[Atem's with him in the anger. That's right, get mad -- Ryou deserves to be mad about it, things have been taken from him, things of value, and it's wrong.]
It was wrong of him. It's wrong of everybody. We shouldn't have to fight tooth and claw for every inch of what we have, but we do.
We fight. We hide what we can't risk losing. We protect ourselves, since nothing else will.
[They -- him and Ryou -- they're worth protecting, worth fighting for. Atem trusts Ryou to have his back, trusts Ryou to try, trusts that Ryou will find his own strength, no matter the odds: he's not saying, I'll protect you. He's saying they'll do it together.]
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[Atem's with him in the anger. That's right, get mad -- Ryou deserves to be mad about it, things have been taken from him, things of value, and it's wrong.]
It was wrong of him. It's wrong of everybody. We shouldn't have to fight tooth and claw for every inch of what we have, but we do.
We fight. We hide what we can't risk losing. We protect ourselves, since nothing else will.
[They -- him and Ryou -- they're worth protecting, worth fighting for. Atem trusts Ryou to have his back, trusts Ryou to try, trusts that Ryou will find his own strength, no matter the odds: he's not saying, I'll protect you. He's saying they'll do it together.]