[Ryou isn't sure what to say when Atem approaches him and tries to play damage-control. Because it is, isn't it? Ryou had gone off on him, and been--to a degree--rightly angry that he'd woken up with these issues. Now Atem was trying to placate him, and he doesn't know what to do about that.

But in the end...Atem was just making a choice based on his limitations. It's not his fault that Ryou's revival experience didn't match up with anyone else's. It wasn't his fault anymore than it was Ryou's fault for being stuck in his child form, where his shade-self couldn't properly fix things.

...He turns, but he doesn't close the distance immediately. "You just got home. It's all right to rest a while." That's true. Ryou knows it's true, and that he wants to rest. If he rests, he won't be on a hair trigger, ready to bite someone's head off at any provocation. Though...unlike the Ring-Spirit, Atem was never in any danger of Ryou losing himself and threatening to tear his soul out. Little mercies, ha ha ha.]

I...I didn't even know to miss you. Isn't that sad? H-hahaha. If I didn't know the fogs were on a schedule, I wouldn't even know how much time had passed. But now...knowing I left you alone in this house with nothing but a silent corpse, I r-regret it. Going out. I didn't know that this would happen, and that I would leave you waiting.

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry...

[He steps forward himself, hesitantly. He still doesn't deserve to touch Atem, to want to hug him after the exchange they'd just had. But he does move closer, until they're so close that it's maddening.

Ryou reaches out with that same hesitance to place a hand on Atem's shoulder...but he draws his hand back, to his own chest. The apology's written all over his face.]

I'm sorry I yelled. I don't want to fight...