#pridecember

Time to recommend my holiday/Christmas-themed fics I've written over the years! FOR PRIDESHIPPING/ATEM/Y. YUGI X SETO ENJOYERS: My 2020 Pridecember collection! Includes: Hot Cocoa and Coffee, Red Flowers, and Scarf FOR SCOOPSHIPPING/JACK X CARLY ENJOYERS: My A Tie That Binds: A YGO Holiday Zine contribution: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year? (2021)

FOR PIUSHIPPING/AIRYO/AI X RYOKEN ENJOYERS: Maybe If I Kiss Him, He'll Leave Me Alone (2023) *note: this one is more crack ship territory but it DOES take place at a Christmas party, sooo, it's included

FOR AIBALLSHIPPING/AIYUSA/AI X YUSAKU ENJOYERS: A Christmas Date (2024)

Enjoy and happy holidays!

Kaiba watched Atem as he bound across the sand towards the seat to his left where his water bottle lay. Having just wrapped up a volleyball match, the other man drank long and deep.

“Nice form out there,” Kaiba commented, glancing down at the book he was pretending to read.

“Thanks,” Atem replied. “We’re going to head into the water. Want to join us?”

“Once Mokuba returns,” Kaiba said, with a small smile. Atem nodded and began making his way over to the shoreline where his friends waited. Kaiba stared after him.

“You should just tell him you like him,” Mai said from her seat to his right once Atem was out of earshot.

A snowball launched from the front porch landed at his feet. He turned to see his sister and boyfriend staring pointedly at him, shivering, arms crossed. Atem’s puffy coat looked comically large on him, as if it were trying to swallow his head. Mokuba hadn’t bothered with warmer clothing, and stood there in pajamas and one of Shizuka’s long-sleeved shirts.

“I achieved my childhood dream and this is the reception I get?” he shot back.

“You said you’d turn back if the snow became an issue,” Atem pointed out. “You promised!”

“I did. I turned back from the freeway and found a shortcut home. You didn’t tell me which direction I had to turn back from.”

“That’s not what I meant and you know it!” Atem exclaimed. “Common sense would indicate that you’d stay in Domino, not go romping off in the woods!” “I have transcended common sense!” Seto said triumphantly.

“You can’t transcend something you weren’t born with.”

“Two Christmases!” Mokuba cheered.

PROMPT 3: Ribbons

Summary: Who knew a ribbon could be the catalyst for a relationship?

“Yuugi, for the last time, I am not going to put on any more spikes!”

Yuugi rolled his eyes and set the spiked, collar necklace back on the desk. “Oh come on, you already have spiked bracelets, and spikes on the fronts of your shoes, what is one necklace going to do?”

“Throw off the entire look, duh,” Atem huffed and turned back to the mirror, checking over his attire. He was going out tonight, and he wanted to look his best. He found his favorite, and tightest, black pants with strategic rips, a nice and tight band t-shirt with the sleeves ripped off and slight tears all along the back and sides. He finished the look with some leather, spiked bracelets, polished boots with a heel, and a dusting of eye makeup to finish the look. He considered some light lip gloss, but decided it may be too much to start.

This was a first date, after all, and he wanted to make sure it went well.