#mobium fic

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for my mobium fic, I'm not entirely certain exactly how overt the whole destiny and gods' plans thing will be — honestly probably not much, which means most of the gods' plans and the Whys are just gonna be secret author knowledge to flavor the world and the characters will never know?? tragic but eh it's for the best

the thing is... they'll obviously Feel it, somehow. it will impact them. I especially want to dive into how Yami is affected and in particular his sense of self.

Yami will feel a bit like he's almost... superfluous. an incidental byproduct of the gods' plan. not truly meant to be here or at least not an important piece of the puzzle. (I think he WAS a part of the plan, but this is how he FEELS)

basically the gods needed someone to counterbalance Zorc. I don't think they necessarily DESIGNED Atem (not the way perhaps Zorc may have done for TKB... maybe.... still cooking on that one), rather they picked him out, and like. he did it. From Yami's perspective, Atem succeeded in halting and trapping Zorc in the first round, and then in round two, he succeeded in defeating him once and for all. so Yami is like... what am I here for, then? I am the leftovers from Atem's success in round one. the scraps left behind from the clash, the negligible and inevitable chips of metal left on the battlefield.

and on one hand... he could internalize this as feeling insignificant, unnecessary, not belonging here...

...but on the OTHER hand, this could drive him to lean harder into "I am the other Yugi." THIS is his identity. THIS is who he is. Atem is someone else entirely. it is Yugi who brought him back to life, who gave him volition and humanity and purpose. his partnership with Yugi is what defines THIS self. <3

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y'know I suppose there's a way to possibly make ending option number 1 not be so tragic?

Perhaps they find out a way they could, in theory, "put Yami's soul to rest" but they delay it and will ask him when he's ready — and he says he will wait for them 😭 So they can live out their lives like this and still not doom him to being alone forever (as long as they don't both suddenly get, like, hit by a car lmfao) and be ready to pass together in their old age

Mmmmmm will consider

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anyways here's something really tragic I'm hoping to play around with in my fic: this version of Atem was yoinked from the past just before he made the Big Sacrifice (though exactly how close to pulling the trigger he was, I'm not sure yet, but I'm thinking around when he was just considering the idea) and since Yami doesn't have his memories, and presumably wouldn't until and unless he crosses over into the afterlife, this means!!! that there is effectively no way for him to find out what happened to him.

He'll eventually be able to talk to Atem and get the gist of "Zorc was attacking, we were trying to fight back but it was looking bad," but the full truth of exactly what happened when he sealed himself away in the Puzzle for thousands of years... he will never know. Not here. He'll have to live with that loss.

How many of his allies died, sacrificing themselves for him? How many fell before he was forced into this? Did he know what he was going to lose? Could he feel it slipping away as the spell was cast? Did he believe this would be his fate forever, that no one would ever find him again? Did he have to accept that he would be alone forever and just pray that it would be enough to stop it?

What was it like in the Puzzle? I like the idea of him being semi-conscious just enough to feel lost and terrified and alone :3 Was it instantaneous, losing his memories, or did he wake up in there and feel it as he gradually lost himself?

rrrraahhgffhhhh I love it