[That's honestly the most flattering thing Ryou's heard in a while, and he's friends with Chiaki Nanami, so that's pretty impressive! A flush of gray darkens his cheeks, but doesn't quite reach the tips of his ears.

(yet)

as Atem starts to change. And once the shift is complete, Ryou's first instinct is to reach a hand up and let his fingers gently weave through the snake-hair. Time to say hello once again, they look extremely cute, sleepy and fresh as they are.

He gets it, buddies. He just woke up too.]

It's a little silly that I was scared of this version of you at first, isn't it? Being scared of a god is one thing, but you're you.