[Ryou listens, and as he does, his head slowly raises back up. He looks at Atem with that same immeasurable fondness as before and he wishes so very much that the fog was done with, so that he could kiss his boyfriend properly.

Maybe it's not a proper move, but Ryou kisses his snout anyway.]

I'm glad you came back. I'm glad we can talk like this again. I never realized how much of myself I gave up to you...and I don't want to be too selfish, but...you're right. I ought to make that kind of decision on my own.

...Maybe I'll get a navel piercing. O-or one higher up on the ear.

[He adds the last part so that what he said prior doesn't feel so heavy. He's tired of things feeling so heavy...they already took time away from each other and that had been hard for Ryou.

Why not talk about piercings?

Though...there probably is something else he should bring up soon. Something important that Atem should know about.]