Day 4: Fic - Yu-Gi-Oh - Ishizu

[alchemicink]

I thought about skipping this prompt at first because no character immediately came to mind. But then I thought about Ishizu after Battle City and what she felt like she may or may not "need" at that time.

Title: directionless, without a compass
Fandom: Yu-Gi-Oh
Character: Ishizu Ishtar
Rating: G
Length: 100 words
Summary: Ishizu doesn't need the Millennium Necklace anymore
Link: here on ao3 or you can read it under the cut below

Ishizu ignores the feeling that something is missing. She was never meant to hold onto the Millennium Necklace forever, so her bare neck shouldn't feel unnatural now. 

She's accomplished what she set out to do: Malik has been freed of the darkness and they're going home with Rishid. 

There’s nothing else she needs to do. 

And yet… the absence bothers her. Ishizu had relied on the item so long, letting it guide her. It had been comforting to have a direction, a goal. Now she navigates uncharted territory blind. 

She doesn't need the Necklace. 

But… sometimes she still wants it.

Comments

[cmk418]

Oh my gosh, yes. Such a familiar feeling of still wanting those touchstones that have gotten us through in the past. Nicely done!

[alchemicink]

Exactly! There's always going to be that feeling of wanting something you no longer need, especially when not a lot of time has passed yet. Thank you!