#dont even go into mokuba x grandpa muto cuz seto would both be hissing clawing at the aspect but also. it would happen.

[kisaraslover]

im queer ok let me Iroh-ify an old man from distinct lens of queer disownment via Kaiba. im so genius sometimes. rambles under the cut

see, it fits the exact way described above while hes neither related to solomon, nor are they close nor is he explicitly queer (at that stage) hes just a really, REALLY good example of Hurt People Hurt People. and while yugi gang are peers and "equals" and wouldnt be able to awaken much sympathy for the ways he acts out, an older man, wiser man, sure, a man of conservative leanings and belief of superiority over youth, being awakened to the pains of lone kids, both ego shattered under his strength (ego death and respect) and learning more about him from yugi from their adventures (awakening sympathy) and finding himself the love and the sense of duty to help kids who have no one, it gets to me. him paying more attention to kids in his neighborhood to his frequent customers to kaiba bros to put aside time and money for kids in worse conditions.