(PL Mariku runs a small charity shop and 2 months is obviously for plot convenience. :3C )
I realized partway into reading this that they were rm warmers and not just long sleeves with pale gold bands clamped over the upper arm for minor love note towards Marik’s canon design. Damn.
Still, fun concept AU! Look how upset lil’ Ryou is at being caught~
This is the best possible answer anyone could give. The rest of you can all go home now.
The top one is also when they are both trying their best to be good guys so you wouldn’t have to worry about being murdered anyway.
The bottom one is… Rishid just blew up a building with that rocket launcher he now has strapped to his back and Malik is in his Rare Hunter garb indicating they are currently the bad guys. So…