like he'd kill for many people he knows but especially Ryou]
I understand why it happened. He hurt you, and he took you over again, and didn't even think about what it might mean to you...
[It's retribution he understands. Hurt back the person who hurt you. Atem didn't arbitrate it, didn't decide to do it himself, and it had ended badly with both parties hurt, but he gets it.
The thing is, Atem doesn't think punishing Marik further, himself, will do much good. Especially since Atem wasn't there (yet) and the guy has been almost ridiculously full of a desire to help...there are plenty of cases where Atem is confident he knows the whole story and sees where the scales need to be balanced and will take over the whole case, but this isn't one of them, not at the moment.
So, he asks:]
What do you want now?
[They're gonna keep holding hands. Yes, Atem realizes there's feelings here. No, it's not the most important thing to worry about right now. Offering comfort is worth crossing over into territory he might ordinarily be more careful to avoid.]
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like he'd kill for many people he knows but especially Ryou]
I understand why it happened. He hurt you, and he took you over again, and didn't even think about what it might mean to you...
[It's retribution he understands. Hurt back the person who hurt you. Atem didn't arbitrate it, didn't decide to do it himself, and it had ended badly with both parties hurt, but he gets it.
The thing is, Atem doesn't think punishing Marik further, himself, will do much good. Especially since Atem wasn't there (yet) and the guy has been almost ridiculously full of a desire to help...there are plenty of cases where Atem is confident he knows the whole story and sees where the scales need to be balanced and will take over the whole case, but this isn't one of them, not at the moment.
So, he asks:]
What do you want now?
[They're gonna keep holding hands. Yes, Atem realizes there's feelings here. No, it's not the most important thing to worry about right now. Offering comfort is worth crossing over into territory he might ordinarily be more careful to avoid.]