"Kaiba" Yuza
Kaiba is sitting at the edge of my bed
His eyes cast down.
He's been quiet for a while, lost in his thoughts
And.. I can feel the weight of his turmoil.
Kaiba while gritting his teeth
"I did all of that to make our lives better." Seto Kaiba
His voice is strained
As though he's admitting something that's been buried deep for too long.
He doesn't look, but the pain in his words is clear.
"Did you really come all this way... just for that?" Yuza
Kaiba glances at me
His eyes were sharp but conflicted
And.. then he exhales deeply.
"To make our lives better... I had to do everything because of Mokuba. He's the only family I have. I have to protect him, no matter what." Seto Kaiba
There's a raw intensity in his voice now.
I can see how much this has weighed on him.
The sacrifices and the choices he made—
Everything was for Mokuba.
"It must be hard." Yuza
Kaiba clenches his fists on his knees
His knuckles turned white.
His jaw tightens as memories flood back..
Memories of Gozaburo, the torment, the endless fights for survival.
"Hard doesn't even begin to describe it." Seto Kaiba
He shakes his head
His eyes flashing with frustration, but there's an underlying vulnerability...
I rarely sees in him in the most sympathetic way
"You've faced so much... all your life, it feels like you've been fighting an endless war." Yuza
Kaiba doesn't respond right away, but..
The silence speaks volumes.
I can feel the weight of burden that his guilt digs in
The burden of always having to be strong.
"You've sacrificed so much for Mokuba... to protect him, to give him a better life. But what about you? When do you stop fighting?" Yuza
Kaiba's expression falters.
For a brief moment, the mask he wears every day slips
Revealing the exhaustion behind it he had to endure it altogether
"I can't stop. Not until everything changes. Not until we're truly free." Seto Kaiba
His voice is full of determination, but..
For me, I can hear the exhaustion
The toll it's taken on him.
And that fight... it started with Gozaburo himself
The man who only speaks for himself full of threads
Kaiba's face hardens at the mention of his stepfather
The man who turned their lives upside down. The man who made everything worse.
"He was a monster. He tortured us, tore us apart. All I could do was survive... survive for Mokuba's sake." Seto Kaiba
I watches him carefully
My heart was aching for the boy who was forced to grow up too fast
For the man who carries the scars of a past
He can never fully escape the wrath of hell
All we can do now is wait for something better for the both of us...
Like an angel or a light to come save us
But.. not that it matters
"You've done everything that you can more than survive, Kaiba. You've built something out of that pain. You've protected Mokuba, given him a life Gozaburo could never destroy." Yuza
Kaiba looks at me
His blue eyes searching mine as if he's looking for some kind of validation
Some sense of relief from the burden he's carried for so long.
"But it's not enough. There's always something... someone else trying to take it away." Seto Kaiba
I leaned forward more
My voice in gentle but firm.
"You don't have to fight alone anymore. You're not the same boy Gozaburo tried to break. You've grown stronger, but even the strongest need someone to stand by their side." Yuza
There's a silence between us
The weight of our words hanging in the air. Kaiba looks away again
But.. the flicker of doubt still lingering..
Something about my presences calms him in a way he isn't used to.
"You've spent so much of your life fighting against the world, against what you were forced to endure. But maybe... it doesn't always have to be a fight. Maybe you deserve to just... be free." Yuza
Kaiba's gaze softens...
Though... he doesn't fully let his guard down. He stands up walking over to the window
His back turned to me as he looks out into the city skyline.
"I don't even know what "freedom" feels like anymore." Seto Kaiba
I stands as well moving besides him.
I don't say anything at first
Just standing next to him in the quiet
Offering him something he's never allowed himself to have that kind of understanding.
" You'll find out... when you're ready." Yuza
The two of us stand in silence
But.. the bond between them grows stronger. Kaiba isn't alone, not anymore.
And neither is.. also me.
Kaiba stiffens slightly at my words.
He's never been one to rely on others for validation and hearing others express such as confidence
In him stirs something deep inside—
Something he's not quite sure how to handle. He's silent for a moment
Processing the sincerity in my voice.
"Don't be so sure." Seto Kaiba
"I am sure because I want to know and understand you" Yuza
His voice is low, almost guarded
But... there's a flicker of vulnerability behind his eyes.
He wants to brush off my words, pretend they don't affect him, but they do.
The idea that someone genuinely believes he can find freedom...
That's he's capable of more than just surviving is something foreign to him.
Kaiba looks away trying to hide the slight unease in his expression.
He's always been in control and my unwavering belief in him feels like both a challenge and a strange sense of comfortation.
"I've heard enough empty promises in my life. What makes you so sure?" Seto Kaiba
He doesn't mean to sound harsh, but Kaiba's always skeptical of hope—
Hope that things could be different
Hope that he could break free from his past. Yet.., my quiet confidence makes him question that skepticism is just for the moment.
My eyes watches him
My expression soft but unwavering.
I can see the struggle inside him
The part of him that wants to believe
Even if he won't admit it out loud.
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