If The Only Way You Know How To Write Conflict Into Your Romance Story Is To Have The Romantic Leads

If the only way you know how to write conflict into your romance story is to have the romantic leads be unfaithful and just overall shitty to each other, then you are not a very creative writer. Stories about healthy relationships devoid of cheating does not automatically make them boring stories. And vise versa! Just because your characters are running around treating each other badly does not automatically make your story complex. At the end of the day it all comes down to the writing of the story itself. I'd take a well written story about a couple who actually put in the work to fix their relationship rather than betray one another over a shallow story about selfish cheaters. By all means like what you like, but please stop trying to gaslight the rest of us into thinking that romance stories HAVE to be shitty in order to be "complex".

"i hate love triangles" "i hate cheating" "stop writing about love triangles and cheating" people write about love triangles and cheating because complex emotions and romantic conflict are deeply compelling themes. get good.

Four Different Versions of Yami

They are all unique and I love them all.

And here are the different Puzzle dynamics IMO

Their dynamic is platonic (on Yugi's end anyway, you could make the argument that Yami isn't just devoted to Yugi but also simping for Yugi, especially in the final few episodes). Yami is a goddamn gremlin and will kill for his precious Yugi (and love doing it too). Like, seriously, don't mess with Yugi because Yami will FUCK YOU UP.

The dynamic is pretty romantic tbh. (Like, I didn't believe it until I started reading the manga and watching the original Japanese anime. They are little blorbos in love.) Yami is such a sweetheart in this version (and such a Yugi simp like omg if you tried making a drinking game out of everytime he said "aibo" you'd fuckin DIE.) Yami is more chill now and not attack-happy anymore, but make no mistake, he will still kill for his beloved aibo.

Their dynamic is completely platonic (at least from Yami's end anyway). Yami was mentally aged up while Yugi was mentally aged down, putting their relationship in a "big brother and little brother" dynamic. Yami is his most calm and collected in this version, but make no mistake, he would absolutely still kill for Yugi.

Their dynamic is 100% platonic on both ends (though they do enjoy making Puzzleshipping jokes together). This version of Yami is the ONLY version that actually has Prideshipping tendencies. Yami has been upgraded from Yugi's "big brother" to Yugi's "funny/asshole uncle". Yami may claim he doesn't love Yugi, but he absolutely does love Yugi and will kill for Yugi. Also he has returned to a semi gremlin form, but instead of lighting people on fire, he'll insult them into submission.

Atem being a "Yugi wearing jewelry" enthusiast>>>>

Atem being a jewelry enthusiast>>>>

Merry Christmas y'all. Thanks for all your comments and tags! I didn't have time to reply but I read and apprepicate all of them😭

No one:

Literally no one:

Yami/Atem talking about Yugi:

WANT

Went to the comic shop and caught these 2 nerds holding hands