[Ryou balks as he's chastised, edging away from the tub and leaning against the sink. Atem's right to be upset that he'd stayed in an abandoned house, for certain. Ryou didn't have to lay on the ruined floor and contemplate his situation, getting filth and flooring remnants in his wings, thoroughly ruffling the feathers.

But the more Atem talks...the brighter Ryou's halo glows, and now his headwings are fluffing up. It's unclear what emotion he's feeling, right up until Atem caps his rant off with saying Ryou had made him look like a fool. Then...something snaps in Ryou, and although he's not as forceful, or as loud, he's clearly agitated as well.]

I'm sorry for making you feel that way, but--but this is why I left! Because I knew you were going to bring that all up, and want to talk about it, and because...b-because I knew you'd say something like that! I'm perfectly capable of taking care of my wings, you know, w-without you making a big deal of it!

[Said wings are flaring as best they can in the restricted space, and Ryou's halo keeps getting brighter and brighter.]

Besides...even if I do choose to do things for our better...it's not the right move either, is it? Because when I tell someone that something's a bad idea...I have to face the fact that, even if I empathize with it, it's like I'm holding them back.

Right?