[Ryou loves feeling so thoroughly enveloped like this. Atem's usually much smaller than he is, but this circumstance makes it so that he's larger, and therefore more easy to curl up against, even if Ryou is the heat source.

Having Atem's chin on his head makes him feel very secure and warm. It's as simple as that. Not that the snake half doesn't make him feel secure. He's happy...and he's not in terrible pain, which makes it even better.]

Mmm, heheh. It's...h-hard to believe that I would be able to hear you say these kinds of things, actually. That you'd think so fondly of me.

[...Why does he sound fit to cry? He doesn't feel like crying, because crying is a sadness thing, or a release of one's tension. But he doesn't feel tense, he feels relieved!

Ryou presses his face against Atem's chest, not caring that there's no layer of clothing separating them. His hand migrates from the snair, lowering so his fingers can settle comfortably against Atem's back, holding him close, just like he's being held close.

Sometimes you want to be so close to someone that you can hear their heart beat. Sometimes you just need to let your emotions wash over you, because processing them is way too hard.]

You're perfect.

[He doesn't even have any real reason to say it but Atem needs to know. He is perfect.

After saying it, Ryou presses a kiss right to the center of Atem's chest, slow and warm, a loving gesture that lingers.]