And it unsettles him more than any lecture, any insult, any bad reaction on the network had.
Oh, no.
Oh, no, he'd been so careful about the cost of this. He'd selected the targets, set them up, leveled the airgun, and shot them down like carnival prizes. The monsters hurt were warned, and chose to watch anyway. The human fear was the object, the desired outcome. But this...
This tone Ryou's taking makes Atem's heart feel cold.
Is this the path Ryou wishes to take...to become a true monster?
If it is, then...
...then Atem has to support him.
Is it what Ryou wants? Will it make him happy? Will it help him survive? Atem hopes all of the answers are yes...
Because if Ryou loses who he is because of what Atem set in motion...
...that will make Atem regret it.]
I know.
[--he says, shifting in front of Ryou, to look him in the eyes. He thumbs Ryou's jaw, gently, then leans in to kiss him, with just as much tenderness.]
no subject
And it unsettles him more than any lecture, any insult, any bad reaction on the network had.
Oh, no.
Oh, no, he'd been so careful about the cost of this. He'd selected the targets, set them up, leveled the airgun, and shot them down like carnival prizes. The monsters hurt were warned, and chose to watch anyway. The human fear was the object, the desired outcome. But this...
This tone Ryou's taking makes Atem's heart feel cold.
Is this the path Ryou wishes to take...to become a true monster?
If it is, then...
...then Atem has to support him.
Is it what Ryou wants? Will it make him happy? Will it help him survive? Atem hopes all of the answers are yes...
Because if Ryou loses who he is because of what Atem set in motion...
...that will make Atem regret it.]
I know.
[--he says, shifting in front of Ryou, to look him in the eyes. He thumbs Ryou's jaw, gently, then leans in to kiss him, with just as much tenderness.]