madimpossibledreamer

I was hoping not to have to bring this up; didn't want to sound like I'm fishing for sympathy or anything, but given that it seems that it's going to probably continue to affect my writing, I feel like my readers should know.  I'm unfortunately sick.  I had a cold or something during the middle to end of January which set me back, not only in writing but in everything else, and I thought I got better, but apparently not.  The Covid test the first time around was negative, and I haven't taken a second one.  I'll try to continue to have a chapter out each week for Shadowed Suspicion but everything else might be vastly delayed.  I hope that everyone else is doing well and that I'll get better soon!
~Dreamer~

Main Points:
Yugioh 5D's
Summary: faster to read (also it is suddenly weird to see the name Kiryu as a villain, see yakuza) also unfinished
Word Count: 55
Rating: Gen

          “You’re in a place to lecture me about my morals after you stuck with Kiryu.”
          Yusei’s about to reply when he realizes that the words are bitter.
          Hurt.
          Jack’s been nursing the emotional wound all this time.
          He can’t lose the anger altogether.  “I don’t walk away from my friends, Jack.”
          “Am I your friend?”

Main Points:
Yugioh 5D's/Iron Man crossover
Summary: Jack knows the Iron Man's identity.
Word Count: 475
Rating: Gen
Notes: shipping optional (about as much as the show let's be honest)

         They try to suppress the news; Jack’ll give them that.  They all try their little hearts out too, even the psycho clown, which was a great effort on their part, and the least Atlas can do is appreciate it.
         They’re all worried.  Of course they are.  Made of junk like that rather than steel, there’s only one place this Iron Man could have come from.  That, and his actions made matters pretty clear.  Sector Security abusing their privileges were quickly targeted.  The people of the Satellite were protected, even from each other.  To many, that was merely more proof of the depravity of Satellite citizens.  To some, it spoke of something different entirely—he was a symbol of hope, a veneer of civilization.  He was their hero.
         But to Jack—
         To Jack, this was just fulfillment of an old promise.
         He had barely managed to contain his excitement, when he saw the pictures.  He couldn’t let the Iron Man’s identity slip, not even when it was so obvious.  After all, who else had the technical know-how and hacking skills?  Who else was stubborn as he was gentle, and still believed in the people of the Satellite, when Jack couldn’t find it in himself to believe in anyone?
         Well.  That was a lie.
         But as a rule, Jack Atlas lied.  He was paid to be a liar on national television.  The people loved the constructed identity that was Jack Atlas.  He had to pretend that Jack-from-the-Satellite was dead—even further, had never existed.
         Goodwin knew.  The clown knew.  A few from the Satellite knew.  It wasn’t in either Goodwin or the clown’s best interests to tell anyone, and the Satellite citizens couldn’t talk—who would believe them?  And anyway, the fans would likely tear apart anyone besmirching their beloved Atlas-sama.  It’s not like they knew anyone to tell, anyway, unlike Jack, who (restricted only by Goodwin and even then maybe not by much) was the darling of the media.
         The point is, he should trust Goodwin.  The man had done so much to raise him from rags to riches.
         Fortunately, Jack knows better, and suspects that Goodwin does, too.  The man, like so many others, was motivated by self-interest, but at least he was good enough to come out and say so.  Oh, he also gave good lip service to doing things ‘for the greater good of the world’, and maybe he even believed that, but a large part of it was selfish too.
         With Iron Man, Jack could only trust that Goodwin would do what was in his own interest, not Yusei’s.  So it was Jack’s own little secret.
         I told you you weren’t motivated enough.  Now you are.  You’re welcome, you selfless idiot.  You’re a dragon now, and it’s magnificent.  He smirks as he stares out his window into the lights of the city.

Main Points:
Yugioh 5D's Universe Optional
Chapter Summary: Crow is getting a little concerned.
Word Count: 500
Rating: teen
Notes: This is, technically, genfic, but there's also hinted Jack/Yusei.  Read with the slash goggles if you want, but they're not required for reading.

              Crow is getting a little concerned.  So he marches in one day when he knows Jack’s out.  Yusei is, predictably, tinkering with his Duel Runner.  If the guy ever found himself with nothing to do with his hands, well.  Yusei wouldn’t deal with it well, would he?  For all that he’s patient, sitting still is hard for the guy.
              “What did you do to Jack?” he asks with no preamble.
              As usual when absorbed in something, Yusei doesn’t hear a word.  So Crow steals the wrench out of Yusei’s hand.
              That earns several blinks of blue eyes, as if the wrench has suddenly become sentient and leaped away on its own.  Then slowly, with the same amount of surprise, Yusei glances up to see Hogan.  “Oh, hey, Crow.  Can I help you with something?”
              He slowly gets up, wincing a little (he’s probably been kneeling in the same exact position for far too long and has gotten stiff) and begins to stretch methodically, like he’s some kind of robot.
              “What did you do to Jack?” he repeats, determined to get an answer.
              A strange look passes over Yusei’s face, one that Crow can’t read, but it’s too fleeting to study in detail.  “What do you mean?”
              “He’s sitting around!”  On reflection, none of them deal well with having nothing to do.  “He’ll just patiently get you whatever you need when you’re working on Yusei Go, which you always are, and he’s being nice, and it’s making me paranoid!” At the end of the rant, he’s practically shouting.
              It earns a bit of a smile, which is not the response he’d been looking for.  He needs to know…
              “I have a lot to make up for, and Jack Atlas isn’t the type to owe anyone anything.  If it takes me the next lifetime to pay it back, I will,” an accented voice answers from right behind him, and if he were taller Crow’s head would be through the upper floor by now from how high he jumped.
              At least Jack sounds maliciously amused at this, so his entire world hasn’t fallen apart just yet.
              “If it makes you feel better, yes, I used mostly your money, since you earn more than I do,” Jack continues with a smirk, then turns to Yusei.  “I found that engine part you were talking about?  I wrote down the number.  I don’t know if it’s in good condition, though.”
              Yusei rushes over and takes the proferred part in eager hands.  “It looks pretty good, but we’ll really find out once I test this bad boy.  Thanks, Jack.”
              “You really should eat.  I got food, too.”  The blond looks both pleased and annoyed.  It’s a common enough expression.
              Yusei waves a dismissive hand.  “Drag me to the kitchen if I haven’t eaten by two.”  He’s already almost forgotten about the two of them.
              “I will follow through,” Jack warns.  It’s weird and domestic and Crow feels like he’s missed about five steps somewhere along the way.

I remember there being some quote about forgiveness being a gift that we give to those who we like enough to ignore the fact they don't deserve it, but I can't find that.  /sigh
~Dreamer~

Main Points:
Yugioh 5D's Universe Optional
Chapter Summary: “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” ― Mahatma Gandhi
Word Count: 50
Rating: teen

It’s infuriating that no matter what, Yusei will consider him a friend.  Infuriating…and reassuring.  Even as part of him relaxes at the thought, he wants to pick up the shorter duelist and shake him.  Anyone else would never forgive the things I’ve done.  Anyone but you.  What’s wrong with you.

Well, that was...really, really difficult, actually, and mainly involved using my phone to flip between different dragon pictures as well as ones of Yusei, but I think I got it looking fairly good.  And recognizable, which is amazing.  (I'm working on copying it so I can put it on my wall, complete with gold sharpie and color.  Wish me luck.)
This goes along with the Signer Dragons series (maybe obvious, just saiyan.)
When researching, I saw a couple Yusei-as-a-dragon pics, but they all had him as Stardust.  I wanted to offer a different take on it.
No idea why Yusei is smiling.  It's not actually all that common in the show, but it just felt like it fit, here.
~Dreamer~

Main Points:
Yugioh 5D's Signer Dragons
Chapter Summary: Jack's the first to fly.  Also, being a bystander is not in Jack's blood.
Word Count: 1000
Rating: teen, could be read as ship! or friend!ship, random 3rd person pov shift (from sorta Yusei's pov to sorta Jack's pov)
( Can't Do It Alone )