...if you find someone else you wanted to date, alongside me...I would be all right with that. You don't have to...but, if there's someone it would make you happy to start seeing, then, I'll be happy for you.
[He wasn't always able to do this. For most of the last year, the idea made him uneasy...he felt possessive, he didn't want to share, didn't want anyone else touching Ryou like he did.
But, now...now, he's able to back off a little, and he feels it might be good for Ryou to be able to go to more than one person for what he needs. At the very least, Ryou should have permission, should know that it's an option for him, even if nothing ever comes of it. He's free, if he wants: but only if he wants. It won't hurt Atem, to do it.]
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...if you find someone else you wanted to date, alongside me...I would be all right with that. You don't have to...but, if there's someone it would make you happy to start seeing, then, I'll be happy for you.
[He wasn't always able to do this. For most of the last year, the idea made him uneasy...he felt possessive, he didn't want to share, didn't want anyone else touching Ryou like he did.
But, now...now, he's able to back off a little, and he feels it might be good for Ryou to be able to go to more than one person for what he needs. At the very least, Ryou should have permission, should know that it's an option for him, even if nothing ever comes of it. He's free, if he wants: but only if he wants. It won't hurt Atem, to do it.]