#nerdshipping

Art by @atelier-aria

Fic Summary: Seto Kaiba prided himself on being prepared. He had five different contingencies built into his dueling deck. ...So why didn't he come up with one for this? And when did planning his wedding become so...complicated?

AKA Seto and Hermione's journey from the engagement to the altar, from the good to the bad and everything in-between.

[Future fic, post Of Lost Swords and Shadow Magic, AU]

Chapter 4 Summary: Seto and Hermione finally have a talk.

[Couple Illustration] for @dxmichelle !

I want to do RIVAL

22. Does their work ever interfere with the relationship?

Yes, because of course Kaiba is obsessive, preoccupied, and works too much, he’ll get out of bed at 3 AM to go work on something just because he can’t sleep and why waste the time? AND I’ve thought about the scenarios in which Yuugi works for Kaiba Corp and they end up dating, but, and I can’t stress this enough, (cups hands around mouth) DATING YOUR BOSS IS A BAD IDEA, professionally, legally, etc. And as much as Kaiba ~ does what he wants, it’s his company ~ and as much as Yuugi is decidedly not a doormat, I can’t get over my personal reservations to the concept.

But every once in a while I toy with the idea that Yuugi’s working for Kaiba Corp and they DO start to feel things for each other, but it can’t go anywhere unless he finds a new job, and he’s sort of bristling under Kaiba Corp’s corporate structure/corporate culture anyway, so he finds an excellent position at an indie start-up gaming studio run by an ex-Kaiba Corp game designer who left for the same reasons (lol), and Kaiba is just so! annoyed! that two of his best game people just up and left to work for not him. But now he and Yuugi are completely free to KISS.

28. What are their vacations like?

Kaiba loves to spoil and Yuugi likes to explore, and they’re both cosmopolitan, which is how they end up renting apartments in cities like Barcelona or Moscow or Istanbul for one or two weeks at a time, eating extremely well, and spending six hours in an art museum. One of the rare times when Kaiba is entirely happy to let Yuugi take the lead, because he has a nose for discovery and always ends up finding neat little bookstores or cafes off the beaten path and befriending the locals. And while Kaiba is not about befriending random strangers (or anyone), he’s more than comfortable just nursing his coffee and listening while Yuugi, who is a complete natural, chats up the couple next to them and gets the hot deets on a weekly locals-only flea market. 

45. Any special dreams or goals they have as a couple? Any heartbreaks? Regrets?

Reeeeeealistically I think Yuugi might be a little, hm, on edge/insecure about how much Kaiba connects with and loves Atem, and Kaiba likewise; but it can and should be cleared up with some communication about what they all mean to each other. Like, in a rivalshipping situation where Atem is dead, Yuugi might worry that he’s some kind of replacement or bizarre way to Get Atem Back, and Kaiba has to explain that he isn’t; and in a situation where Atem isn’t dead, he’s still their best friend and they both have a lot of feelings for him and about him. And I think they would both have to be conscientious and deliberate in how they say “I love him and I love you, but I chose YOU, and the love I have for you is different and meaningful all on its own.” 

BUT LET’S DO SOME DREAMS AND GOALS: i think yuugi is a little more gung-ho (annoying?) about trying to make kaiba part of the squad, because friends are important to him and he’d love to see everyone be friends with each other, and kaiba’s like, “i’m never going to be friends with your friends the way you want me to be and you have to accept that, and i will participate in weekly D&D only if I get to DM.” he’s a tyrant but he runs a hell of a game. 

oh and they adopt a cat who loves yuugi more than kaiba unless its 4 AM and then she’s on kaiba’s shoulders while he burns the midnight oil.

your nerdship is under the cut ;)

Day 26: Chocolate 🍫

Ygo x Sonic?? AGAIN?? Of course!