#faithshipping week

[faithshippingweek]

this is going to be the dedicated hub for faithshipping week here on tumblr! the prompts will be released tomorrow at 8 am cst both on twitter and tumblr at the same time!

[jennerarts]

faith and scoop 💕💕💕

[inkblackorchid]

Time for a new fic, at long last.

Summary: After spending a few days with her parents, Aki comes to visit the garage only to find that something about Yusei is off. When it becomes clear that she is not the only one to have noticed as much, an intervention is planned, and Aki ends up with an impossible task: Get Yusei to stop working for a little while and find out what's bothering him.

In lieu of answering, Crow beckoned her into the kitchen. Only once he'd closed the door behind them and set his little bag down on the counter did he turn around to say, "I need your help. Well, actually, I think Yusei does."

Aki blinked at him a few times. "What do you want me to do?"

"Can you please talk to this idiot? I've tried, but all he does is rebuff me and pretend everything's fine and dandy. So I'm hopin' he might listen to you."

[duelistkingdom]

my heart’s been borrowed and yours has been blue

Summary: aki's obsessed with yusei's jacket

Rating: T

Ships: Yusei Fudo/Aki Izayoi

Author’s note: written for @faithshippingweek but also for @faithshipping‘s birthday! happy birthday!

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The first time Aki had stolen Yusei’s jacket, it was hanging off a nearby chair, and Aki simply grabbed it without thinking twice. She pulled his jacket around her, inhaling deeply. It smelled of gasoline, black coffee, of something stale she couldn’t really identify, and something so uniquely Yusei that she found it difficult to explain when pressed. It was thick, and warm. She wondered how Yusei stood wearing this all the time, even during warmer weather. It was nice now, however, as it was fairly cold in Neo Domino tonight and Crow seemed to hate turning up the heater. Last time Aki tried to turn it up, Crow reacted like her father might. Yusei was busy, and Aki settled in on the couch, slowly falling asleep in the stolen jacket. Yusei did not comment on her theft as he carried her up to bed.

The second time Aki stole Yusei’s jacket was more deliberate. It was the first time they slept together, and Aki woke up in his bed. All the emotions she’d put off last night now came to her in full force, wondering what this would mean for their friendship. He was deep in slumber for once, and Aki couldn’t help but notice how much younger he looked while he slept. Or really, it was more like he, for once, appeared his age. It was as if he’d never known the weight of the world. A blush came across her face as she remembered his hands sure upon her body, wondering if he’d ever do that to her again. Was he just blowing off steam as the WRGP approached? He’d been working such long nights to prepare, and Aki wasn’t sure where they stood now.

She quietly slipped out of the bed, her bare feet padding across his wooden floor to where her clothes were. She pulled them back on, her gaze kept on the blue of his jacket. And since she did not know when she’d be this close to Yusei again, she pulled his jacket on and inhaled the scent of it. Again, it smelled of gasoline and black coffee, but she now recognized the stale scent to be cigarettes. And still, there was that smell that was uniquely Yusei’s, buried underneath the aftershave he wore. She pulled the jacket on, taking it with her.

She hadn’t intended on returning the jacket, but when she had, Yusei had seemed distracted. He barely even remarked on Aki having stolen his jacket and holding it hostage for a few weeks. Granted, he was easier to distract these days. Recently, Ghost showed up, he’d been fixated on trying to figure out a strategy that didn’t rely on Synchros. Aki found that with Yusei so distracted, he barely seemed to notice her pitiful attempts at seduction. Thus, the third time Aki stole Yusei’s jacket, she’d worn only it while sitting in his bed. Her bluntness worked better than her previous attempts, and Yusei had remarked how much he liked her new look.

Aki replayed it over in her head as his hands seared his touch onto her flesh, as his lips claimed hers, and as he became one with her. Desperation was beginning to sink in for Aki, and she needed more of him. And she was desperate to know if he saw her as simply a friend he liked to fuck, or if he cared about her beyond that. Aki knew she was being greedy, but she didn’t care. But she would not be the first to break first. Aki had already spent so much of her life being destructive, and she would not be destructive anymore.

She left his jacket hanging on the chair as she slipped out of his room in the morning, well aware that she was already running late for school as she did so. Her mind was occupied the entire day trying to think about what it meant for them if they’d done this twice now. Both times, Yusei had seemed so much more relaxed, so much more at ease. And then everything came crashing down when she’d gone back to Yusei’s for another hit only to discover someone new there. Aki knew it was stupid to get jealous when she and Yusei were never established to even be anything, but she did. She stormed off, and she was angrier still when Yusei did not notice.

When rationality returned, she was almost embarrassed by the display. Months passed by again, turning to winter. It gave her a good reason to steal Yusei’s jacket for the fourth time, but this time it seemed almost like he wanted her to. He had that “I know something you don’t know” smirk on his face when he saw her, noting the stolen jacket. And when Aki offered to return it, Yusei refused, stating that it looked better on her. And finally, in his stolen jacket, it came pouring out: all the repressed feelings she’d been putting off demanded to be felt.

And it was in his stolen jacket that Aki finally knew where she stood with Yusei: to him, she was the most important person in the world, she was his best friend, and he was deeply, madly, impossibly in love with her. Aki couldn’t possibly express her jubilation in the moment, so she settled for pulling him for a deep kiss. And then his jacket fell to the floor, forgotten as he pulled her towards his bedroom.

Dating Yusei had been as easy as being his best friend, and Aki felt secure in her relationship with Yusei. The only real change was her father now demanding that Yusei not come over unless they were home - something that went ignored by both her and Yusei. And it was during this period that Aki stole Yusei’s jacket for the fifth time, keeping it in her room with no intention of returning it this time. The future that was in front of them seemed bright, and it’d been easy to say yes when Yusei finally asked her to marry him.

And it was all this that Aki was reflecting upon as Yusei spun her around, surprising her with how capable he was at dancing. Before she could ask him where he’d learned to dance like that, he instead asked her to follow him into the garden. The venue’s rose garden guaranteed privacy, and it was partly why they’d picked it. The full moon’s light was the only light source, and Aki was grateful for that. The two of them were guaranteed their privacy. The autumn air was chilly in the sleeveless dress Aki had picked, and when she shivered, Yusei slipped off his suit jacket and put it around her shoulders. Aki flushed as she pulled it in closer to her. It smelled exactly like Yusei.

[lunarproject]

commission info!

hi, i'm kay! i'm an english BA & creative writing MA graduate who is opening fic & poetry commissions via my kofi! i have a few different tiers:

fics/original prose is priced at the following: 200 words - £20 1000 words - £50 2000 words - £100 5000 words - £150 (please message me regarding any alternative lengths)

poetry is priced as below: short form (2-3 stanzas/one prose paragraph) - £10 long form (4+ stanzas/two prose paragraphs) - £20 (please note that rhyme schemes are an additional £5)

please send a message with any questions or requests; i'll do my best to accommodate!! see below for extra information.

if you do not see anything on this list, please ask about it! i probably haven't thought of it lol. feel free to message regarding anything i will write with limitations too. please see here for fandoms/ships i will not write for.

here are some things i am happy to write:

prose, poetry, lgbt content (especially sapphics!), romantic ships, platonic & familial relationships, horror, mild gore, smut (with limitations), kink (with limitations), fics with your ocs (includes oc/canon), self-insert (not x reader, sfw only), any pov, letters from a fictional other (sfw only), mecha (sfw only), fantasy/sci-fi, monster of the week concepts (includes original monsters), vampires, werewolves (sfw only), genderbends (trans headcanons, cis-swaps - please specify), historical fiction (with limitations), fics based on songs/albums, age gaps (adult/adult only), mild violence, angst, dubcon (nothing too intense though), characters from media i don't know (please provide info!!), polyam ships, AUs, crossovers, pregnancy (sfw only)

things i will not write:

incest, underage smut, adult/minor ships, noncon, suicide, dead dove, smut for minors, aging up minors for smut, zoophilia, rpf, hard gore, hardcore kink (please ask if you need clarification), furries, mecha nsfw, x reader, nsfw self insert, hard violence, major character death, over 1000 words, multi-chapter (with exceptions), human/non-human (excluding vampires), omegaverse, zombies, prison aus, royalty aus, sex worker aus, slavery aus

some fandoms i will write for:

yugioh (duel monsters, gx, 5ds, zexal), the x files (seasons 1-3), death note, doctor who (seasons 1-4 of reboot), superstore, how i met your mother, madoka magica, fire emblem (sacred stones, awakening, fates), legend of zelda (botw/totk), marvel (mcu up to phase 3, + dsmom & wandavision), howl's moving castle (studio ghibli movie), classic literature (rebecca, wuthering heights, sherlock holmes), pokemon (most familiar with gens 1 + 5 and original anime run), avatar (atla), twilight, five nights at freddys (no ships), sabrina the teenage witch (seasons 1/2), stardew valley, + more as i think of it

ships i enjoy writing:

my faithshipping, mulderscully, doctorrose, lawlight, gx rivalshipping, matsuda/misa, peachshipping, violetshipping, scoopshipping, amy/jonah, lily/marshall, barney/robin, zelink, howl/sophie, chrom/robin, chrom/frederick, bella/alice, leo/takumi, bella/rosalie, bella/edward, ironstrange, stevetony, peppernat, tonynat, pepperony, palmerstrange, homura/madoka, frostiron, strangefrost, wandavision, doctor/jack/rose, misa/rem, doctor/jack, matsuda/light, mello/matt, gameshipping, mastershipping, fianceshipping, chaseshipping, puzzleshipping, thiefshipping, sherlock holmes/professor moriarty, dragonshipping, wishshipping, heathcliff/catherine earnshaw, edward/jacob, katara/zuko, katara/aang, sokka/zuko, + more as i think of them

[ygofandomcalendar]

This week in Yu-Gi-Oh! (19 September 2022)

(Sorry for the lack of updates for a while - it’s been a heck of a summer. If I’ve missed anything let me know!)

We cannot provide links to off-tumblr events in these posts as it gets us flagged as a bot. Please see one of the calendars linked from our blog for further details on any of the events below.

Posting for Iddy Iddy Bang Bang finishes on 19 September.

Sign-ups close for Yu-Gi-Oh! Mini Exchange on 22 September.

Assignments will be sent for Fandom Growth Exchange by 23 September.

BakuMali day is on 24 September.

24 September is Polyship Week’s Solo Polyam Day.

Writing continues on Finish What You Started.

@gxmonth continues.

@shipsoftherainbow continues.

Faithshipping Week has confirmed dates for 2023 as 14 to 20 August.

Ladies Bingo continues.

Launch the Ship continues.

Polyamory Day Ficlet Fest continues.

Rarest of Pairs Fest continues.

25 September is Marufuji Sho/Syrus Truesdale’s birthday.

Plus six additional events marked as 18+ only.

Is your event missing? Drop us a message with a link!

[voicesofchaos]

Yugioh Polyship Week 2019 Day 3

Art by @autumn-sacura​, commissioned by VoicesOfChaos. She is my favorite artist ever and it was a huge honor to commission her. Her level of detail is uncanny! Please check out all her work and support her!

Yusei and his lovers, Aki and Crow, work all day fine-tuning his D-Wheel for an upcoming competition on a scorching hot day. The maintenance is hot and sweaty but completely worth it when working together. Especially when you get to take a break to cool down and melt into each other’s arms.

[yugirl-with-dragons]

Fate Zero AU? Aki could be Iri and Yusei could be Kiritsugu.

At first I didn’t know who they were. I don’t even watch Fate Zero. Then I googled them and I saw this Kiritsugu was wearing a suit and decided I just wanted to see Yusei wearing that, and this was the result 

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[the-kings-of-games]

Yu-Gi-Oh! Polyship Week - Day 1

Sunday = Introductions! Tell us how you got into Yugioh. Tell us which non-monogamous ships first caught your attention and just which ones are your favorites. And just anything else interesting about yourself to build the community.

Covid hit, and I was curious about 5D's in particular. I ended up watching all of the them up to Sevens (not yet kept up though). I didn't watch them in order, lmao, and didn't finish all of them, but I'm immune to spoilers. xD

The polyship I fell for is Kizunashipping (Jack/Crow/Yūsei)! I'm easy, and I absolutely love the childhood friends trope. ^^ And those are my three most favorite YGO characters, Crow my number 1. I've written about 50 fics for 5D's with at least of these characters alone within the last year, and with some help from my friends, Kizunashipping has topped Scoopshipping for the Jack Atlas tag and 5D's tag on Ao3. (I'm coming for Faithshipping next.)

My other favorite YGO polyship is Stolenshipping!!

I hope to make more Kizunashipping friends! I welcome all combos of this polyship. ^^

[faithshippingweek]

for tagging your works, you have several options!

on twitter, you can use #faithshippingweek, #faithshippingweek2022, #yuakiweek, #yuaki2022, #yuakiweek2022. #遊アキ2022, or #遊アキ22 (if any japanese users know how to add "week" to this, please let me know). please limit to one tag on twitter, as i will check all of these tags to retweet content. a note is that i will retweet it to both @DailyAkiz and @yuakiweek!

on tumblr, the same tags are used but also #faithshipping week, #yuaki week, etc with spaces will be checked. again, try to limit to one tag, as i will use the queue function to reblog content.

[samurithecat]

Okay, with the quarantine going on, I have been doing some drawing and also my birthday is coming up on March 30th. So I’ve made a list of ships to either give anyone ideas for gift art or just something you can send an ask for me to draw after I finish the colors of my rizumo week drawings.

Here’s the list:

·         Rokubeni

·         Soul x Maka

·         Tear x Luke (Tales of the Abyss)

·         Kaden x Corrin (Fire Emblem Fates)

·         Alm x Celica

·         Chrome x Sumia

·         Naegiri

·         Saimatsu

·         Sakuraoi

·         Kazupeko

·         Hinanami

·         Tidus x yuna

·         Zidane x garnet

·         Squinoa

·         Sokai

·         Rokushi

·         Terraqua

·         Rina x Masahiro

·         Shion x nezumi

·         Faithshipping

·         Scoopshipping

·         Tododeku

·         IchiRuki

·         Sasusaku

·         Naruhina

·         Ferrriswheelshipping

·         Rosette x chrono

·         Cou x ren

·         Kirisuna

·         Rizumo

·         Kilala x rei

·         Makorra

·         Bopal

·         Zutara

·         Taang

·         Sukka

·         Rayllum

·         Shallura

·         Starco

·         Ruby x sapphire

·         Robstar

·         Sebezra

·         Finnrey

·         Suzaeuphie

·         Cluclu

·         Gino x Kallen

·         Sakura x syaoron

·         Umi x clef

·         Fuu x ferio

·         Kobato x fujimoto

·         Yuuko x watanuki

·         Tom x hester

·         Percabeth

·         Harry x hermoine

·         Max x Fang

·         Day x June

·         Holo x Lawerence

·         Leif x Jasmine

·         Mare x Cal

·         Laura (x-23) x Angel

·         That couple from The Untamed (do they have a ship name)

·         Miraculous Love square (LadyNoir, ladrian, adrianette, marichat)

·         Ladybug

·         Nuts and dolts

·         Arkos\s

·         Bumblebee

·         Lancastor

·         Rose garden

·         Black sun

·         renora

·         martial arcs

[inkblackorchid]

I just wanted to say I absolutely love your Aki series. I suddenly got the urge to check out Faithshipping fics 2 weeks ago and found your series. I've been reading it nonstop when I have breaks at work and I'm about half-way through Tainted Soil (which funnily enough is when I learned you have a Tumblr). Your characterization is on point, the feels hit hard, and the fluffy moments fill me with so much joy. I'm so happy someone out here loves best girl Aki so much they are giving her the proper season 2 she deserved.

I want you to know this message made my morning when I saw it after getting out of bed. Thank you!! I’m so glad you enjoy my stories! And kinda relieved to hear you like the characterisations, haha. I always worry about accidentally crossing the line and not making the characters feel like themselves enough. I’m glad the other stuff works out, too! Aki is so near and dear to my heart, I’ve been having lots of fun writing for her. It makes me super happy other people appreciate her as much as I do <3

[duelistkingdom]

i hate accidents (except for when we went from friends to this)

Summary: they'd been dating for a few years now, and yusei's planning on a special anniversary for this year.

Rating: T

Ships: Yusei Fudo/Aki Izayoi

Author’s note: written for @faithshippingweek! two in one day, let’s GO

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Whatever surprise Yusei was planning had Aki growing impatient. He’d pulled a blindfold over her eyes, promising her that it’ll be worth it in the end. She couldn’t imagine what would be worth losing one of her senses for, but she trusted Yusei well enough. He’d taken her on his bike, and they’d been driving for a while now. Or maybe it just felt longer because she couldn’t see. Either way, she finally asked, “Yusei, how much longer is this going to take?”

“We’re almost there, Aki,” Yusei answered back, and she gripped tighter to him. Her hands were starting to wander now, and Yusei groaned. “Aki, I’m going a hundred and twenty miles per an hour right now. Now is not the time to get frisky.” She barely paid attention as her hand ran along his jeans, biting her lip as she thought of the mere idea of getting him off while he was trying so hard to focus. The wind seemed to slow down around them, and she giggled. This time, Yusei’s voice was low and dangerous as he growled her name. “I’ll turn this bike around and have Crow bring you instead if you can’t behave.”

That was enough to cause her to pull her hand away with a pout as she rested her chin on his shoulder. “Why aren’t we there yet?”

“We’re almost there, I promise,” he said, and he had tilted the bike as if he was exiting the highway. The wind blew around them, and Aki caught the smell of the sea salt breeze, the wood of the pier, and the smell of the deep fried food the pier offered. So they were heading to the pier? “You know, we’ve been dating for five years now.”

She considered this. Five years of dating. “You did say this anniversary, you had a special surprise for me,” she said, poking him in the side. “What is it?”

The bike was now at a standstill, and Yusei focused on kicking the kickstand into place. He helped her off the bike, the balls of her feet hitting the ground first out of nerves. Whatever they were on was smooth, however, as her heels didn’t catch in anything. She smoothed her skirt out before reaching for the blindfold. Yusei gently grabbed her wrist, clicking his tongue. “Still not there,” he said, pulling her forward. “Follow me.”

Aki had no choice but to follow after him. Sure, she could reach for the blindfold but something thrilled her about the surprise Yusei was keeping that required it. Whatever it was, Aki didn’t want to spoil it by peaking. Considering his track record, she knew that whatever he was planning would be worth the wait. Instead, she focused on the noises and smells. She could hear children screaming on what sounded like rollercoasters, which reinforced her suspicions that they were at the pier’s amusement park. Children were definitely around, running past them.

She heard some of them mention them as Yusei ignored them, blowing past everything. Aki’s smile only grew as she caught the smell of the boardwalk’s restaurants. Were they going to have a simple anniversary dinner at one? But then why the need for the blindfold? No, that couldn’t be right. And as they passed by them all, Aki’s suspicions only grew. “Yusei, where are you taking me?”

As soon as she asked the question, they came to a stop. He’d lifted her up into a bridal carry, and now he was carrying her. She heard water sloshing as he stepped onto something that she couldn’t be sure of. He finally set her down, and Aki felt the rocking of the sea. So they were on a boat. It took him a moment before he finally said, “You can remove your blindfold.”

She removed it, blinking as she looked around. They were on the sea, and the sun was setting. The moon had risen earlier - both the sun and the moon in the sky. He’d poured out two glasses of champagne, and in front of her were all her favorites. She looked up at him, and he was smiling gently. He’d ditched his jacket, and the white short sleeved shirt clung to all his best assets. “This is the surprise?”

“A private boat ride, yes,” he said as he handed her the glass of champagne, their hands briefly brushing as she took it. “I wanted… to ask you something privately.” He looked nervous now, and he took a swing of his drink, running a hand through his messy hair. He’d now sat next to her, looking at her as if she might shatter his heart tonight. And he’d pulled something out of his pocket, small and nondescript. His cheeks flamed, and Aki had never seen Yusei like this before. If she didn’t know better, she’d think he was nervous.

Yusei opened the box and placed it in front of her. She tore her eyes away from him to look at what it was, and then she gasped. Nestled inside the box was a tiny silver rose with clear diamonds decorating it. “Yusei,” she said softly, setting the champagne glass down and staring down the ring. “Is this…”

“Wait, before you answer…” For once, Yusei was stumbling over his words, fidgeting, and Aki realized now that yes, Yusei was nervous. He’d faced worse, and it was becoming increasingly clear to Aki that Yusei was more scared of her answer than anything thrown his way. “I know this might… seem sudden. But we’ve been dating for five years, and I’ve known for a while that I want nothing more than to make this official. I want you to be my wife, and I want to be your husband, Aki. I want you to be my future, Aki. Will you marry me? Please?”

She was blinking back tears as she nodded, taking the ring into her hands and passing it to him. “Put it on me, please?” The nerves Yusei was expressing transformed slowly, until finally as he pressed the ring onto her finger, he looked as if he’d just won a Duel. And as he captured her lips in a kiss, Aki thought this might be the best anniversary they’d ever had. At least for now.

[just-diedie]

Y'all, I'm back on my Yu-gi-oh 5D's bullshit

Watched it years ago and made the very wise poor choice to rewatch the entire series before school starts in a couple of weeks

I wanna see fan stuff of scoopshipping and faithshipping and literally just learned that's the damn names of the ships in 2019 LOL help

[spellcastersjudgement]

okay i’m literally obsessed i need more faithshipping !!! literally any of the numbers i just neeeeeed it

okay the froot has finished her other fanfics so she finally has the time to devote to this ask bc i have a lot of feelings abt these two and i need proper time to fully dump my feelings ™ 

since this is a Dealers Choice ask i hope yall know im gonna pick the one that allows me to dump the most headcanons on yall

i know ive already done this one before for the tutor ask but!! i love this idea and im not ashamed to do it again lmao

#30: a kiss as comfort 

Yusei was not used to Akiza waking up before him, but there was a first time for everything. 

His alarm had awoken him, making him groan and roll over, feeling on the top to hit the snooze button, rolling back over, left arm searching for Akiza, wanting to bring her back against his chest and bury his face in her hair. When his arm found only an empty bed, his eyes opened a crack, looking around the dim room for her. Empty. She must’ve gone to the kitchen, which was a huge disappointment–he had another few minutes before he had to actually get up and put his work uniform on, and he would much rather spend it cuddling with his girlfriend than laying in bed alone. 

He should go down and see her, maybe spend a few minutes on the couch together before he had to leave. Pushing himself up and rubbing the sleepiness out of his eyes, the cold air of the room made him shiver, another incentive to find Akiza, warm up. 

Turning off his alarm so it wouldn’t shake the apartment, he left the bedroom. The smell of coffee greeted him, his eyes adjusting to the lights of the kitchen. His girlfriend was standing in the kitchen, staring out the window with her coffee in her hands, fully dressed and made up, her bangs braided in a crown around her head. 

That was strange. Akiza usually rolled out of bed in her nightgown. She must’ve been up a while, extricated herself from Yusei’s hold without waking him, a feat considering that he was a light sleeper. 

“Good morning, handsome,” she looked over her shoulder as he approached, lifting the steaming cup to her lips. 

“Morning,” he slid his arms around her waist, her knit cardigan warm against his bare chest and arms. 

The scene outside wasn’t terribly interesting, but Akiza was staring at the grey, cloudy buildings with such intensity Yusei wondered if he was missing something. She was tense, he could feel that from where his head rested on her shoulder, the way she was audibly swallowing, her breathing faster than normal. When he’d come in last night she’d still been awake, hunched over her laptop with her reading glasses holding her bangs back, chewing on her nails. Yusei didn’t look to see what she was doing, had only shut the computer and picked her up, teasing her for turning into a night owl like him. 

Something was bothering her, he could tell. “Missed you when I woke up, Kiki,” 

A soft laugh, a sip of coffee. “I can tell you’re not awake,” 

“Haven’t had my coffee,” he laid his hand over hers, bringing her cup to his mouth and taking a sip. She liked her coffee less sweet than he did, tipping only a bit of creamer into it. 

“You only call me Kiki when you’re half asleep,” 

“Hm, maybe I’ll have to call you that more so I won’t be so easy to read,” Yusei said. 

“I’ll have to get a nickname for you,” she said. 

“You call me handsome,” 

“That’s not a nickname, that’s an adjective,” she turned around. He loosened his hold to let her. “Even if it is true, it doesn’t count,” 

The cup between them radiated heat onto Yusei’s skin, not as warm as when Akiza had been pressed against him, but at least this way it was easier to steal the cup from her hands and drink from it. She rolled her eyes and laughed, told him to get his own cup, there was plenty left in the pot, and from the multiple coffee filters he could see in the trash can, it wasn’t the first of the morning. 

“Been awake a while?” he asked. 

She shrugged, eyes not meeting his, staring over his shoulder, anon-answer that only affirmed his feelings that something was bothering her. Nails drummed against the cup for a moment, soon back in her mouth, a habit that Carly often ragged on her about, forcibly removing her hand. Yusei closed his hand around her wrist, ignoring her annoyed glance as he kissed the back of her hand. 

“What’s wrong?” 

“Nothing. I’m just tired,” 

“You wouldn’t be so tired if you didn’t get up so early,” he teased. 

“I couldn’t sleep,” she sighed, finally meeting his eyes. Beneath the makeup he could see a tinge of purple, her normally bright eyes red and dull. Lack of sleep was an understatement if he’d ever heard one. “Got up, got some work done,” 

“How long was that?” 

“Yusei,” she muttered, moving out of his embrace to top off her coffee. “It doesn’t matter. Don’t you have work to go to?” 

“They can manage without me for a few minutes, Kiki,” he leaned against the counter, watching her move to the fridge. “Unless you want me to leave,” 

“No, Yusei–I’m sorry,” her shoulders fell. “You don’t–don’t go,” 

He watched as she stood on her tiptoes, reaching into the cabinet to retrieve a second cup. Normally he’d reach over her back and tease her about being short, but this didn’t seem like the time. Yusei Fudo would never list one of his strengths as “bedside manner,” but seeing Akiza so worked up–well her quiet, unassuming way of being upset that had developed in recent years. He’d seen her cry, scream, but that was different, over her childhood, and it seemed that after that had passed she had decided to suppress, compartmentalize. He had no interest in forcing the floodgates open, knew she wouldn’t appreciate that, but–but it was eating at him to not say anything. 

Akiza was in front of him, handing him coffee. “Time for you to wake up,” 

“Thank you,” 

She leaned against the counter next to him, laying her head on his shoulder, tracing the rim of the cup with her finger. Her hair was soft against his bare skin, tickling the slightest bit as she moved, her breath blowing across his chest. He looked down, wishing her hair was down so he could run his fingers through it but settling for an arm around her shoulders. 

“‘kiza,” he laid his cheek on her head. “What’s going on?” 

A sigh, a shake of her head, tickling his cheek. “It’s really nothing,” 

“C’mon, you can tell me,” he tightened his hold on her, running his hand up and down her upper arm, anything to make her feel comfortable enough to open up. 

“Don’t wanna bother you,” 

“You won’t be,” he insisted, putting the coffee she’d made down on the counter, grasping both of her shoulders. She looked up at him through her lashes, lip between her teeth, anxiety radiating off of her. “Something at school?” 

“No–yes, I mean,” she sighed, making the motion for pushing her bangs behind her ears out of habit–adorable, especially the blush afterwards when she realized she had nothing to brush back. “There’s, there’s this–I have a class today,” 

“It’s,” he waited for his brain cells to produce the day of the week. “It’s Wednesday, you’ve got three today,” 

“I forgot you memorize my schedule,” a laugh, a genuine one, a bit of a smile. “I think it’s cute,” 

“Don’t you change the subject,” he felt a smile coming on to his own face. “Which one is it?” 

“Postcolonial lit,” she said. 

“Should I pretend I know what that is?”

“I’ll read it to you sometime,” she offered. “I think you’d enjoy it,” 

Yusei would have to take her up on that later. Listening to Akiza’s voice, the way she change her voices for the different characters, the way she’d stop in the middle of the sentence–it was the closest thing he’d come to a religious experience, and it’d been a while since he’d listened to her read. But right now he could tell she was deflecting. “You got a paper due today? Didn’t read?” 

“Me? Not read?” she gasped. “Of course I read. I’m not going into debt for nothing,” 

“Then what is it, Kiki?” he asked. 

“You’re just calling me that to butter me up,” 

“Is it working?” 

She looked thoughtful for a moment. “Yeah, it is.” She sighed, looking down at her coffee before looking back up to him. “I have a presentation today,” 

“Is that what you were working on last night?” 

“Yeah, I’d been working on it from the time I left the shop last night to the time you got home,” she said. “I’ve been over it what feels like a million times. It’s perfect, I know it, just–Yusei, don’t worry about it,” 

“You get up early to work on it again?” 

She looked exasperated at his perseverance. “Couldn’t sleep. I didn’t want to wake you so I got up–about four,” 

It was now 7:30. Yusei had slept like a rock, curled himself around her and hadn’t even bothered to notice if she was feeling anxious. Certainly he should’ve seen it–

“Stop that,” Akiza said. “I didn’t want you to worry. I can see you beating yourself up,” 

“I just came home, didn’t even ask you what you were doing,” Yusei said. “I just took you away from your computer–” 

“You were tired,” she interrupted. “Don’t worry about it,” 

They were silent again, staring at each other. 

“Why are you so worried about it Akiza?” Yusei asked after a moment. 

“Professor’s uptight and this is work a third of my grade,” she said. 

Yusei could see why she’d lose sleep over that. 

“Over a third, actually. Thirty-five percent. I was complaining to Carly about professors that are lazy and don’t want to grade more than a few assignments, but that doesn’t get the work done,” she huffed. 

Her cup joined his on the counter, and soon her cheek was pressed against his sternum, her arms wrapping around his waist. “Yusei,” 

“Yeah, ‘kiza?” 

“I’m terrified it’s not enough,” 

His hands slid down her cardigan. What could he say? What could he say to convince her she would be fantastic, that the work she’d put in would pay off, that it’d be all worth it in the end? As Akiza whimpered out his name through the beginnings of tears, his heart wrenched–it’d been so very long since he’d had to hear her cry–and suddenly saying something didn’t seem like enough. 

In a moment he’d feel bad for disturbing the perfectly pinned crown braid, but presently he didn’t care, the only thing that mattered was tilting her head back, pressing a kiss to her lips. A noise of surprise came from her, he could feel her jump at the ferocity at which his lips moved, accidentally scraping her bottom lip with his teeth, running his tongue over the spot as an apology. Slowly, slowly she relaxed, her palms laying flat on his back, fingers digging in as she reciprocated, standing on her tiptoes to press back against him. 

Yusei was never good with words, wouldn’t pretend to be, but he hoped that she could feel it: his love, his belief in her, not just in school but for the future, that he would be there to comfort her, that she could tell him anything, that she didn’t need to worry about bothering him. Maybe one day he’d be eloquent enough to say this to her, but this would have to do for now. 

She dropped back on to her heels, opening her eyes, the slightest smudge of mascara on the corner of her eye. He wiped it away, accidentally poking her in the eye, apologizing as she giggled at his clumsiness. 

“Should I come watch you?” he asked. 

“You want to leave cars for books?” she giggled, wiping her nose with the back of her hand. 

“Gonna cheer you on,” he said. 

Akiza smiled, her eyes shining with the remnants of unshed tears. “In that case, help me practice. Put on some clothes, handsome, we’re going to school,” 

[chibicrow]

ok so like Arc V’s been over for a year and almost five months now, so it’s time to move on from all the horrible shit that happened so we can just look back on it fondly, right?

apparently not lmao.

Really, I can’t pinpoint when the agitation started. Maybe it’s when I noticed three of my former friends (if they ever considered me a friend lmao) who were really into Arc V really hated VRAINS, so as much as I said Arc V was my spin-off, I couldn’t shake associating them with Arc V unconsciously.

So, whenever I see Arc V, I think of the people who would continually call Yusaku an asshole every week or condemn VRAINS just because of some issues that really started while Arc V was still airing. And as much as I loved Arc V, I can’t help but look at anything Arc V related that’s not Synchro Dimension arc related with a certain degree of annoyance. 

“wow natsumeme can’t you just like unassociate and be done with it?”

THAT’S THE THING!!! It’s a fantastic idea in theory, but really difficult to practice. Unlearning shit and disassociating shows I like or are interested in from people who make me uncomfortable is hard.  

The weird thing about this is even with all the shit I had to deal with in terms of the anti-Crow-sama and pro-Faithshipping folks during 5D’s, I didn’t have this issue with 5D’s. (I mean, 5D’s did literally save my life tho, so there’s that component to keep in mind whereas Arc V . . . did not. By all definitions, it probably made my mental health worse than during the 5D’s era, anime wise and fandom wise.) 

So, it’s weird and it’s something I feel like I need to figure out.

I think part of it too is that Arc V was the very first YGO series I watched as it was airing from the very beginning and dealing with the fandom from being really accepting to just being downright vicious and ugly, so it might be irritation from that and a sign I need a break from it?

I dunno. Maybe I just need to rewatch Arc V in another four years and quite possibly blacklist everything associated with it (except for the Synchro Dimension arc) and everything will be fine. 

ok but in the mean time tho 5D’s is my all-time fave YGO series as a whole again until further notice lmao