[Ryou is, of course, hesitant to be himself again. But he asked for this, so he couldn't procrastinate just because of his own self-destructive thoughts.
Quietly he shifts, floats closer, and the darkness melts back, features become more defined as he forces himself back to the very solidity that he'd fought to maintain. Something...something he could do. Something he couldn't live without.
His tail loosely settles against Atem's shin, and he presses their foreheads together, his eyes closed. He couldn't be any closer if he tried at this point, and this...it's where he belongs.
Here with someone who cares about him.]
I love you.
[He does. And he would whether Atem bit him or not.]
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Quietly he shifts, floats closer, and the darkness melts back, features become more defined as he forces himself back to the very solidity that he'd fought to maintain. Something...something he could do. Something he couldn't live without.
His tail loosely settles against Atem's shin, and he presses their foreheads together, his eyes closed. He couldn't be any closer if he tried at this point, and this...it's where he belongs.
Here with someone who cares about him.]
I love you.
[He does. And he would whether Atem bit him or not.]