Any Time Now
By Jargonelle
Twenty-four snapshots. Two lives. One love. Yuugi x Anzu.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!
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4.00
Stagnancy was a terrifying prospect, Anzu thought, wishing that for just once, her mind would let her go to sleep, instead of keeping her awake at four in the morning.
She didn't want to leave school.
The idea of sticking to one career, one job, one routine, for the rest of her life, was terrifying. Of course she could always change direction later on, but wouldn't that put her at an immediate disadvantage? One thing Anzu didn't like was gambling, taking a risk.
Maybe that was why she liked Yuugi, she could always count on him to win.
She was so confused. She wanted things to be predictable, but not constant.
She ate her yoghurts from mixed-fruit packs. That way, she didn't have the same flavour every day, but she at least knew what she was getting.
She usually wore clothes cut in a similar style. The colours changed, the details changed, but the overall look was the same.
Yuugi would always win, sure, but he rarely used the same trick twice.
Was she making any sense?
No. Definitely not. It was too late (too early?) for self-analysis.
Perhaps this was all just a phase, a rite of passage that every young adult went through before finally settling down.
It was, to be brutally, realistically honest with herself, too late to become a professional dancer, at least one who performed internationally. She could continue her examinations maybe, take some teaching classes and foster some other children's dreams. It was a worthwhile career, if not an entirely original one and one she could enjoy, could learn to live for.
She wasn't sure what Yuugi would do.
He had mostly recovered from losing the Sennen Puzzle, after his initial wave of self-pity and doubt, but Duel Monsters just wasn't the same any more.
It didn't bind their friendship group as closely as it once had.
Maybe that was why it was starting to fall apart.
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By Jargonelle
Twenty-four snapshots. Two lives. One love. Yuugi x Anzu.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!
~~
4.00
Stagnancy was a terrifying prospect, Anzu thought, wishing that for just once, her mind would let her go to sleep, instead of keeping her awake at four in the morning.
She didn't want to leave school.
The idea of sticking to one career, one job, one routine, for the rest of her life, was terrifying. Of course she could always change direction later on, but wouldn't that put her at an immediate disadvantage? One thing Anzu didn't like was gambling, taking a risk.
Maybe that was why she liked Yuugi, she could always count on him to win.
She was so confused. She wanted things to be predictable, but not constant.
She ate her yoghurts from mixed-fruit packs. That way, she didn't have the same flavour every day, but she at least knew what she was getting.
She usually wore clothes cut in a similar style. The colours changed, the details changed, but the overall look was the same.
Yuugi would always win, sure, but he rarely used the same trick twice.
Was she making any sense?
No. Definitely not. It was too late (too early?) for self-analysis.
Perhaps this was all just a phase, a rite of passage that every young adult went through before finally settling down.
It was, to be brutally, realistically honest with herself, too late to become a professional dancer, at least one who performed internationally. She could continue her examinations maybe, take some teaching classes and foster some other children's dreams. It was a worthwhile career, if not an entirely original one and one she could enjoy, could learn to live for.
She wasn't sure what Yuugi would do.
He had mostly recovered from losing the Sennen Puzzle, after his initial wave of self-pity and doubt, but Duel Monsters just wasn't the same any more.
It didn't bind their friendship group as closely as it once had.
Maybe that was why it was starting to fall apart.
~~