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saltiestcoconut · 9 months

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aiyusa prompt: something involving ai wearing a maid dress <3 eg, link vrains cosplay event/working part time at a maid cafe/dressing up just for fun/etc

Thanks nonny for the prompt! It was super fun to write something I love maid outfits 😂

This was supposed to be edited and released a few days ago but bleh it be like that forgive me if some things seem a bit wonky I based everything off my memory of a video I watched a few weeks back and can't be bothered to rewatch

Everything aside I hope you enjoy~

"You should check your personal email," Ai suggested. While it wasn't unusual for Ai to backseat Yusaku's internet use, checking his email wasn't an activity Ai usually suggested.

"Why? There's nothing there."

"Just check it or I'll check for you." Ai threatened as he pointed at Yusaku’s computer screen.

Yusaku stared at Ai, a frown on his face as the two stared each other down. They both knew Ai wouldn't hesitate to take over the computer screen.

"Fine, but I'm sending you to Kusanagi if I find out you've been messing around again."

Ai crossed his arms. "It all worked out in the end anyway. You were the hero you always wanted to be."

Yusaku rolled his eyes but turned back to his computer as he ignored Ai. The sounds of typing and mouse clicking filled the room until Yusaku mused to himself, "Since when did I make reservations?" He glanced at Ai again, this time with a more baffled expression than a tense one. Ai whistled innocently as Yusaku opened the new mysterious email to read it in full. "Ai… I don't have time for a vacation."

Ai placed his hands on his hips. "Yes, you do! Check the date, it's during summer vacation! You would officially be done with your first year of high school, you should celebrate with a nice vacation."

Yusaku looked sheepish. "Since I missed three months of school, I need to catch up…"

"But the vacation is only three days long! It won't interfere with anything."

"But I don't have money…"

"Excuses! It's already paid for, just go!"

"How?"

Ai pushed his fingers together. "Don't worry about it. The money was obtained legally." And by legally, Ai meant that Akira Zaizen sent it willingly. After a few threats, a few Uno reverses, and a few promises, of course.

Yusaku's frown deepened, and his stare intensified, as if he was trying to see into Ai's past actions. Finally, his eyes slid back to the screen, and he relaxed. "I guess I'll take it. If anything happens in Link VRAINS— no, Duel Links, while I'm gone, we can just deal with it when I get back."

Ai waved a hand around. "Nothing's going to happen. The 'Action Duels!' event is still ongoing, Duel Links isn't going to change for at least another few days. Since you already finished the event, you have nothing to worry about."

"It's not about finishing the event, I need to figure out who— or what— runs Duel Links' events. If I can figure that out, then that would get me closer to figuring out Duel Links itself."

Ai leaned close to Yusaku, hands on his hips again. "You say all that, but I know you just wanted to have fun."

"I—"

"I'm your precious partner, you can't fool me! If you want to have fun, why don't you go on a vacation? Have you ever traveled outside of Den City?"

Yusaku looked away and glared at the computer screen as if it could help him but refused to. "You're starting to sound like Zaizen or Kusanagi."

Ai jolted like a bolt of electricity ran through his head. "Don't compare me to those two…! Maybe you need an adult figure to constantly nag at you!"

"Maybe," Yusaku said as he returned to the computer.

Yusaku glanced at Ai as he deflated, head hung low and fingertips brushing the duel disk's surface. "Why are you so stubborn? Surely you can afford to relax a bit now?"

"I already said I would go."

Ai pumped his arms as he cheered. He would get Yusaku to have fun on their vacation, somehow.

Yusaku's arms were crossed the whole train ride. He had elected to sit at a window seat, duel disk pressing against the train’s wall that would make it difficult for Ai to pop out. However, even if Ai couldn't come out, he could still talk to him.

"Are you still mad?"

"Pissed."

"But why? I don't see the big deal."

"You booked a love hotel! A love hotel! What the actual hell, Ai."

Ai rolled his body as an attempt to roll his eyes. "I didn't take you to be such a macho man that you'd be embarrassed to be in a love hotel."

"It's not that! It's scandalous, Ai, only couples go there to… to you know…" Yusaku crossed his arms tighter around himself, too embarrassed to finish his thought.

"... Yusaku, are you a foreigner? Love hotels are cheaper, safer alternatives to regular hotels. I wasn't thinking of anything debaucherous when I booked the hotel." Admittedly, Ai did have something in mind, but Yusaku didn't have to know his plans until it was time to execute it.

Yusaku still seemed upset, but he looked more pouty than angry, so Ai was confident he could still woo Yusaku.

Once they arrived at the hotel, Yusaku was easily able to check in the hotel via the self-serve kiosk. Yusaku didn't know how draining travel would be until he finally stepped into his room.

Yusaku half-heartedly inspected his room. A large window took up most of the right wall, a couch placed below the window. A long stand with several cabinets was pushed against the left wall, a large TV rested on its surface accompanied by a karaoke machine. The cabinets contained small vending machines that sold drinks and held the room's mini fridge and microwave. In front of the cabinets was a coffee table that was accessible from the couch pushed against the window. Next to the TV stand, a machine sat, one that Yusaku speculated to be a type of massage machine based on a wand with a ball embedded on the tip.

On the opposite side of the room, the bed and two drawers occupied most of the room's space. One drawer had the room's phone and several catalogs on it while the other had a lamp. Another larger drawer occupied the space between the massage machine and the rest of the room. A massage chair occupied the space between the corner of the room and the window, which cycled back to the room entrance.

To the side of the entrance was a small hallway that led to the bathroom. One side was dedicated to sinks, with two sinks and a large mirror hung over both of them. Each sink was accompanied by toiletries appropriate for a man and a woman. The other side had separate rooms for the toilet and the bath, the bath taking up much more space due to its massive size.

"Whoa! That bath might be big enough to comfortably accommodate my SOLtis form!"

Yusaku jolted as if he had forgotten Ai was still around his wrist. "You don't have a SOLtis anymore," Yusaku said instead.

Yusaku eyed the bath in interest. He reached into the basin and plugged up the drain, then turned on the water to fill up the bath.

"Oh! A bath! Good thinking, baths are so relaxing and so romantic, it's the perfect way to start off a vacation!"

Unfortunately for Ai, Yusaku set him down at the television stand before gathering his pajamas and disappearing into the bathroom again. Ai couldn’t help but sigh in disappointment as he remembered a time where Yusaku would unabashedly change in front of him— even if at the time Yusaku didn’t believe Ai had sentience, and Ai wasn’t too serious about forming a relationship with his cold-hearted origin. Even if those days were long gone, Ai hoped one day Yusaku would bring him in the bath, and maybe if he asked nicely enough, that day would be some time during this vacation.

For now, Ai activated the duel disk’s droid function, surprised Yusaku hadn’t removed that moderation yet. He successfully landed close enough to the room's phone, where several of the hotel's catalogs were also located. Ai casually flipped through the catalogs to decide what he should get Yusaku.

Since Ai was small, ordering room service was a more difficult task than he anticipated, but he hoped it would be well worth the effort once he finally got all his requests in. Since Ai didn't have to satisfy any biological needs, all that was left for him to do was wait for Yusaku to finish his bath and hope he got out before the food got too cold.

While both Yusaku and the hotel service took their precious time, Ai was able to remotely turn on the TV and entertain himself by watching a new soap opera he missed out on during his three month absence. Finally, after nearly half an hour of waiting, room service arrived, and he was able to execute his plan.

Ai picked this particular love hotel for a very specific reason— it was one of the first hotels to adopt a full SOLtis workforce for the sake of the anonymity love hotels are famous for. This allowed Ai to take over a SOLtis once the poor worker came close enough for Ai to transfer his data. With its own programming suppressed, Ai returned into the room while bringing in the things he ordered.

Yusaku's katsu bowl dish went on the coffee table, and Ai swamped out the SOLtis' minimal uniform for the surprise he bought. By the time he finished his preparations, Yusaku had been in the bath long enough for Ai to think he fell asleep.

Ai tapped two curled fingers against the bathroom door. "Yusaku? Are you dead?"

The sound of water splashes after a short pause. "No."

"Did Yusaku-chan fall asleep in the bath? How cute~"

"Be quiet." Water splashed around some more, then the faint sound of water draining. Ai moved away from the door but remained standing in the hallway.

Finally, Yusaku got out of the bathroom, towel casually slung over his shoulder and fully dressed in his pajamas. He quickly ran his eyes over Ai, Ai himself quickly jutting out his hips and lightly pressing one fingertip against his lips.

On Ai's head was a headband with poofy white lace accompanied by two small black ribbons on either side of the headband. A detached collar rested on Ai's throat, held closed by an ascot that did nothing to hide the SOLtis diamond. The apron's frilly straps framed both sides of the detachable collar, the dress' puffy sleeves spilled from underneath the straps. Black bows were attached to the area where the apron's straps met the torso, a band made to resemble a small laced corset, giving way to the apron's protective covering. The dress had a sweetheart neckline, topped with white frills with a black ribbon along the center of the frilla. The dip of the neckline was adorned with a black bow. The dress was pulled tightly over Ai's body, as if the dress was a smaller size.

Ai's other hand lifted up the dress' skirt, showing off the ruffles hidden underneath. Underneath the skirt, Ai wore knee-high socks, the seams clamped tightly just above his knees adorned with white frills and black ribbons accompanied by a black bow.

"Welcome back, master~"

Yusaku stared at him. "Ai, no."

"Why not?" Ai whined as Yusaku gently nudged Ai to the side so he could pass.

Ai turned to face Yusaku's pointer finger standing tall and proud. "One, I'm not in the mood to play. I'm not used to traveling long distances, so I want to relax and try to get some sleep."

Ai deflated. He couldn't argue against Yusaku getting more sleep, and he knew it.

A second finger went up. "Two, that SOLtis belongs to the hotel, please return it, I don't want you to get in trouble over something that can be avoided."

Ai crossed his arms, Yusaku was worried about him and he knew it. Still, he wanted to take advantage of at least some of the benefits of staying at a love hotel.

Then Yusaku's ring finger. "Three, I don't want to be responsible for anything that might happen to that SOLtis, and that outfit."

Ai covered his mouth with a hand and giggled mischievously. "Oh? Am I imagining things, or is Yusaku-chan perverted now?"

Yusaku's face turned from slightly annoyed to a cross between a pout and a frown. "I— no— you're the one who—"

Ai squealed and tugged Yusaku into a hug and peppered small kisses on his cheek. Ai now understood why humans were so obsessed over kisses, it was a gratifying way of expressing his love. "Don't worry about the dress, I bought it, but I wasn't planning on doing anything anyway. You have nothing to worry about."

Yusaku waited until Ai was done rubbing their cheeks together and pulled away. "Then why the dress?"

"Yusaku, you're perverted. Come, come," Ai said as he tugged on a baffled Yusaku and sat him on the room's couch. He dragged the room's table closer to Yusaku, the food ready to eat.

"Oh, the food's cold," Ai pouted and opened the cabinets. "Where is the microwave…"

"It's fine, I don't mind it cold."

Ai turned his head. "Are you sure— NO! Stop!"

Yusaku jolted and lowered the katsu piece he was about to eat. Ai launched himself to the couch with enough force to rattle it. "Ai! Calm down," Yusaku scolded, but Ai didn't listen as he plucked the chopsticks from Yusaku's hand.

"Allow me to feed you, master. What kind of maid would I be if I couldn't even feed my master?" Ai asked as he pressed a curled finger against his lips and batted his eyelashes at Yusaku. His gesture was meant to be accompanied by shoujo sparkles and a rosy background with large iridescent bubbles, but the chopsticks still in his grasp might have ruined the image.

Yusaku, however, in all his cold-hearted glory was immune. "This again? No, it's fine, I can feed myself."

"But I want to! Besides, you said you were tired, which means you're too tired to feed yourself."

Yusaku's eyebrow furrowed as he stared at Ai. "That makes no sense. It's fine, Ai." A pause, then a sigh as he leaned back slightly. "Fine, you can feed me."

Ai cheered and picked up the piece of katsu Yusaku abandoned earlier. "Say aa."

Yusaku did not say "aa," but he did eat the katsu when Ai brought it close to his mouth. He's pouting again, eyebrows locked in his signature frown.

"Aww Yusaku-chan you look so cute when you're grumpy like that. How's the food?"

"Alright. I've had better leftovers."

"I'll be sure to leave a one star review for you master."

"You will not."

"Yes master."

Ai gradually fed Yusaku the bowl until Yusaku held up a hand.

"Just one more bite, master, you're almost done."

Yusaku ignored Ai's request and instead pulled at Ai's ascot, which easily came undone. He froze as Yusaku clenched the cloth strands together and tugged him to crush their lips together.

Yusaku's fist was a heavy weight against Ai's throat, preventing an easy escape. Ai looped his arms around Yusaku so that his hands met at the base of his back.

Even if they had kissed plenty of times, nothing could prepare him for the pleasure of being able to properly return those kisses. To feel Yusaku's lips pressed against his own, to cradle his head in his hand and entangle his fingers in his short hair. Ai slipped his tongue past Yusaku's lips and he let out a surprised hum.

Yusaku placed his other hand on Ai's shoulder and pushed down his sleeve as he moved closer. Ai briefly thought about teasing Yusaku but decided against it as that would mean stopping the kiss to speak.

The kiss didn't last much longer as Yusaku pulled back and released his hold on Ai's clothes. "I'm going to sleep now. Return that SOLtis to the hotel already."

Fans working on overdrive but still feeling heated, Ai stood with automatic stiff movements, embodying the robotic nature he was supposed to be. While Yusaku wandered off, Ai put away the leftovers and replaced his maid dress with the SOLtis' clothing, then relinquished control over the captured SOLtis, which returned to work without a fuss.

On the journey back to Den City, Yusaku was in a much better mood as he leaned against the train wall, his duel disk arm slung over his abdomen.

This time, however, Ai was in a worse mood than he was at the start. "Well, that wasn't much of a vacation at all!"

Yusaku blinked down at him. "It was relaxing."

"We only went out for one day! And it wasn't even a full day either, I had to spend the first half of it begging!"

"But we went out." Yusaku frowned. "Didn't you have fun? I thought the local shrines were pretty."

"You worked almost the entire time!"

"At my own pace, with no outside interference."

"No! You're supposed to go out and eat to your heart's content on vacations!"

"If that's your standard of a vacation, then it's not a very good one."

Ai crossed his arms. "Your standard is even worse! You're not supposed to work on vacation!"

"It's a shame about that maid dress. What even happened to it?"

Ai brightened immediately. "I put it with the rest of your clothes! I got it in your size so you can wear it whenever you want~"

Yusaku made a slightly disturbed face. "I'm not wearing that."

"Oh, which reminds me." Ai sunk into the duel disk and popped back out arms raised high, wearing a miniature version of the maid dress. "Tada! I made a small version of it for your viewing pleasure."

Yusaku looked away with a bored expression. "Thanks."

"Hey! Pay more attention to me! I worked hard making this for you!"

#yugioh vrains #aiyusa #aiballshipping #maybe asking for prompts a week before aiyusa month was a bad idea lmao #oh well~ it got written because i loved the prompt so much 😂#despite everything its finished so yay~#ygo vrains #scribble scrabble

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youleavethetardisbrakeson · 1 year

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Hi! So, really dumb question but it's been bothering me for weeks and I couldn't find much online.

What's the deal with the favours at the tournament (Is that the right name? My English is failing me LOL) . I rewatched the episode a few times but I can't understand the significance/importance. Especially Otto's comment after the Baratheon guy asks for Rhaenys's favour.

I'm super confused, idk if you can help. If you can, thank you 🙏🏻

No such thing as a dumb question!

And yes, that's the right word! I'm no expert, but I can sure try. In medieval society, knights would ask for 'favours' (or 'favors' if you're American) from women, especially young ladies or their own wives, to wish them luck during their joust or duel. It's basically a good luck charm, sort of a superstition that the blessing of the woman can help them win. I believe it stemmed from the tradition of women giving their lovers something to remember them by, and as good luck, when they went off to battle. Rhaenys says "good fortune to you" when she throws her wreath to Boremond, so she's saying 'I hope you win!'

The comment Otto makes, "you could have Baratheon's tongue for that" is in reference to Boremond Baratheon calling Rhaenys 'The Queen Who Never Was', not the asking of the favor itself. Boremond is Rhaenys' maternal uncle (I don't know why she calls him 'cousin') and by calling her 'Queen', he's slyly voicing support for her claim to the throne. It's basically very light treason. That's why Rhaenys initially looks concerned and turns to see Viserys' reaction, and then looks pleased with herself once she hears the crowd cheering for her.

Daemon does a similarly bold thing when asking for Alicent's favor. He's just beaten the crap out of a Hightower boy and then goes and asks Alicent for her favor. By doing so, he's basically asking her to support the man who just kicked her brother's ass. He's doing it to mess with Otto because he hates him.

Tournaments are always fun and full of that kind of drama 😂

I hope that helps with the confusion???

#ask #hotd #house of the dragon

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f1-birb · 8 months

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aaaaa so both @wunderlichkind and @ocontraire tagged me to this get to know thing (idk what it's actually called) so thank you Silja and Leaf ❤️❤️

name ~ on the internet I go by birb and honestly I would respond to it irl too at this point

sign ~ cancer 🦀

last movie ~ i rewatched bullet train and have a burning need for a 🍋🍊 spin off and/or writing dando mercenary au again

last show ~ i've started watching it's always sunny

when i created this blog ~ some time last year i think??? honestly at this point it feels like i've had it a lot longer than i have

other blogs ~ only my main which i'm not really active on, which is why i send asks as anon and sign them with birb

do i get asks ~ a surprising amount yes, and i cherish all of them even if sometimes i take 40 years to respond to them, but asks are always open and i promise i don't bite

followers ~ a lot more than i feel like i deserve, seriously what are you all doing here (i'm only half joking, i love you all dearly)

average hours of sleep ~ not enough babey!

instruments ~ vaguely remember how to play maybe 2 songs on piano but i would love to be able to play them all

what i'm wearing ~ hoodie and short gym shorts because comfy

dream job ~ i'd legit love to work for an animal charity but i couldn't because i'd end up arrested for punching neglectful/abusive owners and that's not good

dream trip ~ i really want to go to new zealand

fave song atm ~ duele el corazón (ft. wisin) by enrique iglesias, idk why i've just had it on repeat for days

I'm gonna tag @stephanieu8719, @alexi-01, @f1-disaster-bi and @mcl4r3n but as always feel free to ignore ❤️

#tag game #get to know #thank you leaf and silja 🫶#wunderlichkind #nandofuckersfc #birb speaks

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sixstepsaway · 2 years

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I just wanted to say thank you for all your writing and analysis on Izzy and the Blackhands dynamic. I just found your blog but I've been reading through posts and it's just been so great and helpful to read. Every character is going to sit differently with people depending on so many things. The whole "ack this character is reminding me of something toxic I have experienced and I shall now put any disparaging feelings from this media onto this character" has been placed quite often on Izzy in this fandom, but from my first watch (and strengthening upon rewatching) those feelings for me went right on Ed (Not taking responsibility, out of control, etc. Which yeah we wouldn't want to watch a show with a perfect lead who doesn't have to grow. I'm here for the journey but it does give me gnarly feelings!) Izzy has become a comfort character for me (haha, oh dear) and with most scenarios in the show, I see Ed falling off the edge of the earth and Izzy going to the end of the world to bring him back... then being demonized for it. Anyway, I probably don't have to over explain. Your deep dives are magnificent. I'm a fandom lurker and I'm mostly fine taking my perspective from media and being groovy with however the fandom wants to roll with things, but as it is for many people, OFMD just hits deeper and a bit more intimate so your writing has really been refreshing and I just wanted to say thanks for that. -Finch

General fandoms, especially those with a large portion that ascribe to purity culture etc, find it much easier to enjoy something if they boil it down in a way they can take in small bites. Eg: Izzy Bad. If they don't do that, they have to admit that Edward is a really morally grey character who needs a lot of growth to be healthy to himself and those around him, and that it's okay to still love him. It doesn't make them a bad person.

Instead of doing that introspection and acknowledging those things, they hone in on someone annoying (Izzy's voice isn't exactly standard, so that's one thing they can start with, he's a bit of a dick, rough around the edges, his accent is northern which is already looked down on and not often represented, etc etc) and heap all of the bad feelings on him. He becomes a vessel for their wrath so they can love the other characters in peace, without having to (haha, considering this is what they tell us to do) think critically about what they enjoy.

It's shitty and toxic and if I can help even one person with my metas and analysis etc then I've achieved something great, because I know what it's like to step into a fandom and get bombarded with nothing but hate for a character you don't think is all that bad really and struggle to find anything refuting those accusations of toxicity, abuse, homophobia, racism, whatever the fuck else they decide to throw in there.

Frankly, Izzy has become a comfort character for me too, probably because he's so desperately trying to keep control of a life rapidly falling apart around him and no one is listening to his cries for help. It resonates.

And I agree with your take on Edward wholeheartedly. I love that man to death but he needs to straighten up his act because his whole, "Oh no, no, the fall killed the guy I pushed down the stairs," schtick is adorable for five minutes until you realize he basically perpetuates that across everything in his life. I bet you anything that in season 2 he's like, "No I didn't hurt Izzy, the Kraken hurt Izzy," and I want someone to call him on that!

and with most scenarios in the show, I see Ed falling off the edge of the earth and Izzy going to the end of the world to bring him back… then being demonized for it.

Oh my god yes. Izzy's ways of bringing Ed back are questionable sometimes (you know, the murder thing in reference to dueling Stede) but they make perfect sense, especially in the context of everything else in the show and what everyone around him does! He tries so hard to take care of Ed and the fandom is just like, "What a dick." Or, what I saw earlier, which was, "Izzy wants to keep Ed as a pet."

Which a) was a highly racist take, as these people talk about here

and b) completely ignores all canon context that says that honestly Izzy is closer to the pet in the situation than Ed lmao

I think also one of the reasons OFMD hits so deep is there's so much love and time put into it, so we can dig into every character bit by bit, analyze scenes, talk about the context when framed against other factors like homophobia, race, class, power etc, and then keep digging and talking about everything else. There's so much detail work that's been embedded in it, as demonstrated by Izzy's ring and the tattoos they chose to put on each character that has them. I love it.

Your deep dives are magnificent. I'm a fandom lurker and I'm mostly fine taking my perspective from media and being groovy with however the fandom wants to roll with things, but as it is for many people, OFMD just hits deeper and a bit more intimate so your writing has really been refreshing and I just wanted to say thanks for that.

You're really welcome, Finch. I'm glad I could be a port in the storm of the fandom and I hope you stick around :)

thank you so much for such a lovely ask, it really made my day

#ask #anon finch #ofmd #izzy hands #edward teach #ofmd meta #izzy hands meta #edward teach meta

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potofqueer · 1 year

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Okay, story time.

Rewatching YuGiOh has been a ride. And I don't just mean content wise, or because I finally am watching the none 4kids version (thank fuck).

While I am a multishipper and appreciate lots of ships either for fun or dynamics, I'm still a puzzleshipper at heart (nobody is surprised, I know).

BUT I always thought my baby gay mind just was very impressionable. I mean, I was the kind of kid who thought of people as married/partners before I ever knew what shipping was. Like the classic Xena/Gabriella but also I was always convinced that Atem and Yuugi were a couple. Just. Deadass never questioned it.

I literally had to learn about shipping and online fandom before I ever found out that, well this is a ship and that that means that, no technically it is not canon and my gay little world was ahead of its time not actually intended.

I mean I experienced this with other shows and games as well, but this one was most harrowing, because I had always been obsessed with ygo as a kid since elementary school (I was both the kid that pretended to be dragon, as well as actually playing duel monsters on the playground) And my love for it lasted until....welllll let's just say I connected with my current partner due to duel monsters. So. You know.

ANYWAYS.

Finally rewatching the show as an adult I thought I would see things and go "Oh stupid baby gay me, I see now where I went wrong"

Instead? Yes I have added many ships to the list of things I can see and find appealing and intersting ot3 between seto atem and yuugi hello, BUT I mostly I just???? Still cannot get over the things I picked up as a kid. Yes I see WHY I saw them as partners back then, but I also. It's just. THEY ARE SO GAY?! I was not being weird/off/projecting ...nearly as much as I thought. Wow.

I mean seriously I regularly have to pause and just. Process that I saw what I just saw. And it's worse in the manga that I am in the process of reading for the first time rn. I don't know where I'm going with this, but I had to get this off my chest.

TLDR; YuGiOh is not only AS gay as I remeber, but somehow much more so?! Send help

#yugioh #duel monsters #rambling #D talks

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smorgasbordofobsessions · 2 years

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liveblog: yugioh! bonds beyond time

so this movie is the crossover between OG ygo, 5Ds and GX. i don't remember if vexal's involved in this but i don't think so. i haven't watche this movie is YEARS so this should be fun to rewatch

this is quite long, so it's under a read-more

TLDR: atem looked fine as hell!! and i realized i have a crush on him. the movie itself was okay. i thought the duel wasn't strategic enough; it was showy so that was nice. but it felt a bit lackluster, overall. i wish that paradox's reasoning was a bit more fleshed-out than "the future i come from is shitty so i'm gonna get rid of duel monsters" because that says and means nothing. overall, nothing to write home about, and if you never watched it, then no need to go out of your way to do so, in my opinion.

"say what?" "say goodbye"

a baby just got shot out an air tube

so we just finished meeting jaden, from GX

and yes this is yuusei from 5Ds - a series i should reatch

i never stayed on top of 5Ds, just saw eps every once in a while, but what the hell do the marks on their face mean/do

i just always though 5Ds was cool because they dueled on motorcycles

like i LOVE the fact that you can duel while riding a mtorcylce how fucking cool is that

again everyone has fucking brilliant eyesight and can see things so clearly from so far away

people talking about other people's hair should keep their mouths shut because no one in this whole as series has zero room to talk

oh yuusei cn see jaden's spirit guides?

yugi <3

yugi is so tall?!?!?!?

"it's my worst fear! i've been upstaged!"

when you think about it it must've been heavily traumatic for yugi to have, somehow, been the only person to survive some sort of weird city collapse and then have someone say "it's great that duel monsters doesn't exist anymore"

so schools sprang from duel monsters - so thank you pegasus for helpng society

"we don't care about your backstory, we just care about keeping our world safe!"

okay paradox thinks tha tthe reason his world was so desolate is because of duel monsters and not... people's own actions

why did jaden's eyes change colors

ATEM!!!!!! <3 <3 <3

god i miss him so much like wow how did i go so long without him

with the arms out oh thank you jesus

the irony of using duel monsters to get rid of duel monstesr but i guess they were getting at that with the name "paradox"

extra deck?

ohmygod - imagine atem in his normal garb (the uniform yugi wears_ but with his fucking tan i-

where's the fucking fanart of that!!!!!

what's the difference between snychro-summoning and polymerization?

god wow atem looks so good i want to cry

i agree with paradox - defintiely not atem's best pep talk

so jaden has polymerization

atem has time to ask where jaden learned to duel with heart bye

i know what the words "Extra deck" mean but also what the hell is it

"behold, as the shadows drip down through the cracks of time, and witness how the darkness pools together to create pure evil"

what a great line

atem... atem you look and sound so good

literally tearing up ohmygoooodddd the fucking outfit is killing me

his fingers ahnd

ADARK MAGICAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 <3

whoever drew atem's hands were really feeling them because they are so beautifully long and delicate

also whoever aniamted atem drew him with LOVE

-intense eye moment-

dark magician girl! <3

stardust dragon is back with yuusei thanks to atem

GOD HE LOOKS SO FUCKING GOOD I CAN'T HANDLE THIS

dark magician is looking good too i didn't forget about him

hm so paradox has merged with his monster

atem being encouraging and telling jaden and yuusei "Great teamwork"

no dark magician :(

love that holograms are so real

WE HAVE THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP AND DUEL MONSTERS TO PROTECT US AND SAVE THE WORLD

hm 3D kuriboh..

oh atem lost his jacket-cape

watching this movie has made me realize that i have a cruch on atem

you know, in case that wasn't blindingly obvious

"now for our draw - and for your downfall, paradox"

atem's... biceps...

wow stardut dragon has 10,000 ATK now

dark magician looking mighty fine though

of course our protags won and the fuuture as we know it by yuusei's time is secure!

and yuusei "feels like he can finally let go of the past" so that's good

#yugioh #ygo #liveblog #ygo bonds beyond time

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purplerose244 · 3 years

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My one and for now only semi-farfetched theory about RotT

SPOILERS FROM THE TEASER TRAILER OF RISE OF THE TITANS!!!

If you've rewatched 3Below as much as me you probably remember this moment:

Now, I know Fialkov is no more as much as the queen... but so we thought about Angor Roth (who died, like, twice) and Morgana before Wizards, so... who knows? 😅

And while I do doubt that Krel's arc, even if done right, will cover that much of the movie considering how many protagonists we have, I still think there are a few unresolved matters left with the parents. Like how Fialkov didn't give Krel the appreciation he deserved for his inventions, or how they showed multiple times with Voltar and Vex' family that they weren't exactly the best rulers ever 🤔🤔

The Arcane Order has already showed that they can revive someone no problem. If (again very big IF, this is more something I would like rather than something I really think could happen 🤣) they actually did that with the king and queen, they would get two Akiridions that lost most of their memories since they used them to protect their children in The Big Sleep. Considering that their past doesn't seem something particularly glorious (thank you Vex), they might even have a regression to a time in which they were merciless and cruel. And even if that didn't happen they might not remember their kids or not know better 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

A confrontation with their kids might be very interesting I think, especially since the king and queen were wrong about lots of stuff:

Coranda wanted Aja to accept her royal status and stop running away, while our warrior princess had a major adventure on another planet (even if not exactly willingly) only to take the throne at HER own conditions, no one else's... and yes I did sob at seeing her all dressed up as a queen in the trailer why do you ask 😭😭😭💙💙💙

Fialkov wanted Krel to focus on his duties as a prince and push away his "fine hobby". A hobby that has managed to save his life and his wife's, the Earth, the universe and so on, and that without including that little detail about breaking the laws of physics and invent a wormhole generator (me? Salty about my tech son not getting the recognition he deserves from his dad? Pff, whaaat, no way... 😠😠😠). At the end Krel stayed away from the crown after finding real friends and managed once again to help everyone with his intellect in Wizards (me? Proud of every SEKTON of my tech son on the screen to the point you bet I'm gonna scream the moment I see him in July? Pff, whaaat, no way... 😍😍😍😍😍😍).

In this scene of Terra Incognita Fialkov states that one day Krel might best him into duel. I know he probably wanted to pull his leg a little considering what he adds later, but I would be impressed if this was a foreshadowing of some sort. That would be an interesting fight, especially since Krel is notorious for being not that much of a warrior (our knockout baby 😅😅) But he is insanely smart, I would love to see him find a brilliant way to victory using his mind instead of his weapon, having with that some closure and realizing that despite everything, staying truth to himself has always been the right choice 👍👍

This is just an idea of what might be Krel's arc in the movie, given that we don't know how long it will be and what exactly these titans will bring 🤷‍♀️ I had this theory since 3Below ended, I just wanted to put it out for the time being 😊

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go think about the fact that it's only May and the movie is still very far, excuse me 😢😢

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