[First one hand, then the other, comes up to Ryou's face and pulls him in, so they're only a couple of inches apart.]
I need you to know, even if you didn't mean it like this, that you don't owe me anything like that. Not ever! No matter what happens.
[He brings Ryou's face closer, so that he can murmur this too quiet to carry, so even someone else in the room wouldn't catch it.]
But I do want you. I've wanted you since August. I've been waiting...
[...for, what? The right time? A perfect combination of circumstances, where Ryou isn't tired, or hurt, and Atem doesn't think it'll be a bad idea, and he's not a snake, or a bat.
He shakes his head, just a little, his bangs brushing Ryou's forehead.
A thumb strokes his cheek, affectionately and tenderly, before Atem cracks a smile again. His next words are lighter, and a little less quiet.]
I needed to say that to you, and not to the cabinet door.
not nsfw anymore I want to be loved --> nsfw again
I need you to know, even if you didn't mean it like this, that you don't owe me anything like that. Not ever! No matter what happens.
[He brings Ryou's face closer, so that he can murmur this too quiet to carry, so even someone else in the room wouldn't catch it.]
But I do want you. I've wanted you since August. I've been waiting...
[...for, what? The right time? A perfect combination of circumstances, where Ryou isn't tired, or hurt, and Atem doesn't think it'll be a bad idea, and he's not a snake, or a bat.
He shakes his head, just a little, his bangs brushing Ryou's forehead.
A thumb strokes his cheek, affectionately and tenderly, before Atem cracks a smile again. His next words are lighter, and a little less quiet.]
I needed to say that to you, and not to the cabinet door.