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my friends were right about who my zexal blorbo would be-

@darkestabsol.bsky.social

i heard it's the year of the horse and next thing i knew i drew this super pmd au-

#yugioh #ygo #yugiohzexal #zexal #pokemon #pmd

A reference sheet depicting Yuma Tsukumo from Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal as a Keldeo as part of a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon AU.

January 23, 2026 at 11:09 PM

my friends were right about who my zexal blorbo would be-

@darkestabsol.bsky.social

A III I drew a few years back, largely because he deserves to hold his sword

#yugioh #ygo #yugiohzexal #zexal

January 10, 2026 at 3:43 AM

my friends were right about who my zexal blorbo would be-

@darkestabsol.bsky.social

back on keyswap au with comedically serious astral-
#yugioh #ygo #zexal #yugiohzexal #fanfiction #fanfic

January 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM

my friends were right about who my zexal blorbo would be-

@darkestabsol.bsky.social

Kind of a Kyubey move for the door to appear to Yuma when he's at his most desperate to save someone/most willing to agree to a magical girl contract-

#yugioh #ygo #yugiohzexal #zexal #fanfiction #fanfic

A snippet of a fanfiction. Text reads as follows:

Before he can say anything else it all goes dark, Yuma's surroundings slamming from the bright colourful streets of Heartland to the dim clifftop and looming door that are so familiar from his dreams. He looks around, panic and desire to do *something* clawing at his guts as the door begins to speak.

***"He who opens the door shall obtain a new power. However, as the price for this power, you shall lose that which is most important to you."*** The voice of the door booms through Yuma's core, drawing his attention. Vaguely, in the back of his mind, he recalls Tetsuo and Kotori's warnings not to take any offers from it, and he knows he should just say no. Heck, maybe if he waits long enough he'll fall off the crumbling cliff behind him and snap back to reality, just like in the dreams.

*But.*

Yuma can't deny the desire to save Ryoga, despite his foul temper. He would never be able to live with himself if he let Ryoga *die* because of his own fear of what the door might take from him in exchange.

A snippet of a fanfiction that immediately follows the first snippet. Text reads as follows:

And well, Yuma supposes the *kattobingu* spirit he learned from his father was made for this moment.

The chained door looms, ominously silent as it watches Yuma with its stone face. Yuma hears the clatter of stones behind him as the cliff crumbles ever so slightly at his heels. Gripping his (now glowing, as if it knows what he's decided) pendant, he nods once, stepping closer to the door.

January 5, 2026 at 1:18 PM

my friends were right about who my zexal blorbo would be-

@darkestabsol.bsky.social

Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal is technically a magical girl anime, right?
#yugioh #ygo #zexal #fanfiction #fanfic #yugiohzexal

A snippet of a fanfic. Text transcription:

A few months ago, Heartland City had a pair of magical fighters.

A tag team duo, a boy and a girl, who commanded control of water and ice and twin spears against the threat of the Numbers. They fought fiercely, unafraid of the creatures they defended the city from and unshakable in their teamwork.

Then, one day, the girl abruptly disappeared. Several weeks later, the boy seemingly snapped, attacking an innocent civilian for no clear reason. He vanished from the public eye soon after, his reputation shattered, and so Heartland was left defenceless against the Numbers.

January 1, 2026 at 4:01 PM

my friends were right about who my zexal blorbo would be-

@darkestabsol.bsky.social

OC from my Keyswap AU! Thought process for his creation in reply-
#oc #originalcharacter #yugioh #ygo #yugiohzexal #zexal

December 30, 2025 at 3:40 AM

my friends were right about who my zexal blorbo would be-

@darkestabsol.bsky.social

Cultural differences in the #aztecship oneshot-

#yugioh #ygo #zexal #yugiohzexal #fanfiction #fanfic

December 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM

my friends were right about who my zexal blorbo would be-

@darkestabsol.bsky.social

original meme here:

October 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM

my friends were right about who my zexal blorbo would be-

@darkestabsol.bsky.social

am i funny yet???
#yugioh #ygo #yugiohzexal #zexal

October 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM

my friends were right about who my zexal blorbo would be-

@darkestabsol.bsky.social

Take my hand. Join me in #Aztecshipping.
#yugioh #ygo #zexal

A drawing of Yuma Tsukumo and III from Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal. Yuma is on the left and III is on the right and upside down. Both are smiling and blushing at each other. The background is a scribbly mix of dark and light pink.

June 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM

my friends were right about who my zexal blorbo would be-

@darkestabsol.bsky.social

on it with ygo memes (hopefully doing it right this time-)

February 19, 2025 at 7:16 AM

my friends were right about who my zexal blorbo would be-

@darkestabsol.bsky.social

also also: aztecship in the wave duel scramble (with a bonus third wheeling astral)

February 19, 2025 at 5:15 AM

my friends were right about who my zexal blorbo would be-

@darkestabsol.bsky.social

also of note: duel links hitting me in the feels three times in quick succession

February 19, 2025 at 4:47 AM

my friends were right about who my zexal blorbo would be-

@darkestabsol.bsky.social

THIS MATCHUP IS SOMETHING STRAIGHT OUT OF MY ZEXAL KEYSWAP AU-
(no i will Not elaborate)
#ygo #yugioh #yugiohzexal #zexal #duellinks

February 19, 2025 at 4:47 AM

my friends were right about who my zexal blorbo would be-

@darkestabsol.bsky.social

Reference sheet for the first arc of keyswap au!
#yugioh #ygo #yugiohzexal #fanart

January 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM

my friends were right about who my zexal blorbo would be-

@darkestabsol.bsky.social

Source meme here, origin is the Hiimdaisy Persona 4 gag comic.

January 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM

my friends were right about who my zexal blorbo would be-

@darkestabsol.bsky.social

#yugioh #yugiohzexal #ygo
this is just the aztecshipping dynamic-

January 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM

my friends were right about who my zexal blorbo would be-

@darkestabsol.bsky.social

Another custom AU monster with no context...this one is a ZW...

A drawing of a winged deer/peryton. The deer has a red and white body with metallic silver antlers, forelimbs, hind hooves, and bladelike wing feathers.

White text states that the monster is named 'ZW Falchion Peryton', that it is WIND attribute, is Winged Beast/Effect type, and can be equipped to Number 6: Chronomaly Atlandis.

December 12, 2024 at 12:07 PM

my friends were right about who my zexal blorbo would be-

@darkestabsol.bsky.social

Me: shares a bunch of custom monster designs for various AUs
Me: doesn't elaborate
Me: leaves
#yugioh #ygo #yugioh5ds #yugioharcv #yugiohzexal

A cartoon drawing of a large bipedal dog monster. The monster has black skin with pink striping over its body and upright ears. White text on the image indicates that its name is 'Earthbound God Atuq Allqu', that it is Level 10, is DARK attribute, and is Beast/Effect type.

An image of a predominantly purple and black legless dragon with bright teal wings and a red striped tail. It is labelled as 'Clear Wing Rebellion Dragon', with smaller text indicating it is Rank 7, requires two Level 7 Dragon Monsters to summon, and is Dragon/XYZ/Effect type.

A predominantly white and gold sea serpent with gold bits dangling off its body and white folded wings. Text next to the image says that it's named 'Chronomaly Eltanin Sea Serpent' and is XYZ/Sea Serpent/Effect type.

December 12, 2024 at 9:50 AM

my friends were right about who my zexal blorbo would be-

@darkestabsol.bsky.social

Was rotating an AU where Yugo ends up absorbing Yuto rather than Yuya, ended up drawing a hypothetical combo of Clear Wing and Dark Rebellion.
#yugioh #ygo #arc-v

The same image as before, but the dragon has two pale yellow lights orbiting it.

December 4, 2024 at 11:04 AM

my friends were right about who my zexal blorbo would be-

@darkestabsol.bsky.social

I sat down on the street, took a look at myself/Said, "Where you goin', man? You know the world is headed for hell
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Enjoy some tragic Aztecship!

Song reference: How Far We've Come; by Matchbox 20

[Tags: yugioh, ygo, zexal, aztecshipping ]

October 22, 2024 at 11:06 AM

my friends were right about who my zexal blorbo would be-

@darkestabsol.bsky.social

been drawing some of my clangen warrior cat ocs. these three are siblings!

October 20, 2024 at 2:58 AM

my friends were right about who my zexal blorbo would be-

@darkestabsol.bsky.social

So I have a yugioh zexal roleswap au called keyswap au where michael is the one to get the emperor's key instead of yuma.

Lots of focus on michael's dynamic with his family and how his having the key affects that, also it's aztecship centric because yuma/michael is so sweet