EmeraldHypothesis
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Fandoms
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Series (24)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal (15)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V (5)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS (2)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links (Video Game) (2)
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Following the World Duel Carnival, Rio has awoken early from her coma. Still injured from the damage inflicted by Thomas Arclight, and far less ready than she'd ever admit, Rio finds herself walking a tightrope as she balances school, an unresolved drive for revenge, a growing sensation that Something Isn't Right With Her, and a growing fondness for one of her brother's new friends...
All the while, Kotori is one of the few people in the world aware of the looming threat of Barian World, and while she's ready to support Yuma in his and Astrals' mission to the best of her ability, she decides to take matters into her own hands to ensure she's ready for when the fight comes for her hometown.
Alternate retelling of Zexal 2 from Rio and Kotori's POVs. Eventual Rio/Kotori.
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I never met a coward I don't like by EmeraldHypothesis
Fandoms: Yu-Gi-Oh! Series, Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V
15 Apr 2026
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It's been three months since Zarc was defeated and the Fusion Dimension's invasion was stopped. It's been two months since Yuya and Zuzu got to split apart from the other fragments and everyone got their bodies back. It's also been two months since Dennis and Yuri spoke, and Dennis isn't bitter about that while he helps undo the damage he did to XYZ. Nope. Not at all.
(he's definitely not going to make Yuri visit no matter what)
Title from "Whatever you do" by Brandi Carlile.
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"Jackstay- a line secured at both ends to serve as a support, e.g. for an awning. A jackstay search is a procedure conducted by divers swimming along a search line named the jackstay."
Durbe forces himself be the one to find Merag after her sacrifice to Abyss.
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Hiraeth - a Welsh term. Refers to homesickness for a home to which you cannot return, a home which maybe never was; the nostalgia, the yearning, the grief for the lost places of your past.
It's been nearly five years now since the Barian War ended. The Emperors are just finishing high school, but before they go to university, the Kamishiro Twins want to take a summer vacation to Greece.
Durbe is invited. He's perfectly fine with this (he is not). He's not going to make this a problem for anyone else (he will). He hopes the Twins don't realize this (they do). Hopefully nothing bad will happen because of this trip (it will).
Written for YGO Rare Pairs Mini Bang 2025-2026. Art by Trainsart.
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Perhaps the World Ends Here by EmeraldHypothesis
Fandoms: Yu-Gi-Oh! Series, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
02 Mar 2026
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Drabbles themed around food in an AU where 3/Michael makes the choice to stay in Heartland after the WDC.
Title and quotes from "Perhaps the World Ends Here," by Joy Harjo.
For 3 Week 2026, Day 6- Post Canon, Food, Forgiveness. I picked food. Find out more about 3 Week here.
Recent series
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i people watch on the way back home [the kansas college AU] by EmeraldHypothesis, infinitelight
Fandom Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Yu-Gi-Oh! Series, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
03 Mar 2026
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Tales from a modern AU set in the 2020's about the fine folks living in and around the fictional college town of Not-Lawrence, Kansas. Started out as just a GX college AU back in 2022 and has since evolved into a beautiful bustling Busytown for all yugioh spinoffs and then some, following various characters and pairings as they deal with university life, postgrad existence, relationship woes (family woes... work woes...,) and all the little wonders of being a young adult living in a shitty apartment where your kitchen is also a hallway.
It's about growing up. It's about the bonds we have with the people we love. It's about being a fake reference on a friend of a friend's resume. It's about being a goddamn loser. It's about making Yugioh characters go to Whataburger. It's about a lot things.
Named after Sam Fender's "People Watching."
- Words:
- 15,160
- Works:
- 4
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RioWeek2025 by EmeraldHypothesis, infinitelight
Fandom Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V, Yu-Gi-Oh! Series, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
17 Nov 2025
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My entries for RioWeek2025, an event I made themed around Yugioh Zexal's Rio Kamishiro.
- Words:
- 22,749
- Works:
- 7
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Writing Challenge Prompt List by EmeraldHypothesis
Fandom Yu-Gi-Oh! Series, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
21 Apr 2025
- Words:
- 3,633
- Works:
- 2
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YGO Advent 2024 by EmeraldHypothesis
Fandom Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links (Video Game), Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Anime & Manga), Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!! (Anime), Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Yu-Gi-Oh! Series, Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens (Anime), Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
07 Dec 2024
- Words:
- 21,990
- Works:
- 7
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Don Thousand picks up another precious pawn to toy with.
Series
- Part 2 of tell me where the freaks at
Bookmarked by EmeraldHypothesis
13 Jun 2026
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Yosuke doesn't even really register the stack of boxes in Yu’s arms until Yu clears his throat.
“Yosuke,” he says quietly. And then Yosuke sees the neat labels stickered on the sides, the carefully taped edges, that the apartment is starting to look a little emptier. “I'm moving out.”--
left alone in the apartment they'd shared, yosuke finds himself at a loss. there's some fundamental truth he's missing about his life, and he's pretty sure it just moved back to inaba with his partner.
(or: yosuke hanamura, time to face yourself for the second time.)
Bookmarked by EmeraldHypothesis
11 Jun 2026
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Something pale watched him from the corner, high up on the ceiling, gauzy like smoke. It glowered down, down, down at him, awaiting his next move. One wrong step would surely be his last. When he fled downstairs, he silently pleaded for his heart to stop pounding. Lest it burst right out of him.
His bedroom was haunted, he announced. Chuck's eyes were weary in the lamp light. His smile was, too. A surge of betrayal broiled up in Jimmy's throat, sudden and stinging - his brother didn't believe him. And yet, soon enough, a cool wave of reassurance would douse it back down. 'Cause his brother was always right.
"... There's no such thing as ghosts, Jimmy."
Bookmarked by EmeraldHypothesis
26 May 2026
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Yuji’s knees dig into the dirt, pinning Yuta’s forearms close in at his sides. He can hear Yuta’s heels drive into the sand as he tries to buck free but with no cursed energy, Yuta Okkotsu is just a human being for once. Yuji can feel his pulse against his palm—allegro, alive and warm.
“Possessed brat, Yuta Okkotsu.” Yuji hears himself say the words, feels his vocal cords spasm around a familiar vomit-inducing laugh. “Hn, not my first choice, but I’ll take what I can get.”
AKA: Sukuna gets one last shot at destroying something Yuji cares about. (post series, pre-Modulo)
Series
- Part 4 of Humans Have Canines For A Reason
Bookmarked by EmeraldHypothesis
16 May 2026
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His brother was dead, and there was nothing anyone could do about it.
An exploration of Jake Pinkman’s character as he learns about his brother’s sudden reappearance in the aftermath of El Camino, searches for him and comes to term with his absence in the years that follow.
Bookmarked by EmeraldHypothesis
13 May 2026