[They are both terribly aware of unfortunate snake anatomy and telling themselves it'll be fine. Depending on how good Ryou is at reading his face, at telling when Atem has a contingency in mind, Ryou might recognize that Atem's aware of this. But it's not worth stopping over, not after this week. They just won't get so involved it becomes a problem, Atem thinks, as he does absolutely nothing to slow down. He'll handle it.
Besides, Atem's still a little warm from a minute ago, from remembering the reshuffling of priorities, about how the kind of memories he wants to make before he moves on, and from holding Ryou's hand during a difficult part of the shed removal, and I love you, and a face in his neck. The trust and closeness are things Atem wants more of too much to shy away yet.
He'll just back off in time.
And, yes, he'd been grumpy. Atem really had been a monster this week, and Ryou has the right to call him out on it. But Ryou had been so kind, and so patient, putting up with the humidity and a true beast of a patient. Look at him? Ryou loves him? He's heard romance get called the dating game, and if that's true, Atem's won it. The thumb on his cheek pulls a smile out of him, softens his expression.]
Good. Because I'm really taken with you, and I don't want to wait until it's gone to hold you!
[The snakes at the back of his head apparently agree; they're cuddling up to Ryou's hand. Atem leans down for another snake-tongue-surrounded kiss; as he does, the end of his tail curls itself around Ryou's shin. It's not the safest move as far as snake anatomy goes, but as long as Ryou doesn't start making soft little sounds or start with the please thing, he should be fine. He'll lie down next to Ryou in a minute, and it'll be fine. Just like all those other times they slept close and nothing happened. It'll be all right.]
nothing nsfw but oblique references
Besides, Atem's still a little warm from a minute ago, from remembering the reshuffling of priorities, about how the kind of memories he wants to make before he moves on, and from holding Ryou's hand during a difficult part of the shed removal, and I love you, and a face in his neck. The trust and closeness are things Atem wants more of too much to shy away yet.
He'll just back off in time.
And, yes, he'd been grumpy. Atem really had been a monster this week, and Ryou has the right to call him out on it. But Ryou had been so kind, and so patient, putting up with the humidity and a true beast of a patient. Look at him? Ryou loves him? He's heard romance get called the dating game, and if that's true, Atem's won it. The thumb on his cheek pulls a smile out of him, softens his expression.]
Good. Because I'm really taken with you, and I don't want to wait until it's gone to hold you!
[The snakes at the back of his head apparently agree; they're cuddling up to Ryou's hand. Atem leans down for another snake-tongue-surrounded kiss; as he does, the end of his tail curls itself around Ryou's shin. It's not the safest move as far as snake anatomy goes, but as long as Ryou doesn't start making soft little sounds or start with the please thing, he should be fine. He'll lie down next to Ryou in a minute, and it'll be fine. Just like all those other times they slept close and nothing happened. It'll be all right.]