Ryou Bakura/Yami Bakura
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|---|---|
| Pairing: | Ryou Bakura/Yami Bakura |
| Alternative name(s): | Tendershipping, Stockholmshipping, Gemshipping, バク獏 (BakuBaku), 盗獏 (TōBaku), Ryou/Bakura, RyouKura, BxR, BR, RB, RR |
| Gender category: | slash, m/m |
| Fandom: | Yu-Gi-Oh! |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | popular |
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Ryou Bakura/Yami Bakura, also known by the name Tendershipping, is the pairing of the characters Ryou Bakura and Yami Bakura from Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters.
Fanon
Ship Name
Tendershipping, the most popular name for the ship, is a bit controversal in the Yu-Gi-Oh! fandom, with many finding the name nonsensical, and thinking it doesn't fit the pairing in question. It's original definition on the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Master Shipping List was that it is "named so because Bakura would have to be extremely tender with Ryou for their relationship to work", but thanks to some discussions by other Tumblr users on what it was originally supposed to mean [1] [2], a second definition was added to their page: "tender’ is a form of payment and Bakura refers to Ryou as “landlord” and tenants do have to pay their landlord in order to reside where they are at". [3]
Another name for the pairing is Stockholmshipping, coming from the trust that Ryou Bakura still shows to Yami even after all he has done to him, but it is not used a lot; allegedly, it was originally named Ringshipping, to contrast with Puzzleshipping, but that name started being used for the pairing of Mahad/Yami Bakura. [4] When it pairs Ryou with Thief King Bakura, it is called Gemshipping.
Common Tropes in Fanworks
- Yami Bakura referring to Ryou Bakura as either Hikari (light), landlord or Yadonushi (host or landlord).
- Yami Bakura having his own body, usually with Yami Yugi and Yami Marik having their own too.
- Ryou learning about Thief King Bakura's past and helping him to go against the main characters.
- Darkfics and Whump where Yami Bakura does bad things to Ryou Bakura, like torture or non-con.
- On the opposite, Yami Bakura being very protective of Ryou, usually in an unhealthy way.
- Yami Bakura coming back, often years after the end of the series.
- Mundane AUs, with High School AUs being common.
Examples Fanworks
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Meta
- A Timeline of Ryou and Bakura, in Tropes, an analyses and timeline of the tropes common to the ship, by justapalspal on Tumblr
Resources
References
- ^ Discussion over the meaning of the name by the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Master Shipping List Archived Version
- ^ Post talking about the meaning of the name by Tumblr user ryouverua Archived Version
- ^ Definition of Tendershipping on the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Master Shipping List Archived Version
- ^ Post talking about said change from Tumblr user ryouverua Archived Version