[It's probably thanks to Ryou's care, Atem thinks, through the tuning-fork ringing in his brain, through the too-recent memories of his experience in the dollhouse. It's probably because he was kept warm and moist, that this isn't going worse, that neither of them had to get close to eyes that can't close with fingers that end in claws.
But, the touch to his hand -- it pulls Atem further away from things that have happened to him before, that he's comparing to what's happening to him now. That's a lot of what Ryou does for him: Ryou gets him out of his own head, calms him down, and from a calmer place, Atem does better, is capable of more.
It's nice to see your eyes again does the same thing. The ringing quiets, because how's Atem supposed to stay in bad memories when someone he likes a lot is being this sweet? He can't help the flush in the skin below his eyes any more than he can help the twitching of the muscles around his mouth, up into one of the dopey smiles he gets sometimes.]
Can you help me with the next part? I won't be able to see it, and I can't control the snakes...I don't know how easily this will go.
this. this should be the last of it.
But, the touch to his hand -- it pulls Atem further away from things that have happened to him before, that he's comparing to what's happening to him now. That's a lot of what Ryou does for him: Ryou gets him out of his own head, calms him down, and from a calmer place, Atem does better, is capable of more.
It's nice to see your eyes again does the same thing. The ringing quiets, because how's Atem supposed to stay in bad memories when someone he likes a lot is being this sweet? He can't help the flush in the skin below his eyes any more than he can help the twitching of the muscles around his mouth, up into one of the dopey smiles he gets sometimes.]
Can you help me with the next part? I won't be able to see it, and I can't control the snakes...I don't know how easily this will go.