Everyone wants Bakura to have a redemption arc but really they mean thief king not Bakura.
They all forget that the spirit of the ring is actually Zorc. Thief king was someone else that Zorc tricked. He even admits to being Zorc and turns thief king into sand.
I didn’t read the caption at first and was like wondering if Bakura proposed which left them both shaken and the next was a more clear realization. Look at this fluffy shit ❤