[Ryou looks thoughtfully at Atem's chest, because although he's comfortably leaning on Atem's lap...he saw the immediate negative body language and couldn't bear to keep looking at him face to face.
It's hard, knowing that he's disappointed Atem. Every instinct Ryou has that isn't naga-coded is screaming at him to do what Atem thinks is right, to make him happy, not upset...
But that's not right. This kind of thing is why they'd fought. He's not going to go down that path. Still, though...]
Yes. I do.
[Honest...but he still can't look Atem in the eye. This isn't going to be an easy transition for him. He's not trying to be cruel or distant about it, but there has to be a degree of separation for him to commit.]
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It's hard, knowing that he's disappointed Atem. Every instinct Ryou has that isn't naga-coded is screaming at him to do what Atem thinks is right, to make him happy, not upset...
But that's not right. This kind of thing is why they'd fought. He's not going to go down that path. Still, though...]
Yes. I do.
[Honest...but he still can't look Atem in the eye. This isn't going to be an easy transition for him. He's not trying to be cruel or distant about it, but there has to be a degree of separation for him to commit.]