Author's Note: Because I have become something of a Ryo fangirl since the last time I was very active on here, I decided a meme in his honor was in order. These prompts were taken from a list compiled by TRexyBusiness on dA. There will be a mash-up of ships as I dance between crack and canon, references to the games as well as the anime, and some head canon information tossed in to entertain myself. In my head, all these worlds are as one (and as he's not terribly well developed in Tamers, I feel justified).
Forgive me for starting another multi-chap. This is a lot more fun to write.
Theme: Introductions
They met in the digital world. It was a place both had stumbled upon on accident, but neither regretted it. For Osamu, it was a chance to be extraordinary. For Ryo, it was a chance to do something important with his life. For Ken, it was a game he played with his big brother and his new friend.
Osamu was a boy, just like him. And he had a little brother who always trailed behind him, nibbling nervously on his finger as he watched his big brother for his every cue. Osamu always complained because of that – Ken was a burden that slowed him down – but Ryo never minded very much.
"You're from Japan too," Osamu had asked, sounding surprised. "It can't be coincidence, two countrymen meeting together in another world."
"No," Ryo said. "I guess not."
"We should stick together," Osamu said. "It's dangerous out here."
"We're on an adventure," Ken said happily, squeezing his brother's hand.
Ryo smiled at him. "Well, then. How can I say no to that," he asked. Ken beamed.
It was an adventure that ended all too soon.