#bakura sir your standards are top knotch

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a branch off of this.

so shadi's what, testing the ring on people to see if theyre worthy, if theyre the bearer. probably testing it on the nastiest people in town cuz of, yknow, who resides in it. logic says evil ring means bearer must also be a terrible person. take the latest thief who tried to steal the ring,

bakura really hated the fucking guy. man got immolated. mustve been very disgusting in there, then.

idk how many times shadi got people to wear the ring, how many people died, but bakura hated every single one he got forced into.

theyve been trialling hosts for who knows how long and bakura killing shadi was a fuck you for being subjected to one wrong and disgusting host after another. deserved if you ask me.

and then little ryou comes along! probably fresh off of a family tragedy

satan over here loves him!

never wanted ryou to leave.

BAKURA: I've decided to make you my permanent (literally, eternal) host!!

destined host and all, but something about ryous hellfire-proof body makes bakura really happy to be nestled in it.

theres a theory that zorc took a liking to the darkness in ryous heart 🤔 not just any darkness will do. theres a type he likes maybe. after all, repeatedly in the series, we're shown bakura has standards as a villain (see: monster world, battle city, memory world).

RYOU: Get out! Get out of me!!

BAKURA: Hey, now... Don't be so cold. Let me tell you something, it feels really good in you!

freaked him out tho. your come on was too strong, satan.

anyway this is my point in this long-winded post. in DSOD, theres a momentary lull, a very pregnant pause before the ring reacts to ryou holding it. I imagine after several hosts he didnt like, bakuras initial reaction to ryou was probably like this.

tamed him in a way.

original comic here by chicken/chickythoughts.