Title: Colour Me In

Author: Sorceress Fantasia

Pairings: YY/Y

Warnings: Child abuse, slight angst, but it gets fluffy

Disclaimer: I tried to lure Yugi over to me with some really good cards, but Yami came and snatched him back. He took the cards too. So no, I don't own the YGO anime or characters in any way.

Challenge theme: Colour

Summary: Yugi's life, as described by colours.

Word count: 256

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When he was young, his world was full of colours.

He remembered the whitewashed walls of his room, and the way they seemed to swallow him up.

He remembered the darkness that filled his world at night, and the way the shadows seemed to claw at each other to get to him.

He also remembered the many colours on his skin. So many blues, purples, browns and yellows... Sometimes, it was hard to tell what colour it was. But red was easy to spot. It was easy to spot when it cascaded down his body.

Then, one day, his daddy was gone. Grandpa took him in. And his world lost colour.

For the longest while, his world was painted in only black and white. Black for school, and white for home. No one bothered to give him any other colours.

But then, Anzu came along, and she gave him a dash of pink, like the flush on her cheeks when she smiled.

Next was Jounouchi, who brought a breath of gold as bright as his shaggy mane that the sun seemed to love.

And Honda offered a hint of brown, the same shade of his eyes that glowed with confidence.

Just when he thought his life couldn't get any more colourful, Yami appeared and painted his skies blue with comfort, his grass green with life, his heart purple with courage, and his soul scarlet.

And this time, the red was sweet and painless, unlike what his father gave him.

Because what Yami gave him, was love.

-owari-