[Ryou meets Atem halfway, pushing himself up on one arm and wrapping the other securely around the other monster's shoulders. He buries his face against Atem's chest, ears flattening back against his skull. It's not apprehension.

On the contrary...Ryou feels rather content. Even the feeling of small paws on his shoulder don't deter him. Not for a while...but eventually, he does glance up at Atem, his blue eyes--why are they blue? Is this a cat thing?--practically shining.

He looks silly like this, his tail tip curling lazily while his wings are splayed behind him haphazardly.

Thank you. For always being you. And for being a person who cares about someone like me...even when I'm difficult to handle.

[Because he is difficult. He tries not to be...but fails.]