"Why would I expect that?!" Yuugi shot back, "I've already burdened you enough! I was just telling you that because you said you wanted to learn about what's going on."

His fists clenched in the sheets, and his eyes stayed pointedly down. He couldn't look, couldn't look up.

He had to look down...

"I don't need you to coddle me, though. I'm a grown man; I can handle myself."

Was there a touch of bitterness in his voice?

An old wound opened, perhaps.