[Even if Atem couldn't find him, Ryou meets him halfway, both to help, and because he wants the closeness. Atem's right, there's very little else he could have done to prevent this...but it still hurts, being told that he was playing it wrong.

Elias always made Ryou feel terrible about his choices, even before he'd made them. It's rather uncanny. At any rate, Ryou firmly nuzzles Atem back, snuffing a little as he does so.]

You have good friends, people who care about you. I'm glad they came too...you're important, and I couldn't bear the thought of not finding you. I tried drawing the eye, to make contact, but...I don't know at all if you saw me, and even if you did, you...wouldn't...

[...

...

Wait.]

...Have you tried to see through it since you got back?