Inspired by slightly-bovverd's tumblr post - /76611948172.


'Cause these words are knives and often leave scars

The fear of falling apart

And truth be told, I never was yours

The fear, the fear of falling apart

Jonouchi pushes him back like he's fire and his fear is confirmed. The fear of being left alone, falling back in the rankings to the point of not even being noticed. Falling back where anyone could step over him.

"Jonouchi!" He yells and Jonouchi scolds him from below Kaito's feet (the Kaito they betrayed – the Kaito they destroyed together) His arms are stretched out in his usual pose of confidence; the pose that makes him seem like a God...and Hase was a lowly termite.

His ally, his friend, his partner...was casting him aside.

His brain, his heart (always connected) were going two times, trying to repair the damage Jonouchi created with every biting word.

Lowly, powerless, useless – Jonouchi hit the nail n the head with every word, accenting it with a flip fo his lockseed.

Hase was not powerless, he screamed inside his head. He would come back – greater than any of them before.

Don't try to sleep through the end of the world

And bury me alive

'Cause I won't give up without a fight.