[Man! This is such a mess! How much drama is Atem going to find himself unwillingly caught in?]
It's no challenge! I have no intention of challenging you for Ryou's affections. I know he's got feelings for me, but...it's not something I can pursue.
[He's got to be happy with what he has! It's better this way!
He does not realize the double standard of "if Ryou wants to date someone who's hurt him badly, that's his choice I trust him to make and I'll be there for him if it goes bad" and "I might hurt Ryou if I date him," or that it adds up to, "I'm afraid of being bad at a relationship because it's outside my usual, extremely specialized skill set, and my moral code says hurting someone's feelings is punishable by death/madness/immolation."]
So, if he decides to start seeing you...I won't get in the way! "Pharaoh" or not!
[Still a little weird to have someone around who keeps calling him that.]
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It's no challenge! I have no intention of challenging you for Ryou's affections. I know he's got feelings for me, but...it's not something I can pursue.
[He's got to be happy with what he has! It's better this way!
He does not realize the double standard of "if Ryou wants to date someone who's hurt him badly, that's his choice I trust him to make and I'll be there for him if it goes bad" and "I might hurt Ryou if I date him," or that it adds up to, "I'm afraid of being bad at a relationship because it's outside my usual, extremely specialized skill set, and my moral code says hurting someone's feelings is punishable by death/madness/immolation."]
So, if he decides to start seeing you...I won't get in the way! "Pharaoh" or not!
[Still a little weird to have someone around who keeps calling him that.]