"I'm so sorry! I know it was a long time ago, but...losing your parents never gets easier, y'know?"
Take it from Yuugi on that one. Years with no father, and he still felt the void, gaping and clawing at him like a spore that never had its fill of flesh. Over and over and over, chewing, consuming, whispering in his ears--
"...I would know. I uh. Lost my dad. Twice."
As quickly as the vulnerability left his lips, though, he knew he had to pivot. Kaiba wasn't the kind of guy who dwelled on feelings long, it seemed. But...vulnerability for vulnerability, right? Truth for truth?
"And no, I'm okay! Don't worry about me," he said, "I'm okay. It's my turn next though, right?"
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Oh, that...
Ah. Shit.
"I'm so sorry! I know it was a long time ago, but...losing your parents never gets easier, y'know?"
Take it from Yuugi on that one. Years with no father, and he still felt the void, gaping and clawing at him like a spore that never had its fill of flesh. Over and over and over, chewing, consuming, whispering in his ears--
"...I would know. I uh. Lost my dad. Twice."
As quickly as the vulnerability left his lips, though, he knew he had to pivot. Kaiba wasn't the kind of guy who dwelled on feelings long, it seemed. But...vulnerability for vulnerability, right? Truth for truth?
"And no, I'm okay! Don't worry about me," he said, "I'm okay. It's my turn next though, right?"