Because they were pretty ornaments that looked good together, but individual fragile souls.

Written for the Another AU challenge and 100 prompts, Up to 100 MCs challenge. Conquershipping and Spirit shipping. Genderswap. Haou is the king of the Kingdom of Darkness. He's told that in order to bring an end to the Light of Ruin, he has to take the Queen of light and have her become his queen.

[AU] If only he could paint the sun...but it was impossible in so many ways. Not only did no colour match it, but there was a kind of darkness in everyone that changed it. But each attempt is a story, and this one starts with a cheerful highschool boy, and ends with a boy almost too far in shadows to save, but as an artist Johan knows his duty is to find that shine in everyone.

But he secludes himself first and foremost, so there's nobody to stop him later. /Warning for self-harm and suicide

They're from the same Dimension, the same school...and split from and unite towards the same goal as well. [spoilers for ep123]

Or: what if the Numeron Code was the will of the Architect..? or something of the sort. They fear for a moment it means they've put together an inescapable script of their future, that the miracle they hoped for doesn't exist after all... And they stand upon the stage of the world and stare at the glowing gold light of the Numeron Code and pray their sacrifices meant something.

Yusei was the reason her house crumbled but also the start of Martha's family.

[manga] Kouyou is supposed to be teaching Juudai how to duel. They're birdwatching instead when Midori finds them.

Dissociation is the only way you can deal with this world, isn't it? - Aporia

He doesn't realise he's changing first, or that things around him are changing. And it takes a few years before any of it can be attributed to the Ring.

Because it should have been Rick, surrounded by friends and enjoying life. And Rick would have understood the value in it all, too.

Because you're a creature of light, in the end, aren't you?

The Xyz Dimension was the fruits of their labour. And they were blinkers over their eyes: metaphorical ones that blinded them to the despair they wrought.

Once he tasted unfeelingless, he wanted it forever because it was better, far better, than endless dry tears.

His power started out barely noticeable, and when it was unleashed it flooded, beyond control.

[Pre-canon] He wanted to be better, find a better place, but there was no easy way there and for now he could only stare at that unreachable place

The people of Satellite might have been the part of the canvas torn off, but they still had their hands and their hope.

Until they could walk out of Satellite, those little treasures were all they had.

[AT] They were rare XYZ cards, never heard of until one boy opened the lock. Despite this, 'Number Hunters' now seek out to collect these rare cards for their own intentions. Whether its good or bad depends on the person, and whether they'll be stopped depends on Yuma's abilities.

A lot of things had changed at Duel Academia and in the world in regards to duelling and spirits and living - but there were a lot of other things that would always be there. Judai visits Duel Academia for the first time in years and gets a chance to catch up on that thought.

[Post Bonds Beyond Time] Juudai was always a curious child. And while absurd, he was actually interested in what a future ruined by Duel Monsters looked like.

[A Multiplayer Chess Game series] Asuka and Roget are tasked with uniting the Synchro Dimension with their own Academia. They go about it in different ways. They see the Synchro Dimension in different ways. And soon enough, they find each other on opposite sides of the chess board, instead of the reluctant allies they'd begun as. And they learn quite a bit while they're at it.

Sayaka hasn't ever felt anything for anyone like she does for Ruri. If only she knew what it was she felt in the first place...

Just an average little encounter with zombies, with Kenzan beheading them, Rei shooting them, and both being strong in their strengths.

It's been months since Misawa has seen a fellow human being, let alone been touched by one. And then Amon lands on him.