While Kaiba's eyes softened in one way, Yuugi's softened in another: it was the look of a man whose wall was well and truly penetrated, defensive edges coming down around him.
Especially when Kaiba's words cut that deep. On one hand, it wasn't that he thought they would pity him, not exac--
No, it was pity, wasn't it?
In the end, he didn't want them to see him as a child. That was what everyone saw him as, after all; short and small and weaker than others. It took beating Atem in the ceremonial duel to get that look to disappear from their eyes...
"...Can't it be both?" He asked softly.
"I don't like it when attention's drawn to myself. But...you're right. I don't want them to see me as helpless, either."
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While Kaiba's eyes softened in one way, Yuugi's softened in another: it was the look of a man whose wall was well and truly penetrated, defensive edges coming down around him.
Especially when Kaiba's words cut that deep. On one hand, it wasn't that he thought they would pity him, not exac--
No, it was pity, wasn't it?
In the end, he didn't want them to see him as a child. That was what everyone saw him as, after all; short and small and weaker than others. It took beating Atem in the ceremonial duel to get that look to disappear from their eyes...
"...Can't it be both?" He asked softly.
"I don't like it when attention's drawn to myself. But...you're right. I don't want them to see me as helpless, either."