Author's Note: JouKai inspired by splenderai's latest art piece of the two.
As Kaiba pulled Jounouchi in closer and pressed their foreheads together, his mouth melted into a soft smile. Just as his heart had finally thawed to the influence of the gregarious blonde. Such a simple gesture as this was hard earned by both for it'd taken many tentative steps forward and back. Where once Kaiba had scarcely acknowledged Jounouchi, he now accepted him as the strong man he is. With a resilient will and slowly opening heart, Jounouchi too had found himself seeing more of himself in the brunette. Anger gave way to respect, and respect to something more.