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Rare angry Ryo. (quite paint of this)

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Surrealist dreamscapes be like

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me: cool alright im settling in im unpacking i can start getting to things-

also me: be sick now

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possessed

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I've moved! Just waiting now for the movers to arrive with my stuff either tonight or tomorrow, so I'll have my computer back soon. I'm also job hunting so I might still be mia for a bit.

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Inktober day 5 'Binoculars'

A time before the Millennium Ring hung around his neck

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I had thought I wouldn't want to see your face again. But...

source and authorization

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There’s another thing that it seems as though people overlook - the implications of Ryou and Bakura’s introductory arc.

In the arc, Ryou transfers to the school for the first time. After a series of events in which we are shown that 1.) Ryou is incredibly attractive and 2.) He’s a bit of a loner who is uncomfortable with a huge amount of attention, we are shown that he is also in possession of a Sennen Item. Not super surprising, seeing as Shadi had been introduced before this point, but this Item is special in that it, like the Sennen Puzzle, contains a spirit who has a tendency to challenge people to games and use dark magic to mess with their minds. Unlike Yami Yuugi, however, Yami Bakura seems to have a mean streak. A… different mean streak than Yami Yuugi has.

In either case we get the intention that Yami Bakura will be acting as an antagonist.

I’m sure you know the next events - Ryou Bakura warns the main characters to stay away from him, they don’t listen and end up playing a table top role playing game with Yami Bakura.

Now here’s the important part.

Throughout the game, we begin to see that Ryou is actively fighting against Bakura, overpowering Bakura’s attempts to keep his consciousness sealed.

Furthermore, Ryou actually thwarts Bakura, outwitting the spirit and slipping in a game piece that allows for Ryou to have an external tool to assist in Bakura’s defeat.

And then finally, Ryou overpowers Bakura’s will, causing the destruction of the mind dice and resulting in Bakura’s defeat.

Ryou is sacrificed in the process, but due to the piece of his soul he placed in the White Mage Bakura game piece, he is able to restore himself.

Now, I’m going to explain why this is all important.

In their introductory arc, the first time we ever meet Ryou and Bakura as characters, it is established that not only can Ryou outwit Bakura, but that he is also STRONGER THAN HIM AND IS CAPABLE OF DEFEATING BAKURA, WHO GOES ON TO BE THE MAIN ANTAGONIST OF THE ENTIRE STORY.

This is intended to be our first impression of these characters. Needless to say that this entire sequence is promptly forgotten as Takahashi basically scrapped every character’s personality and redid it when card games and publishers interfered, but it’s still a really important part to remember about Ryou. He’s no push over. He is probably the single person who can defeat Bakura on his own.

Which is probably why he is also the only person who can wear the Sennen Ring.

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What is the general opinion of your muse’s fandom about them? Do you agree with it? +ryou

Fandom's opinion has really evolved over the years! At first it was horrible, that he was this soft, weak, pushover kid who was being abused.

Over the years, the views on him have become more nuanced, leaning into his love of creepy things and not leaning into the abused angle as much.

I don't completely agree with fandom, as I like to really explore how Ryou was a more active participant in what the spirit was doing, and I especially like to explore his loneliness and feeling isolated from the friend group as opposed to fandom including him more than he is in canon.

It's very nuanced.

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Inhale.... exhale... more and more these days was he having to learn how to tamp down on anger, an emotion he really never needed to manage before.

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The sudden introduction of a new person, along with how Wei Wuxian reacted, startled Ryou as well. He blinked rather owlishly at the new person, only to smile once Wei Wuxian introduced him. He tried not to oogle, not wanting to come across as rude due to his curiosity, and instead straightened up to bow in greeting.

"Ah, hello! I mean, um, please tell him I said hello?" Ryou was sure that comparison wasn't quite right, but he didn't feel like correcting the man. Thankfully, the spirit had disappeared as soon as he had sense someone approaching, so Ryou didn't have to try to explain that.

"Are you sure? I don't want to cause you any trouble..."

" don't bother hiding... she is going to find out anyway. " wei wuxian heaved a heavy sigh, as though he had come to terms with the fate that surely awaited him. while he knew that he was going to get yelled at, he also didn't doubt that as harsh as her bark could be, wen qing would not allow this newcomer to go without, especially considering his circumstances. " i've been in here all day, so any minute she's probably going to - "

" young master ? " another male voice, deeper, quieter and much softer than wei wuxian's. wei wuxian hadn't even noticed the other man enter, and he nearly jumped out of his skin, before turning. This man had long, unkempt black hair, pale almost gray skin and eyes that were both lifeless yet alive at the same time. when he spoke, thanks to the talisman, Ryou could understand him. " who are you talking to ? "

" wen ning ! " wei wuxian grabbed at his racing heart, one palm flat on the table. " what did i tell you about sneaking up on me ?! clear your throat or something ! get in here ! " he gestured for the living corpse to join them. " okay, this is Ryou. He appeared here out of nowhere. He isn't a cultivator, but he has powers like mine. We gotta protect him until he can get back. " As Wen Ning nodded, looking slightly nonplussed, Wei Wuxian returned his glance to Ryou. "This is Wen Ning. He is to me what your Bakura is to you. Kind of. He's a fierce corpse whose consciousness I was able to return to him. It's a long story. He won't be able to understand you without the talisman, but he's friendly. I promise. "

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you're too soft on him

"It's called having a sense of empathy. Perhaps learn some of it."

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on anon or in character, accuse my muse of something!

it could be something heavy! something small and insignificant! something true, something false, something you or your muse suspect, something meta! go wild!!

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"Bottling things up will only lead to greater trouble down the road."

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As if I wasn't already low activity on here rn, my move is coming up in a few days, so I'll probably be gone for a weekish! Again, please check with me if you want to see if I have my reply drafted.

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sexual inclinations.

Bolded = Yes Italics = Sometimes Strikethrough = No

inclinations / habits. is submissive | is dominant | prefers to top | prefers to bottom | likes to switch | identifies as heterosexual | identifies as homosexual | identifies as bisexual | identifies as pansexual | identifies as demisexual | identifies as asexual | enjoys sex with men | enjoys sex with women | enjoys sex with multiple people at one time | initiates | waits for partner to initiate | spits | swallows | prefers sex in the morning | prefers sex at night | prefers sex any time | no sex drive | low sex drive | average sex drive | high sex drive | hypersexual.

body / appearance. small build | medium build | athletic build | muscular build | curvy build | chubby build | voluptuous build | wears boxers | wears lingerie | goes ‘ commando ’ | shaves / waxes | doesn’t shave / wax | cup size a-c | cup size d-f | 1-5" in length | 6-9" in length | 10" or over in length.

sounds. is silent / makes little to no sounds | is very quiet | is very loud | grows in volume over time | bites hand / partner / pillow to muffle themselves | calls out partner’s name | curses | fakes / exaggerates | prefers a quiet partner | prefers a loud partner | is turned on by dirty talk | is turned off by dirty talk.

turn - ons / kinks. having their hands pinned | pinning their partner’s hands | having their hair pulled | pulling their partner’s hair | being watched ( by their partner ) | being watched ( by a third party ) | watching their partner | receiving oral | giving oral | calling their partner ‘daddy’ | being called ‘daddy’ | giving praise | receiving praise | biting / marking | being bitten / marked | spanking | being spanked | teasing | being teased | having toys used on them | using toys on their partner | giving anal | receiving anal | choking | being choked | dirty talk | being tied up | tying their partner up | being worshipped | worshipping their partner | humiliating | being humiliated | degrading | being degraded | knife / gun play | blood play | being pegged | pegging their partner | whipping | being whipped.

places. in a bedroom | in a shower / bath | in a pool / ocean | in a kitchen | in a bathroom ( home ) | in a bathroom ( public ) | in a car | in a tent | in an alleyway | in a field / forest | at a school | in an empty / abandoned building | in a library | on a rooftop / terrace | in a dressing room | in an elevator | in a parking lot | at a museum | at a cemetery | at a beach | in a closet | at a hospital.