[All of his misconceptions about Yugi are being shattered one after another. He reaches up to his neck, tracing the scar along the back that stays hidden. That Yugi had been hurting like he was, yet came out the other side the bright and optimistic rival he knew? It blew his mind.
To hear that he'd been through that much pain was almost unbearable. For a fleeting moment, he wished they hadn't begun as enemies---maybe they could have been stronger allies, even then. But he felt a clenching around his heart and knew: they were unmistakably bound together now.
Seto Kaiba wasn't the best-equipped person to provide emotional support, far from it, but some ancient instinct he'd almost forgotten demanded that he reach out, laying a hand on Yugi's upper arm.]
Then I'm glad they were there. Even Wheeler.
[Another poor attempt at a joke. And maybe the drinks really are getting to him, because he feels compelled to continue.]
But though this turtle may be slow, it knows a few tricks. I won't let you falter.
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To hear that he'd been through that much pain was almost unbearable. For a fleeting moment, he wished they hadn't begun as enemies---maybe they could have been stronger allies, even then. But he felt a clenching around his heart and knew: they were unmistakably bound together now.
Seto Kaiba wasn't the best-equipped person to provide emotional support, far from it, but some ancient instinct he'd almost forgotten demanded that he reach out, laying a hand on Yugi's upper arm.]
Then I'm glad they were there. Even Wheeler.
[Another poor attempt at a joke. And maybe the drinks really are getting to him, because he feels compelled to continue.]
But though this turtle may be slow, it knows a few tricks. I won't let you falter.