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[Ha ha, a slime...? That's generous! As endearing as Atem's found the only slime he's met so far, he's not certain he'd be up for prolonged cuddling with one, but apparently, Ryou is. That makes him laugh, into the kiss -- only, it's the lower-register laugh, the one that slips out of his second set of vocal cords when he's trying to keep his usual set a little more tightly controlled. He returns the kiss while it lasts with warmth and fondness, and pushes their foreheads together again.]

Really? None of it bothers you at all?

[The seam of his second mouth splits open. A much bigger tongue flicks out and licks the underside of Ryou's chin, light and playful, before retreating.]

[Look.

He was about to say that it doesn't, because when not considering their dietary needs, most monsters intrigue him! But then Atem has to do that. And honestly the laugh was almost amusing enough on its own without the addition of the tongue. But here we are, or more specifically, there it is.

Ryou snorts, then tries to look away because that is the most unattractive sound to be making when you're that close to someone you care about.]

Pfffh, one tongue was enough, now you're just being complicated!

[He sounds about...11% serious. He is not even serious about it being complicated. To the contrary, Ryou finds his fingers slowly traveling from Atem's neck to his jawline, tracing just below the seam. He's not trying to trigger the mouth to open again or anything...not at the moment.]

...But no. This doesn't bother me. It's very cool, actually. Did you...ever really get used to it? It seems like a lot of extra sensory processing.

It's only something I notice if the mouth is open.

[--the touch to his jaw is nice. Atem's eyes fall half-closed, and the snakes close to Ryou's hand run themselves over it lightly, relaxed and trusting.]

The rest of the time, it just feels normal...like how you don't think about how the inside of your mouth feels unless you're using it.

[Atem's voice sounds relaxed, too. He's not thinking too hard about what he's saying, for once -- he's not sleepy, but all this nice touch is doing something to his filters.]

It used to be hard, to get it to open at all...

[Look.

He was about to say that it doesn't, because when devoid of their dietary needs, most monsters intrigue him! But then Atem has to do that. And honestly the laugh was almost amusing enough on its own without the addition of the tongue. But here we are, or more specifically, there it is.

Ryou snorts, then tries to look away because that is the most unattractive sound to be making when you're that close to someone you care about.]

Pfffh, one tongue was enough, now you're just being complicated!

[He sounds about...11% serious. He is not even serious about it being complicated. To the contrary, Ryou finds his fingers slowly traveling from Atem's neck to his jawline, tracing just below the seam for now.]

...I wanna see if my head fits, Atem. I might not have a chance to do it again.

[It sounds demanding, but it's actually more along the lines of a request. A stupid, weird, ultimately sleep-deprived request from a young man who has absolutely no self-control at this time...but a request all the same.]

You--

[Let him get this straight.]

You want to put your head...in my second mouth?

[Just so they're clear about what's being asked.]

Yes. I want to see if it fits. But only if you're okay with it. I trust you, and I don't think you're going to bite me!

[No seriously, he's all trust when it comes to Atem. And he really, really wants to see if his head fits in there before Atem transforms back. It's a perfectly normal request!

~~no it isn't ryou what the fuck~~.]

[Ryou, what.

What.

It.

It should be fine??]

Okay....the fangs in that mouth aren't venomous, but they are sharp!

[He takes a hand, presses the seam of his face. The lower jaws begin to part.]

So, if you get stuck, it's okay to go intangible to get back out.

[o p e n i n g . . .]

[Rou doesn't immediately respond, because he's watching Atem basically peel his own face open, and that is...very distracting. How wide does it go? He's pretty sure he's going to have to wash his hair afterwards but if he can stick his head into Atem's mouth, tangible or intangible, he's gonna do it.]

...Oh. Right, yeah.

You know, you're lucky you didn't shed any of your fangs while you were shedding the rest of you. Venomous snakes do that too.

[Just a fun fact while he waits for Atem to quit opening his mouth. Hey uh. Seriously, how wide does it go...?]

Mm!

[Yeah he's glad about that, too. But talking gets harder, the wider the other mouth is open; it's not meant for human speech! It opens 45 degrees, 90, 110....it stops around 135 or so. Certainly not a full 180, but still....pretty wide. Big fangs are held flat against the roof of his mouth, and the tongue is wide, flat, and blue. That one's more dragonlike.

Patiently, carefully, Atem holds his mouth open. He can't see too well what's happening, but the heat sensors on the front of his face can sort-of tell where Ryou is.

There's an impossibly deep breath in, then it's let slowly out.

You sure about this, Ryou?]

[Oh wow. That really does go wide. Ryou didn't quite expect that kind of range, and now that he's faced with the vastness, he's...kind of hesitant.

It's not that he's not gonna put his head in there. He totally is. But it does kind of look like the world's most dangerous mousetrap, and it's eerie how much more inhuman it is than he's used to. Even with the tail, Atem didn't really strike him as anything terribly inhuman...probably because he's a weirdo.

The mouth though...that's crazy.

He leans forward and draws closer. He puts his head in the mousetrap...which is an apt name, because actual snakes often devour mice. It's a good thing his hair's still short, or else it might tickle against Atem's tongue.

But yes, he's in there, not a single regret except that he wants to touch the fangs! Maybe for the second time? (he probably touched them shortly after post-cardgame feeding, we just don't know!)]

[What does Ryou want out of this?? Atem holds his second mouth still very carefully, taking great pains not to bite down.

After a moment, he announces:]

I' fi's.

[That's a very good question.

Ryou's not sure what he wants out of this, but what he does know is that...he's satisfied. Maybe he just wanted to look into the void? Maybe he just didn't expect it to open up so wide and thought there'd be more of a challenge...

Either way, he backs out and taps the edge of the Atem's...lip? Is it really a lip, it's just the seam. This is a little awkward, isn't it...?]

Thanks for, um. For letting me do that, I know it must have been weird for you.

[The mouth slowly narrows again. The jaws work a moment, making sure everything's in place, and the tongue smacks the roof of the mouth, sorting out the new, odd, but already fading taste.]

Not too weird!

[he says, as it shuts itself up again.]

There aren't many things I'd say no to, if you asked. Especially after what you did for me this week.

[All the coils tighten around Ryou a moment.]

[Ryou watches the mouth slowly close, waits until Atem's whole entire face comes back into view...then laughs a little, because what? are you saying, you dummy? Of course it was weird!

When the coils tighten around him, the laugh tapers off. It's not as if Atem had squeezed the breath out of him it's just...he likes it. He likes being wrapped up in the majority of Atem's snake body.]

It's alright if you think it's more than a little weird, it won't hurt my feelings. [He winks. It's silly, Atem pulls off winking much better.] But as for what I did...you don't owe me anything for that, I always want to help you. Whenever something difficult arises, we have to be ready to hold each other up, right?

[Atem has done so much for Ryou. So much...that helping with the shed doesn't even compare. Even if they were still just friends, he'd absolutely have put his all into it.]

Right.

[This time, he adds his arms to the hug. They'll stay there, most likely, until Atem dies, near dawn; this one is mercifully quick, a heart attack with very little pain, and his snake-body turns to dust and Atem the vampire sits up out of it.

He feels kind of bad about the mess! He will help clean it up...and at least Ryou has some intact shed parts to keep.]

Edited 2021-10-23 11:38 (UTC)

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