tags: canon divergence, right before the ceremonial duel, first time, right in the feels, atem has his own body, explicit sexual content
Before the ceremonial duel, Atem wishes to take one more day to spend with his friends. With his own body, he is free to touch and Yuugi takes what he can… before it’s too late.
summer heat - oneshot
rated E | 5k+ words
tags: canon compliant, atem has his own body, summer, teasing, nerdy boys, shower sex, explicit sexual content
Yugi and Atem battle the heat.
And each other.
must have never met you - complete
rated G | 1500 words | 3 chapters
tags: post canon, heartfelt, greif/mourning, angst with happy ending, no smut, open ending
"I don't care if I don't ever get my memories back. As long as I have you, I don't need them."
"You can have my memories and we can be together forever."
"Forever."
The words echoed with every beat of Yugi's heart. In every thought in his mind. With every step he took. With every strategic smile carefully choreographed on his face since the day he walked away.
When Yugi had made him.
lantern - complete
rated E | canon | 9k+ words | 3 chapters
tags: canon compliant, atem comes back, atem has his own body, bdsm, kink exploration, hurt/comfort, domestic, aged up characters, dom atem, sub yugi, explicit sexual content
When Atem had been offered a second chance of life by the gods and sent to earth to remain by his partner’s side for the rest of his days, he had not expected to find Yugi nearing twenty-six and shoulder deep in adult life.
He especially didn’t expect their connection to be severed. Upon finding a book in Yugi’s closet, he conducts a plan to spark it back to life.
the sum of all kisses - complete
rated M | 9k words | 5 chapters
tags: post canon, atem stays, atem has his own body, boys kissing, soft, emotional hurt/comfort, no smut
An ongoing series of different types of kisses Yugi and Atem share in the months after Atem stays.
Atem's gaze drifted down to Yugi's clenched fingers.
For several painful heartbeats, Yugi stood there and waited for an answer. Any kind of answer that would tell him that Atem cared about him outside of the promise he'd made his grandfather.
When nothing came, his heart continued to shatter into a million pieces.
tags: puzzleshipping, blindshipping, AU, romance, childhood friends, age difference, angst, hurt/comfort, atem is bad with feelings, yugi centric, yugi is kinda bratty, slow burn, one sided love, or is it?/ eventual smut, drinking, smoking, attempt at humor, happy ending, minor puppyshipping
note: This is a collection of all of my puzzleshipping AU oneshots. None of them correlate unless stated so. Kink and canon oneshots are found within my full masterlist.
eight legs of love
rated E | 9k+ words
tags: meet cute, neighbors, fast burn, nerds in love, spiders but nothing creepy, fluff, explicit sexual content
Yugi had lived in the apartment complex for two whole weeks. In that time, he had decided three things:
One: It was quiet. Too quiet.
No longer did he have the company of his grandfather or mother.
Two: His neighbors were really nice.
One had even smiled at him as they walked past.
Three: It attracted spiders.
through the daylight
rating T | 3k+ words
tags: childhood friends, mutual pining, unrequited requited love, pining angst, fluff, alcohol mentioned, mention of rivalshipping, happy ending, no smut
“I would have loved you from afar for the rest of our lives. I was content with that.”
“No, you weren’t.”
the iris and the raven
rated E | 5k+ words
tags: fairies, implied magic, fairy yugi, human atem, tattoos, size difference, interspecies sex, explicit sexual content
Injured and chased from his home, fae Yugi is saved and mended by a being who claims to be human.
Then why does he carry the markings of the very creatures who sent Yugi into the forest in the first place?
fourteenth of october
rated M | 2k+ words
tags: drinking, flirting, fluffy, no smut
Atem remembers it like it was last weekend. That night was just like Yugi: unforgettable.
wonderstruck
rated T | 1800k+ words
tags: new years eve party, strangers to lovers, attempt at humor, fluff, love at first sight, atem is a lonely duelist, yugi is a bubbly fan
“Are you going to kiss me?” Yugi whispered.
Vaguely, Atem heard the countdown until midnight begin; the excited, drunken shouts from the other partygoers drowned out by the thundering beat of his heart.
“I’d like to.”
warm spice
rated E | 4k+ words
tags: omegaverse, heats and mating cycles, alpha atem, omega yugi, semi-public sex, knotting, explicit sexual content
It was just a slow, October day at Atem's game shop. That is, until the sun began to set and Yugi walked in.
twilight
rated E | 16k+ words
tags: omegaverse, best friends to lovers, alpha atem, omega yugi, heats and mating cycles, angst, idiots in love, belly bulge, fullness kink, explicit sexual content
His grandfather had told him about moonmates, but Yugi had chalked it up to just that, a story. That is until he realizes he's in love with his best friend and things start to heat up quickly.
An alpha's eyes only glow when they were in the presence of their moonmate. And Atem, Yugi's best friend, had glowing eyes.
just one phone call away
rated E | 2k+ words
tags: oneshot, alternative universe, sex operator, phone sex, explicit language, anal fingering, masterbation, dirty talk, puzzleshipping, blindshipping, overuse of the term sweetheart
Yugi calls a sex operator due to his painful shyness and sexual frustration.
into the woods
rated E | 2k+ words
tags: oneshot, puzzleshipping, blindshipping, established relationship, AU, explicit sexual content, public blowjobs, wet and messy, power bottom yugi vibes, porn without plot
In which Yugi takes Atem's public blowjob virginity while camping.
without thorns
rated M | 3k+ words
tags: romance, oneshot, fake/pretend relationship, no smut, atem is still a coward but he responds instead of reacts, fluffy, hurt/comfort, flirting, ofc it is PO atem, mention of sex work, happy ending
An alternate ending of "Plus One" where things go right instead of horribly wrong.
Yugi struggled to understand basic language, let alone what Atem was attempting to ask. "Hunh?" He asked, beer and Atem's presence thoroughly intoxicating him.
Atem smiled, hand cradling his face gently, eyes warm and tempting. "Do you love that dumbface jerk, now?"
note: my kink fics are always safe, sane, and consensual with a lot of self indulgence and spicy fun.
Puzzleshipping ☆
opal eyes - complete
rated E | AU | 115k+ words | 13 chapters
tags: bdsm, dom atem, sub yugi, daddy kink, shibari, spanking, breathplay, angst/fluff, healing, subspace, subdrop, 24/7 D/s dynamics, strangers to lovers, explicit sexual content
After being left unsatisfied by past relationships, Yugi accepts the offer from his closest friend to join a dinner with some of the kink community. While there, he meets someone that sets him on the path of love and self discovery, while also saving him from his worst enemy: himself.
dapper daddy - oneshot
rated E | AU | 4k+ words
tags: bdsm, daddy kink, spanking, bdsm club, aftercare, dom atem, sub yugi
Yugi finds out that there’s more to BDSM than finding the biggest, baddest dominant there is and asking them to hurt you.
yours to keep - complete
rated E | 19k+ words | 3 chapters
tags: bdsm, gnc atem, dom yugi, sub atem, office setting, workplace relationship, boss/secretary, atem in a skirt, explicit sexual content
Lawyer, Yugi Mutou, loved puzzles. And his secretary, who was overqualified a thousand times and seemingly perfect, was the most challenging one yet.
He made it his mission to put the pieces together. He didn't expect it to include burning heat, lace, and rosy red lips that drew out the doormant dominance in him.
earth angel, will you be mine? - oneshot
rated E | AU | 4k+ words
tags: bdsm, kink party, halloween, power bottom yugi, submissive top atem, costumes, 69, breeding kink, explicit sexual content
At a Halloween Kink party, a devil stumbles upon a beautiful angel for a good time.
lantern - complete
rated E | canon | 9k+ words | 3 chapters
tags: canon compliant, atem comes back, atem has his own body, bdsm, kink exploration, hurt/comfort, domestic, aged up characters, dom atem, sub yugi, explicit sexual content
When Atem had been offered a second chance of life by the gods and sent to earth to remain by his partner’s side for the rest of his days, he had not expected to find Yugi nearing twenty-six and shoulder deep in adult life.
He especially didn’t expect their connection to be severed.
Upon finding a book in Yugi’s closet, he conducts a plan to spark it back to life.
heartfirst - incomplete (on hiatus)
rated E | 19k words | 6/10 chapters
tags: office setting, workplace relationship, boss/employee relationship, family issues, past child abuse, bdsm, master/pet, dom atem, sub yugi, rules, bladder control, explicit sexual content
When Yugi started his new job at Sennen Industries, chemistry between him and his boss had taken him by surprise. He'd sworn off relationships a while ago and the idea of having one with his employer was unimaginable.
So when Yugi finds himself in an unconventional dynamic with him without labels, will he be able to not only trust again but to let his boss show him what true love actually is?
(last 5 chapters are outlined only)
Mind Your Manners Series - complete
rated E | 73k+ words | 7 works
tags: bdsm, 24/7 D/s dynamics, dom atem, sub yugi, dirty talk, spanking, dom space, sub space, edging, free use, orgasm control, rules and punishment, aftercare
Yugi’s intention was just to help a friend in need with a dueling tournament. He never expected to gain the undivided attention of the King of Games himself.
Yugi’s watched them from afar. They were like two, fluid transient beings that swayed their play partner back and forth like a boat on the ocean.
He’d always wondered what it would feel like to be the one between them.
One night, he is offered to find out.
behind closed doors - oneshot
rated E | 8k+ words
tags: bdsm, master/pet, established blindshipping, lingerie, threesome, sex toys, restraints, humiliation, breeding kink, mildly dubious consent, dom atem, sub yugi, switch yami, explicit sexual content
Yami was under the impression he was attending a business meeting over dinner with one of the highest clientele in the city of Domino, while hoping to see the charming boy he’s been crushing over for the past few weeks.
What he finds in Sennen Manor is far more than he could have ever expected.
Atem’s dark eyes peered deeply into his. “Would you like to test it?” he taunted, words low and warm on Yugi’s cheeks. “I have some rope in the garage I could use.”
Yugi fidgeted against the wall. “You wouldn't dare.”