#kingamed

There’s a full beat of silence as Lorrie took in the situation. Still holding onto the stranger, with a look of contemplation on his face. He’d gotten so used to just...picking some of his bandmates up at this point for one reason or another, so seeing someone getting jostled around? He hadn’t even thought twice before grabbing them.

    how  long  have  they  been  stuck  inside  this  game  now?    kirito  has  lost  count  of  the  days,    the  minutes.    the  amount  of  fights  he’s  had  to  win,    the  people  he’s  lost  on  the  path  to  the  highest  floor,    too.    at  least  he’s  been  able  to  keep  yugi  safe,    he  thinks,    glances  at  his  shorter  companion  who’s  busying  himself  with  the  cream  bun  kirito  obtained  for  them.    

    “ you’ve  gotten  pretty  good,    yugi. ”    the  swordsman  tells  him  through  a  smile,    small,    but  genuine  nonetheless.    he  takes  a  bite  of  his  own  food,    savors  the  taste  that  rivals  stark  the  one  of  real  bread.    often  are  the  times  he  has  to  remind  himself  none  of  this  is  reality.    hopefully  the  bond  he’s  established  with  the  blond  goes  beyond  the  boundaries  of  virtual  reality  as  well.    “ but  we  still  need  to  work  on  your  speed.    the  enemies  will  get  even  harder  from  here  on  and  . . . ”    you  need  to  start  looking  out  for  yourself.    “ we  will  need  any  power  and  ability  we  can  gather  and  learn. ”  

❝ ohhh~ yuugi-kun, that looks perfect on you! you look so cute !! let’s see, let’s see ... if i just bring it in a bit here at the waist, it should be finished. you have such specific measurements, ❞ reaches out to tug in a bit of fabric around his hips, smiling as her nose dips to brush against his chin. a nice boy, she thinks. ❝ what do you think? do you like it?? ❞

The duel against Pandora had been quite exciting. The conditions were cruel and crazy, but Atem, 100% certain he would win, and thus protect not only his body but Yugi’s too, hadn’t been afraid. Should he have not agreed to this duel? Perhaps, but Yugi’s legs were already stuck when he took over, so Pandora had sealed his own fate.

The duel was won, Yugi was fine, but then he risked his own life when he helped that stupid failed magician out of his shackles. It had made Atem angry, not at Yugi, but at the Pandora, that weak people like him always brought out the protector in Yugi and he was afraid Yugi hurt himself for people who didn’t deserve it. However, Yugi appeared to be fine. Rattled, but fine.

The next day, Atem deemed it weird that Yugi had practically rushed back into the city first thing in the morning. Usually he saw Yugi as the epitome of patience and it was unusual to see him so stressed.