[No, don't, he thinks as the piece is taken away and he can't help but lean forward to follow it, all tense and hot and suddenly that pressure building in his throat is all the more profound. He's angry, maybe, without any idea why.
It's awful for someone who almost always understands his own feelings. Deflating, he swallows and tries to dislodge whatever is making him feel so incandescent.]
Thanks.
[Kaiba doesn't say sorry to anyone or anything, so he must mean it, and Yugi doesn't try to undermine it by denying anything was wrong this time.]
I'm sorry too - for dragging you out there. You shouldn't have to be stuck here.
[It was a reckless idea with no opportunity for a reward. Selfish. Maybe he's right. Maybe he's almost running on empty.
He eyes the physical toll this place has taken on the CEO - the horns, the claws, the marks he can and can't see. No, Kaiba must be wrong about that. Neither of them can afford Yugi being unable to take on more. They've barely started, and Yugi's hardly had to deal with anything at all in comparison. He has to keep up. There's no excuse not to at this juncture.]
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It's awful for someone who almost always understands his own feelings. Deflating, he swallows and tries to dislodge whatever is making him feel so incandescent.]
Thanks.
[Kaiba doesn't say sorry to anyone or anything, so he must mean it, and Yugi doesn't try to undermine it by denying anything was wrong this time.]
I'm sorry too - for dragging you out there. You shouldn't have to be stuck here.
[It was a reckless idea with no opportunity for a reward. Selfish. Maybe he's right. Maybe he's almost running on empty.
He eyes the physical toll this place has taken on the CEO - the horns, the claws, the marks he can and can't see. No, Kaiba must be wrong about that. Neither of them can afford Yugi being unable to take on more. They've barely started, and Yugi's hardly had to deal with anything at all in comparison. He has to keep up. There's no excuse not to at this juncture.]
I'm tired, but I'm not out.