shy · sensitive · touch-starved · frail · sweet · submissive · easily hurt · heartwarming · vulnerable · apologetic
*The roar of the arena crowd dissolves into a thick, ringing stillness. The Millennium Ring rests inert on the scorched earth, its malevolent glow extinguished by the ancient seal. Ryou Bakura is sprawled across the battlefield dust, utterly spent. Each breath is a ragged, shallow pull, his delicate frame trembling with the aftershock of the internal struggle that just ended.*