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[andro-dino]

Hi. I love your art. How about Nile 4B or Dashan 5C? It's up to you to decided since I just can't 😅

thank you! and why not both I say

[lady-lazagna]

Laz. Top 5 platonic dynamics. Gimme

Hmmmmmggggrrrrrr god lemme simmer on this... how the fuck do I not make them all Tsubasa related... okay I'm limiting this to every character only appearing ONCE. Also I wanna get creative so Tsubasa and Yu will be sadly missed.

Tsubasa and Masamune

They are so brothers oh my fucking god. I just want Masamune to get up to the most devious deeds and force Tsubasa to come along with him. I want Masamune to bully him and Tsubasa to chase him down and thwack him with a foam Minecraft sword. I want Masamune to make Tsubasa do stupid challenges with him on his youtube channel, like gaming or baking dangerous concoctions. I want Tsubasa to say "there's no way you'll stay out all night" to confident party-goer Masamune, and for Masamune to call him at 11pm, tired out of his mind, saying "pls come pick me up🥺 and maybe get a Mickey D's on the way👉👈" and of course Tsubasa does just that. They would be the ultimate Fucking Idiot and Braincell duo.

Benkei and Demure

The besties ever. The big softies of Wild Fang. They are such loving and supportive friends to everyone, of course they're perfect for each other. I imagine them writing letters to each other for the entire period between Masters and Fury, with cute scribbles and pictures of wildlife from their respective homes and pressed flowers, and of course there's always a "Kyoya says hi!" when he really didn't and a "Nile says he misses you!" when of course he did. These two are the glue that holds Wild Fang together (literally in Benkei's case).

Yu and Kenta

Little guys just want to hang out and have fun. Is that too much to ask? Kenta was Yu's first true friend, who just liked him for him and wanted to hang out with him for no personal gain. And Yu really does believe in Kenta and his skills, despite what others think of his power level. And despite Kenta often being left behind on adventures, Yu always cheers and embraces him when they meet again. They're just such besties and I want the world for them they deserve happiness and silliness.

Daxiang and Chiyun

These two had more development in Fury in the span of five minutes than anyone else in that season had the entire time. Chiyun presents as this stubborn and uptight little dude who knows how to find his own way and doesn't take shit from anyone. But when it comes to Daxiang, he just melts in pure adoration and love. The thing Chiyun truly wants more than anything in the world is to be good enough to stand at Daxiang's side; but Daxiang assures him that he is already enough, and he always will be no matter how many times they fall. And when they're told about the legendary bladers and Chiyun wonders why he wasn't chosen, Daxiang assures him again that they don't need to be bestowed star power to be great; they've already worked so hard to gain their own strength. I just think they're neat.

Madoka and Sophie

Something something "oh my god look at that incredibly powerful woman with a rich knowledge of history and amazing Beyblade skills, I want to learn everything I have left to learn from her" and "where did this sweet child come from, she is so curious about the world. I will tell her all about it while we're getting our hair and nails done". I just feel like Madoka would idolise her a LOT and Sophie would try to bring her image of her back to earth with some casual hangout time.

Honourable mention is the dynamic between Wang Hu Zhong and Gan Gan Galaxy. That fucks.

[beybladefanfictions]

Ryuga x King Chapter 14 - The Start of the Tournament

(Cover art is by Zadi Jyne)

Ryuga’s POV

Ryuga fluffed out his white jacket as he and Kenta walked side by side through the city. King followed several paces behind them. He was eating an apple as he walked at the pace of a turtle. Ryuga didn’t bother hurrying him on. He’d tried that multiple times now, it wasn’t worth it. As they approached the stadium, Ryuga spotted several familiar figures standing outside.

“King!” Masamune charged out of the fray.

“Hi, King!” Toby and Zeo called, trailing after him.

Ryuga glanced at King. He had perked up at the sight of his friends, though he still seemed a little slow.

“Hey guys,” King greeted with a wave. “You excited?”

“Yeah!” Masamune nodded vigorously. “I can’t wait to crush you in the finals!”

“I think you’re a little confused as to who will be doing the crushing,” King replied, smirking competitively.

“Kenta!” Gingka’s voice called from the crowd.

“Hey, Gingka!” Kenta rushed over to him, smiling excitedly. “There you are!”

“Ready to win this tournament?” Gingka asked, holding out his hand for a high five.

“I hope we do!” Kenta answered, high fiving him.

Ryuga looked around the crowd.

Near Kenta and Gingka, Ryuga spotted Tsubasa, Yu, and Reiji clustered together in a sea of mostly strangers. Kyoya stood further away from the crowd, staring off into the distance. Only Benkei stood at his side.

“Looks like everyone’s here…” King mused aloud, making Ryuga look back at him. “So many strong opponents…” He smiled. “This is gonna be awesome!”

“Yes!” Toby smiled and nodded. He and Zeo held their fists out to King. “Meet you in the finals?”

King accepted the fist bump. “I hope so!” he exclaimed.

“Hey!” Masamune cut in, his eyes narrowed. “You two won’t be battling King in the finals because I will!”

“Right…” A look of annoyance graced Zeo’s features. “You and your… teammate.”

“Where is that guy anyways?” Toby asked, looking around.

“I don’t know,” Masamune replied with a shrug.

“Come to think of it…” King looked around the crowd again. “I don’t see either of his two buddies either. They must be running late.”

“His two buddies?” Toby tilted his head to the side.

“Tobio and Ryutaro. I met them yesterday. They must be running late.”

Toby shrugged. “Probably.”

In front of them, the doors of the stadium were suddenly opened. Above it, the display screen turned on.

“Welcome all bladers to the Metal Bey City tag team tournament!” Blader DJ was announcing as the bladers made their way into the stadium. “We’ve got twelve teams here ready to battle, with some having travelled here from overseas. The first of these being Chao Xin and Chi-Yun, participants in the World Tournament. They’ll be the first team to battle and their opponent will be… The Gingka Kenta team! Two of the legendary bladers who helped defeat Nemesis!”

Gingka turned to his teammate with a smile. “Looks like we’ve got the first battle, Kenta!”

Kenta smiled as well. “Let’s go kick some bey!”

The two of them rushed toward the bey stadium, across from their opponents: a purple-haired boy who could’ve very well been shorter than Kenta and a brunet boy who looked like an attention hog. Ryuga didn’t have a reason for thinking that, it was just a feeling.

Around him, most of the other bladers dispersed, going separate ways. Some went up toward the bleachers while some of the others went toward the back rooms where bladers could sometimes stay in-between matches. Ryuga stayed with King. Masamune was there as well, the three of them watching Gingka and Kenta begin their battle.

“The Gingka Kenta team…” King muttered to himself. “They could be a little more creative with the names.”

Ryuga raised an eyebrow. “How?”

“Like…” King shrugged. “I dunno, letting us name our teams. We could be…” His eyes suddenly lit up. “The blue eyes white dragon team! I’m the blue eyes, you’re the white dragon.”

“I’m Asian,” Ryuga replied without missing a beat.

“What? …oh!” King stiffened. “No, I meant your hair!”

Ryuga smirked. “Mhm sure.”

Beside them, Masamune giggled into his hand. King opened his mouth to protest.

“Hey!” A new voice cut in. “Are we running late?”

Ryuga glanced at the entrance. Tobio, Ryutaro, and Tetsuya were dashing into the stadium.

“We got a little held- UP!” Ryutaro gasped the last word when his gaze met Ryuga’s. He, Tobio, and Tetsuya skidded to a halt a few paces in front of them, their eyes were wider than dinner plates.

“Uh…” King awkwardly cut through the silence. “Hey, guys. The first battle just started, you’re not that late.”

“Er… great.” Tobio was clearly forcing a smile.

Ryuga tapped King’s shoulder. King turned to him. Immediately, Ryuga turned and stalked away toward the bleachers.

“Uh… bye then!” King called as he chased after Ryuga.

He caught up to him at the foot of the bleachers, where Ryuga slowed down a little so they could walk side by side.

“Um…” King’s voice was small. “What was up back there? With Ryutaro, Tobio, and Tetsuya? Do… they know you?”

“Battle Bladers,” Ryuga answered, not wanting to elaborate.

“Oh…” King nodded. He didn’t seem satisfied by that answer but he didn’t pry further.

“Ryuga! King!” Madoka’s voice cut through the crowd.

Ryuga looked up. Madoka was sitting alone in the middle of the crowd.

“Hey, Madoka!” King replied, waving as he made his way toward her. Ryuga did the same. The two of them took the two empty seats beside her, gazing down at the stadium.

Pegasus was clashing with Chao Xin’s bey, a Virgo, while Sagittario tilting its fusion wheel downward to barrage attack Chi-Yun’s bey, a Lacerta.

“Ooh!” King suddenly exclaimed. “Our first battle is against Da Xiang and Mei Mei!”

Ryuga glanced at the display screen. Next to his and King’s pictures, were two bladers he was sure he hadn’t seen before.

“Who?” Ryuga asked, raising an eyebrow.

“Oh, I met them yesterday,” King answered with a shrug.

“Oh, the other members of Wang Fu Zhong?” Madoka cut in, nodding. “Yes, they’re strong opponents.” Ryuga just gazed at her blankly. “They were the Chinese team during the World Tournament,” she explained.

Ryuga dipped his head. *Whoever they are, King and I will defeat them all the same.*

“Pegasus final drive mode!”

Ryuga perked up at those words. Pegasus’s performance tip retracted and it began to glow blue as it flung itself into the air.

“Sagittario! Follow him!” Kenta called, swinging his arm.

Sagittario used the edge of the stadium as a ramp to fly beside Pegasus.

“Joint special move!” Gingka and Kenta exclaimed in unison. “Cosmic Arrow!”

Pegasus and Sagittario revolved around each other in the air, forming a blue and yellow beam that shot down on their opponents’ beys. Virgo and Lacerta were sent flying as the light burst through the stadium. When it dimmed, Pegasus and Sagittario were spinning side by side in the stadium beside the fallen beys of their opponents.

“And it’s over!” The Blader DJ was announcing. “With one move, Pegasus and Sagittario have knocked out their opponents and are moving on to the next round!”

“They have a joint special move now?!” King exclaimed, his wide eyes locked on the stadium.

Ryuga smiled. “They shouldn’t have revealed that so early on…” He turned to King. “And neither should we.”

“Er… King nodded. “Yeah. We won’t use ours unless we have to.”

“The next match will be the Ryuga King team versus the Daxiang Mei Mei team!” the Blader DJ exclaimed.

Ryuga and King stood up.

“Guess we’re on,” King stated, stepping slowly out of the aisle.

“Good luck you two!” Madoka called after them.

“Thank you!” King called back, waving.

Ryuga and King made their way down to the stadium, where Da Xiang and Mei Mei already waited for them.

“Ryuga…” Da Xiang dipped his head. “It’s an honour finally getting the chance to battle you.” He was completely level-headed, without a trace of fear. Ryuga wasn’t sure how to react to someone respecting him for reasons other than fear.

“But in a tag-team tournament of all places?” Mei Mei asked, tilting her head to the side.

Ryuga’s eyes narrowed. “What’s your point?”

“Er…” Mei Mei raised her launcher. “Nevermind that!” Her eyes narrowed to mirror Ryuga’s gaze.

The others raised their launchers as well, their determined gazes locked on each other.

“Three! Two! One! Let it rip!”

The four beys landed in the stadium. L-Drago instantly raced toward the centre, taking its defensive position. Variares followed. It began to circle L-Drago protectively. Aquario and Zurafa travelled around the stadium side by side, far from their opponents.

Da Xiang turned to his teammate. “Mei Mei, let’s break through their formation.” Mei Mei nodded. “Zurafa!”

“Aquario!”

The two bladers gestured for their bladers to attack. Aquario and Zurafa charged down the stadium side by side, gaining momentum from going downhill. Sparks flew as Aquario clashed with Variares. The two beys stopped in their tracks, leaving L-Drago wide open for an attack. Zurafa clashed with Ryuga’s bey.

Da Xiang froze. “This… this bey…” His eyes were wide as he gazed at Ryuga. “Is… is this even L-Drago?”

“Of course it’s L-Drago!” Ryuga snapped, realizing exactly what Da Xiang had noticed.

Blue flames fired up around L-Drago as it threw Zurafa back. Aquario slipped away from Variares.

“Hey! Get back here!” King exclaimed, sending Variares after it.

Before Variares could reach Aquario, the dark blue bey clashed with L-Drago. Mei Mei let out a gasp.

“I don’t… feel the power of the star fragment in L-Drago!” she exclaimed, turning to Da Xiang. He nodded.

Ryuga stiffened. He had assumed they’d noticed that L-Drago Guardian was a defence type, the first thing anyone asked him about his bey. *How can they tell it doesn’t have a star fragment?!* Variares clashed with Aquario again, stopping the bey in its tracks. However, Aquario slipped away again.

“Go for L-Drago first!” Mei Mei ordered. “It’s weaker without the power of the star fragment!”

Ryuga’s eyes narrowed. Zurafa fell in beside Aquario, charging toward L-Drago side by side. Variares swooped in, cutting off Zurafa. However, Aquario crashed into L-Drago with a screech.

“Is that how you see it?” Ryuga asked, raising an eyebrow. “Well, you are sadly mistaken, missy!”

As if switching modes, L-Drago shifted its focus from defending to attacking. Aquario was sent flying. Mei Mei let out a startled gasp. Her bey landed just near the rim of the stadium, instantly rushing toward Zurafa and Variares. L-Drago dashed toward them. Aquario reached them first, backing up Zurafa and flinging Variares backwards. Variares fell beside L-Drago. The two beys lined up and clashed with Zurafa and Aquario.

Slipping past them, Aquario and Zurafa spun away. Ryuga let out a grunt. Mei Mei’s bey drifted further down the slope, allowing Zurafa to start circling Aquario. L-Drago and Variares charged toward them again.

“Zurafa! Solid Iron Wall!” Da Xiang exclaimed.

A burst of energy suddenly flung L-Drago and Variares across the stadium. Aquario stood stationary as Zurafa circled it.

“Attack Variares!” King ordered, sending his bey toward them.

Variares suddenly screeched to a halt in the middle of the stadium, as if it were clashing with an invisible wall.

“What the?!” King exclaimed, his eyes wide.

“L-Drago!” Ryuga sent his bey careening toward the invisible force. “Destroy it!”

L-Drago fell in beside Variares, the two beys pushing against the wall with all their might. A red aura swirled to life around King and Variares. Moments later, a burst of wind racked the stadium. L-Drago and Variares charged through the stadium where the wall had once been, toward their opponents.

Mei Mei let out a gasp. “They broke through the Solid Iron Wall?!”

Da Xiang looked shaken for a moment. Then his eyes narrowed. “Fine, then what about this?! Storm Surge!”

As L-Drago clashed with Zurafa, Da Xiang’s bey glowed yellow as it quickly counter-attacked. L-Drago staggered back, wobbling a little.

“What?!” Ryuga exclaimed, his heart skipping a beat.

Then he realized. Zurafa’s fusion wheel was made of rubber, allowing it to absorb its opponent’s attack strength, just like the old L-Drago’s. Ryuga let out a growl. Was there anything special about that bey at all?!

“Again L-Drago!” Ryuga ordered, his eyes narrowing.

L-Drago attacked Zurafa again and again in a barrage attack but the yellow bey seemed unfazed.

“Variares! Defence mode!”

King’s voice cut over the sounds of metal screeching. Variares’s performance tip and fusion wheel shifted as it charged toward the centre. Ryuga glanced at his partner. King’s hair had turned white from earlier but Ryuga paid no attention. The two of them nodded. Backing away from Zurafa, L-Drago charged toward the centre. It circled Variares, similar to a dragon using its body as a shield for its smaller but no less fierce human warrior.

“Aquario!” Mei Mei exclaimed.

Her bey charged toward L-Drago. Ryuga’s bey knocked Aquario back easily, not slowing for an instant as it continued circling around Variares. Aquario wobbled beside them. For a few moments, no one attacked.

“Zurafa!”

Da Xiang’s bey charged toward them, slipping past L-Drago and clashing with Variares. King’s bey shielded the attack with its wings. Zurafa wobbled against Variares. L-Drago rushed to its partner’s aid, the two of them knocking Zurafa back with their combined force.

Mei Mei turned to her teammate. “Da Xiang move! I have an idea!” She suddenly ordered. Zurafa charged toward the edge of the stadium without question. “Okay, here it goes!” Mei Mei threw her hand into the air. “China’s Four Thousand Year Old Big Wave!”

A wave of water roared to life in front of Aquario. It grew higher and higher, towering over L-Drago and Variares and threatening to swallow them whole.

“L-Drago!” Ryuga ordered, gesturing for it to rush toward the edge.

“Get away, Variares!” King exclaimed, his eyes wide.

The two beys charged toward the rim of the stadium. Before Variares could reach the edge, Zurafa weaved in front of it, flinging Variares back into the path of the wave. The water washed over Variares. The bey instantly disappeared under the surface.

“Variares!” King yelped in alarm.

Ryuga’s heart skipped a beat. Moments later, the water was swept back, revealing a wobbling Variares. Ryuga stiffened. *We almost lost there…*

King stared at his bey in awe. “So… cool…” His voice came out in a breath.

“Hm…” Mei Mei nodded as if acknowledging King’s compliment. “Finish him off Aquario! Soaring Fire Bird!”

A blue aura glowed around Aquario as it charged toward Variares.

Ryuga’s eyes narrowed. “Back off!” he snapped, his heart blazing with rage. “Dragon Emperor Soaring Claw!”

L-Drago soared into Aquario’s path, fire trailing behind it like a comet. Mei Mei gasped in alarm.

“Mei Mei!” Da Xiang cast a quick wide-eyed glance at his teammate. “Zurafa, strong arm slash!” he exclaimed, looking back at the battle.

“Ares shield!” King called, flinging his arms.

Before Zurafa could reach Variares, L-Drago shoved Aquario into the sky, like a dragon taking off with its prey.

“Aquario!” Mei Mei’s voice trembled slightly.

A burst of energy racked the stadium. Smoke settled over the stadium, obscuring everyone’s beys from sight. Slowly, it began to clear. Ryuga spotted L-Drago, Zurafa, and Variares still spinning evenly. Aquario laid beside L-Drago, completely still. Ryuga dipped his head. He had to bite back a sigh of relief.

“Aquario is out!” The Blader DJ exclaimed. “The battle is over: the Ryuga King team is moving on!”

Ryuga snatched up his bey.

“I’m sorry, Da Xiang,” Mei Mei sighed, her head hanging low.

Da Xiang snatched up his bey. “Don’t worry about it,” he replied, his voice even. “We’ll just have to work harder for next time.”

Mei Mei nodded.

“Oh…” King sounded disappointed as he gazed at the stadium. His hair was back to its normal blue. “It’s… it’s over…” He let out a sigh, snatching up his bey. “And it was just getting good.”

Ryuga’s eyes widened. “You- we nearly lost.”

“Yeah!” King had a huge smile on his face. “No one has so much as challenged me in so long! It was so… thrilling!”

Ryuga dipped his head. *I know how that feels…*

“Whatever,” King shrugged. “There’s still the next battle.” He turned to Da Xiang and Mei Mei. “Great fight, guys!” he called, smiling.

“Same to you,” Da Xiang replied, with a nod. “You two work surprisingly well as a team.”

‘Surprisingly well.’ Da Xiang spoke in such a respectful, genuine tone but that phrasing seemed underhanded.

King just smiled. “You guys are cool. I’ve gotta battle you again sometime!”

Da Xiang just smiled. “Perhaps.”

King turned to walk away. Ryuga followed. They made their way back up the stairs to their seats.

“The next battle will be the Masamune Tetsuya team versus the Akane Ryuji team!”

Ryuga stopped in his tracks.

“Masamune and Tetsuya?!” He couldn’t hold back a laugh. “This should be good.”

King raised an eyebrow. “What do you mean?” There was an accusatory tone in his voice.

Ryuga smiled. “Have you met Tetsuya? He’s… well, how do I put this?”

“Completely unhinged and weird?” King suggested, tilting his head to the side.

Ryuga nodded. “That’s it.” He continued walking down the path. “Your friend is gonna have to carry the entire tournament.”

“I bet he could,” King insisted, his eyes narrowed.

Ryuga snorted with laughter. “Relax, King. I never said otherwise.”

The two of them took their seats next to Madoka. All three of them gazed at the stadium. Masamune and Tetsuya stood across from two kids: one boy and one girl.

“Let it rip!”

All four of them launched their beys. Gasher and Striker charged toward their opponents’ beys. Unlike their opponents, whose beys travelled side by side, Gasher was shifting side by side, forcing Striker to travel further back.

“Huh?!” Tetsuya’s eyes suddenly went wide. “What’s that over there, crab?!” he exclaimed, pointing somewhere in the distance.

“What?!” Masamune looked up. “Where?!”

King and Madoka let out collective groans. Ryuga facepalmed.

“That won’t work on us!” the girl exclaimed, making her bey attack Striker. The lime green bey was sent flying.

Masamune yelped. “Hang in there, Striker!” The bey landed on the edge of the stadium.

“Seriously, crab?” Tetsuya glared at him.

“Wha- don’t do that!” Masamune exclaimed, glaring at his partner. “It’s underhanded!” He let out a growl, looking back at the stadium. “I’ll deal with these guys, you stay back!”

“It is underhanded, but you wouldn’t be falling for it if you weren’t an idiot,” Ryuga grumbled, rolling his eyes.

King glared at him. He opened his mouth to refute him but his words died in his throat. Ryuga smirked victoriously.

“Whatever you say, crab,” Tetsuya grumbled, glaring at Masamune.

“Masamune would be doomed if Tetsuya were his opponent,” Madoka sighed, staring in disbelief.

“Maybe in that way, Masamune’s lucky Tetsuya’s his partner…” King didn’t sound like he fully believed himself.

“Striker!” Masamune exclaimed.

Striker charged through the stadium, clashing with one of his opponents’ beys. The other bey charged toward Gasher.

“Nope!” Tetsuya exclaimed as Gasher weaved out of the way. The opponent’s bey missed, drifting away.

Striker continued attacking its opponent in a barrage of attacks, making its rotation slow little by little. A few more attacks and the bey fell motionless.

“And the winner is the Masamune Tetsuya team!”

“Wow, they actually survived that match?” Madoka deadpanned, staring blankly at the stadium.

“That’s a miracle,” Ryuga agreed, dipping his head.

After those two, the Tsubasa Yu team, Tobio Ryutaro team, Toby Zeo team, and the Kyoya Benkei team all defeated their first opponents and moved onto the next round. Gingka and Kenta started the round off again. Their opponents were Tsubasa and Yu who, after putting up quite the fight, ended up falling to Gingka and Kenta.

“The next match will be the Ryuga King team versus the Masamune Tetsuya team!” The Blader DJ announced.

“Those two?” Ryuga raised an eyebrow. *This won’t take long.* He and King made their way down the steps. “I'll end this in an instant,” Ryuga muttered to him. “Stay back, King.”

“Wha-” King’s eyes went wide. “But I want to help!” he insisted, his voice cracking a little.

“Trust me. I got this.”

“I do trust you…” King sighed, looking away.

Ryuga and King stopped in front of the stadium. Masamune and Tetsuya stood across from them on the other side, readying their beys.

“Well, here we are King…” Masamune smiled as he spoke. “Much sooner than expected.”

King raised his launcher. He didn’t reply, didn’t even smile. Ryuga raised his bey as well, his narrowed gaze fixed on Tetsuya. The crab boy shrank under his glare.

“Three! Two! One! Let it rip!”

The four bladers launched their beys in unison. L-Drago raced right toward Gasher, glowing bright blue before slamming into its opponent. Tetsuya squealed in terror. Gasher fell to the ground at his feet.

“Wha- what happened?!” Blader DJ sounded stunned as if he didn’t know who he’d let into the stadium. “The battle’s barely started and Tetsuya is already out! The Ryuga King team wins!”

“Oh, come on!” Masamune fell to his knees. “That wasn’t even a battle!” He slammed his hand into the ground.

Tetsuya’s eyes were wide and unfocused, and he was shivering slightly. Ryuga froze. *Wait, was he one of the bladers I…?* He shook his head, snatching up his bey. This wasn’t like that. It was a fair battle, Ryuga hadn’t been trying to take his energy, only defeat him.

He turned and walked away. King followed him with a depressed sigh.

“King?” Ryuga gazed at him.

“I wanted to battle Masamune…” King sighed, wrapping his arms around himself. He walked toward the exit. Ryuga remained at his side, trying to figure out what to say.

“You can battle him on your own later. What's important is that we won.”

“It wasn't very fun though…” King walked out of the stadium, leaning on the wall outside as he continued talking. “I don't get you sometimes. What's the point of battles like this?! They're no fun!”

“I don't battle for fun,” Ryuga grunted, standing beside him.

King stared at him in confusion. “Why else would you battle?”

“To win.”

“Why?” King suddenly raised his voice. “What's so great about defeating people in three seconds?!”

“To prove my strength!” Ryuga snapped, glaring at him.

“Everyone already knows you're strong!”

“Do they?!”

“Uh, yeah?!” King gestured to him. “You're the Dragon Emperor! Why would anyone doubt your strength?!”

“Because I've gone soft! I…” Ryuga looked away. “I'm not as strong as I used to be and everyone knows it.”

“What do you mean 'strong?' Strong people can be soft sometimes.”

“Well, I shouldn’t be!”

King stared at him. “And neither should I, huh?” he sighed, looking away.

Ryuga stiffened. “I… That's…” Regret hit him like a slap in the face.

King’s hair fell in front of his eyes. “I… I need to be alone.” His tone was emotionless. “I'll be back in time for the next battle.” He turned and walked away, his head hung low.

“King…” Ryuga reached toward him.

King kept walking, not slowing or even looking back at him. *I didn’t mean it!* Ryuga desperately wanted to report. He didn’t think King was weaker… Did he? Ryuga remembered their battle with Da Xiang and Mei Mei: more specifically, being terrified that King would lose another match for them and ending the battle as quickly as possible to avoid that. King might’ve still been able to fight for a while longer. Ryuga hadn’t bothered to know…

[qloof]

other quick doodles i managed to do before the day ends hereee

[qloof]

hi guys so ive decided to commit to the mfb witch hat atelier AU that's been in my brain since i read it :3 will draw more soon bcus i have . many thoughts

copy-pasted thoughts that me and my irl discussed in class about this AU under cut !! feel free to add/give thoughts about them because thinking about this au is fun :3

little guys are the apprentices

most characters are out of apprenticeship or finishing it up

some characters are adults in this AU to fill roles

Knights Moralis - Excalibur and Wang Hu Zhong

Brimhat List - Doji, Pluto, Johannes, Rago, Ryuga, Yu, Ziggurat, Damian, Jack (most dark nebula/hades guys) - Maybe: Aguma, Bao - Those who become a Brimhat: Zeo, Toby (<- forced) (teehee) - Those who were tempted/considering it: Tsubasa, Chris

Watchful Eyes: Hyoma, Tsubasa, Nile (maybe Benkei)

Tower Librarian - Yuki

Garcias: Unknowings, kingdom (Enzo might learn magic and not tell anyone..maybe...still brewing thoughts !!)

Lovushka: Unknowings, doctors

Wises/Sages: Ryo, BLADER DJ !!!!!, Coach Steel(?) - thinking thoughts: Doji was previously a Wise but became a Brimhat(?)

Mentors: Dynamis (apprentice: Tithi) Daxiang (apprentice: Chi-yun) -> thinking this is before they become part of the Knights Moralis Benkei OR Gingka (apprentice: Kenta)

King's mentor was Dynamis

Masamune + Zeo + Toby's mentor was Coach Steel

Gingka + Hikaru + Tsubasa's mentor was Ryo

[andro-dino]

shakes you. fleetingspiritshipping. would the members of wang hu zhong catch onto zhouxing's crush....would they tease him over it...and what do you think their impressions of axyl would be :]

FLEETINGSPIRITSHIPPING. oughhhh,,,,, I definitely think whz would catch on pretty quick. Axyl is entirely oblivious to zhouxing’s feelings for them but when the other members of whz see how he acts around them, they’re like “this is. weird. Zhouxing is definitely acting weird” and it doesn’t take long for them to put the pieces together. Daxiang I think would tease a little bit, but also try to genuinely give some advice and reassurance. I like to think that although Zhouxing does go on a lot of dates and things, he doesn’t have a lot of experience having like, real actual genuine feelings for people, and especially considering axyl is very much not like the people he’d usually go out with, he’s kinda out of his element when it comes to aer and it definitely shows to the team. Daxiang would partially do an obligatory elbow nudge to Zhouxing will the whole “soooooooo :3c” kind of thing, but he’d also try to reassure him to be genuine and earnest and upfront with Axyl and whatnot and that it’ll all work out in the end. Then he’d also probably tell him to not let it distract him so much because his ass is NOT getting any training done while this is all happening.

Following with that, you will never catch me not depicting Chiyun as zhouxing’s biggest hater 24/7. he doesn’t generally get romance stuff all that much I think, and ESPECIALLY not with Zhouxing, so he is probably the biggest one kicking his ass and just trying to get him back to work most of the time. I like to think that at some point, he’d manage to slip in something along the lines of “I don’t know why you’re so worried anyways, they obviously like you back (for some reason)” though

Mei Mei I think is the one who figured it out the soonest, and she has an interesting perspective with it since she gets along best with axyl out of the other whz members and so she knows from both sides of it. Part of her is trying not to interfere too much and expose either of them before they say so themselves, but the other part of it is maddening knowing how they feel about each other and so she’s out there trying to subtly nudge both of them in the right direction as much as she can <3

Whz have some varying feelings about axyl as a whole. Mei Mei, as previously mentioned, gets along really well with them and axyl would kind of consider her his main support person besides his other friends and essi when first meeting whz, since she’s kinda the most down to earth of the team besides Zhouxing (and they’re obviously too nervous around Zhouxing at first).

The other two are a mixed bag. Daxiang is really really cool and naturally very kind to Axyl, and they do admire him a lot and find him very cool, but like, just too much to the degree that it can’t feel fully comfortable around him. He makes them very very nervous (he’s trying his best, but it’s not easy to break down axyl’s axylisms). Chiyun is not its biggest fan, given their general weaknesses and lack of motivation and drive when it comes to beyblade. it’s been a minute since I’ve watched masters and I feel like I’m not giving chiyun the full nuance he deserves but like, just from a base level I feel like he wouldn’t get along with Axyl. He doesn’t hate them necessarily, but he doesn’t like aer either. (and it is a minor blow to axyl’s pride that they are so scared of a child)

[andro-dino]

hello hope you're having a good day/night so far

if the expression thing is still open uhhh—idk how to spell his name for the life of me—c1 for our dearest wang hu zhong leader and if you feel like it d3 for meimei

thank you v much :]

the struggle with his name is so real

[lady-lazagna]

Curious about this one but I want to here your opinion on Daxiang and Julian

Curious about a lot today aren't we?🤔 Why are you, as a woman, asking about all these gay men? Are YOU a gay man???

Ship it

What made you ship it? Just watching the Fallen Emperor episode... man, that shit has me in a CHOKEHOLD. Daxiang ditching the gang to knock some sense into this stupid idiot, the mutual honour and respect, they THROW THEIR JACKETS OFF. Why are they, as men, taking their clothes on in front of one another??? I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE.

What are your favorite things about the ship? I don't know how to describe the way they talk to each other... that kind of poetic, flowery language? It's like they only talk to each other in riddles that only the other knows the answers to. It's dramatic and it has flair and it sets their relationship apart from the rest for me. And Daxiang being the one to pull Julian out of the dark, when even his two closest friends couldn't??? BRO... they have such a deep level of understanding towards each other. I want them to have a homoerotic sword fight.

Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship? It's better than the Excalibur poly trio😶 but you know what they say... Julian has two hands😌 (or actually he would need three in this case but you're picking up what I'm putting down, right?)

[lady-lazagna]

throwing in daxiang. what would any oc(s) u choose think about the man swag himself 🤔

Oooooh hooooo hooooo what a Guy

Madina- He is so fucking cool she will cry. She will die for him. He is everything. He is light and dark and day and night. They have never had a one on one conversation. If they did he would maybe call a few doctors on her.

Kylie- He seems very epic and cool to her. If he is as fun as his fellow Temple Tommy, Mei Mei, then perhaps he can join the special club👀

Ashanti- He is an honourable man and a worthy adversary. One of the greatest fighters she's ever faced. Probably her number one rival tbh. No she has NEVER had a crush on him don't talk about it. I think they'd like to have tea and chit chat about the crushing pressures of being a leader.

[lady-lazagna]

I remember you mentioning this so now I'm curious. Daxiang X Tsubasa for the ship ask?

Uh oh... I'm being exposed...

Ship it

What made you ship it? FOR CONTEXT: Many moons ago, I had a dream in which someone burned down the WBBA building and during the investigation to find who it was, Daxiang became a suspect. He stressed about this because he didn't want to go to jail, so Tsubasa comforted him. And then they made out.

Now, my dreams are very influential on me because I have nothing going on in my life, so this shit has indeed stuck. And come on... y'all KNOW my plan to make every single character fall in love with Tsubasa at some point. It's the propaganda I live for. HE IS VERY PRETTY.

What are your favorite things about the ship? Haven't thought too in depth about it yet, but I reckon they'd get along swimmingly. They're both calm, focused, intelligent, and stoic, they have deep-seated insecurities about being good enough, and they both have legs as long as tree trunks. What more do you really need in a relationship? Also I think they'd spar. That is what it's all ABOUT.

Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship? I think I'm the only person on the face of this earth who's considered this ship, so I don't think I could have one.

[qloof]

I've seen you doing the bingo ask , so if you're still doing it , what's your P.O.V of Dashan and Julian

WOOOOO DAXIANG WANG

daxiang is the man ever i'd trust him with my life. no other man exists, only daxiang. there is not a bingo slot for "would marry them" on this card but yeah i would. TBH...malewife.

i find his character v interesting and i love his dynamic with team wang hu zhong :] but i also feel like he's a character that could stand on his own without a dynamic.

also !! i love his bit=beast/bey characterization it is so cool and oddly specific but i like the noises it makes

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Julian Konzern !

im not a julian hater or disliker tbh he's kinda just there for me, i appreciate him tho !! and i do understand certain aspects of his character. i think i'd like him in the anime better if he had the same drive to be good at beyblade like his manga counterpart. his relationship with his little brother in the manga was sweet from what i remember

i like his dynamic with wales and sophie they r so precious !!!

his battle w daxiang was so cool and great for some character development :]

on the "i would never want to meet them" i gen think i would be scared of him somehow 😭😭😭 like it's nothing personal against him but imagining him as a real person is just....jumpscare !

[beybladefanboy]

Why the fuck does it sound like Daxiang flirting with Gingka when they first meet?!

[artichow]

February beyblade tournament

Hi, hello, as you can see we’re all having a grand ol time with polls rn and I thought why not do what the bladers do best and make them fight for a trophy or something, so here we are :D

I gathered some of the fiercest bladers, some of the weirdest and worst people on the planet, what could possibly go wrong?? Remember, anything can happen, a meteor can crash onto one of the opponents, someone can get food poisoning or just forget how the game works for a second, YOU have the power!! And loss doesn’t mean the end either way (unless they get crushed by a meteor, they may be dead then but hey that’s beyblade for you), just have fun and be silly!

[FINAL]

Hikaru vs Tithi

[SEMI FINALS]

King vs Tithi

Hikaru vs Demure

[ROUND 3]

King vs Masamune

Hikaru vs Kenta

Demure vs Mei-Mei

Yu vs Tithi

[ROUND 2]

(Yes I pulled a Doji, it’s a beyblade tournament after all I said anything could happen)

Kyoya vs King

Daxiang vs Hikaru

Kazuo vs Demure

Ryuga vs Kenta

Gingka vs Tithi

Hokuto vs Mei-Mei

Yu vs Zeo

Nile vs Masamune

[ROUND 1]

Kazuo vs Doji

Gingka Hagane vs Blader DJ

Tetsuya Watarigani vs Daxiang Wang

Johannes vs Hokuto

Madoka Amano vs Yu Tendo

Masamune Kadoya vs Hyoma Beyblade

Nile Beyblade vs Jack Beyblade

Mei-Mei vs Selen Garcia

Lera Beyblade vs Zeo Abyss

Tobio Oike vs Demure

Dynamis vs Kyoya Tategami

Ziggurat’s rabbit vs King

Chris Beyblade vs Ryuga

Hikaru Hasama vs Ryo Hagane

Tithi Beyblade vs Tsubasa Otori

Motti vs Kenta Yumiya

I’ll try and update the polls as quickly as I can!! And I’ll pin this post on my blog for this week so you can refer to it to get to the other rounds later.