Way up in the Air, You're Finally Free [Rivalship]

[puzzleshounen]

Two weeks.

It had been two weeks since then, when they became...something. 

What, exactly, Yuugi still wasn't sure: to be honest, he wasn't even sure that it wasn't some kind of hallucination. Could he really be allowed to stare up into the night sky that was Seto Kaiba's eyes and be allowed to stay there? To not be forced to look away or turn his gaze in fear that he might see the bare adoration that shimmered in them? 

It was almost impossible to think about. 

Doubly so was standing in front of his apartment, hopping from foot to foot as he dressed in, as Kaiba insisted, "something presentable". 

Excuse you, Kaiba, but he always dressed presentably! 

Look, no leather in sight! Just a simple collar around his neck with nothing 'unseemly' and he didn't even wear his shoes with the giant belt buckle on them! 

Yes, sir, these are normal shoes. And a normal black button-down shirt, because he liked black, thank you very much! 

...Was it really two weeks? It couldn't be, right? 

Two weeks and...shit, this was the right call, wasn't it? He didn't need to run back inside and change clothes again, did he? He looked fine, right? Kaiba would be there any minute and he knew that he only had time to change once more before he turned around the bend and--

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[firstrateduelist]

If Yuugi's confused as to what they've "become," then Kaiba's absolutely stupefied. The shift between respect to affection had been subtle, but he wasn't exactly the most affectionate person around. He still twitched away from general contact if he wasn't the one who had initiated it. Initiating was difficult, unless it was approached carefully.

It was probably far less than what Yuugi deserved, but Kaiba can't just shift his entire life around about it. He has responsibilities! People to care for! And also...himself to consider, at least inasmuch as his reactions would ruin most of their attempts to be normal.

That happened a lot.

But today was going to be different. He had chosen to allow Yuugi to accompany him on one of his "PR outings", even if it was at the request of his...clients. He'd probably put Kaiba to shame with his handling, since he was the more personable of the two.

He pulls up to the apartments where Yuugi insists on living, and parks in one of the visitor spots before pushing his sleeve back and tapping a message out on his bracer.

Here.

Down the sleeve goes again, only for Kaiba to step out of the vehicle himself, arms crossed as he leans against it and waits with the same amount of patience as always: very little.

When Yuugi finds him, he'll see that Kaiba is dressed in a pressed suit, white with a light blue button up and a darker blue tie. The bracers are well-hidden by long sleeves, but there's no way in hell he was going to leave them behind. They were tied to his cell phone and most of his technology in general, so no thanks.