Author's note: Posted this on Tumblr a while ago an' decided to post it here, too. Un-betaed, short, silly and pointless. Nuff said? :3
"Tell me three things you like about yourself."
A faint chuckle escaped Yugi's lips and his eyes darted upwards where Yami was standing. "Where did that suddenly come from?"
It was time for bed, but instead of sleeping, Yugi was lying on his stomach in his bed, studying for an upcoming chemistry test. There were two books in front of him and a notebook right next to them. He was twirling a pencil between his fingers and tapping the end of it against his small lips every now and then whenever he had to think really hard.
Yami was leaning against his desk with his lower back, watching him with interest. "Just curious."
Yugi pushed himself up with his lower arms, shaking the bangs out of his face. His lips had curled up into a small smile, which Yami really liked. "Really, or are you just trying to distract me?"
The slightly taller one shook his head and walked over to the bed. He lowered himself until he was on Yugi's eyelevel and placed his arms on the bed to make sure he wouldn't lose his balance.
"You're avoiding my question, Aibou."
"… Uh…" Yugi threw his head back to look at the ceiling, gripping the pencil tightly. He closed one eye as if he was being blinded by a light and made another small sound to indicate that he was thinking. Yami kept watching him, knowing that he probably wasn't going to get an answer. Yugi had been incredibly insecure for as long as he could remember and he wanted him to see things differently.
And he was guessing Yugi needed a small push. "You can't even think of one thing?"
Another faint chuckle. "Yami, I've been studying for two hours straight. I'm too tired to come up with anything."
"No, you're thinking too hard and that's the problem."
Yugi dropped the pencil and gave him a look. Yami shifted closer to the bed and reached for Yugi's face, gently grabbing his jaw.
"You're smart, loving, you care more about others than yourself, you're very likable, charming, helpful and," he enjoyed the way Yugi's eyes had widened more with each word. "You're also very handsome." At this point, a small hint of red appeared on the tip of Yugi's nose. His eyes went back to his chemistry book and he carefully pried Yami's hands off his jaw.
"I thought you said three things."
Yami let out a small laugh and climbed onto the bed so he could lay down next to his partner. "I never said three was the limit."