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[amararala]

Can you please draw Miho as F7? I think she'd look nice 💖

Emotion Challenge

thank you for the ask I really enjoy drawing her!! hehe chose to colour a sketch as this is actually how I usually draw things for myself :p

[sesshy380]

Would a self insert count as an oc? Maybe oc adjacent?

Absolutely! As long as it's an original character that you created and not some variant found in canon, it counts!

[rosalind-hawkins]

Can you please give me some minorshipping head canons? They won't leave my head.

Of course! Thanks for asking, I love these two together so much!!

Duke makes Ryou some custom resin dice for each of his Monster World characters. Ryou makes hand-painted figurines of all Duke's characters for him in return.

They gift each other the nerdiest things you've ever seen. Mug that reads "Rolling Dice Builds Character." T-shirt of D&D dice in pride flag colors. Art prints of their Monster World characters that looks like a movie poster for their campaign.

They are a switch couple. That means they take turns being the big spoon when they cuddle. (Sometimes Duke just wants to be held, okay?)

They love to play with each other's hair.

They shower together often.

Ryou falls asleep on the couch sometimes, and Duke will pull a blanket over him so he doesn't get cold overnight.

For Halloween, they always do couples costumes and throw a big party for their friends. That includes little monster cookies and tombstone cupcakes and all the fun party food you see in those home magazines.

Duke doesn't ask about Ryou's experience with the Millennium Ring, because he doesn't want to pry, but he will always listen whenever Ryou feels the need to talk about it.

Ryou started stealing Duke's t-shirts, so Duke started stealing Ryou's socks, and it kept getting worse until one day they realized they were both wearing only the other's clothes. Then they went on a double date with Yugi and Téa where they dressed up and acted like each other, just for the fun of it. Everyone had a good laugh. They now do makeovers often.

You know that meme of the lesbians? One leaning over the other doing their makeup? Yeah, that's Duke doing Marik's Ryou's makeup.

They go to Renn Fair and fantasy/scifi conventions together, always with couples costumes. Sometimes as fairies or as their Monster World characters, sometimes as Duel Monsters cards.

Duke wears high heels sometimes, to show off his legs, and is greatly in support of Ryou in frilly skirts.

They have a very comfortable, playful relationship. They're cute and flirty and happy and great together.

[rosalind-hawkins]

What do you think Duke's favorite animal is?

Oh, that's a tough question! I'm a big animal person, so you're going to get a long answer.

If you ask Duke whether he's a dog or cat person, he'll say both. He doesn't like every cat or every dog, but he has no preference between them, and will be nice and friendly to every cat or dog he meets, but isn't obsessed with either one.

He thinks parrots are cool, but he also knows he leads a super busy life and wouldn't be able to give a parrot a good home.

He thinks harpy eagles are cool and freaky, and would like to meet one at a zoo or something if ever given the chance.

I think if Joey you took him to the zoo, he'd make some really adorable faces and smile a lot, and now I really really want fanart of a Snareshipping zoo date.

If somehow you managed to get Duke onto a horse, I think he would suddenly discover his inner Horse Girl and feel that delightful, spiritual connection with his steed—and then miss that for the rest of his life. (This is definitely something that would happen to him if he's dating Sigfried, and I really need a name for that ship.)

I think he would like having a fish tank in his office, but he would get annoyed by the maintenance. I don't think he's really a pet owner, he's more of a free spirit.

I think he probably thinks big cats are really cool, maybe with a preference for leopards. They're crazy powerful.

I think he'd probably be most chill with a lizard or reptile of some kind.

If he were to have any pet, I do think it'd be a snake: something that likes to be left alone most of the time, because like Duke, they just do their own thing, and can be relatively self-sufficient, so he doesn't have to worry about them when he needs to travel.

[rosalind-hawkins]

I'm here to bug you. What colors do you associate with your favorite characters?

You're never a bother, sweetie! Thanks for the ask! None of these colors should be terribly surprising.

Duke - Green (or Red)

Kaiba - Blue

Ryou - Purple (or Light Blue)

(this is why you'll see me use 💚💙💜 when I talk about Mumbleshipping)

Mokuba - Purple and Gray

Joey - Red/Gold/Green (he Christmas)

Kisara - Silver

Mai - Pink

Ishizu - Royal Blue and Gold

Priest Seto - Royal Blue and Gold

TKB - Red and Mauve

Marik - Light and Dark Purple (and gold)

Sigfried von Schroeder - Pink and Aqua

Expanding to some other fandoms because why not:

Jackson Jekyll - yellow

Deuce Gorgon - green

N Harmonia - Green, Black, and White

Ashe Duran - Grassy Green

Seitarou Tanabata - Blue/Pink/Yellow

Tsukumo - Pink and Purple

Hajime Sugoroku - Dark Red

Yamanbagiri Kunihirou - Green and White

[rosalind-hawkins]

I'm harassing you to talk about your favorite rare pair. Nothing specific. Just info dump or something. 💗

Since you're asking for an info dump, I'll let myself be a little disorganized with this. Keep in mind, this is ofc based on my interpretations of the characters.

Also, thank you for asking. 💜

Mumbleshipping: the rarest pair that I very seriously ship, so ofc this one has to come first. Me even discovering this ship at all was a fluke, and now I've dedicated tens of thousands of words to it. I think it's a great example of how people do not need to be the same or similar for a relationship to work. There's a lot of surface differences between Ryou, Duke, and Kaiba, and they all have very distinct personalities from each other. They do have similarities (dad trauma, game obsession, broken families) but they have way more differences than similarities, and that can be such a beautiful thing, because they're always challenging each other to look at something in a different way. For me, it's a ship based on personal growth: it only happens when all three boys have decided to Do Better and are supporting each other in that mission, which is why it's so helpful for them to challenge each other. Seto is all cold intellect and power, Ryou is all empathy and understanding, Duke is all charm and sass. (All three of them are creative types, and I'll fight anyone who says otherwise.) They learn to modulate themselves and incorporate each other's perspectives into their worldviews, which is really healthy, because Yugioh is full of extreme, unbalanced people. Just look at Kaiba and tell me I'm wrong. They have to learn to mellow out esp Kaiba and they're a good influence on each other. Duke is sometimes a naughty influence, but even so. They need each other and they make each other better people, and they also need to KISS for the love of Ra. Ryou shows his boys such deep, accepting love, Kaiba is fiercely protective of both of them, and Duke is always reminding them both to relax and have fun sometimes, which is something they both need to hear because they are anxious babbies.

Like, if you look at my blog header rn, I picked expressions for them in that commission that specifically demonstrated their different personalities, but even so, they're still linked together. Nobody is pulling away and nobody wants to. Kaiba needs to feel loved, Ryou needs to be protected, they all need acceptance and validation even if they don't think they do. I love them too much.

All of that said, am I tied to a pretty specific interpretation of this ship? I mean yeah, I've got a longfic for the way I see them. If I saw someone with a different interpretation of this ship? I would just be so excited to see someone else talking about this ship and want to hear their perspective on it also. Because it's good for people to have different ideas and opinions.

Thank you for coming to my TedTalk. 🙇‍♀️

[rosalind-hawkins]

Can you please ask Duke to be easier to draw 🥺

I'm struggling here

I had a quick chat with Dukey-boy, and he says that he does not compromise his personal style for anyone, but if drawing his hair down instead of a ponytail is easier, go for it. (Personally I used DSOD references when I tried to draw Duke, and I found those easier to work from.)

Seriously though, sorry to hear that you're struggling with my fabulous boy! 🙇‍♀️ I once asked my husband to draw Duke for me, and he said that he couldn't because he didn't understand his hair, so you are not struggling alone, at least. 🤷‍♀️

[sesshy380]

You're next on the list

Top 10 Yugioh characters and their theme song please (⁠◕⁠ᴗ⁠◕⁠✿⁠)

So like...my top 10 faves and what song I associate with them? Hold on, I gotta think. I don't have songs for all of them (I don't even know if I have 10 faves)

Okay, I had to take a few minutes to make a list in doc. Most of my songs are for the longfic versions of characters, so I had to stop and rethink a few of the songs. I am going to apologize in advance for the large amount of Fiver Finger Death Punch. I have an entire playlist of FFDP that is dedicated to all my different AU's lol.

10. Seto Kaiba - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Far Out remix) by Daft Punk

9. Joey Wheeler - Drop the Bass (Extended) by Rocco

8. Mai Valentine - POP/STARS by K/DA

7. Yugi Mutou - The Spectre by Alan Walker

6. Pharaoh Atem - Wrong Side of Heaven by FFDP

5. Marik Ishtar - Jekyll and Hyde by FFDP

4. Ryou Bakura - Skeletons by Pop Evil

3. Yami Bakura - Wash It All Away by FFDP

2. Thief King Bakura - Afterlife by FFDP

Now, you're probably seeing Number 2 and thinking 'Wha??? TKB isn't Numero Uno???'. Let me explain. TKB is my babygirl, but Numero Uno belongs to my QP bestie. I have a playlist that is entirely HIM.

Drumroll please...

Yami Marik - IOU by FFDP