It is, isn't it? I remember the first time I had some. You...well, a bit of you, at least, helped me through things, and heated up my first meal.
[Ankhsunatem is a part of Atem, in a way. That's how Ryou thinks of it.]
It was nice. And...I owe you a great deal, for doing what you did. I didn't want to stop you, because I said I wouldn't. But I was worried. Why wouldn't I be?
[He reaches a hand out, gently cups Atem's unusually warm skin while he's still fresh from the shower, and his clawed thumb runs along Atem's cheek.]
Thank you. For taking on such a burden for my sake. I hope that in the future, I can do the same for you, somehow. Protecting one another is important, and you've been working so hard, for so long...
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[Ankhsunatem is a part of Atem, in a way. That's how Ryou thinks of it.]
It was nice. And...I owe you a great deal, for doing what you did. I didn't want to stop you, because I said I wouldn't. But I was worried. Why wouldn't I be?
[He reaches a hand out, gently cups Atem's unusually warm skin while he's still fresh from the shower, and his clawed thumb runs along Atem's cheek.]
Thank you. For taking on such a burden for my sake. I hope that in the future, I can do the same for you, somehow. Protecting one another is important, and you've been working so hard, for so long...