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Sweet treats!

[[ooOOOKAY I think I have worked my desire to draw food out of my system for a bit! Maybe. I dunno, this was a lot of fun even though it took forever--

Big thanks to everyone who sent in their character’s favorite desserts in that last post! They’re labeled (though not with urls and also tiny, oops) so I’ll list em here as well:]]

@xdisasterpansexualpandax: Chocolate chip cookies Seto Kaiba (My Boy): Lemon Mille-Feuille @varcn: Tim-tams @kaibacorpbros: Chocolate Sundae @kaibacxrps: Taiyaki (They said ‘the most cursed thing’ and Taiyaki isn’t cURSED but I’d been hoping for an excuse to draw it, so I took that as an excuse) @kingofduelists: Ice cream cone @monochrome-sun: Cinnamon bread

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@kingofduelists from here

Yugi flinched at the feeling of the rag on his cheek, fat tears welling in his eyes at the pain from the cut. It wasn’t ever great, when he got peat up to the point of bleeding - he was embarrassed, a bit, but he was happy that he had Leysa there to help him. It wasn’t too severe of a beating, fortunately - the man who had harmed him had just been wearing rings, which was enough to cut open his cheek.

“It hurts,” he complained, pulling away rather than allowing her to continue. He wanted to bring a hand to his face, to rub at his cheek - but he doubted that’d make the stinging any better.

Leysa wanted to cry. She hated seeing her brother like this. It hurt her to see him in pain. She flinched when Yugi pulled away and instinctively touched her own cheek.

Ever since they were kids she seemed to have this uncanny knack of being able to feel his pain. She didn’t know why but she did, probably a twin thing.

“I’m sorry Yugi-nii...” she said quietly before trying again. “I know it stings but I’m trying to help...”

She was grateful they were at his house. If they were at hers, their dad would have a field day, demanding to know who was responsible and dramatically picking out a sword to fight them with. He was always such a weirdo but she loved that part about their father.

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@kingofduelists​ said: “Maybe you shouldn’t be walking around this part of town alone.”

First interactions // accepting!

“Oh, thank you for your concern. Care to join me in showing me around? It’s my first time around this city and I want to know the ins and outs as best I can. If you know this place well, that is?” He and his Brother had just moved into Domino City and he wanted to explore the city so he could could used to the area and be able to go anywhere he wanted.

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Closed starter with @kingofduelists​

He remembered it all clearly, going over it in his mind from the moment it happened. Every waking moment, from when he’d went home that night, to the next morning at school, knowing he’d be sitting next to that boy again. Again, his mind replayed it: Kaiba had the Blue Eyes White Dragon in his pocket, eager to make a clean(ish) getaway from the school and never return. And then, out of the blue, he appeared. And suddenly, everything changed.

The game wasn't like any he'd ever played! He hadn't felt a rush like this in months, maybe years! Just seeing the images on the cards-- ones that he'd seen a million times-- live and breathe before his very eyes, that would've been enough! But the cards that are defeated in battle, vanishing forever? There were stakes, ones Kaiba could see and feel beyond just the abstract concept of 'losing!' How could it get better than that!? Just how was Yugi doing all of this, and how could Kaiba learn these tricks himself!?

... Just who was this Yugi, anyway? This wasn't the boy from school at all...

Well, there would be plenty of time to think about it later. Kaiba intended to savor every bit of this game, for now. "It's your turn, Yugi," Kaiba announced. "Go ahead and send another monster for my Battle Ox to crush! Ahahah!" Ah, but what if Yugi had been holding out on him? What if he did have some amazing card waiting in the wings? His grandpa did own a game store, it wasn't unlikely that Yugi owned something with more attack points! ... There was always the Blue Eyes White Dragon. He could take it from his pocket, and with a bit of sleight-of-hand, could mime pulling it from the deck. Yugi wouldn’t notice. He could even claim that it was a different Blue Eyes White Dragon, or that he shuffled it into his deck before the duel! Then there's no way he could lose!

Hm. ... What is he thinking? There's no need for that. Sure, sometimes Kaiba used force to obtain his cards, but he deserved to have them! He loved this game far more than those fools! And he had no intention to sully his reputation as a champion by cheating. Besides, what's the fun in ending this game so soon? 

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@kingofduelists​ // From here

“Hm.” The sound was brief and disbelieving. He had no evidence-- he didn’t stalk Yugi that intensely to know if he’d actually eaten that day or not. However, Kaiba lied about this kind of thing plenty of times, and he smelled a rat. It wasn’t too often that his instincts were wrong. “That’s a shame. I was going to invite you to Burger World if you hadn’t. Oh well, I’ll just have my chef make something.”

He didn’t answer the question if he had eaten anything today or not-- although he hadn’t actually done too bad for himself, today! 

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@kingofduelists​ [Closed Starter]

Hnn... Dizzy...

Waking up wasn’t usually such a demanding thing, but Kaiba’s mind felt sluggish. Fighting off a haze-- opening his eyes only revealed a blurry, spinning mess, so for a minute, he didn’t bother. The smell was the first thing that truly registered to him. Like... musty. Generally unpleasant in a way he couldn’t place-- a far cry from his comfortable bedroom, or even Yugi’s. No, he certainly wasn’t in bed-- he wouldn’t’ve woken up sitting in a chair. So that meant... Where was he, exactly...?

Opening his eyes again and blinking at the surroundings gave far too much information, yet still not enough. Definitely nowhere familiar. And nowhere fun. Likely he didn't 'fall asleep' of his own volition. He might’ve looked around a bit harder if his gaze didn't snap instantly to the person across from him.

“Yugi?” He attempted to stand, to reach out towards him, but found himself stuck in place. Tight restraints around his ankles and waist at least, keeping him seated. Seemed like this wasn’t Yugi’s doing, as much as he wanted to pin blame on the first person he saw-- after all, it looked like Yugi was in the same position. “Yugi! Yugi! Wake up! What’s going on!?” He looked around the room again, up at the ceiling, in search of someone. This was all too much for a simple kidnapping, or someone knocking them out and abandoning them somewhere! There had to be some kind of... ringmaster, who set this up!

It’d make sense that they’d reveal themselves when both him and Yugi were awake to hear them, that didn’t stop Kaiba from shouting now. “Hey! Show yourself, right now! I’m warning you, you have no idea what you’ve done! Let us out of these chairs or I’ll strike you down with the entire weight of the Kaiba Corporation! Do I make myself clear!?” 

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“Ungh--!”

A harsh punch to the stomach sent Kaiba collapsing to the ground, his briefcase falling out of his hand. Above him stood a bunch of men in black suits-- he hadn’t seen them, when he first walked into the alleyway. 

Kaiba liked to believe all of his plans were foolproof, that he did everything with enough secrecy. That there was nothing his money couldn’t buy him, even if things did go south. It’s why he hadn’t feared enrolling in a public school, a decision he certainly didn’t regret when he found out one of the students was holding a rare card! That was another thing he thought would never backfire, wasn’t it? Trying to get rare cards out of people, by whatever means necessary.

He’d told Yugi over and over again that he wanted to see the Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Understandably, Yugi was hesitant-- Kaiba would be. How frustrating. He simply had to earn his trust, that’s all. Considering he hung out with Wheeler, the kid must be desperate for friends. It’d take some time, and a lot of pretending to be nice, which sounded annoying... and that, perhaps, had revealed a weakness someone decided to capitalize on. In his school locker, he found a note from Yugi, saying that he’d give Kaiba the card, but only in secrecy. Oho... was Yugi planning to steal the card from right under his Grandpa’s nose? Kaiba would trade him anything he wanted for it. That’d why he’d brought his briefcase stuffed full of rare cards.

It was a trap. Yugi hadn’t written that note, and now, it seemed blindingly obvious.

“What should we do with him?” One of the men asked. “Hold him for ransom? Kid’s got a lotta money.” Kaiba struggled to get back to his feet, but another kick to the stomach rendered that moot. Ugh...! He couldn’t catch his breath, he felt so helpless...!

“Yeah. Hold him for ransom, get his little brother to pay it,” Another commented, stomping on Kaiba’s back to keep him pinned down. “Then we take ‘em both out in one fell swoop.”

“You--!” Kaiba snarled, despite knowing better. “You’ll never...! You won’t gh-- get away with this-- Leave him out of this...!” Of course, he knew why they were after him, because only a Kaiba could run KaibaCorp. Someone must’ve paid these goons, someone who wanted to rip his company away from him.

He wanted to say they’d pay for it. But right now, he didn’t know what would happen...

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“18, 19, 20! Ready or not! Here I come!!” Leysa called out in a sing song voice.

Times like these were a safe haven for Leysa. Mama and Papa were always fighting now and Grandpapa was doing his best to keep the peace. But because of that they were never around to play with the twins anymore. But at least Leysa always had Yugi. Her brother, her twin, her secure link.

She heard him giggle and immediately turned to lock eyes with him. “FOUND YOU!”

[“You have to catch me, otherwise it doesn’t count!”]

Leysa giggled and chased after him. As fast as her tiny legs could take her. But she was one of the fastest runners in kindergarten. So catching Yugi should be easy!