[Ryou's surprised at the repositioning, but not bothered. In fact, as soon as Atem starts the petting, he lets out a happy sigh and relaxes, his cheek nuzzling against Atem's leg. It feels...very nice. And to Atem, the ears will actually feel softer than they look, the cartilage pliant and the very fine fur along the backs almost velvety.]

Hmmm~...I'm surprised I didn't change in front of Horatio then...he gave me quite the fright a couple days ago, carrying an axe and everything...

[Maybe Ryou's condition isn't based on fear or surprise. Or maybe he'd just been too distracted apologizing for something that, honestly, wasn't actually him.]