PuzzleJune

Official new blog for the PuzzleJune challenge, celebrating the undeniable and forever cherished bond between Yugi Mutou and Atem ❤️ Avatar by @dreamydelite who was immensily kind enough to let us use this for our blog! Banner art by @yugiohdilf

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PuzzleJune 2026

Welcome to PuzzleJune 2026: ...To Explore The World WIth You!

It's another PuzzleJune and another month to celebrate our favorite soulmates! As always, this month is all about finding that creative spark to celebrate the amazing relationship between Yugi Mutou and Pharaoh Atem from Yugioh DM. Creative freedom is welcome in any way you want to share your interpretation of their love with writing, art, or whatever art you feel like expressing yourself with!

We want everyone who wants to participate to express themselves freely. You don't need to do a prompt every day. You can do one prompt a week, one prompt for the whole month, or pick and choose which prompts you want to use for your creative works. You may want to use multiple prompts for one work. No matter how you go about it, we want to see it, whatever it is! However you want to celebrate is great! This month is all about coming together to celebrate our favorite puzzleboys. The theme may be about travel, but your work does not have to be. Write or draw about whatever comes to you with the prompts!

When you post to social media or Ao3, please use the following tags: #puzzlejune2026 #puzzlepassport so that others can find your work.

You may also post to the following collection on Ao3 so that we can easily find your amazing work: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/PuzzleJune_2026

Special thanks to Rat King for the amazing art to celebrate this month!

Happy creating! And happy PuzzleJune 2026!

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ripples of past reverie (ao3, youtube)

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Check out this video for some amazing art celebrating this year's PuzzleJune! Let's keep the festivities going!

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footprints….

Puzzlejune day 4

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Where the ghostly footprints end, so does my heart. Beautiful art!

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Tide🌊

Day 5 of puzzlejune🥹

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Gorgeous art for the prompt "tide" showing the longing we know they feel. Tugs at the heartstrings. What a beautiful image!

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 1/30 Fandom: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Anime & Manga) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Mutou Yuugi/Yami Yuugi | Atem Characters: Mutou Yuugi, Yami Yuugi | Atem, Jounouchi Katsuya | Joey Wheeler, Honda Hiroto | Tristan Taylor, Bakura Ryou, Mazaki Anzu | Tea Gardner Additional Tags: World Travel, Puzzlejune 2026, PuzzlePassport, Alternate Universe - Gods & Goddesses Series: Part 8 of Puzzle June Summary:

When traveling, taking in the sights of different lands and having new experiences, never forget to keep your companions close… or to leave yourself open for love.

Got another one ready for this year! ( •̀ ω •́ )y

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Some fun little shorts for PuzzleJune! Some will make you laugh, others you could cry, but that's the fun of it, right? Such a talented writer is sure to deliver again this year.

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Sand - puzzlejune day 2

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Beautiful art showing the tragic reality of their relationship for the prompt 'sand.'

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Is it ok if I crosspost this to places like Pillowfort or Wafrn or Dreamwidth? I'd like to at least spread some word around some of these smaller communities so that at the very least maybe they can participate or know there's still a lively community out there, or maybe even be inspired to start adding to those communities themselves? I'll of course link back to the Tumblr post! But I wanted to ask permission first <3 <3

As long as our wonderful artist is credited, I say the more the merrier!

Happy PuzzleJune!

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YGO Mini Bang 2025 is now open for writers, artists, AND betas!

♥️ This year we will be running two tracks, one where artists go first, and one where writers go first! ♥️

⭐Going first (artists AND writers) sign ups close September 7th! ⭐

SIGN UP HERE

Psst, want to learn more? [CLICK HERE] for our info doc!

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May / 2020 [ Exact Date Unknown ]

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Week 4: Aria

It's more of an operatic term, but on a more universal/modern level, Broadway is the best place to find the inspiration needed. This song is a classic for a reason. Imagine Yugi's feelings looking back on the Ceremonial Battle. Imagine Atem wondering if he made any impact on the lives he touched in his time in the modern era. The core of an aria is emotion and this song can either make me feel the heartbreak or the passion depending on the moment.

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Week 3: Ballad

Do I even need to say it? I mean, the devotion, the undying love and pain in the idea of ever separating, all making me think of the fire (either manga or anime, you pick)... This song ends me every time and I will die on the hill that says this song was written purely for puzzleshipping.

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Week 2: Orchestral

I've known this piece for years and when I hear it, I think of the puzzleboys kissing slowly, perhaps even more than that. Either way, it's always with the most tender love. Slowly and deliberately. They always take their time with their love. They savor every kiss, every touch, and appreciate every inch of each other that they share both inside and out.

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tiny birthday wish ☆

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Happy birthday Atem! Adorable art! I always love art with lots of color.

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Week 1: Acoustic

One of my personal favorite songs, and this cover speaks to me in a very 'puzzleshippy' way. The hesitance to fall in love, the mention of games, the frustration with fate. Their canon story truly is unfair. Yet we love them all the more for it, don't we? The changes in this song as the sad surrender that despite the hurt coming, they couldn't stop themselves from falling in love.

What acoustic songs make you think of our puzzle boys?

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Do you have any suggestions or tips for how to go about this year's prompts? The idea of music is wonderful, but I'm a little bit confused on what to do!

Of course! You could start by learning the meaning of the words provided this month that have a more musically inclined sound to them. Most of them have a meaning that you can use to tell a story that is about music, or something completely unrelated.

For example: Accelerando is one of the prompts, and it means 'to gradually increase the tempo of a piece of music.' You could use this to describe a song a character hears, or it could be used to tell of a relationship growing more intense, or maybe even a chase scene. Once you unlock deeper meanings or even synonyms of those meanings, you can do whatever you want with the prompts! PuzzleJune is about what inspires you. The prompts are about music, yes, but your stories are not limited to just that.

Last year's prompts being flower names really opened up our creative minds to finding deeper meanings behind simple concepts, and I know you and other puzzleshippers will find great stories waiting to be told!

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PuzzleJune 2025

Welcome to PuzzleJune 2025: You Are the Music of My Soul!!!!

I cannot believe another PuzzleJune is upon us and it's time once again to celebrate these two dorks! As always, this month is all about creative freedom that celebrates the special and unique relationship between Yugi Muuto and Pharaoh Atem from Yugioh DM. Whether you want to create a story of them in the context of canon, or put them in an alternate universe with a special twist, we want to see your work! Or, if you would prefer to create a piece of art instead, that is what we want to see!

This year adds a new creative outlet, too! Because our theme is music, we want to help other puzzleshipping fans find music that hits us right in the feels. Each week has a different type of music as a theme, and we want to see your puzzleshipping playlists using these forms of music! If you want to create a mix of all these types of songs or just create a playlist for one of the themes, do what feels right to you and what inspires you! Together, we can collect songs so that we can enjoy puzzle feels all year long!

We want everyone who wants to participate to express themselves freely. Doing a prompt every day is not required. You can do one prompt a week, one prompt for the whole month, or maybe pick and choose which prompts you want to use for your creative works. Maybe you want to use multiple prompts for one work. No matter how you go about it, we want to see it, whatever it is! However you want to celebrate is great! This month is all about coming together to celebrate our favorite puzzleboys.

When you post to social media or Ao3, please use the following tags: #puzzlejune2025 #puzzlejuneheartsong so that others can find your work.

You may also post to the following collection on Ao3 so that we can easily find your amazing work: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/PuzzleJune_2025

Special thanks to @dreamydelite for the beautiful art, which includes the new avatar!

Happy creating! And happy PuzzleJune 2025!

[yuyatem]

Foxglove

And even if you never acknowledge me…

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Shielded by the flowers, Yugi is protected by shadows, the purple petals, and the mysterious spirit of the puzzle. Gorgeous lighting and color in this art!!