[Silly and awkward or not, Atem does shift closer, because pushing himself forward is the easiest thing in the world to do with a lower half like his -- and Ryou's right, he's already falling into uncontrollable laughing fits, he can't go on like this, even if he wishes he could.
But, maybe, with someone present to help pull him out of the dream, ground him in what's real, what's the waking world...
With a breath that carries an air of surrender:]
...I'll try. If you're here...then, it might not be so bad, when I wake up.
[Great job keeping distance there, Atem. You're doing a super stellar job at avoiding romance. But he's tired, and he loves Ryou, and predictable nightmares are the worst, and, let him have this. He's not positive when Ryou became someone he was comfortable leaning on, but it's happened, and he's glad.]
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But, maybe, with someone present to help pull him out of the dream, ground him in what's real, what's the waking world...
With a breath that carries an air of surrender:]
...I'll try. If you're here...then, it might not be so bad, when I wake up.
[Great job keeping distance there, Atem. You're doing a super stellar job at avoiding romance. But he's tired, and he loves Ryou, and predictable nightmares are the worst, and, let him have this. He's not positive when Ryou became someone he was comfortable leaning on, but it's happened, and he's glad.]