...Kaiba's invested now, and although he knows he shouldn't press on, he does trace along the hairline, then gently slide Yuugi's bangs behind one ear.
He remembers...Atem had asked about Yuugi with such fondness. They'd seen each other more than Kaiba had seen Atem, so he'd expressed aggravation at it. And Atem? He'd laughed. He'd laughed, and laughed, but then he'd apologized. He cited his reasons, believing that Kaiba had gone to fulfill his own destiny, and that there was nothing left unsaid between them.
But still. Atem had spoken of Yuugi. He'd asked Kaiba to do something truly, absolutely ridiculous: to watch over Yuugi. Protect him.
Protect him? Yuugi didn't need protecting, least of all from Seto Kaiba. It had been a selfish request from the pharaoh, and Kaiba hadn't entertained it! Or...at least that's what he wanted to think. That he wouldn't.
But his bond with Atem...it compelled him to do as he was asked.
He wouldn't, of course. Not unless he wanted to. But he did want to keep touching Yuugi's hair. He wanted to know what was so captivating? Why had Yuugi stolen time from him even past dimensions, and lived rent free in Atem's head when he should have been focusing on no one but Kaiba?
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He remembers...Atem had asked about Yuugi with such fondness. They'd seen each other more than Kaiba had seen Atem, so he'd expressed aggravation at it. And Atem? He'd laughed. He'd laughed, and laughed, but then he'd apologized. He cited his reasons, believing that Kaiba had gone to fulfill his own destiny, and that there was nothing left unsaid between them.
But still. Atem had spoken of Yuugi. He'd asked Kaiba to do something truly, absolutely ridiculous: to watch over Yuugi. Protect him.
Protect him? Yuugi didn't need protecting, least of all from Seto Kaiba. It had been a selfish request from the pharaoh, and Kaiba hadn't entertained it! Or...at least that's what he wanted to think. That he wouldn't.
But his bond with Atem...it compelled him to do as he was asked.
He wouldn't, of course. Not unless he wanted to. But he did want to keep touching Yuugi's hair. He wanted to know what was so captivating? Why had Yuugi stolen time from him even past dimensions, and lived rent free in Atem's head when he should have been focusing on no one but Kaiba?