Introductions - Best Puzzleshipping Story Contest Forum

Topic: Introductions

I figured we should have a place to get to know each other, since I only recognize about four of you from around the site. xD

Here we go. This'll be a question-and-answer kind of thing, since I myself have no idea where to begin because I get that horrible deer-in-headlights feeling when I'm asked to talk about myself. It's not like this is something you must follow, but maybe it'll help for people who don't know what to say.

1] Name/Nickname (What can we call you?):

2] A little background info. A "Who are you and what the heck are you doing here?" in three sentences, or so.

3] How long have you been a puzzleshipper, and what/who first convinced you into being one?

4] Do you mainly write or read fanfics? Both?

5] Would you have ended the anime like Takahashi did? (No? How would you change it?)

6] Do you have any other favorite pairings in this fandom aside from YnY/Atem x Yuugi?

7] Anything else?

Feel free to completely ignore the questions if you like, of course. They're just guidelines. It's totally up to you.

I look forward to getting to know you guys! :D

[edit 7/6/09]

If a longer conversation stems from something said in here, could we please please direct it over to the chat thread? I don't want to be rude about this in the future but it'd be nice. :) Thanks, everyone! ♥

#1 Mar 02nd, 4:06pm . Edited Jul 06th, 8:30pm

Okay! Here are my answers. :)

1 - I have so many nicknames online it's ridiculous that I can't keep track of them all. Everyone, feel free to call me Lady or Megan. (Or iSparrow works too, if it's easier. xD)

2 - I'm a fifteen-year-old [female, if you couldn't guess] teenager living in America. I joined this site in the summer of 06 to write smutty Jack Sparrow x OC/Mary-Sue stories (-shudder-) and I've been hanging out here ever since. I'd love to be a writer in real life: either a journalist or a novelist would be amazing, though preferrably the latter. :)

3 - Ah! Yes, puzzleshipping. Well I was into this fandom a few years ago - I'd say I was about twelve or so - and, like enough I'm sure, kindasortaprettymuch started crushing hard on the pharaoh. I couldn't decide, though, whether I loved him or Yuugi more (since that guy is just so bloody awesome) so I kinda figured what the hey and decided to ship them together, since they were both my favorite characters at the time and all. After I drifted away from this fandom (:(), it took me until Febuary 08 to rediscover it (:D) via the amazing Kittle Luriboh, and after rewatching all of the episodes on YouTube I had fallen back in love with the idea of puzzleshipping.

4 - I'd like to say I spend equal time both reading and writing fanfiction, but the truth is, I don't write as often as I should (especially considering I want to be a writer in real life and all). I'm a terrible hypocrite: I encourage my favorite authors to update faster but I just can't seem to do the same with my own stories. xD

5 - I... am torn on the ending. While I think it was a beautiful finale because I love angsting, I do want Yuugi and Atem to have a happy, romantic ending - but I think the pharaoh leaving might have been the trigger that allowed Yuugi to finally realize his feelings, and I'm not sure if that could have happened otherwise. (In Atem's case, it was already there - the habit of always touching Yuugi, the "aibou," the moments of weakness - it's obvious that he likes the young Mutou far more than most people give him credit for. But with Yuugi... it's always a little shady.) To answer the question - I think, if it were up to me, I'd have Atem go to the Afterlife, Yuugi have an epiphany, and then have Atem bargain with the gods for a second life on Earth. It's cheap, but... effective. Or so I think.

6 - Puzzleshipping is my main focus. When it comes to the Bakuras I do enjoy tendershipping on occasion, and in Jou's case I like polarshipping the best (I'll read a puppyshipping story if it's well-written, but I really don't think I could do it myself). I could go either way with bronzeshipping... Also, I like Otogi/Anzu. Forgot what the name is for that pairing, but I think it's interesting enough because I can see them both butting heads in an argument or two. BD

7 - It sounds like a Typical Friendship Speech, but I really love meeting and making new friends. So I'm really hoping that I'm not the only person who posts in this topic. x3

... WOW, I talk a lot. Look at those long paragraphs. I totally don't expect everyone's responses to be as long as mine. (Told you I was a hypocrite. xD)

#2 Mar 02nd, 4:15pm . Edited Mar 02nd, 4:30pm

Awesome, I wanted to put something like this up! :) Glad someone did!

1. Yuri

2. Well, I'm here because I am obsessed over two things. Writing and Puzzleshipping. So, I just combined the two and wound up here. :)

3. I was interested in Puzzleshipping about 5 years ago, when I started reading fiction and just happened to stumble upon it. After like a year, life started to get pretty hectic, moving schools and also to a new house, so I kind of forgot about it. But, something, NO CLUE WHAT THOUGH, sparked my interest in Puzzleshipping again and here I am! I've been obsessed with this site for about two years now. :)

4. I love both writing and reading. No preference with me.

5. Even though I wanted Yami to stay with Yugi, it does make sense that he had to go to the afterlife where he belonged. HOWEVER, I so would have made like an epilogue or spin-off or SOMETHING where he would come back! :)

6. My other favorite pairings are Seto/Jou, Ryou/Bakura, and Malik/Marik. Might as well throw in Honda/Otogi.

7. I LOVE to talk to people and LOVE making new friends. I also love smiley faces and exclamation points just in case you can't tell. I'm going to College in the fall to major in criminal justice and minor in psychology. :) Can't wait!

#3 Mar 02nd, 4:18pm

HikariTenshiYamiTenshi

Er, I'll fill it in!

Name - You can just call me HTYT, or (apparently my japanese name is Murakami!)

Who am I and what the heck am I doing here? - I like to read write, particularly about YamixYugi. I'm almost an adult (only a few months till my 18th now), and despite my denying it, I like a good romance. (though I like a little angst, a little humor and a little horror thrown in. I'm one twisted kittycat!). Oh, and I LOVE SCRUBS, and worship Dr Cox and the Todd (sarcastic humor and innuendo; one thing I have to get my fix off regularly!).

How long have I been a puzzleshipper - Summer 2008. I started reading battle royale fanfiction and got a link to a YGO fic on someones profile. It was YamixKaiba. I didn't like it. then from that I saw a fic labeled YamixYugi, and (despite originally being weirded out by the pairing) read it through. I was HOOKED from then on.

Do I mainly read or write fanfics? - BOTH.

Would I have ended it how Takahashi did? No. I would have made Yami stay, and he and Yugi were friends. (but there would be some huge hints to puzzleshipping in there, like a hug or the pair walking arm in arm down a street!)

My other favorite pairings - I will mix and match almost anyone, but I don't like YamixKaiba, YamixRyou, YamixTea in particular. I just don't FEEEEEEEEEEL them. My other favorites are Mobiumshipping, Polarshipping, Puppyshipping, any variation of Bakura, Ryou, Malik and Marik, and Ardentshipping. My guilty pleasures are Kleptoshipping, Darkshipping and Crossshipping(ish), and I like a little heartshipping too.

Anything Else? - uh...If I could marry Kenichi Matsuyama, I would die a happy fangirl (he is so damned cute)! (I love him as L/Ryuzaki in Death Note!). I like to eat spicy food. I have never taken any illegal substance. Never smoked, never will, and I only really drink if I'm at a party with my mates, or while watching a movie with my mum. I love Anime and manga, and will probably read and watch them through much of my life, and I am a really big game geek.

Wow...I ramble on about a lot of C*R*A*P*, don't I?

#4 Mar 02nd, 4:32pm

I guess it's my turn to give out info. First off, my name is Nik (or Nikki) or if its easier just call me tavi (it works). I have so many nicknames that people call me that I'll even answer to "hey you!" I'm a 30 something mechanic and mother of two spoiled almost teens (yay!) *rolls eyes* that tend to drive me crazy or get me hooked on insane animes such as Yu-Gi-Oh. Yep, that's how I got to be here. We used to sit around when the kids were younger and watch this just before they went to bed. I fell in love with the subplot (cause I'm such an AE lover) and eventually stumbled upon fanfiction when I was looking up spoilers. Boy did that suck me in (but at first it was with Yami/Anzu or Yugi/Anzu) then I clicked on one that was Y/Y and that was that - I was hooked. They are so adorable as a couple. Gah! That was rather mushy - but true.

I read and write, but I'm so much better of a reader! There are days where I wish I had the personality that would allow me to nag my favs into finishing their stories. *sighs* but then I would feel bad for nagging (trust me I feel bad when I nag the kids for little nitpick things). I started writing when there was nothing left to read for a while. And now I'm happy to say that I've had at least 3 stories a night to keep me content. And when some of my older favs get updated after such a long absence I usually freak out and have the tendency to email people with my find (as a couple of you found out earlier in the week)

As isparrow said earlier, I'm kind of torn on the ending. The kids and I actually cried when we finally saw the ending (no seriously) and I didn't want to see it end like that. But on the other hand how would Yugi grow if Atemu was always around to correct him? And the world really has no place for someone from a couple of millenia before. *shakes head* It just reminds me of too many times when I've had to say goodbye to someone before I was ready to, so yeah I almost wish it ended differently.

Besides being an almost rabid puzzleshipper, I adore Ryou/Bakura and a little of Malik/Marik. Jou/Seto is really hard for me to write - cause I don't care for the "I hate you/I love you" that they go through. I know there's a fine line between love and hate, but I just can't seem to get into their pairing - sorry puppyshippers. Although they do tend to appear in almost every fic I write, so there must be something to them. *chuckles*

Some year I would love to publish a story or two, but I don't know if I have the balls to submit my work. *shrugs* Who knows, maybe I will. Not much else other than sorry for rambling on and on - I tend to do that a lot. Later!

#5 Mar 02nd, 5:19pm

...and despite my denying it, I like a good romance. (though I like a little angst, a little humor and a little horror thrown in. I'm one twisted kittycat!).

Oh, me, too! I'm a sucker for romance, but I love getting scared. Not "Hey, I think I smell smoke..." scared, but What's Out There in the Dark? kind of scared. It takes talent to be able to really chill someone to the bone, and if you can really apprecaite it, the feeling is awesome. (Maybe that's why I love LOST...) And yes, angst is always a nice alternative to anything. :)

The kids and I actually cried when we finally saw the ending (no seriously) and I didn't want to see it end like that.

Believe me, I cried, too. :( I went into a complete stage of denial for a few weeks after I saw the final episode: I kept checking YouTube to see if there had been a 225th episode uploaded yet... I was sorely disappointed, as you can imagine.

Jou/Seto is really hard for me to write - cause I don't care for the "I hate you/I love you" that they go through. I know there's a fine line between love and hate, but I just can't seem to get into their pairing - sorry puppyshippers.

This is pretty much how I feel, too. I try not to rule out what I read based on the pairing, because I know that there are good puppyshipping writers out there, but I don't think I'll be able to ever completely understand that romance. I'm sure I could go on, but I don't want to bore anyone. xD

#6 Mar 02nd, 5:47pm

1] I go by Larka, and it's a very long story xD if you prefer, my *real* name is Ashlee, but I don't often respond to it xD

2] Hmmm.. I've been a fan of YGO since it started and I have always been praised in my ability to write pretty well. Then I found YAOI...Puzzleshipping to be exact. I fell in love, hard...and yup, hello -waves-

3] I stumbled across it with one of my close friends at the time in 8th grade. We always thought the idea of Yugi and Yami together was too adorable and then we found fanfiction. We were loyal to it for about two years and things happened, we stopped being friends and I turned away from Puzzleshipping for about another 2 years. Rekindled my love for it one night when a friend bought me the 5th season of YGO and we watched it and I was introduced to Yugi and Yami again ^^;

4] I read for years before I started writing. Both are a huge addiction now.

5] This is such a touchy question for me, but to be honest, I would have left it the way it ended, with a few tweaks. Yami had to leave, he did not belong in todays (Yugi's) modern world. He deserved his rest and to finaly be a piece. I DO wish our two favorite love sick morons would have admitted their EVER SO OBVIOUS love for another however.

6] I LOVE Jounouchi x Seto. Also...REALLY starting to like Yugi x Seto, but under certain circumstances. Ryou x Bakura is cute and I'm trying to get into Anzu x Mai, just so I can find a YURI couple to gush over as well xD but Yugi x Yami/Atemu will always be my number one.

7] I really am obsessed with Puzzleshipping. Once I move out, I'm going to find and buy as much of it as I can, it being anything =3 I like to make new friends, I love music...anything else is really on my profile, so if interested, take a look.

Puzzleshipping Always 3

#7 Mar 03rd, 10:11pm

1) HikariYugiYamiAtemu is my username so you can either call me Hikari, Hikari-chan, or Celine! Whichever you like! XD But my real name is not that of course! :P

2) Hmm...well, you all know that I'm from Malaysia (you can see it in my profile). I'm a Chinese and loves animes since I was err...I don't know, 7? I remember the first anime I watched is Sailormoon and I really like Sailor Venus...:D I watch Yugioh a few times when I was younger but at that time, I'm not really obsessed in it until when I was about 13, I forgot what episode it is but in the end of that episode makes me wanna go online and find out more about this anime and soon, I get obsessed in it until now! LOL! XD

3) I've been a Puzzleshipping lover since I was about 14 years old I think. I remember one day, I search through some Yugioh websites and stuff and found this AdultFanFiction.Net..I decided to go and read some story but I forgot the first story I read that make me start liking Puzzleshipping but what I'm sure is that this AdultFanFiction.Net cause me to become one of the Puzzleshipping fans! So, in conclusion, it's those fanfictions that make me become a Puzzleshipper! XD

4) I've never write fanfics before until I decided to join here and try it myself. So, yeah I'm just a beginner..(sweatdrop) But to answer your question, both.

5) err....Half? I mean if it's me, I would have ended the anime like Takahashi did BUT then, I'll continue the story and make it Yugioh Part 2! XD andf this time, Yami came back so that he can be together with Yugi! Hahaha..(I'm not good in ending anyway..T_T)

6) Besides Yugi/Atemu X Yugi, then it's Hikaries X Yamis pairings! and that's all..:)

7) I love to be friends! and please read my stories and comment! (stares at you with puppy eyes)

That's all for now! XD

From a person who's keep doing nothing but studying,

~Celine

#8 Mar 05th, 5:13pm

Good gods! *shakes head* You guys are all so young! It's hard for me to believe but I think I am the oldest person here. *shakes head* I'll just go pick up my cane now and limp back into the retirement home. *laughs and says in shaky, hoarse old-folks voice* "When I was your age...blah, blah, blah." Sorry, I'm a little bored right now and I really don't feel like working on MA cause its being a pain in the ass and I've written myself into a corner, so I think I really will drag my sorry ass back underneath a rock. I think I've hit a bit of writer's block. *sighs*

#9 Mar 05th, 6:13pm

oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you guys that I'm 18, going to be 19 this year..:) but still, I act like a 7 year old brat and my mother can't stand me..o.O

Wow, you're a mother of two children and they're teens already? o.O I think you're the first person I know here in fanfiction.net that had been married and become a mother...XD Your life must be pretty tough huh? XD and did you teach your children into liking Puzzleshipping and become a Yugioh fan like yourself?? and is your husband like anime too??? :O

#10 Mar 05th, 6:28pm

Yeah life can get pretty hectic at times. *grins* But I wouldn't change it for the world! I'm sure your mother can stand you! If there's one thing I've learned about being a mother its that my kids could screw up their lives and I would still love them. My kids were the ones to get me into Yugioh. And my daughter's best friend is a fangirl - she keeps sending my daughter pics of Y/Y *laughs* so, of course, like any good mother I steal them. *whistles innocently* My husband is into Naruto, he hopes to put out a fanfic in the coming months. *snorts* look what I've started?! My daughter who's 12 just got her article published in one of the teen school magazines, so I'm proud of her as well. And my son, well, lets just say that if he keeps coming home with the whoppers he's been telling he'll be the next Stephen King - cause I tell him if he's gonna tell a story than he better write it down - cause I don't want to hear it!

I did happen to meet a couple of puzzleshippers this past summer and one of them was a grandmother of one. She's really cool and reviews for a lot of people so most of you probably know her. She lives not far from me, in fact and when Moondalian came to the US we met at the airport and had a great time!

#11 Mar 05th, 6:41pm

really? I sure hope so...because she sometimes says hurtful words to me..and she don't like hugging me! (sniff) why I'm starting to talk about my life? XD

LOL! really? Your family is pretty unique...I think...but how come my mother won't hook onto animes when she sees me watching them almost everyday? (pouts)

cool! Send me your husband's artwork! I would like to see them even though I'm not a fan of Naruto! XD I love seeing artworks because I'm an artist myself! :P

aww..Your children are so cute! X3 I hope I will have children likes yours someday..(laughs) XP

Grandmother? o.O woah...I never meet one..XD (sigh) but I there's a few Malaysian here, that makes me feel alone..T_T

#12 Mar 05th, 6:49pm

That's pretty cool tavia. I wish I KNEW people who were interesting in Puzzleshipping or at least a fangirl of YuGiOh. I don't know a single person up here that does. *sigh* gets lonely sometimes. :) But that's why I have you guys!

#13 Mar 05th, 6:50pm

That's great, tavia =) looking foreward to seeing some of your great legacys work someday and I'll be keepin' my eyes out for a novel xP

I have one friend who I can talk about YGO/Puzzleshipping with, but everyone else just "o.O" me. -frown- It's so sad I have to be a closet fangirl about 99.99 percent of the time.

#14 Mar 05th, 6:53pm

Grr! Tell me about it, Larka. About 100 percent of the time with me though. My friends would just be like o.0 (like you said).

#15 Mar 05th, 6:56pm

I know about two people in my area that are into Yuugiou as much as I am. Or... okay, technically only one of them counts, and she's not as big into puzzleshipping as I'd like her to be, but I swear I'm working on that. The other is only a fan of The Abridged Series, given that we watch it on my iPod video when we're supposed to be taking notes in Government, and I've been trying to convince her into watching the actual show, but so far, no luck in that area.

At least the first friend, Katsuya (She calls herself such consistently even though I've told her time and time again that not only is it a BOY'S name, but it is JOUNOUCHI'S as well), is coming around. I've kindasorta convinced her into reading a puzzleshipping fic... not sure if she liked it or whatever, but it's a step closer.

Oh, gosh, and I have one more puzzleshipper that I know irl, but she lives miles away and we met at a camp when I literally squee'd at seeing her Yuugiou shirt across the dining hall. It was friendship at first sight, and now she reads my fics and won't stop telling me to update. xD

(Ugh. Ramble much, Lady?)

Tavia, big congrats on being successful for so long with such a great family. :) Most of us young'uns could use an older voice like yours to step in and put us back in place, so don't start shying away just because you're older. x)

#16 Mar 05th, 7:00pm

I met one or two friends who knows or actually likes Yugioh but not Puzzleshipping but then their likeness towards Yugioh starts to fade, at least they still knows the characters...(shrug)

#17 Mar 05th, 7:00pm

*snorts* Thanks guys! Really. I think in the family aspect we are pretty blessed. Neither my husband nor I are conventional - in the least bit, being more of a toned-down redneck/hillbilly than anything else. And it kind of shows in the kids. The only thing I wish I could change is their issue against the wealthy, but seeing as its my view too I guess that's kind of what I get. I'll definitely be on hand to give advice if you need it (whether you'll want to follow it is another thing entirely) *laughs* I always mean well, but the road to hell is paved with good intentions so yeah. Mmm, as for Katsuya being a boy's name, so is mine *sticks tongue out* Sorry, I have a thing for names (my husband is thanking god we can't have anymore kids or I would have to name the next boy Atreyu - something about it, other than it being the name of a band, just calls to me)

Yeah I understand the rambling - I do it too

#18 Mar 05th, 7:16pm

To HikariYugiYamiAtemu - Everyone says hurtful things that they don't mean. And sometimes we don't even realize it. Its something that you come to realize when you're no longer stuck in the same household day after day. And the hardest part is knowing that you need to apologize. Most people can't do it. So don't worry too much, just take it in stride as much as you can and know that you have the power to change that when it comes to your kids.

#19 Mar 05th, 7:20pm

Atreyu, eh? I like it! Rolls off the tongue.

I'm always happy to meet "older" Yuugiou fans (bonus points if they're puzzleshippers). :) You guys are usually much nicer and politer than some of the people I meet on this site, heh (Never directing this at anyone in THIS forum, of course, but I have gotten some rather rude reviewers since getting into this fandom... -sigh-). So yes, it's a relief, in a way.

And I don't see any reason not to trust you or your advice, so unless you start eating children or drowning puppies, I'll gladly take your advice to heart when/if you offer it. :)

#20 Mar 05th, 7:25pm . Edited Mar 05th, 7:29pm

Gah! There's always idiots. I've been flamed once (and one time where I thought it was a flame and blasted the wrong person who was just caught up in the story). The thing is - you can't let them upset you when you know there are others who like your work. I read one the other day - it just said that the person was stupid and didn't know how to write to save their lives. So I added my two cents in. *nods and points to pet peeves on profile* I hate it when people downgrade other's work just to make themselves feel better.

#21 Mar 05th, 7:29pm

Oh I do agree Lady.

Some people are just so MEAN! Not only in this fandom but in others as well. There are some people that just make accounts TO flame people and a lot of times they discourage writers and scare them away. It makes me SO sad when authors leave because of flames or mean people. :(

#22 Mar 05th, 7:29pm

What's even worse are the little morons like that VVelZen or Welzen or whatever that idiot's name is. The next time I see him write up another story with authors names in it I'm going to dedicate a little oneshot to his homophobic butt. He managed singlehandedly to take out 3 or 4 authors in one story. Jackass!

#23 Mar 05th, 7:34pm

Hmm, flames. Well, I should probably mention now that I have extremely weird, or so they've been called, views on flames. I know a fair amount of flamers myself, and when I discovered what they did in their spare time it really shocked and almost kind of disgusted me. The first flame I received was back in spring of 07 when Flame Rising (Have you heard of him?) discoverd my old Pirates of the Caribbean story and pretty much tore it apart. I was... well, rather pissed, and kind of made it my goal to prove him wrong and show all the haters that I could be a better writer, despite what they said. The flame, in a very sick and twisted sense, pretty much motivated me into pushing myself and taking risks with writing that I never would otherwise. Now I'm friends with the dude, and it's... surreal, but kind of nice.

I'm not justifying them by any means. I have no doubts these friends of mine could be putting their time to better use, and it's disappointing when their actions really upset someone. I myself have never sent a flame - I prefer gentle concrit if I can because I've tried being ruthless before and I just can't do it xD - and even though some acquaintances of mine do, I know there's no point in telling them to back off because they know that every once in a while, you get a person, like me, that does take the initiative to get better and try and prove them wrong. The only thing is that this doesn't work with everyone: some people get absolutely crushed, and that's why I don't like the idea of flames, or what they've come to be known as.

So yes, I have weird experiences with that kind of feedback.

#24 Mar 05th, 7:38pm . Edited Mar 05th, 7:41pm

What did VVelzen do? I've never seen him around this site.

#25 Mar 05th, 7:42pm

I have no idea, Yuri, but I just checked him out and he seems like a Class A Jackass. :/

#26 Mar 05th, 7:49pm

He wrote an intentionally bad yaoi story and included a couple of authors names and profiles in it, basically making fun of the yaoi community. *shakes head* He had one up a couple of weeks ago called sex jungle or something like that. After he badmouthed a couple of them - I really can't remember their names off the top of my head - they were an actual, real-life couple, they quite writing and TheFemalePharaoh jumped all over him. So he disappeared for a while and now he's back. I just keep tabs on him to see what he's up to cause he's a stalkerish (weird i'm saying that) homophobe who likes to pick on others. Oh and the virus scan is complete - it was another false alarm. Stupid thing!

#27 Mar 05th, 7:52pm

Indeed. Oh, and Lady. I love your idea concerning the votes. The only reason I have them emailed is because I don't want someone who wants to vote for one story wind up chosing another because their favorite as like no votes and they don't think it's worth it to vote. But a blind poll would be awesome. I have to play around with the forum and see if I can find out how to do it.

#28 Mar 05th, 7:52pm

Hi, I'm back again! XD yeah, it's just a one-hour class but I have to offline after an hour for club meeting (not anime club though, my college doesn't have one..T_T)

Thanks for the advice, tavia! You sure are a good mother! XD lol..

#29 Mar 05th, 7:59pm

YuugisGirl

Umm...I can still introduce myself right?

1. My nickname on this site is YG but my crazy friends call me Nantook. (Based on a Jim Carrey joke cause my friends and I are just that weird -_-U)

2.I am kind of embarrassed to say this since everyone here will probably treat me like a kid now (they did it on the other forum), but I am 13 years old. That's right laugh it up. I'm a eighth grader in love with puzzleshipping... But by the looks of it a lot of the people here were my age when they jumped on the bandwagon right? *looks hopeful* I absolutely LOVE CSI!!!!!! And not Miami or New York, LAS VEGAS BABY! *hugs the old cast and glares spitefully at the newcomers* I have an unhealthy obsession with Greg even though Grissom is my favorite character. I'm basically here to read and write fanfics for any of my favorite fandoms (which would be YGO, CSI, and the Legend of Zelda since I'm a video game nerd)

3. I've been a puzzleshipper for almost a year now. I watched YGO back when it was still playing on TV (mind you I barely remembered any of it since I was so little then), but then my family lost our cable for about two years and by the time we finally got it back, the show had ended. I got back into the fandom when my friend showed me the Abridged Series *bows at LittleKuriboh's feet* which led to watching the real series which read to reading fanficton. I wasn't really interested in any pairings at the time, but I started reading a Y/Y fic on accident and got hooked. Up until then I hadn't ever considered gay pairings because my parents aren't highly supportive them (well...really my dad's not very supportive of them)

4. Both. Though I read more often then I write mainly because I'm lazy and don't feel like updating. *prays that none of her readers see this*

5. I actually wrote an alternate ending to the series because I was so upset with Takahashi's version. In some ways I still believe that Yami should have stayed, however, the one thing that made the ending somewhat bearable was the fact that Yugi and Yami would see each other again in the afterlife.

6. My favorite pairings beside Puzzle would have to be Tender, sometimes Rival and Puppy (depending on how it's written) and Klepto. Yes, I LOVE Yami BakuraxYugi. It's so twisted/cute!

7. Umm... I'm probably the youngest person here. I despise flamers. (all reviews should be praising or helpful in a respectful way) I secretly dream of becoming an author, politician, teacher or CSI. *blushes* Oh, and I love making new friends. Well...I love making kind newfriends. You know, people who will take me seriously and still laugh at my jokes. XD

Well...I guess that's it for me...I'm kind of boring. XD

#30 Mar 05th, 8:55pm

hhmmm...interesting introduction, YG! XD but I don't think that you're 'boring'..o.O

I met many people like your age in fanart-central and that makes me think I'm old..XD

I never watch CSI before because my parents forbid me to watch TV and just keep telling me to study..*sigh*

Nice meeting you, YG! *shake hands* :D

#31 Mar 05th, 9:02pm

Don't feel ashamed of being thirteen. I was twelve when I joined this site (meaning that I broke the ToS just by joining already xD) and while I may have been an idiot, I learned and grew up a lot more maturely online than I had anywhere else yet. I've met some idiotic thirteen-year-olds on this site, yeah, but I've met some really sweet ones, too. :)

I'm kind of boring. XD

Eh, I don't think anyone's expecting anyone else to be living in Antartica or have six toes or something. We're all just puzzleshipping dorks and that's kinda all that matters. ^^

#32 Mar 05th, 9:27pm

Hi YuugisGirl! -waves fiercly- =3

I was 13 when I joined this site, so don't feel all embarassed/intimidated. There are a ton of great people here, younger and older, and we all share a love of writing (well, if you're here I assume everyone does...if they don't...then...why...are they here? Dx) Excuse me, I love to make faces D= see? It's a weird habit I cannot seem to break.

#33 Mar 05th, 9:32pm

Hi everyone! I can still introduce myself, right?

Name/Nickname (What can we call you?): Natoya, or Toya for short. ^-^

A little background info. A "Who are you and what the heck are you doing here?: I just turned 20 years old, and I am a female from Ohio. I joined this site years ago when a couple friends of mine introduced me to fanfiction. I love writing stories and will write whatever comes to my mind. I also love to read and I have an obsession with the ocean. Water scenery, whether I'm there enjoying the outdoors or am just staring at a beautiful picture, never fails to calm me and makes me feel at peace. /smiles/ I hope that doesn't sound weird... ^-^' I also am a secret yaoi writer. My parents discovered my secret when I was 15 or 16 and I had to fall out of writing for a while to convince them I was normal before picking it back up again. They aren't predjuiced people, but they didn't think it was normal for me to be writing yaoi.

How long have you been a puzzleshipper, and what/who first convinced you into being one?: I fell in love with puzzleshipping when I discovered all the wonderful fictions on this site. One of my friends was a yaoi lover at the time, so she also helped me fall into it. My very first ever story that absoluty made me fall for puzzleshipping was Deepest Dreams by animestargirl. I adore that story and have loved Yami and Yugi since. ^-^ I've loved it for years and watching the show only confirmed it. ^-^

Do you mainly write or read fanfics? Both?: Definitley both! ^-^

Would you have ended the anime like Takahashi did? (No? How would you change it?): I would change it so that Yami could stay. I love both him and Yugi so much and it brought tears to my eyes when Yami had to leave. I would also make it so that they would admit their feelings for each other, since it was so obvious during the show! XD

Do you have any other favorite pairings in this fandom aside from YnY/Atem x Yuugi?: While Yugi and Yami are my fav of all time pairing, I do enjoy some RyouXBakura and MarikXMalik. I will read JouXSeto, but I can't write that myself. I can vary my pairings a little depending on the story, but I stick mostly to YamiXYugi. ^-^

Anything else?: I love making friends and talking to people. I love music and I mostly listen to Japanese, dance, rock, punk... Actually I'll listen to almost anything. ^-^

#34 Mar 05th, 10:11pm

Haha, I forgot to mention my love of video games. ^-^ I love Kingdom Hearts, Star Ocean, Resident Evil (squeals: I CAN NOT WAIT FOR RESIDENT EVIL FIVE!), Assassins Creed, Fable, Phantasy Star Universe (I play the demo), I have some Yu-Gi-Oh video games, and I love a bunch others. If you want to know anything else, feel free to check out my profile. It lists a bunch of games and animes that I like. ^-^

#35 Mar 05th, 10:17pm

Ah! -tackles Natoya-

I LOVE kingdom Hearts. It's like unhealthy how obsessed I am with that game. That one and Shadow Hearts! LOVE IT! :)

#36 Mar 06th, 10:54am

/giggles/ Haha, I adore Kingdom Hearts. I own one and two, and Chain of Memories for GBA. I've beaten one and two I don't know how many times. ^-^ I've never heard of Shadow Hearts. I shall have to look that one up. ^-^

#37 Mar 06th, 1:35pm

YuugisGirl

HikariYugiYamiAtemu: *shakes hand back* Thanks for not thinking I'm boring! ^^ My parents are strict with studying and grades too. If I made a 96 on my previous report card and suddenly I earn a 94 on my current one, my parents will automatically assume that my grades are slipping through lack of study. They'll ban me from TV, the computer and even books!!!!!!!! (the ones that aren't for school anyway) Nice meeting you too! ^^

iSparrow: It's good to know that some people in this world don't judge people by their age. ^^ Thanks! I guess I'm not as boring as I thought! *smiles* Love the icon by the way! *begins humming Defying Gravity*

CrazyAboutYugi: *waves back enthusiastically* Your icon is hilarious! (I wonder what our dear little pharaoh is thinking) XD See, I like making the faces too. =D ^^ :D =) ^_^ XD

#38 Mar 06th, 2:32pm

It's good to know that some people in this world don't judge people by their age.

Oh, believe me, I know plenty of people that don't act their age, youngsters and older fellows alike. xD There's a kid in my city who's written a book on politics. He's fourteen. Granted, he is a snobby rich kid that goes to a private school only mega rich people can afford, but still. Teenagers have just as much potential to be mature as older people: we just don't use it all that much. xD

Love the icon by the way! *begins humming Defying Gravity*

YES! Finally, someone recognizes her! Idina Menzel is my favorite female celebrity (Okay, so there aren't many good ones to choose from... STILL). She's amazing and wonderful and just totally gorgeous. I know I wouldn't really do it, but I would give up my right arm to meet her. :)

So yay for Wicked. C: Are you a RENT fan too, or...?

#39 Mar 06th, 3:37pm

YuugisGirl

Wow O.o He wrote a book on politics at fourteen?!?! Crazy smarts there! XD

Oh I adore Idina Menzel!^^ She's amazing, beautiful and her voice truly astounds me! I wish I could meet her too!!!! I don't think I'd give an arm for it either though...maybe finger...XD No I've never seen RENT but if it has (or had) Idina I'm sure I'd love it! :D *scampers away to see what RENT stuff she can scrap up on Youtube*

#40 Mar 06th, 4:44pm

Crazy smarts there! XD

Apparently he was a real jackass, too. xD My friend went to a book signing he did, or something... he acted like a total nub. But she didn't mind because his lips were crazy bright read and she couldn't help thinking he put on lipstick for the occasion. 8D (The announcer made a joke about this, too, asking the crowd if they thought he'd drunk red Fruit Punch or something before coming to the show, since he was so young and all... -shot-)

No I've never seen RENT but if it has (or had) Idina I'm sure I'd love it!

I saw it as a movie when it came out, back in November of... 04? 05? I can't remember. I think it was the latter. But yeah, I completely fell in love with it. Just, like, be sure your parents aren't in the room if they are weird about homosexuality because not only are there a gay couple but Idina plays a lesbian. ^^' (It's a musical, btw, in case you hadn't guessed. xD)

I think someone on YouTube has the full movie up. I can find it for you, if you like... -rummages through her crap-

#41 Mar 06th, 5:19pm

Hello to Yugi's girl and Natoya! *grins* It's nice to meet you. And YG don't worry about your age, I fully expect to see my daughter on this site soon. She'll be 13 in a couple of months and is starting to get curious about what I write. Although I can't say that I'm going to let her read my stories and some of the others around, but its nice to see what the future of writing will be (if that even made sense). Natoya, I love what I've read of your stories! Can't think if I seen any of YG's though (its that old age coming through again) ;) But again, nice to meet the both of you!

#42 Mar 06th, 5:22pm

Hi Tavia! Thanks so much! ^-^ It's nice to meet you too. Man, I wish my mom was as cool as you about this site. I have to write in secret because my parents don't approve of me writing yaoi.

#43 Mar 06th, 7:08pm

*blinks* I guess I didn't look at your profile that well. You don't live to far from me. I hail from good ole Michigan - land of two seasons (winter and construction) *laughs* I don't mind my kids being on here. At least I know where they are. But like I said, we're not exactly the 'normal' family. I hear all the time how this is wrong and that is wrong and kids should be this and that. *snorts* I say kids should be individuals! They have their own minds, right? Granted I'm not above kicking their asses into gear when they need it, but if they're going to retain at least a little open-mindedness and creativity they should be able to grow and make mistakes on their own rather than have someone tell them how to do it.

Let me give you a little background into our weird family, cause we truly are just THAT weird according to a whole lot of people. Both my husband and I are slightly under 1/4 American Indian (four generations back) - so we can't exactly be prejudice without having issue with our own kind. We both have gay - and bi - friends, so we won't bash gays, in fact we kind of worry that my daughter might be - worry for the abuse she will take, not for the sake of her being gay. Neither of us is even remotely religious, cause there are way too many hypocrits (not that all people who are religious are that way, but the ones who are make it hard for me to accept anything they say)

We have friends that are black, white, yellow, red and still keep in touch with them cause they are part of the family we made when our parents hated us for reasons unknown. We both have a love for cars that goes way beyond the norm (and almost borders on the insane)that's how we met and how my son ended up with the name Brodyx which is a set of Chevrolet cylinder heads. *laughs really hard*. Now there are at least 4 other boys with that name (told ya I had a thing for names). We are pretty much the outcasts from highschool that just banded together for the sake of having someone to care about us and care in return. *shrugs*

I like that family much better than the one I was born with (with the exception of my brother who is a part of both). We have all known what it feels like to be turned down for being different and I refuse to do that to my kids. I hope I didn't come across as preachy, but I'm not sure since its been a really long week and I'm having a glass (or 2) of wine to relax. In all honesty I'll answer any question truthfully, sometimes too much so - as Moony points out sometimes - cause I just don't understand why people need to condemn others for being different.

Just please remember that sometimes parents react before they think. We all do. And were you to put out a novel after your stories here I don't think they would be all that disapproving of your writing. I'm speaking in general of course, but most parents are proud of their kids NO MATTER WHAT. (unless of course one of them murders a whole bunch of people or something like that). So yeah, we're a little weird like that. Just remember to be true to yourself first. Your parents will still care for you regardless.

#44 Mar 06th, 7:43pm

/giggles/ Wow, that really isn't so far away. ^-^ My parents may disapprove of my writing yaoi, but at least they try to understand my love of anime. My mom even bought me a Yami plush doll I really wanted for Christmas. They don't mind me spending money on the stuff, but you'll never catch my mom watching it. I totally agree about letting kids be individuals. I hate it when people think they only way your kids learn is to have complete control over everything they do and constantly tell them, no, you can't do this like this. Do it like this instead.

Wow, part Indian? I wish I had that kind of cool background, but no. I'm stuck being your average white girl with the multi-cultural background, Irish, Dutch, and German. I have gay and bi friends too, but the one I don't see as much anymore, mostly due to the fact we graduated and couldn't see each other as much, and she has a job and more of a life then I do right now. ^-^' I'm a religious person, but I conflict with it constantly. I just can't believe it when people tell you "for this reason you shall burn in hell" because the bible says God is all forgiving and loving. That just doesn't add up to me. I can understand if you have been the foulest most evil jerk on the planet who has killed people and done nasty things, but to go to hell for loving someone? No, that just doesn't make sense to me. My grandma didn't like it one bit when I told her that while I did love God, I was skeptical about believing some of the things I read in the bible. I mean, how do people know that over the course of the thousands of years that the bible existed, that someone didn't just make some of the stuff up, like how can an all forgiving and all loving God send good people to hell just for loving someone that people didn't think they were supposed to love? Love is love to me. They say love is the most powerful thing in the world, so how can people condemn you for loving? /sighs and shakes head/ It doesn't make sense to me. I'm not saying these things to be blasphamus either, I do love and worship God, but they are just some of the hard questions I can't help but ask myself sometimes.

Haha, Brodyx? That's wickedly cool! XD I like it! I have one of those names as well that not a whole lot of people have. I've only met one other girl who ever had my real name and that was when I was five. And half the time people, even my own family members, can't spell or say my name correctly. ^-^ I made up a name out of the top of my head, Isaria, and I love the name so much that I was actually considering naming my future daughter that. XD

/nods in agreement/ I understand that parents can react before they think. When my parents found out about what I wrote, they completely flipped and even threatened to send me to therapy and tried to take all my anime away from me. They didn't understand how I could love yaoi. My parents aren't prejudiced people; my mom has encouraged me all my life to love everyone for who they are and not to judge based on age, sex, race, etc... I guess she panicked about it mostly because of my age. That wasn't something she would expect from someone at my age at the time, so she didn't know how to handle it. I know my mom will love me no matter what, but I'm scared to death of her finding out again that I write yaoi.

#45 Mar 06th, 8:33pm

*laughs* Its nice to know that there are others out there who refuse to follow the norm! Really nice. I've had it up to here *salutes with hand on top of head* with people telling me what's right and wrong, how I should live my life, raise my kids - and all because they follow someone else's teachings. The higher being(s) is/are just that - higher beings. It is not up to me to judge someone else based on my morals and codes, I'm not a higher being. *sighs* I get that so much at work and other places. Some of the guys I work with are religious - and republican*shudders* But I figure if the 10 commandments were written on the wall of a Pharaoh's tomb almost 1000 years before Christ than someone writing must have been smoking something. I'm not knocking religion, it can do good. Like bringing neighbors together when one has fallen. But there are too many people who take advantage and they are the ones who have my everlasting hatred. Other than that most religious people are *shrugs* just like everyone else - just trying to get by and be as polite as they can while doing it.

*chuckles* There are so many different versions of white though, as many as there are of yellow, red and black. And you would be surprised find out what is in that background if you go looking. I used to love talking with my grandmother on my mother's side. According to her we are descendants of gypsies. I had never thought my family was that cool until I found that out. I think by now almost everyone has that type of background.

No one can spell mine either and its not that uncommon. But I get called Becky, or Vicki. Its really kind of funny! I really like Isaria! I would do that. Name your first girl Isaria. It's a beautiful name and it doesn't come with strings attached like other names do. Alex, alexandra and such are by definition defenders of the people. And I almost wonder how much of that is put on a child when thye are given that name. *snickers* My daughter was almost saddled with Gabriela (or Gabe for short). I'm sure she would have loved me for that one. NOT!

I get your meaning on that. My mother just shakes her head and looks away when I start talking about writing. But by now she knows better than to comment. She was always a really biased person though. She freaks out on a monthly basis about the "black" family that moved in down the street. To which we've told her time and time again that the father makes more money than she does and he's not interested in stealing her car. But she refuses to believe it. Some people, I guess. And she has a problem with gays too. We found that out at our wedding (our best man is gay) and she had a public fit)

Sounds like you have good parents. I'd probably freak if my daughter started writing yaoi too before she hit 15, just because of her age. But then again, I'm not sure. She's not there yet. You learn as you go, so I try not to make too many plans.

If find more people who could care less about gender, ethnicity and orientation the longer I stay online. I wonder if the computer has finally overcome what mankind seems unable to? It just seems that we are all equal here (more so than in a face to face interview) where I could be the hunchback of Notre Dame and you could be the highschool prom king and no one would care. There's hope for the next generation yet! Yay!

#46 Mar 06th, 9:13pm

How I wish my family was as accepting as yours, Tavia. Hah! For as long as I can remember my parents have been extreme gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered haters and with an extreme passion. The fact that my brother came out to them when he was 18 probably didn't help the matter however...and me being a bisexual (though I do lean more towards woman) *sweatdrop* I hope that doesn't scare anyone, haha...

My parents found out once that I wrote/write/read YAOI and banned me from the computer and from ex-friends for a year. That was rough. My absolute closest friend is a lesbian and when they found that out they freaked out even now. And I have a few other lesbian/gay friends. I tend to "attract" those people o.O haha, I love it, but my family has way too different opinions.

I honestly don't know how I came to be placed within my family to be honest. I am the indeed the black sheep within. Both my parents (though my dad waaay more) is a huge Bible freak (I do NOT mean to offend anyone by that statement, but if I do, I'm so sorry! Let me know and I'll change it!) and I myself am Agnostic.

Even though I am 18 they would probably shoot me know if they ever found out I was on this site reading and writing again, ugh...

Sorry for all the family drama...I just needed to vent I guess, after hearing a few of your guy's stories as well.

#47 Mar 06th, 11:48pm

No, really guys, I love the fact that everyone's really getting to know (and appreciate) each other and the lives that we live. Besides the contest, that's what I wanted this forum to be about. Our love for Puzzleshipping is what brought everyone here first, but I was hoping that as we went along, we would discover other things as well and be able to find friends (even if online) to vent to. :)

I must say that I agree with every single one of you.

tavia, I wish more family's were like yours. People (especially the older generations) are very biased these days and its teaching the younger generations to close their minds to people who are 'different' as well. I'm glad to see that not everyone is like that though. In fact, it seems like the more parents try to sway us away from doing what we want to do (dating same genders or writing yaoi or whatnot) the more we want to. However, it's when parents start to teach their children to hate a certain type of group that its crossing the line because we definitely don't need anymore hate in the world. And that's great that you don't let anyone tell you how to raise your kids and why because your their mother and no one knows better than you how to raise them.

Natoya I agree with you too. I'm Catholic and (though I don't go to Church on Sundays) I believe in God too. However, I think the bible is open to interpetation. God is forgiving and loving and I don't think you'll be sent to hell for loving someone either. Times have changed and the bible was written for BACK you know 10000 years or whatever ago. In the bible, it says it's a sin to get tatoos or piercings so should I rip my earrings out? It also says thst its a sin to use any sort of birth control so should I yell at my friends who want to protect themselves? I'm not trying to bash the bible at all, I'm just saying that I think its time for an updated version (if thats possible).

When it comes down to it, I believe that God knows everything thats going to happen in the future. Every single tragedy or world disaster or who's going to be born on what day. I also believe that people don't BECOME gay or CHOOSE to be gay. I mean do people CHOOSE to be straight? No, they just are. I believe people are born gay and that at some point in their life they realize it. It could be at 7 or 27. Anyways, if God knew that being gay was a sin then why would he let them enter the world JUST so they could go to hell? That doesn't sound like the benevolent God that the Vatholic community speaks about.

So now to you Larka since I feel like I'm about to be struck by lightening. I know how you feel. If my family found out, though my mom wouldn't tell me to stop because she knows that in the end she cant stop me from writing, especially since I'm going off to college, they would talk about me behind my back or my maybe ask me about it in front of everyone. I don't think my mom would go crazy if one of us turned out to be gay though. I mean, she probably wouldn't like it but she knows that in this situation too she cant really change it. I'm sorry love that your family is so strict around that. It must be hard sometimes. Well, *looks around* you have all of us now to talk to. :)

Now that my --oh my God I can't believe I wrote that much--rant is over which I apologize for, I hope it didn't seem like I was preaching but there's my point of view in a nutshell.

Oh and just as a side note, no one can pronounce my name either. Haha, and I always wanted to name my daughter Anastasia and my son Alexi since I'm so obsessed with the Romanov family. They going to LOVE me for that. Yeah Natoya I know what you mean. I'm like the typical Spanish person with like a million different things (Puerto Rican, Cuban, Costa Rican, throw some black in there as well as some Asian. I wouldn't be surprised if I'm part white either....Haha, why can't I be Indian?)

P.S. NEW PEOPLE FEEL FREE TO COME JOIN OUR CHAT ABOUT OUT LIVES. JUST MAKE SURE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES FIRST SO WE CAN GET TO KNOW YOU A LITTLE BETTER FIRST. :)

#48 Mar 07th, 6:39am

Wow, there's so much to respond to I'm not quite sure where to start.

Tavia, you sound like a mom with the kind of beliefs I wish my mom had. Ever since I was little she's been forcing me to do things. "It's all about your options," she says, "really, it's good to explore what you can do while you can." Which would be nice, except she's extremely biased. She's a softball freak, so she wants me to play softball. She works for the government, so she wants me to take classes in DC (I live relatively near there). I don't think it's about me being a mini!her or anything, but I think she's trying to make me into the type of person she wanted to be, if that makes sense. Thing is, it's backfiring horribly. Her pressuring me to be this ideal daughter has only made me become the Stereotypical Female Teenager: stubborn, rebellious, and rather grumpy when she walks into a room. I hate feeling like that, but I don't think she really can understand that I want my own life, no matter how much she tells me she does.

Aaaand here I go bringing my wangsty problems into a public forum. Sorry about that.

As for religion, I tend to quote the lovely Kristen Chenoweth (actress and singer extraordinaire!): "I am Christian, and I don't want there to be any questions on what I do or don't believe. I don't believe gays are going to Hell. I believe judgement is left to the one upstairs... For me, this [religion] is what works." Love is love is love is love is love. I don't think God would ever punish someone for loving another. It doesn't sound like the gracious God I've lived with my entire life, and it goes against everything I've ever learned at church to believe that homosexuals won't end up in Heaven just because of who they are.

I'm not sure how my parents feel about me thinking this. I haven't really talked to them about it, and if my luck continues, I won't ever have to, because I'm rather scared of my mother's reaction, particularly, and how she'll treat me accordingly. I think my dad will understand, because he knows that I love writing and he's always encouraged it (which I absolutely love him for :))... he knows that there are lots of subjects and themes that come along with life, and he's never shied away from telling me the truth about it all. I want to be a writer, and that entails capturing what life is about. Love and homosexuality comes along with it, and I think he understands that. My mother, on the other hand, I don't really want to think about.

So that's what I'm all about. Feel free to ignore my two cents if no one has anything to comment on it. xD

#49 Mar 07th, 7:04am