A couple weeks ago, @millenium-star asked me to write an ice skating date for the puzzle nerds for her birthday, and I am here to deliver. Happy birthday, Yuki!! Youāre amazing and I hope you have a wonderful day!! <333
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Atem isnāt fearless. As much as people believe that he can face any and every situation he might come across, the truth of the matter is that he gets as nervousāmaybe even more nervousāas anyone else when faced with a situation heās never been in before.
The situation in question is stepping inside an ice rink with blades stuck to his shoes.
Yes, yes, he knows theyāre called ice skates, but the fact remains that theyāre shoes with blades attached to the bottom, which doesnāt make Atem feel any less nervous about this.
āYugi,ā he says as Yugi steps inside the ice rink, holding on to the edge with one hand. āIām not sure about thisā¦ā
āDonāt worry,ā Yugi replies, holding out his other hand so that Atem can take it. āI wonāt let you fall. I might not be able to do any fancy jumps or tricks, but I can stay on my feet just fine.ā
What worries me is that Iāll be so bad that youāll end up falling because of me, Atem thinks, but he still grasps Yugiās hand and interlaces their fingers together, allowing Yugi to slowly and carefully pull him inside the ice rink.
For a moment, they just stand there, their fingers entwined while Atem tries to get used to standing on his ice skates, his other hand held out at his side to keep his balance.
āSee?ā Yugi grins at him. āYouāre already better than I was the first time I ever tried to do this!ā
āWell,ā Atem says, āthatās because I havenāt moved yet.ā
Yugi chuckles, and the sound makes Atem feel calmerā¦ slightly. āOkay, now just try pushing one foot forward and then the other one.ā
Pushing one foot forward. Okay. It sounds a lot like walking, and it really canāt be all that different, can it? Itās basically the same concept, isnāt it?
Atem pushes his left foot forward, and Yugiās smart enough to move slightly back so that Atem wonāt crash against him.
āOkay,ā he says with a nervous smile, earning a little laugh from Yugi as they continue moving around the rink at an incredibly slow pace. āOkay, this isnāt so bad.ā
āI told you, youāre a natural,ā Yugi says.
Atem tightens his grip on Yugiās fingers. āāNaturalā might be a little too much,ā he mumbles, though he has to admit that heās doing better than he thought he would. He continues to move one foot forward and then the other one, glancing down at his legs so that he doesnāt accidentally kick Yugi.
āThatās it!ā Yugi squeezes his hand back, and Atem lifts his head just in time to see Yugiās grin. āThatās it, youāre doingāā
Before Yugi can finish his sentence, Atem pushes his foot forward way too far, and it ends up bumping into Yugiās skate, which sends them both off-balance. Yugi immediately reaches out to grab Atemās hand, and before he can fall back, Atem tugs Yugi toward him, causing his foot to slide forward underneath him and send the two of them crashing down onto the ice, with Yugi falling on top of Atem.
Thereās a bit of a commotion as other skaters gather around them to make sure theyāre okay, but honestly, Atem can barely pay them attention. He and Yugi stare at each other, their eyes wide in surprise and shock until they both burst into laughter, though Atemās is more nervous laughter mixed with embarrassment and mirth. Yugi leans his forehead on Atemās shoulder, their bodies shaking against each otherās.
āIām so sorry!ā Atem chokes out, still laughing. āIām so sorry, are you okay?ā
āMe?ā Yugi raises his head from Atemās shoulder, his eyes scrunched up as he struggles to stop laughing. āI fell on top of you, are you okay?ā
āIām fine,ā Atem says, even though heās probably not going to get up in the next two minutes. Heās been through worse, though, and it wasnāt as bad or as painful as he imagined it would be. āYou?ā
āSame,ā Yugi answers. āYouāre a very safe cushion, you know.ā
His sentence makes them both erupt into tiny laughs again. After they calm down long enough to move, Yugi sits up on his knees and then carefully gets to his feet. Then he helps Atem do the same.
āWell,ā Yugi begins after theyāre both standing again, their hands interlaced once more. āWhat do you say? Do we go back or do you want to keep going?ā
If Yugi had asked him this ten minutes ago, Atem wouldāve probably said he wanted to go back, they could try again another day. But now that heās already fallen (and most likely made a complete idiot out of himself) and realized that itās not as nerve-wracking as it originally seemed to be, heās not so scared of it anymore.
āWe should try to go around the entire rink,ā Atem ends up saying, seeing as how theyāre almost halfway through it now. āAnd I promise Iāll be more careful.ā
āAnd I promise Iāll do my best so that neither of us falls down,ā Yugi replies, bumping their foreheads together for just a second before they start to slowly, carefully, move again.
When they fall down again less than five minutes later, itās totally Yugiās fault. Ā
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um, um, ok, lemme think
-I like my face? which is weird ācause I donāt like people taking pictures of me ācause I hate how I look, but when Iām being an idiot in front of the mirror I actually like how my face looks?
-I like my hands. my mom sometimes teases me about them ācause theyāre kinda small and so she jokes that I still have ālittle girlās handsā but I guess thatās why I like them?
-I like that Iām a bit of a visual thinker? I donāt know if itās the right term or if thatās even a thing, but whenever I think of stories, I do it through images and scenes? like I create a movie in my head, or at least certain scenes of a movie, I guess, and I try to craft a story that fits that particular scene(s)!
-I like that Iām very creative! especially when it comes to crafts. I started doing these felt dolls for my friends (and Iāve sold one or two) without really knowing what I was doing, and the people Iāve given them to have loved them! so it feels wonderful to receive that kind of appreciation for something youāve done!
-and uh... I guess Iāve just liked myself recently? haha, I donāt know, itās just that Iāve felt better about myself since like, a month or so ago and last year was kinda crappy for me so itās just. I donāt know. I feel okay, for once in a long time, and I really like that. does that make sense?
OOOH- Awesome, thank you!! :D Letās see what we have!
9.) Music HeadcanonsNow if thereās one skill I envy Yuugi beyond gaming, itās the fact that he doesnāt seem easily distracted by noise. He plays games in public without getting jolted or disturbed, and heās seen thinking and working (namely on the Puzzle) in silence, so I donāt think he needs music to focus or relax.
So he PROBABLY thinks of music as something to have fun with, first and foremost.
I imagine he likes catchy tunes and is very prone to earworms (hurhur, shameless self-plug here) and likes music he can move with or get emotion from.
Oh! Also, I donāt think Yuugi has a great singing voice. Itās not BAD, just mediocre. He kind of makes up for it by having a good ear and knowing, even when letting loose, not to belt out loudly or try and hit insane notes. He just āfun singsā as I put it. :) I also think he MIGHT get it in his head now and then that itād be cool to play an instrument, like the drums or keyboard, but who has the time to learn when you have an ancient puzzle to solve?
17.) Scars HeadcanonsHe has to have some, right? Takahashi doesnāt depict any, even in swimming trunks, but how many times has Yuugi been assaulted IN story, much less prior to the series? I will never buy Ushio was the first one to hit him.
My conclusion is that he has scars, but theyāre very faint. Like, chicken pox scar faint. (Oh, and wouldnāt it be cute if he had one or two of those, like on his elbow?!) A permanent cut on the inside of his cheek from a tooth hitting it in a punch? Hints here and there on his back from where he landed on something sharp after someone kicked him down? Little lines of permanent bald spots hidden by thick hair where his head hit something when he was thrown over?
Thatās all vague stuff, though- The only specific scars I have in mind are a hint of a slice on his right palm from smacking an open knife away from the Puzzle cord in Afraid Of Your Own Shadow, and- Wellā¦ The fireā¦ I doubt it was bad enough to properly scar, but 2nd degree burns can cause permanent discoloration.
But all of these are subtle- The creativity of torture in Yu-Gi-Oh! has kept Yuugi largely unblemished by his trials.
39.) Secrets HeadcanonsYuugi sucks at keeping secrets- Heās so obvious about what heās thinking and feeling. He just has too sincere a nature to consciously keep secrets bigger than whatās on a tape Jounouchi loans him.
Ironically, though, I think Yuugi CAN still hide some pretty huge things from everyone, Atem included, because there is ONE person Yuugi can always trick.
Himself.
Because while I make a big deal about Atem ānot letting himselfā contemplate things he fears to face, Yuugi takes it a step further- He never lets those things occur to him at all.
The best metaphor I can think of is, say, the number 4 represents a truth too big, too scary, or too painful to face. Atem might think ā2+2=ā¦ā and stare at that ellipses forever, but Yuugi goes āah, 2+2, look at thatā and then just- Drops the equation without ever thinking to solve itā¦ And having someone MAKE him solve it would just distress him to hell.
(see: Atem first saying he has no memory and alluding to leaving.)
Thankfully, I donāt think Yuugi does that with a LOT of things, but itās how I approach the character and painful feelings, or emotional attachments. He doesnāt think about things he canāt do anything about, like who Anzu likes, or how his father is never there, or how Atem will leaveā¦ At least not until the plot and Atem himself made him.
