Sands of Egypt

Xander gets possessed all the time, so Yugioh gave me an idea.  I wrestled with it for a bit before deciding he wasn’t going to get Yami, though.  Mainly because Yugi’s the only one I can see in the role.  They have their similarities-both are willing to do anything to save their friends.  Both are sometimes overlooked, more than they should be, and they’re both the Heart of their respective groups.  (You might say Yugi doesn’t get overlooked, since he’s the main character, but more often than not Yami’s stealing the show.)  Yugi’s capable of the same smart-aleck remarks, though Xander does it a lot more than Yugi does.  And Xander’s the White Knight, though it takes him a bit to grow out of his teenage selfishness.  (Yugi’s capable of that, too, but a lot less.  He matured faster.)

Xander’s idealistic, but he’s not truly innocent, and that’s one of the main differences.  Yugi has to be there to balance out Yami, Yin to his Yang.  Xander’s good but I don’t know if he could rein in Yami in the same way.  (Also Xander reminds me of Joey more.  Sometimes.) 

A way to an AU other than Halloween intrigued me.  As did Yami, early on, not quite understanding that he’s a separate entity than Yugi and going that’s my grandfather, those are my friends.  The boundary grew, but there are still moments where Yami thinks he’s Yugi without even realizing it.  So playing with that seemed like a cool idea.

Also, Ancient Egypt.  I am a sucker for Ancient Egypt.  When I first saw the Mummy movies I watched them about a dozen times and legit went to the library to check out apparently dry books on Egypt.  But I devoured them.  I still have a few random ones sitting around.  And yeah, okay, so the mission contacts in Egypt in the Secret World aren’t that impressive, compared to Kingsmouth, but I still love the place.

I’ve got some ideas I’m running around in my head.  I might brainstorm on here, just to get some ideas out there.  Be warned, they’re not fully developed, but.  If anyone’s interested in the process, well, here ya go.  (If not, ah well, at least I’m conversationally talking about my ideas which usually gets me slightly further than just thinking about them?  It’s weird.)

~Dreamer