He hears that capital letter. A chill goes through Atem, for the second time this week -- that doesn't sound like Ryou. It doesn't sound like something Ryou used to want. He's going to have to keep an eye on that...how much does the Fog's opinion of him matter to Ryou?
But not now. Not when things are better than they've been. Not when Ryou's still getting used to having a tier-3-level power...not when he should be using it to protect himself. That's what it's for. That's what all of this was for...to protect themselves, and each other, and what matters to them.
So, Atem boxes that lurking fear away smoothly, like he boxed away his fear of not understanding the Millennium Puzzle, like he boxed away the fears that made him ask to go by Yugi for months, and away it goes, deep into the sea he skims over the top of. They're talking, instead, about schedules.]
You should spend all the time in the sun you can! Cats like that sort of thing, right?
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He hears that capital letter. A chill goes through Atem, for the second time this week -- that doesn't sound like Ryou. It doesn't sound like something Ryou used to want. He's going to have to keep an eye on that...how much does the Fog's opinion of him matter to Ryou?
But not now. Not when things are better than they've been. Not when Ryou's still getting used to having a tier-3-level power...not when he should be using it to protect himself. That's what it's for. That's what all of this was for...to protect themselves, and each other, and what matters to them.
So, Atem boxes that lurking fear away smoothly, like he boxed away his fear of not understanding the Millennium Puzzle, like he boxed away the fears that made him ask to go by Yugi for months, and away it goes, deep into the sea he skims over the top of. They're talking, instead, about schedules.]
You should spend all the time in the sun you can! Cats like that sort of thing, right?
[He closes one eye in a wink.]
And, I'll be here, when you come home.