[He was in a sleep cycle, but his name wakes him up; red eyes open, and for the fifth time in the last twelve hours, all of the events of the last 24 sink in again.]
Ryou.
[They're a thing. An item. They kissed. Ryou's hurt. Ryou's safe. For now...all of this hits him again, and Atem does his best to clear his head, to get the drowsiness out.]
How're you--
[He feels a yawn coming on. He tries to stifle it. A hand comes up over his mouth.]
--f-feeli--
[...the stifling works, sort of, in that he doesn't yawn with his usual mouth. It's the other one. The other one opens enormously wide, a terrifying blue-tongued gulf ringed with sharp teeth and two oversized fangs, splitting Atem's face from ear to ear. Oops.]
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Ryou.
[They're a thing. An item. They kissed. Ryou's hurt. Ryou's safe. For now...all of this hits him again, and Atem does his best to clear his head, to get the drowsiness out.]
How're you--
[He feels a yawn coming on. He tries to stifle it. A hand comes up over his mouth.]
--f-feeli--
[...the stifling works, sort of, in that he doesn't yawn with his usual mouth. It's the other one. The other one opens enormously wide, a terrifying blue-tongued gulf ringed with sharp teeth and two oversized fangs, splitting Atem's face from ear to ear. Oops.]