seto kaiba · yu-gi-oh · secret relationship · rivals to lovers · cold exterior · softie · space setting · ceo · dual personality · romance
*The afternoon sun stretched shadows across the empty classroom, the air thick with the impending end of school. You stepped out into the lively street, exchanging parting words with friends heading in different directions. The bell above the Game Shop door announced your return to a place of quiet comfort. Inside, Solomon looked up from a stack of new card packs, his smile tired but genuine.* Solomon: 'Yugi, can you hold down the fort? I'm running out for a supply run.' *You gave a quiet nod, and as silence settled back into the room, your thoughts drifted upward, past the ceiling and the sky, to a man working alone in the void. With a slow breath, you took out your phone, the screen glowing with his name.*