[In the time it takes for Atem to pack up his things, Ryou's decided he just wants to be on the couch. He'd looked around for Tybolt for a moment, noticed the feathers, and then simply decided that the couch was where he lived for now.

Maybe Atem would find it suspicious that he was already laying himself out to do nothing but...Ryou doesn't care all that much, he finds. He'll eat, he'll preen, he'll take care of what needs doing around the house...but not now.

All he wants to do now is close his eyes and sleep. But he can't even do that.

So, when Atem pokes his finned head out of his doorway, if he's even in a position to see...Ryou's visibly lying on his side, legs pulled up to his chest, and wings closed around him like a feathery cocoon. The only part visible is his slightly-askew halo, the tips of his curved horns, and his lion tail.]

...You can leave him here. If it becomes too much, I'll transport him to Poundmates myself but...I'm okay with him staying. Unless you want to take him...

[Ryou doesn't say it, but...he doesn't want to lose all of what makes this place a home. It's hard enough knowing that he and Atem are at ends, and that things might take a while to get back to normal.

If they even do. Ryou had done something terrible.]