"I suppose there is some irony in it, but... it is just a title." As he kept reminding everyone. Anyone could be a hero since actions determined that. Naturally he did wish to live up to his class.
The conversation ebbed briefly as they tend to do and the two were left puzzling over how to fill the silence. Although Kaiba only glanced away for a short span of time it allowed Atem to run his eyes over the others features. It was remarkable how the brunette had changed after the pharaoh's abrupt departure. Atem hadn't been able to fully appreciate it before. Sure- Kaiba had always been.... well... easy to look at, but somehow he seemed even more fit and conditioned. The only sign of negative wear stemmed from his controlled expressions. Maybe he was reading too much into it, but Atem thought for sure he could catch sparks of unspoken pain and regret in those striking blue eyes.
When Kaiba did look back, the visual examination came to a swift close. Shifting his weight from one foot to the other, Atem cupped his chin with one hand and looked down the street as if he had been the whole time.
"... but surely once you have all the facts, you'll be able to see a correlation between your goals and mine." Dropping his hand back to his side, he looked back up to Kaiba. It was tempting to go off on one of his tangents, and try to secure the others assistance in these matters but what was said next made the words catch in his throat.
An uncanny and unexpected heat threatened to overtake him. The fact that Kaiba had made eye contact to deliver this line as well was oddly intimidating in itself, and Atem wasn't one to be easily intimidated. "Ha- well.... I guess we'll see about that."
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Date: 2019-10-07 09:32 pm (UTC)The conversation ebbed briefly as they tend to do and the two were left puzzling over how to fill the silence. Although Kaiba only glanced away for a short span of time it allowed Atem to run his eyes over the others features. It was remarkable how the brunette had changed after the pharaoh's abrupt departure. Atem hadn't been able to fully appreciate it before. Sure- Kaiba had always been.... well... easy to look at, but somehow he seemed even more fit and conditioned. The only sign of negative wear stemmed from his controlled expressions. Maybe he was reading too much into it, but Atem thought for sure he could catch sparks of unspoken pain and regret in those striking blue eyes.
When Kaiba did look back, the visual examination came to a swift close. Shifting his weight from one foot to the other, Atem cupped his chin with one hand and looked down the street as if he had been the whole time.
"... but surely once you have all the facts, you'll be able to see a correlation between your goals and mine." Dropping his hand back to his side, he looked back up to Kaiba. It was tempting to go off on one of his tangents, and try to secure the others assistance in these matters but what was said next made the words catch in his throat.
An uncanny and unexpected heat threatened to overtake him. The fact that Kaiba had made eye contact to deliver this line as well was oddly intimidating in itself, and Atem wasn't one to be easily intimidated. "Ha- well.... I guess we'll see about that."