The words are out, sarcasm dripping from them, before Kaiba can stop himself. The brain to mouth filter was never really any good, but even he flinches back at it, feeling, if not guilty, then at least cognizant of the fact that perhaps those words were too strong for the situation.
"I mean," he amends, "That's...not what I meant. What I mean to say is..."
He sees Yuugi lick his lips as well, and there's a strange bloom of warmth in his chest, a thought that he's glad remains behind his filter after all.
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The words are out, sarcasm dripping from them, before Kaiba can stop himself. The brain to mouth filter was never really any good, but even he flinches back at it, feeling, if not guilty, then at least cognizant of the fact that perhaps those words were too strong for the situation.
"I mean," he amends, "That's...not what I meant. What I mean to say is..."
He sees Yuugi lick his lips as well, and there's a strange bloom of warmth in his chest, a thought that he's glad remains behind his filter after all.
"I apologize."
And? He means it.