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“Sorry! I’m so clumsy.”
Yugi sighed, shaking his head. Ryou had laughed it off as he always did, but Yugi couldn’t keep doing the same. It happened too often.
Ryou’s smile faded. “Yugi?”
They both sat on their bed. Yugi carefully dabbed Ryou’s knee with a towel. As a scrape, it looked worse than it was. But it wasn’t the first time Yugi had nearly had a heart attack when Ryou had gone tumbling down the stairs.
House shoes, outside shoes, barefoot… nothing made Ryou less likely to trip. Had he always been so clumsy? That used to be the excuse he’d have to make to explain away injuries he didn’t remember getting.
Injuries someone else would get him.
Yugi frowned. “Ryou… We should get your eyes checked.”
Ryou blinked. “O-Oh?”
Yugi nodded, more confident. “Yeah. Maybe you aren’t clumsy. Maybe you’re just not seeing where the ground is.”
After staring at him, Ryou stared past him at the wall. Yugi placed the towel aside and gently applied the antibacterial cream. Ryou didn’t flinch.
“Huh. I guess?”
Yugi leaned in, kissing Ryou’s cheek. “Just a thought! I’d like to see you hurt less.”
“Me too.” Ryou rubbed the back of his neck, biting his lower lip. “Okay.”
Finally, Yugi smiled. “I know it can’t be your blood sugar. You eat too many sweets.”
Ryou grinned. “No such thing!”
Yugi finished bandaging Ryou’s knee. Ryou pulled him into his arms before they landed on their sides on the covers. Kissing his forehead, Yugi shut his eyes.
“You’ll hurt less. We’ll figure it out.”
For a few moments, it was silent.
“Thank you,” Ryou said softly.
Yugi kissed him again. “Anything for you.”
Yugi would make sure that he and Ryou got what they deserved. It was the least he could do.