Threadshipping (Yami no Marik x Marik x Strings x Yami no Yugi)
(I used another Figment daily theme: "The curtain rises and our twisted play begins." Use this sentence as the opening of a short story or play that is not set in an actual theater.)
The curtain rises, and our twisted play begins. One at a time, the little puppets move onto the stage, each one believing they came there of their own choosing. Unaware of the threads that push and pull at them.
Of course, I know better.
The first puppet: an empty shell of a creature, withdrawn into itself so deeply that it doesn't have its own thoughts. He is here because he doesn't have a will of his own; he goes where he is told. He is the only one who realizes he is a puppet – although, maybe he barely even realizes that in his emptiness.
He's not really important, except for that little god tucked into his deck of cards.
The second puppet: a boy, held high and proud, eyes burning with strength and confidence. He is much older than his shape implies. He is here because he thinks destiny wills it, because he thinks he has a duty to do.
He's very important, but difficult to reach at the moment. He will die soon.
The third puppet: one that is apart from the scene, one who believes himself to be the puppet master. He is not empty, or filled with fire. Instead, he has a roiling mass of water, filled with distress, anger, hurt, hatred, useless tears and barely suppressed naivety, weaknesses that have no place.
He'll be important, perhaps the most important. Because without him, I can't make blood spill.
And then, of course, there's me. I am the puppet master. They'll never know that I am watching, and waiting, and trying so very hard to keep in my excitement... They'll never know that I was there the whole time...
Until it's too late, of course.
A/N: I feel that Yami no Marik is a very overconfident, arrogant character, who believes that he is control of everything even if he isn't. He would certainly see himself as a master puppeteer, controlling events so that they fall in his favor... though whether he actually has any power at all over events is up for debate. I just decided to play with his perspective.
And coming up next is... (wait for it...) THORNSHIPPING! :D I'm actually excited for this one, although I'm pretty sure I won't like it as much as Vexshipping.
