just pencil and a sketchbook every time Yuugi was there. Yuugi leaned over one day to ask about any tips on drawing foreshortening and blinked at the lines on the page.
âIs that a sketch of me?â
Daisuke almost dropped the sketchbook. For a second, Yuugi thought he was going to slam the book shut. âYes?â
It was Yuugi; spiky hair and dark clothing, a profile of him smiling to himself as he worked on his tablet. There were smaller more dynamic thumbnails in the cornerâYuugi walking, laughing, throwing down a card in Duel Monsters, dozing off on the worktable. In all of the sketches his distinctive hair shape stood out along with the outlines of his clothing. âSo, was it the hair or the clothes that made me an interesting sketch subject?â he joked. Those were the two things that people always noticed first after all. Spiked, bright colored hair, chunky silver and gold jewelry, and a taste for leather and belts.
Daisuke surprised him by flipping back a few pages to show studies of Yuugiâs faceâjust his face. âYour eyes actually...â Daisuke mumbled. He flushed and Yuugi couldnât help blushing a little too. The sketches of his face were...intimate for lack of a better word. His eyes were riveted on a sketch on the right, his penciled lips frozen in a melancholy smile and a far off look in the sketchâs eyes like he was looking at something only he could see. It had to be a moment he was thinking about Atem and he wasnât sure what he felt about having that captured on paper.
âOh,â was all he could say.
Daisuke flushed deeper. âIf it bothers you, I can stop.â
Did it bother him? Maybe if it was someone he didnât know, but Daisuke was a friend now. He could see Yuugi as he was in all his range of emotions. âNo,â Yuugi said. âNo, itâs fine.â
Daisukeâs shoulders relaxed, his hands no longer gripping the sketchbook so tightly. âYour eyes show what youâre feeling really clearly,â he said. âThe other day I was watching you work and I couldnât help...â He waved at the sketches. âI like how you look.â
Yuugi could count on one hand how many times people said they liked his appearance, and two of those times had been Anzu while they were dating. He opened his mouth to...to what? Compliment Daisuke back? Thank him? He shook his head. âI donât mind you drawing me.â
âOk. Iâm glad.â Daisuke twirled the pencil in his hands like he needed to do something with his fingers. âIâm also glad you came here months ago. Itâs nice to have someone else in here.â
âConsidering you practically live here.â
âYeah.â
Yuugi sat back, asking a question that had been bugging him for a while now. âYouâre here pretty much whenever Iâm here. And lately if Iâm not at classes Iâm here. Are you always here? Is this a free study or...?â
One shoulder lifted in a shrug as Daisuke couldnât meet his eyes. âI only have one class right now. I kind of had to take a break. Iâm only supposed to be here for my class project but it felt like the only place I could be for a while.â
âOh.â Yuugi reached out. He didnât think he was imagining Daisuke leaning into his touch, gravitating toward the hand on his shoulder. âIs everything ok?â
âIt wasnât, but I think itâs getting better.â
Yuugi waited to see if Daisuke would say more, but he didnât. That was okay. There were some things that you couldnât talk about with just anyone, and some things that just couldnât be talked about at all.
âPainting helps,â Daisuke said. âSeeing friends helps too. You help.â
Yuugi squeezed his shoulder in support. âI hope I can keep helping.â
This time he was sure he wasnât imagining Daisuke leaning into his touch. âJust keep coming around.â
âI donât think you have to worry about me leaving anytime soon.â
*
âThe cards arenât normal,â Daisuke said one day as Yuugi was helping him form a deck of his own. Heâd Duel him sometimes if Yuugi was really in the mood for Duel Monsters. Daisuke held up a Chimera card, spinning it between his fingers. âThereâs something about them... They almost feel alive.â
âThe game is based off of an ancient Egyptian game played with stone tablets with souls sealed inside,â Yuugi said. He drew a card, unsurprised to find the Dark Magician in his hand. âI know it sounds superstitious, but the cards have spirits still, the medium just changed.â Dark Magician was joined by the Dark Magician Girl, then Kuriboh. âIf you call them, they can answer.â He waited for Daisuke to scoff or look skeptical. Instead, Daisuke was nodding slowly.
âI can see that. It explains the weird feeling they have... Is it the art itself that gives them souls? Can anybody make a card or is there something specific?â
Yuugi stared.
âWhat?â Daisuke shuffled through the cards, pulled out Harpyâs Brother and Shadow Spell. âArt has a spark of life. Sometimes more than that. Why not cards too?â
âMost people donât believe it unless theyâre Duelists,â Yuugi said, âand even the people who are and have lived through spirits manifesting still donât always believe.â Kaiba didnât for the longest time. He does now, though. His Blue Eyes are all the closer to him for it.
âI can feel them,â Daisuke said, tracing fingers along the image of the cards. âSo can Satoshi. Thatâs why he keeps giving you weird looks by the way. Heâs not sure what to make of it.â
âHuh.â Yuugi could feel his cardsâspecifically the ones in his deck, and sometimes a few others, but not all cards spoke to him, and he hadnât been able to until after heâd had Atem and started Dueling. âIf you can feel them, you could probably call them. Some of them are still connected to the Egyptian monsters, and some were created by Pegasus, the person who resurrected the game, but... So far as I can tell theyâre all alive to some extent.â
âSounds dangerous.â
Yuugi wanted to laugh, and not in a good way. The Egyptian God cards had definitely been dangerous. âIt can be,â Yuugi said bluntly. âIâve seen it kill people.â Daisuke stilled. âBut Iâve also seen the cards save people, and these days you donât see as much summoning.â Not since the millennium items were sealed away. âEven then, outside of the top circuit of Duelers itâs pretty unheard of seeing anything like this at all.â
Daisuke looked at the cards in his hands like he was seeing them all over again. Â âAnd kids play with these?â
Yuugi stifled a laugh. âLike I said, not many people can actually use them that way.â He rested his chin on one hand. âI wonder what one would answer you?â
âI donât think I want to find out,â Daisuke said.
âThis oneâs mine.â Yuugi held up Kuriboh. âAnd sort of this one too...â Dark Magician joined it. It was more Atemâs card, but it had answered Yuugiâs call before too. Kuriboh just liked Yuugi in general.
âA winged fur ball and a purple sorcerer,â Daisuke said. âYeah, I can see how they fit.â
âWas that supposed to be an insult?â
âMaybe.â
âHey!â
Daisuke laughed.
He did finish putting together a deck eventually. He didnât look quite as relaxed around the cards after that though.
*
âItâs not going to work,â Satoshi said to Daisuke as he added details to yet another winged painting. This one was made up of subtle shadows and glints of light, all purple and blue and black. The lightest points were the glint of gold in the winged manâs hands and the white of his smirk in the dark. âI know itâs different for you, but no matter how much you paint himââ
âI know,â Daisuke said, sharp. âI know it isnât going to bring him back, but I canât help it. Itâs like itâs keeping him here.â
âThereâs no him, only them now.â Satoshi sighed. âHave you thought any more on going back to regular classes?â
âIt feels like too much still.â Daisuke set his brush down. âDo you think if I paint him enough, people will remember?â
âPerhaps.â Satoshi was quiet a moment. âI thought things were getting better.â
âThey are.â The clink of Daisukeâs brush being rinsed clean, picked back up to start again. âBut better isnât completely over it yet.â
Satoshi sighed again and said something under his breath.
Yuugi took that as a cue that today was really not the best day to be there after all. He slid away wondering who Daisuke had lost to spend all his time painting him.
*
âCongratulations on your win!â Yuugi chirped over the laggy Skype call.
Jonouchi grinned at him, thousands of miles away, but still as close a friend as ever. âThanks! Maiâs kinda pissed that I beat her out in the second to last round, but sheâll get over it.â
âIt was a good Duel,â Yuugi said, having watched it very lateâor early depending on your perception of timeâin Daisukeâs dorm room with his friend drowsing off next to him and waking on and off whenever Yuugi got particularly excited. The thought had been nice even if it hadnât quite worked out how theyâd planned. âWhat now?â
âEh, Mai and Iâll be headed back to New York to catch up with Anzu. Stay for a while there til the next tournament sign up starts. Maybe weâll get a chance to visit Japan again too, if the timing works out.â Jonouchi was still beaming. It made Yuugi feel warm and happy to see him happy, glad to see him confident in his skills and excelling in life. It had been the right choice for him to Duel professionally.
âGoing to go on some dates?â Yuugi teased.
âWell, if Mai forgives me for Time Wizarding her Harpies again, yeah.â With a shrug, Jonouchi added, âNot gonna tell you the details though.â
Yuugi wrinkled his nose. âI donât want to know about the details of that kind of date, Jonouchi. Mai and Anzu would kill you if you talked about it anyway.â
He laughed. âYeah, yeah. Hey; what about you? Have any dates lined up?â
Yuugi made a noncommittal hum in the back of his throat. His legs kicked aimlessly against his bedframe. âStill not dating anyone, Jou.â
âBut do you liiiike anyone,â Jonouchi teased. If he was in person, heâd be pulling Yuugi into a playful headlock by now.
Yuugi hummed again.
âNot even that Daisuke guy you keep talking about?â
Did he? He wasnât sure whether he did or not. It had been a while since he felt those things, wasnât sure if he could tell them apart from friendship right now. The two had always gone hand in hand. âI donât know,â he said finally.
âHuh.â Jonouchi sounded thoughtful. His expression didnât give anything away for once, whether he thought it was a good or bad or anything in between.
âWhat?â
âItâs the first time you havenât said no when I ask that question,â Jonouchi said.
Yuugi felt a roiling mess of embarrassed and flustered because that, he realized, was true. He didnât know if he liked Daisuke that way or not, but he wanted to spend time with himâdid spend time with him almost as much as he could spareâand that meant something even if it might not be romantic. âIâll tell you when I figure it out,â he mumbled.
Jonouchi laughed and wished him the best before launching into a story about Haga and Ryuuzaki, leaving the topic of romance behind.
It was Yuugi who couldnât get the thought to stop lingering.
*
The semester was almost over now. Projects were done and it was just Yuugi with his laptop poking at his game again in Daisukeâs art study room. Daisuke wasnât there for once, just his multitude of paintings. There was a tiny painting of Yuugi up there with all the other ones and he wasnât sure what to make of that. His eyes glinting purple from a shadowed image. It could have been a threat or an invitation into a secret, and Yuugi kind of hoped it was the latter because it wasnât a very good thought that his friend might find him threatening.
Yuugi got caught up in the minutia of coding and checking his plot and dialogue script with each advance. So caught up he didnât even notice Daisukeâs arrival until he turned to get his character reference sheets and found Daisuke sitting in a chair back to front watching him, and looking like heâd been there for a while. Yuugi dropped the reference sheets.
Daisuke leaned forward to pick the few that had scattered up. âYouâre really making progress on that arenât you?â
âSome?â Yuugi said. âNot as much as I would like, but Iâm only one person and thereâs a lot to do for a game, even just a simple one.â
âItâs come along pretty well,â Daisuke said. He looked at the character sheets in his hand, at the Spiritâs sheet on top. âYouâre not making something simple after all.â A double tap of his fingers against the chair back, a tic he had every once in a while, like his hands got restless but he tried not to fidget with them. âYouâve written the rest of the plot now, right?â
âPretty much.â It had taken almost as long as putting together the sprite world had. It was harder than Yuugi had anticipated to create a game off his life even in a once or twice removed fashion. âI still have some dialogue to go but the main parts are all written.â It was the puzzles that were harder to make.
âDid you ever decide what would happen if the player chose to keep the spirit in the end?â
âIf he keeps it?â Yuugi glanced down at his drawing. The spirit looked nothing like Atem, the only connection the eye of Horus worked into his design. Â âThe spirit stays with him, still locked in the puzzle.â
âAnd after the protagonist dies one day?â Daisuke pressed. âWhat would happen to it then? Would it pass along to another family member or...?â
Yuugi shook his head. Whatever had been between him and Atem, he couldnât imagine it happening between anyone else. Not his grandfather, not his friends, and not even a hypothetical child in the future. âItâs a once in a millennium sort of thing,â Yuugi said. Fate, or more that theyâd perhaps once been one soul before Atem had been lost. Egyptian mythology held that the soul had five parts after all. âThe spirit would be stuck in the puzzle alone until by some chance someone else who was compatible was born, which could take a long, long time.â Yuugi smiled wryly. âIâm sure they would be happy for the lifetime they had together, but thereâs the question of if that evens out against a possible eternity alone after.â
âOh.â
âThereâs also a point where the spirit could have taken over the protagonistâs body,â Yuugi said. âInstead he rescues the protagonistâs soul. So theyâre both looking out for each other in the end.â
âOh,â Daisuke said again. This time it was slightly choked. âWith two souls that close, it makes sense.â
Yuugi hummed, agreeing. For him and Atem, it had made sense. Even for Ryou and Bakura it had a certain amount of sense, and that was with Bakura lashing out at all times and willing to sacrifice Ryou. In the end he hadnâtâmaybe couldnâtâand it was all more complicated than Yuugi could understand. Daisuke looked like he understood, though. Understood in a way that only someone who had lived it could. âWhy does it mean so much to you?â Yuugi asked finally. âI know what this means to me, but what does the story mean to you?â
Daisuke, instead of answering, looked at the paintings leaning against the walls. âItâs hard,â he said finally, âto choose whatâs right when there isnât a right answer that will make everyone happy.â
Yuugi didnât press the topic. The faraway look in Daisukeâs eyes was something he was too familiar with. âWe make the choice and keep going,â Yuugi said. âBecause if they cared, theyâd want us to try to be happy too, right?â He smiled, more a slight lift of the corner of his lips than a true smile. âWe have people who care to fall back on and then we find other ways to cope. You paint. I make a game.â Daisuke looked back at Yuugi. They hovered over the edge of mutual understanding. This wasnât something that needed to be explained to be understood. Pain and loss were universal as were happiness and friendship. âWeâre doing pretty well with what we have, donât you think?â
âMaybe,â Daisuke said. He sighed, then slumped abruptly, leaning against Yuugiâs shoulder. âHow do you make it seem so easy to keep going?â
âItâs not.â Yuugi touched Daisukeâs hair, and maybe it was his imagination that Daisuke tilted himself into that touch. âBut moving forward doesnât mean the past never happened or that you canât remember it or that you werenât changed by it.â Atem changed everything in Yuugiâs life, from helping him make his first friend besides Anzu to opening up his world to so many more things than he thought it would ever hold. âIâd rather remember than forget, and if itâs hard, then itâs a good thing that thereâs always someone who can help even if they might not be there yet.â Like meeting Daisuke and Satoshi had helped.
Daisuke breathed out a laugh. âYeah. Thanks.â He moved away, back toward the side of the room that had become his as Yuugi had slowly taken over a part of his own. âWhen you finish that game someday, Iâd like to play it,â he said. âWith both ends.â
Yuugi nodded. In real life you couldnât have both endings play out, but in a game? âWhen I get to the test phase, youâre one of the people I hope will play it.â
âI will,â Daisuke said with a quiet conviction more like an unbreakable vow than a casual promise. He started sorting through paint tubes and Yuugi pulled his character references to himself. He had a lot of work to go if he was going to meet that promise halfway.
*
The sun was bright and it was unseasonably warm for March, warm enough that they could sit outside with only a light jacket and enjoy the fresh air. Their convenience store bentou were empty beside them as they sprawled out in the grass and enjoyed the early spring sunlight.
Yuugi tilted his face toward the sun, eyes closed, a happy smile on his face. âI canât believe Iâm saying this, but I missed being outside so much. I didnât even realize how much I was inside until it was winter and I missed the best of spring and summer glued to my computer.â
Daisuke, sprawled next to him, snickered. âYou really do have to go out sometimes. I go out in the mornings to sketch. Believe me, your body will thank you for the sunlight.â
âMm, no, I remember someone calling me a gremlin this winter, and gremlins donât like sun.â
âYou seem to like it right now.â
Yuugi aimed a half-hearted elbow jab in Daisukeâs direction. It missed and all he got was another laugh and a tickling poke to his side. Yuugi squirmed away.
âThis is nice though,â Daisuke said.
âYeah.â Tucked away in a quiet corner of campus with the first birdsong of spring and a cluster of daffodils a few feet away, it was peaceful. A little private bubble that wasnât the art room and both more and less connected to reality because of it.
âI exercise most mornings too,â Daisuke said. âIf youâre missing sunlight you could join me andââ
Yuugi groaned. âNo, I am not a morning person!â Or an exercise person. Or someone who would ever combine the two.
Daisuke laughed at him. âMaybe thatâs why youâre so short. Stunted growth from lack of sun, like a plant.â
This time Yuugiâs elbow connected. The tiny hiss of breath as Daisuke massaged the hit was satisfying. âIâm short because of genetics.â Gramps barely got over a meter and a half tall. Yuugi considered himself lucky to pass him up by a handful of centimeters. âIâm not sure why youâre so smug when we were both asked if we wanted childrenâs menus that one time.â
They watched wispy clouds chase like feathers across the sky.
âI think,â Daisuke said suddenly, âI want to paint something new.â
âYeah?â
âYeah.â He looked toward the daffodils and their bright green and yellow against the browns of winter hanging on. âI signed up for more classes this spring. I think...â Daisuke trailed off, voice going soft. âI think I can handle it now.â
âGreat!â
The small smile Daisuke sent back Yuugiâs way was like the sun coming out from behind clouds.
*
It was Yuugi that moved first. It was less a conscious decision and more an inevitability, bridging the gap between them during a post-finals movie binge. Daisuke had looked at him for some reasonâsomething to do with the movie that had immediately gone out of Yuugiâs mind because Daisuke had been smilingâand like an object caught in the Earthâs gravitational pull, heâd been pulled in by that smile. Lips, smooth except for the corner Daisuke was forever biting while he worked. It went on for an eternity. It lasted only a moment.
Yuugi pulled away. Daisukeâs eyes fluttered open; at some point heâd closed them. The movie kept going, white noise in the background of the moment. The air had the same feeling Yuugi got before he pulled the card that would turn a Duel on its head.
âOh,â Daisuke whispered, both too quiet and too loud for Yuugiâs frantic heartbeat in that space of a moment before it was clear whether it was a good or a bad reaction. Then Daisukeâs hand was tangled in one of the heavy chains and gaudy pendants around Yuugiâs neck, pulling him back in. The second kiss was better because Daisuke was kissing back.
When they finally parted again, Yuugi couldnât help but burst into giggles at how Daisuke looked more like heâd been hit over the head than like heâd been kissing someone.
âI thoughtââ Daisukeâs voice cracked and he cleared his throat. âI thought...your friend? You seemed...close.â
âJonouchi?â Yuugi asked. He was almost in Daisukeâs lap, couldnât help but keep touching him, fingers trailing on bare wrists and arms and along Daisukeâs strong fingers. âNo, weâre just friends. Heâs my best friend.â Yuugi reached up to touch Daisukeâs hair, like that kiss was permission to give in to all the little things heâd longed to do. âHeâs dating Mai and Anzu. Or theyâre dating him and each other. Or something.â He couldnât stop smiling. âItâs complicated. And youâre not with Satoshi?â
Daisuke blinked, the dazed expression fading away. He caught Yuugiâs wandering hands in his own, lacing their fingers together. âNo. Satoshiâs not interested in people like that. Isnât Anzu your ex?â
âYeah.â Yuugi kept grinning. Everything was right in the world right then. âAnd one of my oldest friends. But we didnât work out, and she ended up falling for Mai, who also liked Jou, who liked her, and I donât know how it all works with them, but theyâre happy so Iâm happy for them.â
âMy ex only talks to me via her twin sister.â
âI think it helped that we were friends for a long time first. Friendship is more important than anything else.â And for Yuugi it always would be. Friendship had been part of what made him notice Daisuke. He wouldnât have a romantic relationship any other way.
Daisuke scrubbed the back of his hair. âWe werenât not friends, but, uh...â He glanced in Yuugiâs direction. From this close Yuugi could really notice how long his eyelashes were. And how they were the same red as his hair. And how Daisuke was blushing and had very faint freckles from how heâd been making time to go outside lately. âI can see why being friends first can be good.â Their eyes met. Yuugi couldnât look away, not even if Kaibaâs Blue Eyes were to burst through the door right then.
âI like you,â Yuugi blurted. âA lot. As a friend and more.â He gripped Daisukeâs hand tight.
Daisukeâs head tipped forward, their foreheads bumping together and noses brushing. Yuugi could feel the flutter of his eyelashes on his cheek and Daisukeâs breath against his jaw, so close, but not quite close enough. It was ticklish and electric, everything narrowing down to those points of contact as his heart beat too fast and hopeful in his chest.
âI think I like you too,â Daisuke said. He laughed softly, the tremors shaking Yuugi with him. âI like you a lot.â
âDate me?â Yuugi asked hopefully.
Daisuke pulled back and gave him a lopsided smile. âYes. I canât guarantee anything, but yes.â
âNo one can guarantee anything,â Yuugi said. âIf you worry over whether things will or wonât work out, you just miss out on actually living what you have.â If heâd learned anything over the years, it was to appreciate what he had when he had it. Friends, family, memories; all of that had been discovered and rediscovered with Atem and after him. This was just one more case of learning it again.
âI guess I should appreciate living then,â Daisuke said. He pulled Yuugi into another kiss. Yuugi took his own advice and just enjoyed the moment.
*
The game wasnât complete, but it was far enough along to be playable in a rough way. It was far beyond the school project it had started as; in fact, Yuugi was already wondering if he could eventually submit it as his final project. It might just take the next three years of school to get it to the point where he was satisfied with its quality.
Still, it was playable. And Yuugi could feel the pride and weight of most of a yearâs worth of work as he arrowed his avatar through a pixel world.
âSo this is the game?â Daisuke asked. He sat next to Yuugi on Yuugiâs bed. He was the first person Yuugi was showing it to. The first person he would let play the parts that he had finished. If Jonouchi was here, heâd let him play it too, but Jonouchi was on a break in New York and Daisuke was the closest person to his heart right now even if he wouldnât get the game the way someone who lived the events it was based off of would.
Yuugi handed over his laptop. âYou can play through making your first friend and unlocking the spirit.â Technically you could play further, but only the main events could occur without any of the interesting side plots and puzzles and NPC interactions.
Daisuke settled against Yuugiâs side and let his fingers skim the keyboard, familiarizing himself with the controls. âItâs cool to see your character move,â he murmured.
Yuugi didnât answer. He rested his head on Daisukeâs shoulder and watched him play with his heart in his throat. Somehow this was more soul baring than sharing the drawings. Than sharing the art room for almost a year, more vulnerable and intimate than kissing or any of the things that could follow that. This game was Yuugi baring his soul and most precious memories into something that perhaps one day hundreds of people would see and play. Those people wouldnât know Yuugi, wouldnât know how it mirrored his life or what it meant to him.
Daisuke knew him and how important the game was.
Onscreen, Daisuke played through the introductory puzzles and met the characters who would be the protagonistâs friends. He seemed to know how important this moment was because he didnât say anything as he played, just followed along with the storyline. Yuugi could feel when Daisuke got it, right when the protagonist awakens the spirit and makes a wish. Yuugi had told him once how he became friends with Jonouchi. âIt felt like fate,â Yuugi had said. As Daisuke continued, completing the puzzles as the spirit to get back at the bully and cement your new friendship, Daisuke finally looked Yuugiâs way.
âThis is you, isnât it?â Daisuke said. It wasnât really a question with the certainty shining in his eyes. âYour story.â
âMore or less,â Yuugi said. âIâm not including any ancient Egyptian gods or card games in this though. That would make it a bit too obvious.â
âThe spirit?â
âHe was a spirit trapped in the puzzle.â Yuugi hid his face in Daisukeâs shoulder. It felt so weird to talk about this to someone who hadnât lived it, but so freeing as well. It wasnât a secret hovering over his head anymore. âHe was like a part of me, a part I didnât know I was missing until he was there, and then he left.â
âYou let him go.â
Yuugi hummed in affirmative. On screen, the protagonistâs avatar climbed into bed, the spiritâs outline hovering above the bed as he slept. It was the end of the intro chapter. It was a bittersweet feeling. Daisuke set the laptop down.
âThat had to be a hard choice to make,â Daisuke said.
âIt was and it wasnât.â The hard part had been knowing he would be alone in his head again. The actual decision to let Atem have his peace in the afterlife hadnât been hard to make at all. âThere was only one way it could go in the end.â He wasnât selfish enough to make any other choice.
Daisuke hugged himself, curling in on himself and it would have been closing Yuugi out except he was still angled toward him and hadnât made any effort to stop Yuugi from leaning on him. âI.â He wet his lips. âI didnât have any choice. With mine.â
Ah. âThe person you paint?â
âYeah.â Daisuke uncurled a bit. âHe was a spirit of an artwork that was tied to my bloodline. Sort of meant to be closer to a curse than another half of a soul, but...â
âWhen you share a mind and body...â Yuugi said.
âYeah.â Daisuke sighed. âHe was half of a whole work. Return the two halves together, fix what shouldnât have been separated... He doesnât exist anymore. Not how I knew him. And after we sealed the painting he might as well not exist in any form at all.â
âWe?â
âSatoshi.â
âOh.â Yuugi thought of Bakura, the thief king heâd housed. He wondered if however Satoshi had been involved had been anything like their situation. Bakuraâs relief at having it all over hadnât been something Yuugi could fully empathize with even if they could both look inside and feel the missing pieces where the spirits had resided in their souls.
âIâd bring him back if I could,â Daisuke said. âIt wasnât a curse to me. It was to Satoshi though, and in the long run it wasnât doing either of our family lines any good. Iâd still paint him back if I could.â
Yuugi felt the part of his soul Atem had been in ache, like a phantom limb. He knew that emptiness well, but he was filling it with new bonds and experiences, bit by bit patching over the emptiness. He could be happy and mean it with his whole self again. It sounded like Daisuke was still reaching that point.
âItâs not possible,â Daisuke said. There was sadness there, but acceptance too. âItâs time to move on with living.â
âSouls,â Yuugi said after a long moment, âhave a way of returning to each other.â From the Duel Monsters seeking out those they had been connected with in life like Atem and Mahado to parts of a whole like Yuugi and Atem had been, to even significant lives like Kaibaâs previous life had been to Atem. Even if it took a millennia, they found their way back. Heâd see Atem again one day. And Daisuke would see his spirit again too; that was how the world worked. âMaybe not in this life, but youâll meet again.â
âThanks.â Daisuke said. He didnât sound like he believed Yuugi, but that was okay. He hadnât seen the things Yuugi had to have that solid certainty. Daisuke twisted against Yuugi until they were face to face. âI only ever told one other person about any of that. Everyone else lived it or already knew.â
âMe neither.â Yuugi smiled suddenly. âAlthough I had to explain it to Kaiba a few times and he lived it and he still doesnât want to believe it happened.â
Daisuke laughed. There were tears in the corners of his eyes that they both ignored. âI know people like that too.â His laughter trailed off, both arms coming around Yuugi in a loose hug. âThank you.â
He didnât need to say more than that. Thank you for understanding. Thank you for existing. Thank you for being here.
*
Kaiba set down the file in front of him, one eyebrow raised as he surveyed the man in front of him. âLet me get this straight, Mutou. You agree to work for me if I hire your boyfriend and his friend as an artist and a coder.â
âYep.â Yuugi in high school might have felt intimidated by the cold stare across the desk, but Yuugi had lived a lot of life since then. Kaiba wasnât very scary at all in comparison to some of the things heâd seen. That and Kaiba was the one who wanted him as an employee in the first place.
âWhy?â Kaiba demanded. âI was under the impression that you hoped to start an indie game company of your own. Your first game has a cult following already.â Kaiba said it like it was more of an insult than a compliment, though it was probably because he took it as a slight that Yuugi had made and sold the game without ever approaching Kaiba about it.
âI considered that,â Yuugi said, rocking back on his heels. Heâd thought about it the whole time he was in college, made several smaller games besides the one centering around Atemâs counterpart, all of which had done fairly well. But those games had been made either by Yuugi alone or with Satoshi and Daisukeâs help, or one of his classmates, all on school equipment or Yuugiâs own laptop. âIt was pointed out that you had the resources and teams already if I wanted to put any of the more complicated game ideas I have in mind into action. It would take me a lot longer to establish a brand and get a decent staff and funding of my own, and thatâs not the kind of thing Iâm good at.â Starting from the ground up was more Kaibaâs thing really.
âWhat makes you think Iâd put you in charge of a team?â Kaiba challenged.
Yuugi frowned at him. âWell youâre not hiring me just because you want an excuse to make me test all your new Duel Monsters things,â he said. Â âThat would be a waste and you know it. You hate wasting resources.â
There was a moment where Yuugi thought Kaiba was going to get annoyed, but instead he smiled. Smiles did not fit well on Kaibaâs face. He settled back in his desk chair looking too pleased. âYouâre right. I do hate waste. Which is why your friends had better be top notch or theyâre not getting hired, deal or not. I canât have useless employees.â
âIâll have them send you a resume and portfolio,â Yuugi said. âDaisuke was an art major and Satoshi has been doing coding for indie games for the last year.â He had a running bet with Daisuke on whether Kaiba and Satoshi would get along or hate each other on sight. It would be interesting to see how it turned out.
Kaiba snorted. He was still smiling. He always was in a better mood when things went the way he wanted. âNo speeches about the power of friendship and how you believe in their abilities?â
âI could give one, but I figured youâd prefer seeing their credentials over taking my word,â Yuugi said drily.
âGood. I donât need to hear that sentiment anyway.â Kaiba steepled his fingers. âAre either of them Duelists?â
âDaisuke has a Wind-Dark deck but he only plays casually.â Yuugi put on as harmless a smile as he could manage. âSatoshi doesnât like the magic clinging to the cards.â
Kaiba grimaced just like Yuugi expected him to at the mention of magic. âSo youâve found more people who believe in your mumbo jumbo.â
âYou lived it, Kaiba,â Yuugi said, more amused than anything.
Kaiba waved a hand, turning away to gather up papers from a file. âSomething happened. Iâm sure science will reach an understanding of it one day.â He held out a stack of papers. âHere. Get these signed and back to my secretary by the end of the week and youâre all hired.â
âThereâs not a clause saying I have to Duel you at your leisure in here is there?â Yuugi flipped through the stack, glancing at the pages.
âNo.â Kaiba sat back in his chair again, smug and content that things were going his way again. âBut you can expect to be asked to test things in the future.â
âOf course.â Yuugi hadnât expected anything else.
âI expect you to be an asset to my company, Mutou.â Kaiba stared him down. âIf Iâm putting you in charge of a team, I expect high results.â
âOf course,â Yuugi repeated.
âThen we have a deal.â Kaiba waved a hand and Yuugi knew he was dismissed. âI expect those papers back as soon as possible. If thereâs anything on there that you need to discuss, you have my office number.â
Yuugi had his private number too, but he could appreciate keeping their private and work lives separate. He stood up to leave.
âAnd Mutou?â Kaiba said as Yuugi was almost to the door. Yuugi waited. âTetsuro? Really?â Kaiba asked, referencing the game character Yuugi had based off him. His character had the most dramatic character development of everyone, going from full on villain to reluctant heroic tag along.
Yuugi sent him a grin over his shoulder. âI thought it was a pretty good likeness.â
Kaiba huffed and Yuugi laughed, leaving him to the rest of the work day. As soon as he was out of the office, he pulled out his phone to call Daisuke and let him know their jobs were lined up. He had an idea for a game that Daisuke would want to be involved with. It involved a phantom thief. His boyfriend had experience in that after all.
#my writing#fanfiction#yugioh#Yu-Gi-Oh#DNAngel#crossover#crossover pairing#yuugi/daisuke#feel free to give me weird looks for this one#can i write anything without angst creeping in?#according to friends#no#i feel like everyone in this is bi except satoshi who came out ace aro#and i can't help but do that sometimes#hopefully someone enjoys this
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For the fanfic ask, how about J and Z? đ
J: Â Whatâs your favorite fanfic trope? Â Have you written it?
So many tropes, so little writing time. I'm not sure I could pick my favourite. I'm a sucker for friends to lovers, which I play with quite often with Luka and Marinette. I'm currently playing with And They Were Roommates, and having an interesting time writing that scenario with a couple who don't tend to indulge in the tensions and dramas that usually go along with that trope. I'm also a sucker for And There Was Only One Bed, which I haven't yet done anything with myself. Maybe one day.
Z: Is there a story youâve written that doesnât seem to get much love?
Of my ML fics, Don't Go Down By Carter Hall, and See the Light, are the ones that I would love to see get more traction. In many ways, while neither are perfect, they're the ones I'm proudest of.
Of my fics from other fandoms, my Fushigi Yuugi fics - Stars and Fire, and the short spin-off Family Dinner - are the ones that I wish could get more love. I knew, writing it, that Stars and Fire was going to be an uphill battle to get readership. It's an older fandom, and centres around OCs, which is always a hard sell. But it was the fic I had to write, and took over my life for many years of research, writing, blood, sweat and tears. It isn't perfect by any means, but I love it. I adore Daisuke and Marin, and they still live rent-free in my head, and the one comment I got on Stars and Fire has earned my undying and unswerving gratitude forever and ever.
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songs sung by beyblade VAs #2
a couple of people were interested in another post with songs by beyblade seiyuu... well alright, this comes with the fact that in addition to the main five, there's a small handful of big name seiyuu in bakuten shoot who have done a lot of everything and the rest have done pretty much nothing, so, this is a very mixed bag. and a bit too many of these are hetalia songs because i just actually really like hetalia music ok
# a link to the previous post if you missed it #
i put these in alpahbetical order according to character names so you can easily just check whoever you want. or whatever. do what you want with these
hiroshi kamiya (blood & garland):
lost in shinsekai (one piece)
dark side of the moon (shingeki no kyojin)
wasabi mizuta (boris):
yume wo kikasete (doraemon)Â -- i.... i couldn't find anything but doraemon songs by her.......... so this is how life is now
souichirou hoshi (brooklyn):
I can fly (saiyuuki) -- this was like my favourite song 13 years ago? iâm having such a throwback compiling this post
ima kono shunkan ga subete (gundam seed)
akira sasanuma (claude):
marukaite chikyuu: austria edition (axis powers hetalia) -- not very surprised this is the only thing i could find
yasuhiro takato (dunga):
pechka -kokoro tomoshite- (axis powers hetalia)Â -- also didn't expect to find anything but russia's songs. and i didnât. russia it is
daisuke sakaguchi (giancarlo):
update go-issho ni (hyouka)Â -- with satomi satou
back to back (dynasty warriors)
shiho kikuchi (hiromi):
spring dream (tokimeki memorial)
imitation (memories off 2nd)
daisuke namikawa (hitoshi):
tales of hermit (K project)
oishii tomato no uta (axis powers hetalia) -- we are dying on this hill now guys
emi shinohara (judy on season 1):Â
starlight ni kiss shite (sailor moon)
hitomi wo wasurenaide (lupin III)
yumi touma (judy on seasons 2 & 3):
kiss shite ii (angelique)
my heart iidasenai, your heart tashikametai (aa! megamisama) -- with kikuko inoue & aya hisakawa. i apparently love hisakawa too much and canât make a list without her in there somewhere
kumiko watanabe (julia):
love drug (tekkaman blade II)
say yes! (digimon frontier)
junko shimakata (kiki):
kimi no ouen uta (sotsugyou -graduation-)
hirofumi nojima (king):
shitsuren samba (toradora!)Â -- this one is on soundcloud because i hunted for this specifically on youtube for ages and it was nowhere. the volume is ridiculously high for some reason
ki ta ko re (kuroko no basket)
hiromi konno (mathilda):
nade nade shite (gegege no kitarou)
hakase no same to inu (nichijou)
kappei yamaguchi (michael):
it's a show time (magic kaito 1412)Â -- with mamoru miyano
tenka muteki no yattarou (samurai pizza cats)Â -- some other familiar voice is in there in the beginning too. what a coincidence. misi what a coincidence of you again
hiro yuuki (mihael):
brain damage (weiĂ kreuz) -- i know this guy has sung a lot of stuff including lots for weiĂ kreuz and i love his voice but the title of this one describes my mood when i tried to find any GOOD songs
aya hirano (ming-ming):
god knows (the melancholy of haruhi suzumiya)Â
cha-la head cha-la (dragon ball z featured in lucky star) -- it's just so beautiful.
kouki miyata (mystel):
akogare starting block (free!)
yuukyuu no tsuki (kyou kara maou!)
omi minami (olivier):
in the stillness (kidou senkan nadesico)
born to be queen (code geass) -- with junko minagawa
yuki kaida (ozma):
ni hao chuugoku (axis powers hetalia)
koko de bokura wa deatte shimatta (prince of tennis) -- with ryoutarou okiayu
mie sonozaki (queen):
whiteout (bleach)
yakusoku (growlanser)
kouichi nagano (rai):
run to win (eyeshield 21) -- with aya hirano, miyu irino and kappei yamaguchi, technically nagano is the only one whose voice you can't hear worth shit tbh (i assume he can't really sing. he's just there to be like a B voice in the bg) but i've always liked this cute song plus it's like ming-ming and michael singing with rai pushed flat against the wall somewhere behind them so here it is anyway
akiko kimura (raul & yuuya):
yasashii mirai (inazuma eleven chrono stone) -- with aoi yuuki
hikaru ikeda (salima):
katakoi (yakin byoutou) -- apparently this song is from a porn that's regarded as the most brutally graphic hentai to ever exist? sounds good
tomokazu sugita (sergei):
SM hantei forum (inu x boku SS)
one jump ahead (aladdin)
kenichi suzumura (steve):
oreta tsubasa de -with broken wings- (digimon frontier) -- i was getting tired at this point and steve is a very minor character with a very major seiyuu for whatever reason and i didn't even feel like browsing suzumura's discography for this purpose so i just put my boy kouichi's amazing song here and called it a day. the best digimon character song to existtt
takehito koyasu (volkov):
dengon (fushigi yuugi)
hyakumankai no je t'aime (rosario + vampire) -- the difference in mood between these two songs was too much for me. good thing this is the end of the list
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Sagas completas
Ookami-kunâchi
Vol 1: Ash Ookami Cv: Daisuke Hirakawa
Vol 2: Nike Ookami Cv: Yoshimasa Hosoya
Vol 3: Heat Ookami Cv: Nobuhiko Okamoto
Vol 4: Sonata Ookami Cv: KENN
Vol 5: Koiki Ookami Cv: Ryohei Kimura
Vol 6: Lukia Ookami Cv: Yuuki Kaji
Tokyo Cemetery
Vol 1: Beruno Karigai Cv: Ryohei Kimura
Vol 2 Neimu Seno Cv Kenji Nojima
Vol 3: Taichi Mizuhara Cv: Kousuke Toriumi
Vol 4: Sariko Midou Cv: Kazuya Nakai
Vol 5: Gunji Tategami Cv: Shinnosuke Tachibana
Vol 6: Aoi Saejima Cv Takashi KondĆ
Thanatos Night
Vol 1: Izaya Cv: Wataru Hatano
Vol 2: Nia Cv: Toshiki Masuda
Vol 3: Oliver Cv: Showtaro Morikubo
Vol 4: Seth Cv: RyĆta Ćsaka
Vol 5: Liam Cv: Yuto Suzuki
Vol 6: Dulan Cv: Toshiyuki Toyonaga
Thanatos Night Re:Vival
Vol 1: Izaya Cv: Wataru Hatano
Vol 2: Nia Cv: Toshiki Masuda
Vol 3: Oliver Cv: Showtaro Morikubo
Vol 4: Seth Cv: RyĆta Ćsaka
Vol 5: Liam Cv: Yuto Suzuki
Vol 6: Dulan Cv: Toshiyuki Toyonaga
CRAZY CIRCUS
Vol 1: Alec Cv: Tetsuya Kakihara
Vol 2: Kei Akatsuki Cv: Takahiro Sakurai
Vol 3: Kii Akatsuki Cv: Ryohei Kimura
Vol 4: Gaku Nikaidou Cv: Hikaru Midorikawa
Vol 5: Sena Cv:Â SĆma SaitĆ
Vol 6: Fred Arnell Cv: Natsuki Hanae
Luciole no Hime
Vol 1: Sorona Redfore Cv: Hikaru Midorikawa
Vol 2: Neuro Paptesma Cv: Toshiki Masuda
Vol 3: Gauche Cv: Atsushi Tamaru
Vol 4: Droite Cv: Daisuke Kishio
Vol 5: Robin Torchia Cv:Â Takashi KondĆ
Vol 6: Dr. Thriller Cv:Â RyĆta Ćsaka
Shuukyoku no Dolls
Vol 1: Noah Cv: Yuuki Kaji
Vol 2: Richard Cv:Â Takashi KondĆ
Vol 3: Dietrich Cv: Daisuke Namikawa
Vol 4: Rolf Cv: Kenji Nojima
Vol 5: Darius Cv: Ryohei Kimura
Vol 6: Fei Cv: Kousuke Toriumi
Grimm-gai no Ouji-sama
Vol 1: Red Hood Cv: Hikaru Midorikawa
Vol 2: Cinderella Cv: Kousuke Toriumi
Vol 3: Hamelin Cv: Maeno Tomoaki
Vol 4: Sleepy Cv: Yuto Uemura
Vol 5: Hansel Cv: Showtaro Morikubo
Vol 6: Gretel Cv: Kazuyuki Okitsu
Midnight Jiang Shis
Vol 1: Mei-Mei Cv: Takashi KondĆ
Vol 2: Rin-Rin Cv: Takahashi Naozumi
Vol 3: Rei-Rei Cv: Shinnosuke Tachibana
Vol 4: Honoka Cv: Hiro Shimono
Vol 5: Riei Cv: Hikaru Midorikawa
Vol 6: Iroha Cv: Ryohei Kimura
Midnight Jiang Shis Tenchou Yuugi
Vol 1: Shu-Shu Cv: Toshiki Masuda
Vol 2: Rei-Rei Cv: Shinnosuke Tachibana
Vol 3: Iroha Cv: Ryohei Kimura
Vol 4: Rin-Rin Cv: Takahashi Naozumi
Vol 5: Honoka Cv: Hiro Shimono
Vol 6: Riei Cv: Hikaru Midorikawa
Vol 7: Chu-Chu Cv: SĆma SaitĆ
Oz to Himitsu no Ai
Vol 1: Haruto Cv: Daisuke Hirakawa
Vol 2: Chikage Cv:Â Takashi KondĆ
Vol 3: Keisa Cv: Hiro Shimono
Vol 4: Shian Cv Takahashi Naozumi
Vol 5: Tenma Cv: Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Vol 6: Ail Cv: Mamoru Miyano
Vol 7: La Ășltima puerta Cv (todo el elenco)
Yuugen Romantica
Vol 1: Hifumi Cv: KENN
Vol 2: Zakuro Cv: Takahiro Sakurai
Vol 3: Iriya Cv: Shinnosuke Tachibanna
Vol 4: Arahagi Cv: Yuuki Kaji
Vol 5: Toneri Cv: Daisuke Hirakawa
Vol 6: Hanawo Cv: Hikaru Midorikawa
Yuugen Romantica Uchouten
Vol 1: Hifumi Cv:Â KENN
Vol 2: Utashiro Cv: Ryohei Kimura
Vol 3: Zakuro Cv: Takahiro Sakurai
Vol 4: Iriya Cv: Shinnosuke Tachibana
Vol 5: Merry Cv: Kousuke Toriumi
Vol 6: Arahagi Cv: Yuuki Kaji
Vol 7: Toneri Cv: Daisuke Hirakawa
Vol 8: Hanawo Cv: Hikaru MidorikawaÂ
Yuugen Romantica Hatenkou
Vol 1: Hifumi Cv: KENN
Vol 2: Utashiro Cv: Ryohei Kimura
Vol 3: Zakuro Cv: Takahiro Sakurai
Vol 4: Iriya Cv: Shinnosuke Tachibana
Vol 5: Merry Cv: Kousuke Toriumi
Vol 6: Arahagi Cv: Yuuki Kaji
Vol 7: Toneri Cv: Daisuke Hirakawa
Vol 8: Hanawo Cv: Hikaru Midorikawa
Yuugen Romantica Shinkocchou
Vol 1: Hifumi & Utashiro Cv: KENN & Ryohei Kimura
Vol 2: Arahagi & Toneri Cv: Yuuki Kaji & Daisuke Hirakawa
Vol 3: Zakuro & Iriya Cv: Takahiro Sakurai & Shinnosuke Tachibana
Vol 4: Hanawo & Merry Cv: Hikaru Midorikawa & Kousuke Toriumi
Yuugen Romantica Mantenka
Vol 1: Hifumi Cv: KENN
Vol 2: Merry Cv: Kousuke Toriumi
Vol 3: Utashiro Cv: Ryohei Kimura
Vol 4: Toneri Cv: Daisuke Hirakawa
Vol 5: Iriya Cv: Shinnosuke Tachibana
Vol 6: Arahagi Cv: Yuuki Kaji
Vol 7: Zakuro Cv: Takahiro Sakurai
Vol 8: Hanawo Cv: Hikaru Midorikawa
Yuugen Romantica Saikoucho
Vol 1: Hifumi Cv: KENN
Vol 2: Merry Cv: Kousuke Toriumi
Vol 3: Utashiro Cv: Ryohei Kimura
Vol 4: Toneri Cv: Daisuke Hirakawa
Vol 5: Iriya Cv: Tachibana Shinnosuke
Vol 6: Arahagi Cv: Yuuki Kaji
Vol 7: Zakuro Cv: Takahiro Sakurai
Vol 8: Hanawo Cv: Hikaru Miorikawa
Sacrifice
Vol 1: Noel Serikawa Cv: Takuya Eguchi
Vol 2: Yuki Serikawa Cv: YĆ«ki Ono
Vol 3: Aran Yagami Cv: Daisuke Namiwawa
Vol 4: Keito Yushina Cv: Wataru Hatano
Vol 5: Yujin Nadeno Cv: Hiro Shimono
Vol 6: Calmera Cv: Yoshimasa Hosoya
Koi suru Sariel
Vol 1: Shimon Izanami Cv: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Vol 2: Rui Minowa Cv: Daisuke Hirakawa
Vol 3: Dan Mashiba Cv: Nobuhiko Okamoto
Yotogi HoliC
Vol 1: Mikazuki Cv: Tomoaki Maeno
Vol 2: Akatsuki Cv: Ryohei Kimura
Vol 3: Izayoi: Cv: Yuuki Kaji
Vol 4: Arata Cv: Shinnosuke Tachibana
Vol 5: Mitsuru Cv: Natsuki Hanae
Vol 6: Yumihari Cv: Hiro Shimono
Honey Liar!?
Vol 1: Takia Kokuyou Cv: Daisuke Namikawa
Vol 2: Yuzuku Kohaku Cv: Kousuke Toriumi
Vol 3: Keiichi Takame Cv: Takashi KondĆ
Vol 4: Seiji Aikata Cv: Tomoaki Maeno
Vol 5: Haruya Hari Cv: Hiro Shimono
Vol 6: Saku Hinaga Cv: KENN
Lip on my Prince
Vol 1: Seiya Kitano Cv: Daisuke Namikawa
Vol 2: Mahoro Sawaguchi Cv: Hikaru Midorikawa
Vol 3: Asahi Nagumo Cv: Junichi Suwabe
Vol 4: Haru Yanase Cv: Kousuke Toriumi
Vol 5: Norio Ban Cv: Daisuke Hirakawa
Vol 6: Tomoe Naruse Cv: Daisuke Kishio
MOTTOâ„LIP ON MY PRINCE
Vol 1: Asahi Nagumi Cv: Junichi Suwabe
Vol 2 Shouta Saotome Cv: Hiro Shimono
Vol 3 Seiya Kitano Cv: Daisuke Namikawa
Vol 4 Norio Ban Cv: Daisuke Hirakawa
Vol 5 Tomoe Naruse Cv: Daisuke Kishio
Vol 6 Mahoro Sawaguchi Cv: Hikaru Midorikawa
Vol 7 Haru Yanase Cv: Kousuke Toriumi
Vol 8 Tsubaki Shiina Cv: Yoshino Hiroyuki
âHAPPY+SUGAR=DARLIN
Vol 1: Enju Usui Cv: Takahiro Sakurai
Vol 2: Tamaki Satomi Cv: Nobuhiko Okamoto
Vol 3: Ranran Kurumiya Cv:Â ShĆta Aoi
Vol 4: Sora Ebihara Cv Yuuki Kaji
Vol 5: Masato Fujiie Cv: Junâichi Suwabe
Vol 6: Satou Cv: Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Corpseâ Heart
Vol 1: Lizzy Cv: Ryohei Kimura
Vol 2: Valerie Cv: Toshiki Masuda
Vol 3: Kuu Cv: Toshiyuki Toyonaga
Vol 4: Kirumi Cv: Hiro Shimono
Vol 5: Ness Cv: Kaito Ishikawa
Vol 6: Aaron Cv: YĆ«ki Ono
Dance with Devils -Twin-Lead-
Vol 1: Rem Kaginuki & Lindo Tachibana Cv: SĆma SaitĆ & Wataru Hatano
Vol 2: Urie Sogami & Mage Nanashiro Cv: Takashi KondĆ & Subaru Kimura
Vol 3: Shiki Natsumezaka & Roen Cv: Daisuke Hirakawa & Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Diabolik Lovers More Blood
Vol 1: Ayato Sakamaki Cv: Hikaru Midorikawa
Vol 2: Kou Mukami Cv: Ryohei Kimura
Vol 3: Ruki Mukami Cv: Takahiro Sakurai
Vol 4: Azusa Mukami Cv: Daisuke Kishio
Vol 5: Yuma Mukami Cv: Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Vol 6: Kanato Sakamaki Cv: Yuuki Kaji
Vol 7: Laito Sakamaki Cv: Daisuke Hirakawa
Vol 8: Subaru Sakamaki Cv: Takashi KondĆ
Vol 9: Shu Sakamaki Cv: Kousuke Toriumi
Vol 10: Reiji Sakamaki Cv: Katsuyuki Konishi
Diabolik Lovers Bloody Bouquet
Vol 1: Ayato Sakamaki Cv: Hikaru Midorikawa
Vol 2: Ruki Mukami Cv: Takahiro SakuraiÂ
Vol 3: Carla Tsukinami Cv: Toshiyuki Morikawa
Vol 4: Shuu Sakamaki Cv Kousuke Toriumi
Vol 5: Kou Mukami Cv: Ryohei Kimura
Vol 6: Reiji Sakamaki Cv: Katsuyuki Konishi
Vol 7: Shin Tsukinami Cv: Showtaro Morikubo
Vol 8: Yuma Mukami Cv: Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Vol 9: Kanato Sakamaki Cv: Yuuki Kaji
Vol 10: Laito Sakamaki Cv: Daisuke Hirakawa
Vol 11: Azusa Mukami Cv: Daisuke Kishio
Vol 12: Subaru Sakamaki Cv:Â Takashi KondĆ
Diabolik Lovers Para-Selene
Vol 1: Ayato Sakamaki Cv: Hikaru Midorikawa
Vol 2: Kino Cv: Tomoaki Maeno
Vol 3: Kou Mukami Cv: Ryohei Kimura
Vol 4: Shin Tsukinami Cv: Showtaro Morikubo
Vol 5: Laito Sakamaki Cv: Daisuke Hirakawa
Vol 6: Subaru Sakamaki Cv: Takashi KondĆ
Vol 7: Reiji Sakamaki Cv: Katsuyuki Konishi
Vol 8: Azusa Mukami Cv: Daisuke Kishio
Vol 9: Kanato Sakamaki Cv: Yuuki Kaji
Vol 10: Yuma Mukami Cv: Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Vol 11: Carla Tsukinami Cv: Toshiyuki Morikawa
Vol 12: Ruki Mukami Cv: Takahiro SakuraiÂ
Vol 13: Shu Sakamaki Cv: Kousuke Toriumi
Diabolik Lovers Zero
Vol 1: Ayato Sakamaki Cv: Hikaru Midorikawa
Vol 2: Kou Mukami Cv: Ryohei Kimura
Vol 3: Subaru Sakamaki Cv: Takashi KondĆ
Vol 4: Shin Tsukinami Cv: Showtaro Morikubo
Vol 5: Kanato Sakamaki Cv: Yuuki Kaji
Vol 6: Yuma Mukami Cv: Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Vol 7: Kino Cv: Tomoaki Maeno
Vol 8: Reiji Sakamaki Cv: Katsuyuki Konishi
Vol 9: Carla Tsukinami Cv: Toshiyuki Morikawa
Vol 10: Shu Sakamaki Cv: Kousuke Toriumi
Vol 11: Laito Sakamaki Cv: Daisuke Hirakawa
Vol 12: Azusa Mukami Cv: Daisuke Kishio
Vol 13: Ruki Mukami Cv: Takahiro Sakurai
Diabolik Lovers More, More Blood
Vol 1: Ayato Sakamaki Cv: Hikaru Midorikawa
Vol 2: Kou Mukami Cv: Ryohei Kimura
Vol 3: Shu Sakamaki Cv: Kousuke Toriumi
Vol 4: Shin Tsukinami Cv: Showtaro Morikubo
Vol 5: Yuma Mukami Cv: Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Vol 6: Reiji Sakamaki Cv: Katsuyuki Konishi
Vol 7: Subaru Sakamaki Cv: Takashi KondĆ
Vol 8: Carla Tsukinami Cv: Toshiyuki Morikawa
Vol 9: Kanato Sakamaki Cv: Yuuki Kaji
Vol 10: Azusa Mukami Cv Daisuke Kishio
Vol 11: Laito Sakamaki Cv: Daisuke Hirakawa
Vol 12: Ruki Mukami Cv: Takahiro Sakurai
Vol 13: Kino Cv: Tomoaki Maeno
Diabolik Lovers Daylight
Vol 1: Ayato Sakamaki Cv: Hikaru Midorikawa
Vol 2: Shu Sakamaki Cv: Kousuke Toriumi
Vol 3: Reiji Sakamaki Cv: Katsuyuki Konishi
Vol 4: Subaru Sakamaki Cv:Â Takashi KondĆ
Vol 5: Kanato Sakamaki Cv: Yuuki Kaji
Vol 6: Laito Sakamaki Cv: Daisuke Hirakawa
Vol 7:Â Ruki Mukami Cv: Sakurai Takahiro
Vol 8: Kou Mukami Cv: Ryohei Kimura
Vol 9: Yuma Mukami Cv: Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Vol 10: Azusa Mukami Cv: Daisuke Kishio
Vol 11: Carla Tsukinami Cv: Toshiyuki Morikawa
Vol 12: Shin Tsukinami Cv: Showtaro Morikubo
Vol 13: Kino Cv: Tomoaki Maeno
Diabolik Lovers Eternal Blood
Vol 1: Ruki Mukami Cv: Takahiro Sakurai
Vol 2: Yuma Mukami Cv: Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Vol 3: Kou Mukami Cv: Ryohei Kimura
Vol 4: Azusa Mukami Cv: Daisuke Kishio
Diabolik Lovers Born to Die
Vol 1: Carla Tsukinami Cv: Toshiyuki Morikawa
Vol 2: Shin Tsukinami Cv: Showtaro Morikubo
Vol 3: Kino Cv: Tomoaki Maeno
Diabolik Lovers VERSUSâ
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Vol 1: Ayato vs Carla Cv: Hikaru Midorikawa & Toshiyuki Morikawa
Vol 2: Laito vs Shin Cv: Daisuke Hirakawa & Showtaro Morikubo
Vol 3: Subaru vs Kou Cv: Takashi KondĆ & Ryohei Kimura
Vol 4: Reiji vs Ruki Cv: Katsuyuki Konishi & Takahiro SakuraiÂ
Vol 5: Shu vs Yuma Cv: Kousuke Toriumi & Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Vol 6: Kanato vs Azusa Cv: Yuuki Kaji & Daisuke Kishio
Diabolik Lovers VERSUS IV
Vol 1: Ayato vs Shin vs Kino Cv: Hikaru Midorikawa, Showtaro Morikubo & Tomoaki Maeno
Vol 2: Shu vs Ruki Cv: Kousuke Toriumi & Takahiro Sakurai
Vol 3: Subaru vs Carla Cv: Takashi KondĆ & Toshiyuki Morikawa
Vol 4: Reiji vs Azusa Cv: Katsuyuki Konishi & Daisuke Kishio
Vol 5: Kanato vs Kou Cv: Yuuki Kaji & Ryohei Kimura
Vol 6: Laito vs Yuma Cv: Daisuke Hirakawa & Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Diabolik Lovers Sadistic Song Mini Drama
Vol 1: Ayato Sakamaki Cv: Hikaru Midorikawa
Vol 2: Kanato Sakamaki Cv: Yuuki Kaji
Vol 3: Laito Sakamaki Cv: Daisuke Hirakawa
Vol 4: Shuu Sakamaki Cv: Kousuke Toriumi
Vol 5: Reiji Sakamaki Cv: Katsuyuki Konishi
Vol 6: Subaru Sakamaki Cv:Â Takashi KondĆ
#traducciones masterpost#cd dramas#traducciones de cd dramas#traduccion al español#mis traducciones#otome#midnight jiang shis#diabolik lovers bloody bouquet#diabolik lovers sadistic song#grimm-gai no ouji-sama#oz to himitsu no ai#ookami-kun'chi#lip on my prince#Midnight Jiang Shis Tenchou Yuugi#yuugen romantica#dance with devils -twin lead-#diabolik lovers eternal blood#thanatos night#crazy circus#happy sugar darlin#diabolik lovers vs iii#yuugen romantica uchouten#tokyo cemetery#diabolik lovers vs iv#diabolik lovers born to die#thanatos night re:vival#diabolik lovers zero#luciole no hime#shuukyoku no dolls#diabolik lovers para-selene
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7, 18 for the end-of-the-year ask meme please?
07: longest completed fic you wrote this year: For fics I started & finished this year, it's Embrace of Fate, clocking in at 24,724. For fics I finished this year but started in 2018, it's Rebirth of Kaiser, clocking in at 61,940.
18: current number of wips: you asked for all my fandoms, so here we go! Like yesterday, I divided into fics I have actual words written on and fics that I will be rewriting, regardless of if I've ever posted them or not.
I've divided them according to fandom, for easier listing. First up, fics with actual words written.
Digimon Adventure 02 tri
Chains of the Past: Ken, Death Rosemon (OC): 12,377/75,000
Chaos In The Family: Jun, Momoe, Daisuke, Ken: 1,136/15,833
Far From The Tree: Devil's Daughter: Sora, Devimon, Hoshimon (OC): 15,179/79,372
Illness: Ken x Daisuke: 1,264/10,000
Key To A Bad Bargain: Ken x Daisuke, Piemon, Hikari: 1,063/90,000
Monochromon Never Forgets: Digimon Kaiser, Daisuke: 1,347/18,000
Nowhere Like Home: Chosen Children, Digimon Kaiser: 1,016/93,000
Only One Answer: Digimon Kaiser, Daisuke: 3,597/45,000
Path Less Travelled: Digimon Kaiser, Daisuke: 8,212/177,620
Services Rendered: Paying The Price: Digimon Kaiser Ken x Daisuke: 1,324/18,000
Memories and Meaning: Perils of Being Early: Digimon Kaiser, Daisuke: 4,284/45,000
Shadowfall: Let The Darkness In: Dark Masters, Chosen Children: 1,301/200,000
Thicker Than Water: Dark Masters, Chosen Children: 3,607/237,600
Heart of Demon, Soul of Angel: To Fall & To Fly: Taichi x Yamato: 785/42,484
What's Mine Is Mine: Digimon Kaiser Ken x Daisuke: 10,800/18,000
Digimon Tamers
Iceheart: Ruki, Takato, OC: 9,444/56,840
Risk of Death: Ryou, Ruki, Osamu: 8,125/42,484
Digimon Frontier
Shadow Sorrow: Kouji, Kouichi: 5,262/38,274
Storm Spirit: Junpei x Izumi: 1,277/42,484
Thunderstruck: Junpei, Kouichi: 6,387/32,589
Digimon Xros Wars
Hunting The Great Game: Tamed Flames: Kiriha, DarkKnightmon: 3,359/90,000
YGO DM
Attraction To Blonds: Jounouchi x Malik: 2,033/50,000
Smoothing The Road: Seto x Yuugi: 1,584/22,500
YGO Zexal
Bad Company: Vector x Mizael: 7,867/45,000
Beyond All Beauty: Mizael, Kaito: 3,501/45,000
Gifts That Give Themselves: Mizael x Kaito x Chris: 5,084/54,321
In A Tower Room: Vector, Yuuma: 10,888/125,000
Inappropriate Places: Vector x Mizael: 2,529/9,539
Sweet: Durbe x Chris: 1,148/45,000
YGO Arc-V
Another Swing of the Pendelum: Yuuya, Yuuto, Yuugo, Yuuri, Yuzu, Ruri, Rin, Selena: 2,090/32,589
Bloodfire: Shun, Yuuri: 2,082/45,000
Daughter of the Sea: Rin x Ruri: 2,192/45,000
Introduction To Danger: Kaito x Shun: 1,420/90,000
Kept In Shadows: Shun, Yuuri: 18,246/120,000
Kinblood: Asuka x Selena: 1,734/45,000
Brothers & Boyfriends: Not Anything But Everything: Yuuya x Yuuto: 2,687/38,274
Plant Problems: Yuuri x Yuugo: 2,056/18,000
Shirt For A Bird: Yuuri, Shun: 7,822/45,000
Warrior, Prey, Prisoner: Yuuri, Shun: 314/45,000
Wounded Wings: Asuka x Akane: 1,528/18,000
YGO VRAINS
Hugs of Yuusaku: Yuusaki x Ai: 2,361/18,000
Intrafandom Crossovers: YGO
Love Lessons: Fubuki x Otogi: 10,177/45,000
Winter's Cold Kiss: Vector x Mizael: 2,007/18,000
Interfandom Crossovers
Alliance of Fear: Ken x Daisuke, Yubel x Juudai x Johan: 8,224/60,000
What You See Is What You Get: Taiju x Nanao: 2,422/43,200
Love Is Out Of This Digital World: A Digital Mess: Digimon Kaiser, Daisuke, Caerula Adamas, Battle Lovers: 4,705/45,000
Vanity's Risks: Akoya, Ranamon: 613/52,000
BKCBL BKCHK
Love Is A Melody: Kinshiro x Atsushi: 351/45,000
No Price Too High: Ryuu x Akoya: 1,029/18,000
Power Rangers
Azure Aquamarine: Tommy x Billy: 2,216/90,000
Melodyweaver: Divatox, Scorpina, Rangers: 3,640/45,000
Unexpected Tales: Hot: Emily x Jason: 1,023/30,000
Unexpected Tales: Sound of Waves: Tanya x Adam: 1,546/30,000
Yellow & Blue: Nature of Fear: Trini x Billy: 2,809/45,000
And now, rewrites:
Digimon Adventure 02 tri
Adulthood Issues: Ken x Daisuke, Sora: 0/200,000
All The World's a Stage: Chosen Children, Dark Masters: 0/200,000
Blossoms of Death: Change: Miyako, Daisuke: 0/18,000
Broken Wings: Ken x Daisuke: 0/400,000
Colors of the Heart: Mimi x Miyako: 0/90,000
Consort: Ken x Daisuke: 0/45,000
Crestfallen: Taichi, Daisuke: 0/90,000
Cure For The Common Cold: Taichi, Takeru: 0/18,000
Etemon's Envy: Mimi, Yamato, Etemon: 0/60,000
Fist of Velvet, Glove of Steel: Taichi x Yamato, Ken x Dasiuke: 150,000
God Granted: Piemon x Takeru: 0/45,000
Heart's Desire: Jun, Wizarmon, Ken, Daisuke: 0/90,000
Just A Suggestion: Ken x Daisuke: 0/45,000
Last Dark Master: Not His Word: Yamato, Piemon: 0/90,000
Layers of Deception: Vamdemon, Daisuke: 0/150,000
Leader Loss: Taichi, Yamato, Vamdemon: 0/90,000
Moonwhispers: Sora x Hikari: 0/100,000
Price of Triumph: Sidesteps: Digimon Kaiser, Daisuke: 0/180,000
Price To Be Paid: Jun x Osamu: 0/9,000
Soulcall: Correct Mistakes: Ken x Daisuke: 0/120,000
Soulcall: Giving Chase: Hikari x Miyako: 0/80,000
Soulcall: Seven Strange Days: Jun x Momoe: 0/50,000
Summons of the Dark Side: Taichi x Yamato, Digimon Kaiser x Daisuke: 120,000
Tangled Emotions: Mimi x Sora: 300,000
To True Love: Moments Without You: Taichi x Yamato: 120,000
To True Love: Subtle Clues: Taichi x Yamato: 120,000
To True Love: Fragile Kisses: Taichi x Yamato: 120,000
Two Days Off: Ken x Daisuke: 0/45,000
Two Made One: Sora x Miyako: 0/45,000
Digimon Tamers
Crystal of Nightmares: Tamers, OCs: 0/120,000
Hunting The Hunter: Ruki x Renamon: 0/120,000
Digimon Frontier
Assistance Needed: Kouji, Izumi: 0/18,000
Eyes of Light: Kouji, Kouichi: 0/200,000
Tales of wind & Water: Sealing The Beast: Izumi, Ranamon: 0/90,000
Godslave: Lucemon x Kouji: 0/150,000
Treasure Hunt of Terror: Takuya, Kouji: 0/90,000
YGO DM
Of The Heart: Mai x Isis: 0/150,000
YGO Zexal
Keys To The Tower: Durbe x Chris: 0/200,000
Long Lost Friends: Alit, Mizael: 0/45,000
Offering: Durbe x Chris: 0/90,000
YGO Arc-V
Payment: Yuuri x Shun: 0/90,000
Torments of Kurosaki Shun: Prey & Hunters: 0/50,000
Soul of the Gem: Masumi x Yuzu: 0/90,000
Way Too Easy: Yuuya x Yuuto x Yuugo x Yuuri: 0/400,000
YGO VRAINS
Son of Trees: Spectre, Earth, Go: 0/56,840
Intrafandom Crossovers: YGO
Shards and Sunlight: Asuka x Mizuchi: 0/90,000
Interfandom Crossovers
Rage, Revenge, & Reprisals: Lucemon, Black Mist, Chosen Children: 0/240,000
Ties to Magic: Dragon Wings & Demon Hearts: Yubel x Juudai, Ruki x Renamon: 0/90,000
Ties To Magic: Bond To Angel, Bond To Demon: Piemon x Yuusuke, Taichi x Yamato, Ken x Daisuke: 0/180,000
Touched By The Moon: Kat Hillard, Selena: 0/240,000
BKCBL BKCHK
Targeting A Cold Heart: Io x Ryuu x Akoya: 0/90,000
Power Rangers
Emotional Damage: Kat x Tommy: 0/75,000
#higuchimon answers#digidestinedninjaofsunshine#power rangers#digimon adventure 02#digimon tamers#digimon xros wars#digimon frontier#ygo dm#ygo zexal#ygo arc v#ygo vrains#crossovers#binan koukou chikyuu bouei bu love!#binan koukou chikyuu happy kiss
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All my favorite guy characters!
Warning, this is very long. lol Iâve started this back in high school 14 years ago and have been adding to it ever since. I thought it would be fun to share here and show what things Iâm into (fandom wise)
Teen Titans Aqualad Kid Flash Prince of Tennis Kaoru Kaido Tezuka Kunimitsu Shuusuke Fuji Shinji Ibu Ryoma Echizen (Only in the anime...) Eiji Kikumaru That one guy with the red long headband thing.. lol Tales of Symphonia Kratos Aurion Genis Sage Yuan IGPX Immortal Grand Prix Takeshi River Cunningham s-CRY-ed Ryuhou Asuka Tachibana Demon Diary Eclipse Fushigi Yuugi Chichiri Cardcaptors Lee Syaoran Eriol Yue Full Metal Alchemist Roy Mustang Envy Magic Knight Rayearth Ferio Eagle .Hack Balmung Bith the black Elk Moonstone Haseo Ovan Silabus Endrance Kuhn
Zoids Jack Sisco Raven Sonic Knuckles Megaman Chaud Protoman Zero Slayers Zelgadis Metal Gear Solid Master Otacon Raiden Tekken Lee Shaoran Jin Kazuma Hwoarang Naruto Kabuto Kakashi Sasuke Zabuza Kiba Super Smash Brothers Brawl Marth Ike Pit Toon Link Link Lucas Phantom Brave Ash Yugioh Bakura (Yami and Regular) Seto Kaiba Yami Yugi Valon/Varon Teen Pegasus Zane Truesdale/Ryu Marufuji (Yugioh GX) Mr. Banner and Pharoah (Yugioh GX) Bastion Misawa/Daichi Misawa (Yugioh GX) Syrus Truesdale/Sho Marufuji (sort of a cute thing...XD Yugioh GX) Atticus Rhodes/Fubuki Tenjione (Yugioh GX) The Gambler (lol Yugioh GX) Astir Pheonix/Edo Pheonix (GX) Jesse Anderson/Johan Anderson (GX) Yubel Jesse/Yubel Johan (GX) Jim 'Crocodile' Cook (GX) Adrian Gecko/Amon Garam (GX) Jaden Yuki/Judai Yuki (GX) (Especially season 4 Jaden. XD) Supreme King Jaden AKA Haou Judai (GX) (without his armor aka fanart lol) Yusei (5Ds) Jack Atlas (5Ds) Kalin/Kiryu (5Ds) Crow (5Ds) Gundam Wing Quetra Duo Maxwell Heero Yuy Cheng Outlaw Star Jim Hawking Gene Starwind Pirates of the Carribean Will Turner Final Fantasy Cloud(Final Fantasy 7) Vincent(FF7) Sephiroth(FF7) Reno(FF7) Irvine(FF8) Seifer(FF8) Squall Leonhart(FF8) Zidane Tribal (FF9) Auron(FFX) Balthier!!!! (FFXII) Genesis (Final Fantasy 7 Crisis Core) Zack (Crisis Core) Snow (FFXIII)
Noctis (FFXV)
Prompto (FFXV)
Ignis (FFXV)
Rurouni Kenshin Sanosuke Rurouni Kenshin Aoshi Yu Yu Hakashu Hiei Jin Karasu Teen Koenma Kurama Shishiwakamaru Kuronue Kingdom Hearts Riku Zexion (from Kingdom Hearts chain of memories) Axel Demyx Luxord Marluxia Xemnas Xigbar Roxas Saix Ven Wild ARMS 3 Jet Enduro Clive Winslet Janus Cascade Matrix Neo Lord of the rings Pippin Took Merry Brandybuck Legolas Greenleaf Celebs Clay Aiken Ty Pennington Ashley Parker Angel Orlando Bloom Steve Bryn Teddy Greiger Ryan Seacrest Harry Potter Draco Malfoy Fred and George Weasley Cedric James Potter Sirius (when he was younger) Code Lyoko Odd Ulrich William Witch Hunter Robin Michael Wolf's Rain Hige Kiba Toboe One Piece Zolo (or Zoro) Shanks Ace Peacemaker Susumu Yamazaki Suzu Kitamura Getbackers Ban D.N.Angel Dark Satoshi Hiwatari Krad Daisuke Shaman King Ren or Len Yoh Horohoro or Trey Zeke Dragonball Z Android 17 Teen Trunks Supreme Kai Older Goten Vegeta Digimon Matt Henry Kouji Ken or Digimon Emperor Teen Izzy Mummymon Inuyasha Miroku Tokyo Mew Mew or Mew Mew Power Keiichiro (Known as Wesley on Mew Mew Power) Ryou (In Mew Mew Power he's known as Elliot..) Kish (known as Dren on Mew Mew Power) Fruits Basket Kyo Hatsuharu Yuki Vice president of the Student Council (can't remember name.. XD) Momiji Samurai Champloo Mugen Star Ocean Till the end of time Albel Nox Cliff Fittir Fayte Leingod Soul Calibur Maxi (with blonde hair) Kilik Raphael Kaleido Star Ken Yuri E's otherwise Eiji Yuuki Kai Shen-lon Saiyuki Sanzo Spirited Away Haku Angelic Layer Ouji Final Fantasy Unlimited Kaze Chrono Crusade Chrono (both demon and normal) Wish Koryu Kokuyo Bleach Ichigo Ichimaru Gin Captain Aizen Juvenile Orion Kaname Kusakabe Isshin Shiba Ultra Maniac Tetsushi Kaji Hiroki Tsujiai Yuta Kirishima Kare Kano His and Her circumstances Asaba Hideaki Full Moon O Sagashite Takuto Eichi Twinkle star sprites (A Mame32 or Dreamcast game) Griffon Tsubasa Resevior Chronicles Fai Kurogane Kamui Subaru Kimihiro Watanuki The Gorillaz 2-D X-men (any X-men) Nightcrawler Gambit W.I.T.C.H. Caleb Hands Off Youta Star Wars Obi-wan Kenobi (younger one don't ask..XD) Howl's moving castle Howl Xiaolin Showdown Raimundo Chase Young Galaxy Angel Takuto Lester Trigun Wolfwood Legato Alice 19th Kyo Frei Dragon Knights Thatz Kai-long Rath Lord Lykouleon Dream Saga Takaomi (Dream World/After Stage) Keima (Dream World) Vampire Game Darres Hume Illsade Pokemon Mewtwo Gary Brawly Morty Koga Tracy Aaron (or Riley or whatever xD) Legend of Dragoon Dartz Blonde haired King dude(can't remember name, starts with an L) Jet Set Radio Future Yo-yo Beat Corn (Tab) Final Fantasy Advent Children Cloud Vincent Reno Kadaj Devil May Cry Dante Xenosaga Kevin Chaos Tony Animal Crossing Aziz Sky high Stretchy dude (can't remember name..XD) Ouran High School Host Club Tamaki Suoh The Hitachin Twins Hunny Mori Kyoya Nekozawa Eragon Eragon Starfox Falco Lombardi Leon Powalski Wolf O' Donnell Storm Hawks Finn Aerrow Stork Code Geass Lelouch Suzaku Pheonix Wright Edgeworth Diego (Pheonix Wright 3) Godot (Phoenix Wright 3) Solty Rei Yuto Eureka 7 Holland The World Ends With You Joshua Beat Sho Minamimoto Kariya Prince Neku Mushi Shi Ginko Heroes Hiro Nakamura Peter Petrelli Fairy Tail Gray Loki Soul Eater Soul Evans Death the kid Kill la Kill Sanageyama League of Legends Azir Malzahar Ekko Fate Series Archer (From Fate Stay Night) Lancer (From Fate Zero and Stay Night) Gilgamesh
Yona of the Dawn
Hak
God Eater
Soma
Lindow
Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans
Orga Itsuka
Assassination Classroom
Karma
A Certain Magical Index/Railgun
Accelerator (I donât know why. lol)
Karneval
Yogi
Gareki
Hirato
Magi:
Alibaba
Jafar
Sinbad
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki Kun
Mikoshiba
Seven Deadly Sins
King
Ban
Meliodas
Kamisama Kiss
Tomoe
My Hero Academia
Iida
Aizawa (Eraserhead)
Bungou Stray Dogs
Dazai
Cavalier of the Abyss
Regis Nex
Ninoorut Noah
Persona
Joker
Yosuke
Akihiko Sanada
Nier Automata
9S
Adam
#ooc#long post#my favorite guy character list#either I find them cute#hot#or just like them in general#lol
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YGO - In Plain Sight - Ch. 1 (incomplete)
Notes: Something like a year or two ago (probably two years, tbh) I outlined an entire longfic detailing how Yuugi and Jounouchi make their relationship romantic. I wrote that entire outline, and then---aside from the first ten pages of the first chapter, and other little bits here or there---I never wrote it. Iâm thinking about sharing the outline, because it can work as headcanons if nothing else, and maybe if enough people want to see the actual fic based on the outline, that will inspire me to actually write it (although the outline is major #spoilers, but I donât know if people would care about #spoilers for a fic). In any case, if I share the outline, I want to link to the bits already written, and that means sharing what I have of chapter one.
This fic takes place when Yuugi and Jounouchi are ~22/23 (at the start, anyway---birthdays will happen in later chapters), in the post-canon headcanon I have where they ended up getting an apartment together when they were ~18/19 that was close to Yuugiâs university. Shiori and Kisugi (and their respective romantic partners) are OCs, because I figure that Yuugi had to make some friends while in university. Itâs too unrealistic for him not to.
As a final note, the Japanese school year runs from April to March, and Iâm respecting that here.
Late April afternoons at Satoru University saw a mass of students draped over the quad. Some tossed Frisbees back and forth, others did battle with the wind as it tried to blow away their homework assignments and turn the pages in their books, and still others tried to enjoy quick catnaps on the sun-soaked grass, relishing in the twenty minutes of peace they had before they had to sprint off to their next class or work study jobs. Beneath their favorite tree in one corner of the quad, Yuugi, Shiori, and Kisugi were relaxing in much the same way, the three of them seated in a little circle with their lunches spread out before them as per their usual tradition. Kisugi nursed a can of peach tea, having already finished off his pork bun, and Yuugi chewed through a mouthful of instant noodles as Shiori relayed a conversation sheâd had with her boyfriend the previous night, her cheeks flushed a bit pink as she talked.
â. . . so anyway, I brought it up to him last night and he said . . . okay,â Shiori said. She poked at the rice in her bento with her chopsticks, choosing to look at her lunch instead of at them. Yuugi and Kisugi stared at her with wide eyes, though as he swallowed his mouthful of noodles, Yuugi could feel himself beginning to beam on Shioriâs behalf.
Kisugi did not seem as pleased.
âJust like that?â he demanded. He leaned forward, the fingers of one splayed against the grass while his other hand squeezed his can of peach tea, his eyes intense. âHe said heâd move with you after school, just like that?â
âYep.â Shiori smiled, though she bit the inside of her cheek in a clear attempt to hide it. âItâs not like itâs that big of a stretch anyway, right? I mean, heâs an artist, and Shibuyaâs just as on top of art as it is fashion . . .â
âIt definitely is. I think itâs perfect for both of you,â Yuugi said, and when Shiori looked over at him her smile finally broke loose in the face of his broad grin. âThatâs really great newsâcongratulations, Shiori!â
âThanks,â Shiori said, and Kisugi heaved an exaggerated sigh as he flopped back on the grass.
âFortune bestowed all her blessings on you and left none for me,â he said, and he reached one hand up toward the sky before he let his arm fall across his eyes. âI lost both of my loves the second I said I wanted to stay in Domino, and you get to keep yours even though youâre moving all the way to Shibuya! Why must you keep all of the luck and love for yourself, Shi-chan? Itâs not fair!â
âYes, well . . .â Shiori reached over to lightly pat Kisugiâs leg in consolation, but she only spared him a minute glance before she looked curiously at Yuugi, who had gone back to eating his instant noodles in anticipation of another one of Kisugiâs melodramatic monologues. âWhat about you, Yuugi? What do you have in mind for after graduation?â
Yuugi took a drink of his soda to help wash down his noodles, but not even the extra minute chewing afforded him could help come up with a suitable answer to Shioriâs question. By the time he swallowed down the last of his noodles, the only answer he had to give was the honest one.
âNothing, really,â he said, and unsurprisingly, Shioriâs expression shifted to one caught between surprise and disappointment. Kisugi moved his arm from his eyes to his forehead to stare shrewdly at Yuugi. âI havenât thought about it much.â
âYou havenât?â Shiori asked, and when Yuugi shook his head added, âBut Yuugi, this is our final year! You have to start thinking about jobs, places to apply to, or graduate programs if youâre into that sort of thingââ
âWell, Iâve thought about some jobsâsome companies,â Yuugi said, and as he tried to think of some companies to make his statement more of an honest one, he looked back down at his noodles and poked them with his chopsticks much in the same way Shiori had poked at her rice before. âYou know, I thought about maybe applying for an indie board game company, or maybe something bigger like Nintendoââ
âYou could always apply for KaibaCorp,â Kisugi suggested, and it was fortunate that Yuugi hadnât been in the middle of eating when Kisugi suggested that, Yuugi thought, or else he might have ended up choking. âDonât you and Kaiba have a history with that whole Duel Monsters thing?â
Yuugi forced a laugh, but even to his own ears it sounded awkward. âI . . . donât think KaibaCorp is really a very viable option . . .â he said. Mostly because he was pretty sure that even if he did apply, Kaiba would refuse to interview him out of spite.
Well, no, Yuugi mused, and he smiled wryly as he looked down at his food. Heâd refuse to interview Jounouchi-kun out of spite. Heâd probably just make me the guy in charge of the mail room.
âHm, thatâs a shame. I hear KaibaCorp employees get very good benefits, though apparently itâs also a very high-stress environment,â Shiori said, but she shrugged before she looked back at Yuugi. âBut heyâNintendo, huh? That would be so cool! Theyâre based in Tokyo, right?â
âKyoto, actually.â
âSo youâd have to move,â Shiori said, and Kisugi threw both of his arms in the air again before he let them fall back onto the grass.
âGo!â he cried. âLeave me! Everyone does in the end! Iâm doomed to spend the rest of my days alone, navigating the salty seas of isolation, adrift in a ship crafted by the driftwood of my lonelinessââ
âWill you give it a rest? Itâs not like any of us are leaving Japan!â Shiori said, and she rolled her eyes. Kisugi pouted at her, but she pointedly ignored him as she looked back at Yuugi. âBut hey, if you have to moveâwhat about Jounouchi? Will he be moving with you?â
âHuh?â Yuugi blinked, caught off guard by her question, which as far as he could tell came so far out of left field it wasnât even on the baseball diamond anymore. âOh, umâno? I donât think so? Iâwe havenât talked about it, butââ
âYou havenât?â Shiori frowned, her brow furrowed, and Kisugi pushed himself up on his arms. Yuugi was beginning to think there were a lot of things he hadnât done that Shiori wouldnât be pleased about. âBut Yuugi, thatâs a pretty big dealâitâs something you should talk about before the time comes. What does he plan on doing, job-wise? Does he know?â
âThat talk is the kiss of death for any relationship, believe me,â Kisugi cut in, and Yuugi was grateful for the interruption, even if Shioriâs frown told Yuugi that she wasnât. âThe second I told Daisuke and Ai that I didnât want to move to Osaka, they cut me loose! âItâs for the best,â they said. âLong distance relationships never last,â they said. âYouâre going to get dehydrated if you keep crying,â they saidââ
âYuugi, if you donât talk about it with him now, itâs going to be that much worse when the time comes,â Shiori said seriously, and she raised her voice a little to be heard over Kisugiâs rant. Kisugi stopped midsentence and gave her an affronted look. âIf you talk about it now, Iâm sure you can work something outââ
âHa!â Kisugi said.
ââbut if you donât then you really might have to break up when the time comes, because neither of you will have prepaââ
âWaitâbreak up?â Yuugi interrupted, and his entire body felt flushed with heat, as if heâd chosen to sit in the sun like Kisugi instead of beneath the shade of their tree. When Shiori nodded, Yuugi laughed, though it was more out of sudden nerves than actual amusement. âNo, no, youâve got it allâJounouchi-kunâs notâweâre not . . . together. Like that. Weâre just friends.â
âYouâre not?â Shiori said, and she exchanged a quick glance with Kisugi before she looked back to Yuugi, her eyes widening. âO-Oh my gosh, I just assumedâYuugi, Iâm so sorry, Iâ!â
âItâs okay,â Yuugi said quickly. His cheeks were still burning, though he was able to keep his voice steady, much to his relief. There was no need to make the situation any more awkward than it already was. âItâs okay, you didnât . . . know, I guessââ
âI just assumedâI mean, you live together, and youâve always seemed so close, just like me andâwell, I guess I thought you were justâthat you werenât just living together, that you were, um, together-togetherââ
âProbably we shouldnât have discouraged Mina from asking him out, huh?â Kisugi asked, and Shiori pressed her lips together, wringing her hands in her lap, while Yuugiâs thoughts spun over which âhimâ Kisugi was referring to. Kisugi gave Yuugi a shrewd look. âBut really? Youâre not? Really, really? Youâre not fooling with us?â
âNo,â Yuugi said. He set his chopsticks over the top of his noodles before he set the cup to the side. He didnât feel much like eating them anymore. âWhy would you think we wereâ?â
âItâs just, you know,â Shiori said, and she waved one hand through the air, as if trying to summon an explanation from the tree branches. When none came, she made an anxious sound in her throat before she looked down at her lap again. âThe way you two are . . . you always seem so happy when youâre with him, and we just thoughtââ
âI am happy with him,â Yuugi said, and he pulled his knees to his chest and wrapped his arms around them. âHeâs my best friend.â
âWell, yesâI know, butâwhat I mean is, when youâwhen you were with, or when you looked at him, it really seemed like you wereââ Shiori put her reddened face in her hands for a moment, as if to smother what she was trying to say, before she looked back up at Yuugi. âIâm sorry,â she said again. âI really didnât mean to imply, orâor assumeâIâm sorry.â
âItâs okay,â Yuugi said again, and as Shiori nodded and bit the inside of her cheek, her eyes on her lap, he squeezed his knees to his chest a little more tightly. Her explanation hadnât really settled anything at allâhadnât really answered why she (and Kisugi, for that matter) had thought that he and Jounouchi were together. It wasnât a big deal, Yuugi supposed, because he and Jounouchi werenât together and that was the end of that, but for some reason his throat still felt thick and his stomach still felt like it was twisted uncomfortably, and nothing Shiori had said helped him reason out why.
âSo, out of curiosity . . .â Kisugi said slowly, after a moment of the three of them sitting in silence. âIf youâre not dating Jounouchi . . . can I have a go?â
Yuugi and Shiori looked up as one in surprise, but Shiori was the only one of them who seemed struck by a sudden bout of indignation as she cried, âKisugi!â and swatted his leg.
Kisugi gave her an indignant look in turn. âWhat? What have I done wrong this time? Why must you always treat me with such cruelty?!â
âIâm cruel? Youâre the one trying to mack all over Yuugiâsâfriend!â Shiori said, and Yuugi chewed the inside of his lip as it occurred to him what sheâd probably been about to say.
âSo?â Kisugi challenged.
âSo?â Shiori repeated. âSo you canâtâyou canât do that!â
âWhy not? Iâm single! Daisuke and Ai tossed me out into the depths of the abyss of misery, and it is perfectly natural for one in the same position as I to want to get out of the abyss with the help of a loving and beautiful reboundââ
âBut you canât use Jounouchi as that rebound!â
âWhy not? Heâs single! Heâsâwait.â Kisugi looked back over at Yuugi, who started under the sudden intensity of Kisugiâs stare. âJounouchi is single, right? Heâs not dating anyone else, right?â
âAhâno. Heâs not. Heâs single, I mean,â Yuugi said, and Kisugi turned back to Shiori with a triumphant grin.
âSee?â Kisugi said. âHeâs single, Iâm singleâthis is the perfect set-up for a rebound romance!â
Shiori made a frustrated noise in the back of her throat. âYou canât do that!â she said again. âYou canât use your friendâs friend as a rebound, it isnât rightâitâs against the friend code!â
âIt is not,â Kisugi said hotly. âThe friend code only says that you canât date a friendâs romantic interest, and you also canât date a friendâs ex or a friendâs friend unless you ask your friend if itâs okay first, and that is exactly what Iâve done.â Shiori glared at Kisugi as Kisugi looked back over at Yuugi, his stare just as intense as before. âIt is okay with you if I happen to ask Jounouchi out on a few dates, isnât it? Itâs what I was trying to ask before when I was so rudely,â he shot a petulant frown Shioriâs way, âinterrupted.â
âOhâum . . .â Yuugi swallowed and cleared his throat as he shook his head. Once again, his stomach felt like it was wrapped in uncomfortable knots, his heart beating in double-time to try and work through the tension. âNoâI mean, yeah, thatâs fine with me. Iâm totally fine with it! You can do whatever you want.â
Shiori frowned, but Kisugi beamed, his expression almost blissful as he flopped backward onto the grass again. âAhh, finally, my fortune seems to be changing!â he crowed. âBlessings from the lovely Yuu-kun himself. See, Shi-chan? This was meant to be. Even as the fissures in my heart left by Daisuke and Ai threaten to never heal, there may yet be another love story blooming on the horizon, one more beautiful and hopefully less tragic than the lastââ
Shiori rolled her eyes again, but she was still frowning as she looked over at Yuugi. âSo long as youâre okay with it,â she said, and Yuugi nodded quickly.
âOf course I am,â he said, perhaps a little too quickly if the look on Shioriâs face was anything to go by. âWhy wouldnât I be?â
âWell, I mean, he is your . . .â Shiori trailed off, but then she shrugged, looking just as uncomfortable as she had before Kisugi had interrupted the conversation before. Another couple seconds of silence passed before Shiori looked over at the rest of the quad, and it was with a frown that she suddenly dug into her bag to pull out her phone. Yuugi watched her curiously for a moment before her eyes widened, and she tossed her phone back into her bag with far more force than necessary. âOh my gosh you guys, weâre late againâI was supposed to be at work five minutes ago!â
âWait, what?â Yuugi checked his own watch, and his heart plummeted when he noticed that it was already five minutes past two. His video game production professor was adamant about starting class at two oâ clock on the dot, and while he didnât have too strict of an attendance policy in that Yuugi was still allowed to walk in late, enough tardies would eventually start counting as unexcused absences regardless of whether Yuugi showed up or not, and this was already his third one. Yuugi yanked his book bag onto his shoulders before he reached over to grab his soda can and his cup of noodles, and Shiori likewise started shoving her books into her own bag with reckless abandon.
âAh, you poor souls and your afternoon shifts and classes and things,â Kisugi said, still lounged back as casually as before while Yuugi and Shiori scrambled to clean up their lunch mess. âYou should follow the Kisugi way of life and do everything early in the morning or at night instead. That way you donât have to worry about being late after lunch!â
âNights are the only time I have to spend with Naoya,â Shiori snapped.
âIâll be sure to tell my professors they should host their classes at night to suit my schedule instead,â Yuugi said.
âGood man,â Kisugi said, but he frowned at Shiori. âBut way to rub your love in my face, Shi-chan. It isnât even the kind of love rubbing Iââ
Shiori smacked her bag into Kisugiâs shoulder as she ran by him, under the pretense of slinging the strap around her shoulders. Kisugi let out a dramatized wounded cry at the impact, but Yuugi spared him only enough time for a pat on the other shoulder and a quick, âBye!â before he sprinted past, tossing his empty soda can and half-finished instant noodles into the trash can on the edge of the quad as he ran.
That evening, Yuugi and Jounouchi lounged on the couch in their living room, Jounouchi watching a movie on TV while Yuugi played his 3DS. Their couch wasnât the biggest in the worldâit was best for seating only three people, reallyâand so while Jounouchi laid back against one armrest and kicked his feet onto the coffee table, Yuugi laid back against the other, his legs stretched across Jounouchiâs lap.
Video game production class had gone by relatively quickly. After weathering the heckling of his classmates for showing up late, Yuugi had done his best to focus on his professorâs lecture and their lab work, and in so doing had managed to push the conversation from lunch to the back of his mind. When he got home, Jounouchi had greeted him with a freshly made yakisoba dinner, and after having not finished his lunch, Yuugi was starved enough to wolf it down. That had led to the post-dinner lounging on the couch, and as Yuugi encountered a Young Couple trainer battle in PokĂ©mon, the conversation with Shiori and Kisugi earlier pushed its way back to the forefront of his mind.
âMm . . . hey, Jounouchi-kun?â Yuugi asked after a second. Jounouchi hummed a little to show that heâd heard. âDo you . . . umââ
âSee, why do they do that?â Jounouchi asked suddenly, and he flailed one hand toward the television. Yuugi looked over to see that one of the actors in the movie Jounouchi had turned on was edging toward a door that had been left slightly ajar. âSorry, Yuugi, I didnât mean to cut you offâbut seriously, look at this frigginâ idiot. Heâs in the middle of the zombie apocalypse, he knows this, he knows there are zombies out there, but no, heâs gonna go investigate the strange noises outside, âcause thatâs a good idea.â Jounouchi snorted. âAnyway, sorryâwhat were you saying?â
âNothing,â Yuugi said, and he couldnât help but grin a little as Jounouchi looked over, his dark eyes curious under his blond fringe. âI think a better question is why you of all people chose a zombie movie to watch. Doesnât it freak you out?â
âNah, not really. Itâs too dumb to freak me out. Maybe if it was about, you know, something scarierâor if it had higher production values . . . and anyway, there was nothing else on.â Jounouchi looked back over at the television, and Yuugi followed suit just in time to see the actor from before be yanked from the house by decaying zombie hands. âBesides,â Jounouchi said, his voice a little more gruff than before, âitâs not like weâre watching in the dark, and youâre here. So itâs no big deal.â
âI donât think Iâd be much help in a zombie apocalypse,â Yuugi said, and Jounouchi looked over at him with a lopsided grin.
âYouâre kidding, right? Youâd be the best help. Thereâs no one Iâd rather have backing me up.â
âNot even Honda-kun?â
âHondaâs good in a fight, but heâs not exactly the brightest crayon in the box, you know? All Iâd be doing by teaming up with Honda is doubling up on brawn. Thatâs not gonna get us very far.â Jounouchi paused, and then shrugged a little as if to give a point. âOkay, so weâd smash up a lot of zombies. But something tells me getting covered in zombie juice is not exactly the best way to go about this.â
âHmm . . . okay,â Yuugi said, as two actresses in the movie tried desperately to hold a door shut. âWhat about Bakura-kun, then? Heâs pretty knowledgeable.â
Jounouchi gave him a flat look. âSeriously, Yuugi? Bakura?â
âWhat?â
âBakura would probably join up with the zombies,â Jounouchi said, and as Yuugi laughed Jounouchi grinned and said, âHe would! Or heâd end up being their king or leader or something. You know how he is. He loves all that creepy shit.â
âYeah, but heâs our friend,â Yuugi said. âHe wouldnât feed us to the zombies.â
âNo, but heâd want us to join his creepy ass zombie army,â Jounouchi said. âNo thanks, Iâll take my chances away from his legions of the undead.â
âI donât know that zombies are really Bakura-kunâs game,â Yuugi said. âI think he prefers ghosts and things.â
âStill.â
âOkay, so Bakura-kunâs out then,â Yuugi said. âHow about Anzu? I bet sheâd be good in a zombie fight.â
âYeah . . . Anzu would probably kick some serious zombie ass,â Jounouchi admitted. âBut sheâs also all the way in New York. If the world went to Hell next week and everyone started turning into zombie chow, sheâd have to fight her way over from America first.â
âTrue,â Yuugi said.
âAnd besides,â Jounouchi said, and he fumbled for the remote on the coffee table to lower the volume as the actresses in the film started screaming along with the background music, âAnzuâs cool and all, but that doesnât change anything. Youâd still be my first pick in a zombie fight.â
Yuugi closed the lid on his 3DS. He couldnât exactly say why, but for some reason, the conversation had piqued his interest. âWhy?â
âWhy?â Jounouchi repeated. âDude, isnât it obvious?â He lifted up his hands to begin ticking off reasons on his fingers. âYouâre smart, your entire life is spent either playing or making games and so youâd have a good idea of what to do to either avoid or take out the zombie assholes to avoid getting either of us turned or killed, youâve already saved the world about three times over already, and as if all of that wasnât enough, youâre my best friend.â Jounouchi moved his foot off the coffee table to lightly nudge Yuugiâs shoulder with it. âYou and me âtil the end, right? No matter what. I thought that was pretty obvious by now.â
âWell . . . yeah,â Yuugi said. âBut I figured, you know . . . I donât know, most peopleââ
âWho would you pick?â Jounouchi asked suddenly, and Yuugi cleared his throat a little, grateful for the interruption. âIf, say, Kaiba somehow loosed a zombie virus on the world next weekâwho would you pick to team up with?â
âWhy is Kaiba-kun the one infecting the world with a zombie virus?â Yuugi asked, and although some of his amusement had faded with what Jounouchi had said about the two of them together, âtil the end, he felt it come back as Jounouchi threw Kaiba under the bus.
Jounouchi snorted. âBecause that bastardâs heart is cold enough that it wouldnât surprise me at all to find out heâs one of the undead. But hey, seriously. Zombie apocalypse. Next week. Whoâs your go-to guy?â
âYou, obviously,â Yuugi said, and for some reason his cheeks felt a little warm as Jounouchi grinned. âIf I had to pick anyone to help me save the worldâor at least get through the end of itâitâd be you. You know that.â
âSee? Then what are you acting so surprised when I pick you for, huh?â Jounouchi asked.
âJust because youâre my first pick doesnât mean I have to be yours,â Yuugi pointed out, and Jounouchi scoffed. âBesides, thereâs a lot of fighting when it comes to zombie apocalypses, andââ
âThereâs really only fighting if youâre stupid enough to get cornered, I think,â Jounouchi said, and he pointed toward the TV again. âLike those assholes, look at them. Oh sure, run into the inventory room in the back, thatâs smart. Seriously, itâs like they want to get eaten. Might as well come out covered in ketchup and barbeque sauce.â Jounouchi paused, and then shrugged. âWell, actually, that might be zombie repellant, since they donât eat actual food. You never know.â
âSomehow I doubt that would work,â Yuugi said. Jounouchi opened his mouth to say something in reply, but before he could, his phone started vibrating on the coffee table. He reached over to swipe it off, and when he looked at the screen, he heaved a sigh before he hit a button to deactivate the alarm.
âMuch as Iâd love to see the end of the zombie fest, unfortunately, I have to go join their army,â he said. He lightly pushed Yuugiâs legs off his lap so he could stand up, and Yuugi frowned.
âWork?â Yuugi asked.
Jounouchi nodded. âYeah. Itâs an overnight.â He stuffed his phone in his pocket and stretched his arms above his head, yawning. âMan, Iâm tired just thinking about it. Canât wait until I get something better.â
âHow are things going at the radio station?â Yuugi asked, and he sat up a bit straighter as he watched Jounouchi grab his work apron off the chair.
âFine,â Jounouchi said. âItâs just an internship, you know. They say theyâre thinking about hiring someone on, but . . .â Jounouchi shrugged, and slipped on his shoes. âAnyway, I better get going. God forbid Iâm late for a ten hour shift, right?â
âYouâre never late for anything,â Yuugi said, and Jounouchi laughed.
âYeah, just about. Anyway, Iâm off. See you later. Tomorrow, anyway.â
âYeah,â Yuugi said. âSee you.â
Jounouchi swiped his keys off the TV stand, waved, and was out the door in the next moment. Yuugi waited until Jounouchi locked the door behind him before turning off the TV, andâafter a moment of deliberation between whether he wanted to make the effort to go to bed or whether he wanted to stay up a little bit laterâflopped forward to lay on his stomach on the couch, flipping his 3DS back open in the process.
It was nice to have the whole couch to himself, he supposed, and as he stretched out completely and made his way through the trainer battle heâd initiated before, he noticed thatâsince he was laying facing Jounouchiâs side of the couchâthe couch still smelled a little bit like Jounouchi---like his body wash and shampoo (ocean scented, Yuugi thought). Yuugi frowned a little as he knocked out the opposing trainersâ kirlia.
Was it weird to notice something like that?
#yugioh#mutou yuugi#jounouchi katsuya#yuujou#fic fix#kisugi#shiori#i feel like i've shared this before but i can't find it#maybe i just shared part of it#anyway tbc#someday anyway#hopefully#please god let me finish this at some point
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See "The Royal Tutor -The Musical-" Dress Rehearsal Digest Clip!
The Royal Tutor -The Musical-, the currently-running musical adaptation of Higasa Akai's manga series Oshitsu Kyoshi Heine/The Royal Tutor finished its eight performances at Zepp Blue Theater Roppongi in Tokyo on Sunday. Meanwhile, 2.5 News, a website covers the news about stage play adaptations of Japanese manga/anime/game franchise, has posted a three-minute video report of the press preview of the musical's dress rehearsal on its official YouTube channel.
  The musical adaptation is directed by Kotaro Yoshitani (La Corda d'Oro, Fushigi Yuugi, Star-Mu). The five main voice of the TV anime, Keisuke Ueda (Heine Wittgenstein), Yuya Asato (Kai von Granzreich), Yuto Adachi (Bruno von Granzreich), Daisuke Hirose (Leonhard von Granzreich), and Shouta Aoi (Licht von Granzreich) are playing their characters in the musical as well.
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Do you know who the voice actors for Dream Boyfriend are? It's bothering me because one of them sounds familiar..
Iâm not surprised. They are all pretty famous and play voices in several anime. Basically if youâve watched anime, youâve heard about all of these guys. Lol
Testsuya Kakihara - Naruto, Fairytale, Full Metal Alchemist, Bleah, Blue Exorcist, and more
Ryohei Kimura- Kokoroâs Basketball and a few others
Takuya Sato- Gundam and a few others
Hikaru Midorikawa- Dragon Ball Z, Gundam, sCRYed, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Sailor Moon, Persona 3, Saint Seya, Tenchi, Weiss Cruiz, Bleach, Diabolik Lovers, Yuugi-Oh, Servamp, Haven't you Heard? I'm Sakamoto, Fushigi Yuugi, and a ton more (This is probably who you recognize. He's got some big roles.)
Yuki Kaji- Berserk, Blue Exorcist Pokemon, Black Butler, Atrack On Titan, and more
Tsubasa Yonaga- Free, Bleach, and a few others
Shoutaro Morikubo- Naruto, Wallflower, FF: Advent Children, Pokemon, and more
Kosuke Toriumi- Naruto, Persona 3, Nura, Gundam, Basalisk, and more
Hiro Shimono- RaXephon, and a few lesser known titles
Takuma Terashima- Gundam, Bleach, Durara, and more
Daisuke Hirikawa- Bleach, Free, Transformers, Diabolik Lovers, Baki the Grappler, and more
Nobuhiko Okamoto- Ghost Hunt, Persona, Blue Exorcist, The Legend of the Legendary Heros, and more
Kazuyuki Okitsu- Ladies vs Butlers and Toradora
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FictionalxLifexRealityâs Wish List for the Kagome Xover Exchange @MizukixTsukiyomi
Hereâs my wish list of animes/tv shows/movies/games and characters for the Kagome Xover Exchange! Iâm open to any genres out there, although, Iâm not too keen on anything thatâs too dark or angsty.
I donât mind receiving NFSW material, but if you ask me to do one, I canât really say I can do it. Iâll do my best, but I donât really know how to write one, let alone draw one, without messing up too horribly.Â
These are all the animes/mangas Iâve watched and read, movies and TV shows Iâve enjoyed watching and games my brothers and I, well mostly my brothers, have played over the years, that I think would be interesting for a xover with Kagome.
Animes/Mangas:
07-Ghost: Teito Klein, Frau (Zehel)
Acchi Kocchi: Otonashi Io
Akagami no Shirayukihime: Zen Wistaria, Izana Wistaria, Obi
Amatsuki: RikugĆ Tokidoki, Shinonome Kon, Kuchiha
Aoharu x Kikanjuu: Yukimura TĆru, Matsuoka Masamune
Black Blood Brothers: Mochizuki Jiro
Black Cat: Train Heartnet
Blood+: Haji, Solomon Goldsmith
Barakamon: Handa Seishƫ, Kotoishi Naru
Brave 10: Kirigakure SaizĆ, Sarutobi Sasuke
Bungou Stray Dogs: Dazai Osamu, Kunikida Doppo, Nakajima Atsushi
Cardcaptor Sakura: Kinomoto TĆya, Tsukishiro Yukito (Yue)
Clamp School Detectives: Imonoyama Nokoru, Ijyuin Akira, Takamura Suoh
Code:Breaker:Â Ćgami Rei
Cooking Master Boy/Chuuka Ichiban!: Liu Mao Xing, Lan Fei Hong
D.N.Angel: Niwa Daisuke, Dark Mousy, Hiwatari Satoshi, Krad Hikari
D.Gray-Man: Allen Walker, Kanda YĆ«, Lavi, Lenalee Lee
Dantalian no Shoka: Huey Anthony Disward, Dalian
Death Note: L, Yagami Raito
Durarara!!!: Heiwajima Shizuo, Orihara Izaya
Eyeshield 21: Hiruma YĆichi, Kobayakawa Sena, Shin SeijĆ«rĆ
Fairy Tail: Natsu Dragneel, Gray Fullbuster
Free!: Nanase Haruka, Tachibana Rin, Matsuoka Rin
Fruits Basket: Sohma Yuki, Sohma Hatsuharu
Fushigi Yuugi: Hotohori, Tamahome, Nuriko, Mitsukake
Gakuen Alice: Hyƫga Natsume
Gakuen Heaven: ItĆ Keita, EndĆ Kazuki, Niwa Tetsuya, Nakajima Hideaki, Shinomiya KĆji
Gakuen Mokushiroku/Highschool of the Dead: Komuro Takashi
GetBackers: Mido Ban, Amano Ginij, Fuyuki Shido, FĆ«chĆin Kazuki, Kakei JĆ«bei, Akabane Kuro'udĆ
Ghost Hunt: Shibuya Kazuya (Naru, Oliver Davis)
Gosick: KĆ«jo Kazuya, Victorique de Blois
Gravitation: Sakuma Ryuichi, Shindou Shuichi, Eiri Yuki
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi/Fullmetal Alchemist: Edward Elric, Alphonse Elric, Roy Mustang
Hakkenden: Touhou Hakken Ibun: Inuzuka Shino, Inukawa SĆsuke, Satomi RiĆ, Inukai Genpachi, Inusaka Keno, Inumura Daikaku
Hakuouki: Hijikata ToshizĆ, Okita Souji, Hajime Saitou
Hamatora: Nice, Murasaki, Hajime, Art
HatenkĆ Yugi: Alzeid, Rahzel Anadis (Rahzenshia Rose), Baroqueheat Anadis
Hayate no Gotoku: Ayasaki Hayate
Hetalia: North Italy (Italia Veneziano, Feliciano Vargas), Germany (Ludwig), Japan (Honda Kiku), China (WĂĄng YĂ o), America (Alfred F. Jones), England (Arthur Kirkland), France (Francis Bonnefoy), Russia (Ivan Braginsky), South Italy (Romano, Lovino Vargas), Spain (Antonio FernĂĄndez Carriedo)
Hikaru no Go: ShindĆ Hikaru, Fujiwarano Sai, TĆya Akira
Hyouka:Â Oreki HĆutarĆ
JunjĆ Romantica: Takahashi Misaki, Akihiko Usami
Kamisama Hajimemashita: Tomoe, Mizuki
Karneval: Gareki, Nai Muhinyi, Yogi, Tsukumo, Hirato, Akari, Karoku Arumerita
Kateikyoushi Hitman Reborn!: Sawada Tsunayoshi, Reborn, Hibari Kyoya, RokudĆ Mukuro
Kiniâiro no Corda/La Corda DâOro:Â
Primo Passo: Lili, Tsukimori Len, Yunoki Azuma, Hihara Kazuki, Shimizu Keiichi, Ousaki Shinobu, Kanazawa Hiroto
Secondo Passo: Kaji Aoi, EtĆ Kiriya, Kira Akihiko
BlueâȘSky: Kisaragi Ritsu, Kisaragi Kyoya
Kyoukai no Kanata: Kanbara Akihito, Nase Hiroomi
Kyou Kara Maoh!: Shibuya Yuuri, Wolfram von Bielefelt, Gwendal von Voltaire, Conrart Weller
La storia della Arcana Famiglia/Arcana Famiglia:Â LibertĂ , Nova, Luca, Jolly, Pace, Ash
Love Stage!!:Â Sena Izumi, Ichijou RyĆma, Sena Shougo, Sagara Rei
Loveless: Agatsuma Soubi, Aoyagi Ritsuka, Aoyagi Seimei
Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist: William Twining, Dantalion, Sytry, Camio
Mamotte! Lollipop: Zero, IchĂź
Matantei Loki Ragnarok: Loki, Heimdall (Higashiyama Kazumi)
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Heero Yuy, Duo Maxwell
Mushishi: Ginko
Nabari no Ou: RokujĆ Miharu, Yoite
Natsume Yuujinchou: Natsume Takashi, Nyanko-sensei (Madara), Tanuma Kaname, Natori Shuuichi, Matoba Seiji
Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective: Tatsuhiko Shido
No. 6:Â Shion, Nezumi
Noblesse: The Awakaning: Rai (Cadis Etrama Di Raizel), Frankenstein
Noragami: Yato, Yukine
Nurarihyon no Mago: Nura Rikuo
Ćkiku Furikabutte/Big Windup!: Mihashi Ren, Abe Takaya
Pandora Hearts: Oz Vessalius, Gilbert Nightray, Xerxes Break
Pet Shop of Horrors: Count D, Leon Orcot
Prince of Stride: Alternative: Yagami Riku, Fujiwara Takeru, Kuga KyĆsuke, Hasekura Heath
Ranma 1/2: Saotome Ranma
Rave Master: Haru Glory, Hamrio Musica
Recca no Honoo: Hanabishi Recca, Mikagami Tokiya
Rokka no Yuusha: Adlet Maia, Goldof Auora
Rurouni Kenshin: Himura Kenshin, Shinomori Aoshi
Saiunkoku Monogatari: Shi Seiran, Shi Ryuuki
Saiyuki: GenjĆ SanzĆ, Son GokĆ«, Cho Hakkai, Sha GojĆ
Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso: Arima Kousei, Miyazono Kaori
Shinrei Tantei Yakumo: Saitou Yakumo
Shokugeki no Soma: Yukihira Soma, Hayama Akira, Takumi Aldini, Kurokiba RyĆ
Shounen Onmyouji: Abe no Masahiro, Guren/Touda
Shugo Chara!: Tsukiyomi Ikuto, Fujisaki Nagihiko
Skip Beat!: Tsuruga Ren
Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii:Â Livius Orvinus Ifrikia
S · A: Special A: Takishima Kei
Sakamoto desu ga?/Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto: Sakamoto, Hayabusa Shou
Sword Art Online: Kirito (Kirigaya Kazuto)
Tactics: KantarĆ, Haruka
Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge: Tanaka, Oota
Tegami Bachi/Letter Bee: Lag Seeing, Gauche Suede, Sylvette Suede
Tennis no Ouji-sama/Prince of Tennis: Echizen RyĆma, Tezuka Kunimitsu, Fuji ShĆ«suke, Yukimura Seiichi, Sanada GenichirĆ, Shiraishi Kuranosuke, Echizen Ryoga
Touken Ranbu: Izuminokami Kanesada, Kogitsunemaru, Nakigitsune, Munechika Mikazuki
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle: Fai D. Flowright, Kurogane
Tsuritama: Sanada Yuki, Usami Natsuki, Haru, Akira Agarkar Yamada
Uta noâPrince-samaâȘ:
Maji Love 1000%:Â Ittoki Otoya, Ichinose Tokiya, Jingujin Ren, Hijirikawa Masato
Maji Love 2000%:Â Kurosaki Ranmaru, Camus
Vampire Knight: Kiryƫ Zero, Kuran Kaname
Wolf's Rain: Kiba
X/1999: ShirĆ Kamui
xxxHolic: Watanuki Kimihiro, DĆmeki Shizuka, Ichihara Yuuko
Yami no Matsuei: Tsuzuki Asato, Kurosaki Hisoka, Muraki Kazutaka
Yu Yu Hakusho: Minamino ShĆ«ichi (YĆko Kurama), Hiei
Yu-Gi-Oh: Mutou Yugi, Yami Yugi (Atem), Kaiba Seto
Yumeiro Patissiere: Kashino Makoto, Andou Sennousuke, Hanabusa Satsuki
Yuri!!! On Ice: Katsuki Yuri, Viktor Nikiforov, Yuri Plisetsky
Zombie-Loan: Akatsuki Chika, Tachibana Shito, Kita Michiru
TV Shows:
Pokémon series (pick your favorite series!)
Avatar: Last AirbenderÂ
BBC Sherlock: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson
BBC Merlin: Merlin, Arthur Pendragon, Guinevere
Supernatural: Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester
The Walking Dead
Movies:
Hayao Miyazakiâs Films
Laputa: Castle in the Sky: Pazu, Sheeta (Princess Lusheeta Toel Ur Laputa)
Princess Mononoke: Ashitaka
Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi/Spirited Away: Haku (Nigihayami Kohaku Nushi)
Howlâs Moving Castle: Howl Jenkins Pendragon
Tales of Earthsea: Arren, Teru
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea: SĆsuke, Ponyo, Lisa
The Secret World of Arrietty: Arrietty Clock, ShĆ
Battle Royale: Nanahara Shuya, Kiriyama Kazuo
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Percy Jackson
Miss Peregrineâs Home for Peculiar Children
The Chronicles of Narnia: Peter Pevensie
Harry Potter
The Lord of the Rings: Legolas, Aragorn
The Hobbit: Bilbo Baggins
The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
The Jungle Book (2016): Mowgli, Baloo, Bagheera
Cinderella (2015)
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Rise of the Guardians: Jack Frost
Frozen: Elsa
The Little Mermaid: Ariel
Mulan
How to Train Your Dragon: Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, Toothless
Games:
Tales of the Abyss: Jade Curtiss
Joker/Clover/Heart no Kuni no Alice: Peter White, Ace, Blood Dupre, Tweedle Dee and Dum, Julius Monrey, Boris, Airay, Joker, Gray Ringmarc, Nightmare Gottschalk
Devil May Cry: Dante, Vergil
Persona series
The Last Story: Zael (Elza), Yurick (Yuris), Therius (Tasha)
Kingdom Hearts: Sora, Riku, Roxas
Legend of Zelda: Link
Final Fantasy: Chocobos! Moogles!
VII: Zack Fair, Sepiroth, Aerith Gainsborough, Cloud Strife, Vincent Valentine
VIII: Squall Leonheart
X: Tidus, Yuna
XIII: Lightning, Noel, Caius, Yeul
XV: Noctis Lucis Caelum, Prompto, Ignis, Gladiolus
Folklore: Ellen, Keats
Assassinâs Creed
Resident Evil (the movie franchise or the animated films or the game, your pick!): Alice (movie exclusive character), Leon S. Kennedy, Claire Redfield, Chris RedfieldÂ
Silent Hill (the movies or the games, your pick!):Â
1: Alessa Gillespie (also in the Silent Hill films)
2: James Sunderland
3: Heather Mason (aka Sharon Da Silva in the Silent Hill films)
#kagxover#kagxover!#Kagome Xover Exchange#wishlist#animes/tvshows/movies/games#characters#mizukixtsukiyomi
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Stars and Fire
A Fushigi Yuugi fanfiction
By Mintaka14
 Opening the Book
 Falling too fast to prepare for this
Tripping in the world could be dangerous
[Whatever It Takes: Imagine Dragons]
 Daisuke Sukunami felt a heat wash through him as he strode past the neon-lit shops, and he missed a step, involuntarily clutching at his chest as a sudden pain pulled at him like a demand. He had just enough time to think Eighteen is too young to die of a heart attack, and then it was gone as suddenly as it had clawed at his heart.
He stood there, shoulders hunched and dark red hair falling over his eyes, one hand still clenched in the t-shirt over his heart, until the lighter heâd been toying with caught his fingers and singed them. It dropped from his hand and bounced into the darkness of an alleyway. For a second, he was distracted by the brief, tiny arc of red-gold light as the lighter tumbled and spat little sparks that glittered and died before it had even hit the ground. Then there was a soft crunch as something crushed it underfoot and shifted.
The figure muttered, âWhat is this place?â The voice was oddly accented, and all Daisuke could make out in the shadows of the alley was the dark, angular shape of a man about his own height. âThere is no god here, just this boy.â
A deeper shadow whispered harshly, âHe must be tied to the Priestess, or else we should not have been drawn to this place to find him.â
âAre you sure he is why weâre here?â
A third voice hissed in sharp reprimand, and Daisuke casually eased his hand into the pocket of his black leather jacket, and out again. Any sane person would be running by now; Daisukeâs brother would have said that the inference of that should be obvious. There was a faint snick as he flipped his butterfly knife open.
âLet us end this, so we can go home,â the third one commanded.
When three dark, birdlike figures flew at him out of the alleyway, Daisuke was ready, loose and balanced with his blade in his hand. There was a flurry of robes in the sickly yellow glare of the streetlights and Daisuke faltered for one brief moment as he got his first clear look at his assailants. Their black eyes and beaky noses were almost human, but the feathers sprouting from their arms, which Daisuke had initially mistaken for ragged black coats, were definitely not.
Daisuke jolted into action and spun out of the way as nails like claws raked the air. He brought his knife up to meet the first one in a smooth movement. There was a hiss of pain. His foot snapped into the creatureâs side, smashing it against the pole of the streetlight. There was the grinding sound of bones breaking, and another one flew at his face, catching him before he could react. Daisuke hit the ground, rolled, and came up breathing hard. His hand moved swiftly, shooting out to smash into the jaw of the second bird-man, his foot sweeping around to drive it to the ground and it stayed there, unmoving. And the third was above him, claws drawing blood as Daisuke quickly twisted out of the way. He felt blood drip down the side of his face, and ignored it, watching the creature with narrowed eyes.
âWhere is He?â the creature demanded savagely. âWhere is Suzaku?â
âI have no idea what youâre talking about,â Daisuke said, his eyes still fixed on the crow-thing.
With a strange, fluttering sound, it rushed upon him, and Daisuke stood his ground. He faced it, watching. Then his hand shot out, driving the knife deep into its ribs. The thing fell with a sick crack and an explosion of black crow feathers.
Daisuke stood immobile, watching the rain of feathers without any expression in his hazel eyes for a long moment. As the last few black feathers drifted into the gutter, he stared down at the crumpled remains of three crows lying in the street. He prodded one cautiously with the toe of his sneaker, but when a stray breeze ruffled the feathers of its broken wing he pulled back abruptly. Daisuke turned on his heel and broke into a fast walk. He refused to run.
The tiny, dilapidated shops and neon signs that flickered and zapped in the warm summer air gave way to narrower streets and close stone embankments spilling over with creepers and flowering vines. Houses perched over the steep flights of steps as he hurried down them, leaping several steps at a time and swinging around the steel railing. Light shone down from the windows as the shadows outside grew deeper. Without looking, Daisuke turned abruptly in at one of the gates, letting it slam behind him as he hurried up the narrow path and into the front door.
Leaning against the doorframe to pull his shoe off, Daisuke touched the cut at the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand. His hand was shaking a little.
"Ow," he muttered. He kicked the other shoe to one side and closed the door, frowning as he glanced at the other pair of shoes placed precisely together in the entrance. Hikari was home, which meant that dinner would be a series of disapproving lectures from his big brother.
"Daisuke?"
He winced. "I'm home, Mama," he called out, and managed to reach the foot of the stairs before she came to the door of the kitchen. He froze.
"Dinner's nearly ready," she told him brightly, blowing a hunk of toffee-brown hair out of her eyes as she wiped her hands on her apron. "You are planning on eating tonight?"
"Later, Mama." He grinned at her, and winced as the cut puckered. She reached up to touch it, frowning. The frown deepened as she got a good look at the dried blood on his cheek.
"Oh, Daisuke," she said reprovingly. "What kind of trouble have you been getting into this time? I thought you were going to try and stay out of fights now." She absently tidied her son's red hair, straightening his collar, and he pulled a face.
"Mama!"
Her fingers found a feather caught under the collar of his leather jacket, and she pulled it free, staring at it. âWhere did this come from? What exactly have you been up to tonight?â
âItâs nothing. Iâm fine, really.â
He turned back to the stairs, not wanting to deal with the weirdness himself, let alone try to explain it to his mother.
âAnd donât think I donât know youâve been skipping school again,â his mother called after him. âDinner in five minutes, young man. Your father will be back soon, and Hikariâs home for the weekend. I want the whole family together tonight.â
He lifted a hand in acknowledgement and kept going. Once inside his room, he shut the door firmly and leaned his back against it, tipping his head to rest on the cool wood.
â... Help me ...â
Daisukeâs head lifted abruptly at the words, startled into a swift glance around his room, but of course he was alone. He stilled, listening for the girlâs voice that had called for help, but there was nothing. No sounds came from the street outside, or the neighbours. He couldnât even hear his mother clattering around in the kitchen, as she would be before dinner. Everything was unnervingly still. He considered his room more slowly, looking for something out of place.
At first, he didn't notice the book on his desk. Everything else was as it should be, his schoolbag slung in one corner and a trail of clothes scattered across the floor where heâd left them that morning. The poster of the constellations over his bed was as it had been since he was five. The jumble of matchboxes and lighters heâd collected spilled across the shelf beside his bed. A notebook, fallen open on the beginning of a story sketch in his hand, lay half-hidden under his pillow.
And there was a book on his desk that had most definitely not been there that morning. It looked old, and the cloth cover was faded red, with black script trailing down it. The brown leather binding was frayed and cracked in places.
Daisuke stared blankly around the room with a queer sensation of dislocation, shaking his head to try and get rid of the cry for help that seemed to be echoing through his mind. He reached out to touch the book's thick cloth cover.
â... Help me! ...â
He looked up sharply as the words breathed through his skull again, sending chills down the back of his neck. Unthinkingly, he lifted the book and its pages fell open in his hands as he turned.
âHELP ME!â
The girlâs voice screamed in desperation, and the world exploded into fiery red light, blinding him and ripping through him like glass. Daisuke felt himself cry out in fear as the world was torn away from him and flung him into the roaring void. Fire poured around him and through him for an eternity as the flesh was burned from his bones. There was nothing left but pain, searing along his nervesâŠ
And then there was cool stone under his hands.
He crouched there for a moment longer, waiting for the ground to stop feeling like it was rippling under him. The fire faded.
Daisuke blinked, lifting his head slowly as his vision cleared to stare at the red wood and white stone columns around him, and turned his face up to the vaulted rafters above.
"Well, fuck," he said.
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Otome Games and Drama CDs ~ Summary for April 2017
This list has CDs first then Games, all listed chronologically with short translated info/themes for each entry! links to animate, stellaworth, amazon and CD japan for buying
[Last monthâs here] [Next Month TBA]
Image heavy post beneath cut!
Hello this list is basically just supposed to be a rough monthly release list, with info for english speaking fans if none is available
Entries for series which already have translated information, sequels, or are fairly well known will be a lot shorter
This list does not have R18 CDs on it as dauriculaire already does a list just for those !
Ctrl F will help you if youâre looking for a specific voice actor
Iâm far from omniscient so if thereâs anything Iâve missed please tell me! Iâll make later edits if I notice any~
without further adoâŠ
On the 5th
䞊èĄäžçăšçź±ćșăźéšć± vol 2 / heikou sekai to hakoniwa no heya vol 3 âThe parallel world and miniature garden room vol 3â
âCV : Kazuyuki Okitsu ïżœïżœLABEL : Kanon records âPRICE : ~2000yen âSUMMARY/THEMES : A new series from the makers of aroma na kareshi, based around the concept of alternate worlds and alternate selves.
Official Website | Animate | Stellaworth | Amazon | CD JAPAN
ćć„äŒæăć·«ăç©èȘ ćŸç·š ~äžæ§äžèœ~ă Wakidenai âKanânagi no monogatari Kouhen ~Fumaifuraku (?)~
âCV : Tsuda Kenjiro, Yuto Suzuki, Yuki Kaji, Daisuke Hirakawa, Sakurai Takahiro, Kakihara Tetsuya, Kimura Ryouhei âLABEL : Otomate âPRICE : ~2200yen âSUMMARY/THEMES : A two part release special cd for the Wakidenai series. Features all of the previous characters. This is the latter part.
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On the 7th
ăææăă€ăăType5.èŹĄ âRencaloidâ Type5 You
âCV : Hanae Natsuki âLABEL : Marinee âPRICE : ~2000yen âSUMMARY/THEMES : A series which started back in 2015 about companionship androids you can purchase. features a character song (ârenkaâ meaning love song) and drama part.
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On the 19th
ăâHAPPY+SUGAR=VACATIONă 7th ăżăȘăš (Minato)
âCV : Hanae Natsuki âLABEL : Rejet âPRICE : ~2200yen âSUMMARY/THEMES : The second sequel / third season of Happy Sugar Darlin, this time it features the going on the titular vacation with the characters, In this one you go to hokkaido with minato
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ăćčœćč»ăăăłăă« ç Žć€©èă 珏棱ăźèŹ éŽć€©ç ăăă âYuugen romantica hatenkouâ first mystery, Tengu Hifumi.
âCV : KENN âLABEL : Rejet âPRICE : ~2100yen âSUMMARY/THEMES : Youkai, New line up in the Yuroma series following the previous two instalments.
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ăŻăȘăăăŒăŹ!X Vol.7 ăăąăŒăŽă§ Criminale!X Vol.7 Chiave
âCV : Toriumi Kousuke âLABEL : Rejet âPRICE : ~2200yen âSUMMARY/THEMES : Mafia, The third season of Criminale, following CriminaleF
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ăăăăăă€ăăă§ăłă·ăŒ 怩é éæŻă 珏ć
ăć°ć° æćœ± Midnight Jiangshi ~ Tenchou Yuugi ~ Sixth seal Riei
âCV : Midorikawa Hikaru âLABEL : Rejet âPRICE : ~2200yen âSUMMARY/THEMES : Bloodsucking, youkai, Sequel to the original midnight jiangshi series, itâs about⊠Yes, Jiangshis
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ăIDOL OF STARLIGHT KISSă Vol.1 ăąăă ïŒă«ă€
âCV : Naozumi Takahashi, Toshiki Masuda âLABEL : Rejet âPRICE : ~2200yen âSUMMARY/THEMES : idols, otome game, New situation cd from the multimedia series marginal#4Â
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ææČ»ćžèĄć„è æć€ć çŽ
ćŻæăźć·» æŒ Meiji Kyuuketsuki Kitan âTsukiyasha kurenaiâ April volume Urushi
âCV : Kimura Ryouhei âLABEL : Rejet âPRICE : ~2200yen âSUMMARY/THEMES : Bloodsucking, Meiji, Sequel to The original Tsukiyasha series.
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Dance with Devils-Charming Book-Vol.1 ăŹă
âCV : Saito Soma âLABEL : Rejet âPRICE : ~2200yen âSUMMARY/THEMES : New instalment in the dance with devils series, following the previous CD series, this time the premise is getting sucked into a magic book and having to complete the story to escape...!
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On the 26th
DIABOLIK LOVERS Para-Selene Vol.1 éć·»ăąă€ă (Sakamaki Ayato)
âCV : Midorikawa Hikaru âLABEL : Rejet âPRICE : ~2000yen âSUMMARY/THEMES : Yet another new line up in the diabolik loversâ series, this one will feature all of the characters and run all the way to 2018
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æèČć§æš FILM.4 äžäžćŻżäč Koiiroshihyou FILM.4 Mikami Toshiyuki
âCV : Kazuyuki Okitsu âLABEL : Otomate âPRICE : ~2000yen âSUMMARY/THEMES : Sweet love story, âbeing dyed in his colour of loveâÂ
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æžæăĄăœăăăæąăŻć€ă«ćăăćăä»ăćçŹäžäč Katsubou Method, Fukuro wa yoru ni naku. yon no ko, Nase Ichiya
âCV : Yuki Kaji âLABEL : Otomate âPRICE : ~2000yen âSUMMARY/THEMES : Sequel to the original Katsubou Method
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RUNLIMIT âCASE4 æŽ æŻæâ (Shiba Keito)
âCV : Daisuke Hirakawa âLABEL : Otomate âPRICE : ~2000yen âSUMMARY/THEMES : Set in 2045, the goverment has began an experiment ârunlimitâ â intended to remove human need for rest. You were randomly selected as a test subject but your 6 childhood friends join instead to protect youâŠ. Runlimit ended up being called one of âhistories worst experimentsâ the test subjects would lose their minds when night fell, and eventually die; with a âtime limitâ
5 years later, you, now a supervisor of the project obtain a medicine to stop itâŠ
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THANATOS NiGHT Vol.6Â ăă„ă©ăł (Duran)
âCV : Toshiyuki Toyonaga âLABEL : Rejet âPRICE : ~2000yen âSUMMARY/THEMES : About fallen angelsâ (deadly lol) feast -Gig-, it has a large focus on the music aspect and the song is recorded with a dummy mic.
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ălinJewelry Kiss Vol.3 æé· æŽă
âCV :Â Soma Saito âLABEL : Marine Entertainment âPRICE : ~2500yen âSUMMARY/THEMES : series about lingerie designers â„
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äžéăȘă«ăŹă«ăČăăăćçœăăăCD Apricot Fizz éæšçäč
Ichizu na kare ni hitasura kokuhaku sareru CD Apricot Fizz Aoki Riku
âCV :Â Daisuke Hirose âLABEL : Macaron âPRICE : ~2300yen âSUMMARY/THEMES : Cd follows you and your classmate Riku as he confesses time and time (and you reject him because you have someone else you like) from high school to being working adults.
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Games
性æŁĂćŻŸç§°ăąăȘăč HEADS&TAILS Taishou x Alice Heads&Tails
âCVS : Hirakawa Daisuke, Hatano Wataru, Maeno Tomoaki, Eguchi Takuya, Hanae Natsuki, Matsuoka Yoshitsugu, Masuda Toshiki, Hashizume Tomohisa, Aoi Shouta âLABEL : Primula âPLATFORM : PC âINFO/THEMES : fandisk for the taisho x alice games, it has new routes for previous supporting characters
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æšć±æ·ăźç©èȘ ïœç§ćŻăźăćžłéąïœ Kusunoki Yashiki no Monogatari ~Himitsu no Ochoumen~
âCVS : Sawa Manaka, Akiyama Itsuki, Kirigi Lee âLABEL : Pilvamp âPLATFORM : PC âINFO/THEMES : Fantasy, second game from pilvamp, the makers of mashou megane. Warning as this game is R18. Vndb article here
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đ Healer and Firestarter verse.
This is supposed to be random, you know. ;) But I'm fine with it. So, let's see.
Let's begin at the beginning. There are those who can heal virtually any wound or illness. Those are Healers. Healers are always bonded to a Firestarter - Firestarters are fire made flesh (in their own words). Firestarters are immune to fire (the stronger they are, the more immune they are. The strongest of Firestarters could happily bathe in hot lava - and many of them have.)
These things are standard to all Firestarter/Healer universes: they are often regulated by the Guild, which is a world-wide organization for both types. The Guild sees to it that properly registered Firestarters/Healers get training and ensuers that they have housing and a stipend. Often the Guild will arrange for parties where Firestarers and Healers can meet one another in the hopes that they will bond. Sometimes the Guild is corrupt - depends on my mood of the moment.
Not all Firestarters/Healers belong to the Guild, though non-registered ones are rare. Firestarters and Healers have special privileges in certain regards. Harm a bonded Healer and if you're lucky the Firestarter will scorch you to the bone. If you're unlucky, the Healer will deal with you. And since a Healer's secondary powers involve plant control (because life energy) then "painful" is the least thing it is. You will pray for pain. And that's for a regular Healer. If for some reason a Healer has gone corrupt (usually because of torment or other stressful situations) then it gets ever so much worse.
Stories are told about what corrupt Healers have done to those who offend them. Those stories do not allow for peaceful sleeping at night. But Healers and Firestarters can protect each other and themselves without fear of retribution - it's legal to kill in self-defense and there is no Firestarter that can lie to a Healer.
There are also Healer Cats and Fire Cats. Those can bond with their opposite (Healer Cats to Firestarters, Fire Cats to Healers) and the bond is almost as close as Firestarter/Healer. Cats are human-intelligent and capable of speaking human languages but lack (of course) opposable thumbs. Healer Cats are almost always white and Fire Cats come in any color of flame. The same holds true for Healers and Firestarters, in regards to their hair.
Frequently the power runs in families, though it's been known for a family of Healers to produce a Firestarter or a Firestarter clan to produce a Healer.
The highest ranking of Firestarters and Healers are known as the First Flame of [insert country here]. Known First Flames are Kaiba Seto and Motomiya Daisuke (once he grows up). Known First Healers are Mutou Yuugi and Ichijouji Ken (once he grows up).
If a Firestarter is strong enough and of the correct temperment, it's not impossible for their fires to frost over, transforming from masters of fire to masters of ice. A famous example of this is Marufuji Ryou, who frosted over in the underground against Inukai. This disqualified him from being a future First Flame. He doesn't care. Most Frostflames are looked upon with fear and worry.
With the correct drugs, a Healer or Firestarter's power can be temporarily negated. They don't like this but there are occasions when it's neessary or useful. If used too often, these drugs can (and often have) lead to a corrupted Healer or Firestarter.
Known Firestarters: Motomiya Daisuke
Yagami Taichi
Yagami Hikari
Takenouchi Sora
Kaiba Seto
Mazaki Anzu
Kujaku Mai
Yuuki Juudai
Marufuji Ryou
Saiou Takuma
Tenjoin Asuka
Tenjoin Fubuki
Known Healers: Ichijouji Ken
Ishida Yamato
Takaishi Takeru
Tachikawa Mimi
Mutou Yuugi
Marufuji Shou
Fujiwara Yuusuke
Edo Phoenix
Jim Cook
Manjoume Jun
A Healer/Firestarter bond isn't necessarily romantic. They can be but it's neither mandatory nor expected. Frequently a Healer and Firestarter will form a three to four person family, with the adults raising any children together.
I think that's enough for tonight. Anyone who has more questions is welcome to ask them!
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Do you follow any other retro sound group like Dance for Philosophy?
I follow lyrical school on-and-off, but theyâre pretty much going through what E5pecia did in 2016 with all three of the founding members are leaving in February after getting signed on a major label for a year. Iâve been stanning Negicco since before Especia and they have never disappointed me! (Yâall would love Good Night Negi Soup, and Futari no Yuugi).Â
Recently Iâve been into FUJIN CLUB who are like a group of housewives from the Sado Islands whose music are reminiscent to lounge/Shibuya-kei-era capsule.
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Other than idols, I follow G.RINA (who just released a killer new album), HITOMITOI, Sugarâs Campaign, ORLAND, the oto factory, Mori Daisuke (late 90âČs R&B yâall!), and on-and-off Hoshino Michiru.
Iâm starting to listen to Suchmos and SKY-HI who I saw live a couple of weeks ago, and I found out about FIVE NEW OLD the other day in a shop in Kyoto whose new song sounds has early 90âČs New Jack Swing influences!
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PS. With Especia disbanding and some of you not happy with 3speciaâs Mirage, yâall should give Dance for Philosophy a try!
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I've been reading manga nonstop the past two weeks. Fushigi Yuugi and D.N.Angel. Now I wanna go Daisuke and Dark.
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