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[knifemonopoly]

WELCOME TO YOUR PRIVATE CHANNEL, PLAYER1. FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION, USE 10.11.0.0.01 *** PLAYER1 has joined 10.11.0.0.01 <PLAYER1> If you're looking for someone you knew as Yugi before June, you've found him! It's Atem, leave a message.

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[knifemonopoly]

Good.

[Ryou deserves every bit of happiness he gets. Everything he can snatch out of Ryslig's jaws, keep for himself, he should have...

...and then the power goes out. All the lights flicker off, the heater grinds to a halt, and from the living room, there's a confused lion-squeak.]

[softspokenlandlord]

[When the lights go out, Ryou blinks a few times, his glowing eyes of some benefit, but they remain relatively dim, only glowing a little brighter out of surprise. His tail flickers back to yellow, and it's much brighter, like a snake wrapped around Atem's body.

It takes a moment, but it shifts back to blue again as Ryou tiredly sighs and wraps an arm around Atem's shoulders, gently pulling him in as close as possible.]

To hell with it. Don't need lights.

[He's gonna stay right here, not care what caused the lights to go out in their apartment, and spend time with the person he loves. Fuck this, fuck that, fuck everything. The only concession he will allow is if Tybolt moseys himself into the room with the indignance of an irritated housecat, but he rather doubts that'll be too much trouble.]

[knifemonopoly]

[Should he...?

Should he go? Atem wonders. Something's going on, that he doesn't know about, should he find out what, and if it needs to be fixed...?

Then, Ryou's arm wraps around him, and the light his tail is giving off goes back to a calming blue. He's pulled in, and doesn't fight it...his face tucks itself against Ryou's jaw, the tension leaves his body, and he settles in to stay.

If it's the lights, it's probably Lila. And Mukuro and Komaeda know that, too. They can handle it. They're better equipped than he is, especially right now.]

It'll be fine.

[He presses a kiss under Ryou's ear, breathing out a calm, contented sigh.

If Tybolt comes in, Atem will allow him up onto the bed, especially since Ryou seems too tired to kiss much more. Otherwise...this is where they'll stay.]