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I love you, too.

[The wing Ryou's working on curls around him a moment, like a big, imprecise hug. It might muss his hair a little. Atem's motor control is next-level, miraculous even, but this wing's not built for hugs. What is miraculous is that it doesn't knock Ryou over.]

[It doesn't knock Ryou over, but it does in fact muss his hair in front of his eyes, which he proceeds to shake out like a dog. His ears even audibly slap at the sides of his head while he does it. But, it does sort out his hair problem a little.

What doesn't fall back into place is gently brushed through with his fingers before he continues working.]

Your wings are very comfortable you know. Perhaps not in this position, but...I like the way they feel when they wrap around me.

Mind the hair a bit though.

[The last sentence is said with no small amount of bemusement, before Ryou gets back to work. There's a slight tug as he dries out some of Atem's longer feathers, near the inner part of the wing. He hopes it doesn't hurt...]

[He's not sorry about the hair; that was adorable. But, if there's a better way to do this...]

...is there a position that'd be more comfortable for -- unh. ...for you?

[No, it didn't pull hard enough to hurt. The big ones are pretty durable, attached very firmly -- it'd take a lot more force to do much damage. It's just a very unusual feeling. Surprising. New. The kind of thing you don't allow anyone to do, unless you trust them. It feels a little bit like a tug at hair, where if it's harder, it would be awful, but if it's just a little...you make a little sound like that, open-mouthed because you're relaxed and you're in the middle of a sentence, and then finish your thought, because that comes before processing how you feel about it.]

Not...right now, no. Maybe once I'm done with both wings.

[Ryou noticed the sound. He's a little curious about it, and decides to press his luck once he's worked through the bottom row, running the towel over the next set and pulling in much the same way against one of those feathers.

He can't really be faulted, can he? If Atem asks him to stop, then it must have hurt. But if not, then...it'll be filed away for later.

...Perhaps understandably, Ryou doesn't want to keep away from Atem all the time just because he's covered in fur and Atem's got the huge fuck-off wings.]

Once this is done though...

[He pauses, feeling a little dumb for saying this. Dumb, selfish, ridiculous...many things, honestly.]

...Hold me? I miss sleeping together, s-so if I could just hold you close, that would be enough for me.

[Ryou wishes Atem did sleep, so that he could wrap his arms around his nephilim boyfriend and stop him from doing anything else that could bring him harm.]

Hh.

[Ryou is doing it on purpose. For a moment, Atem's eyes lose focus, and the wing he's holding out for Ryou twitches. Really, living bodies...it feels so nice to have one back, but it can be so troublesome...!

He doesn't mention it, though. The rest of what Ryou is saying is too important.]

O-of course!

Actually....I miss sleeping together, too. Being able to be awake all the time is very convenient! But it was nice to fall asleep with you, and wake up together at night.

[He really never thought he'd miss something like sleep.]

[Ryou eases off, smiling to himself a little as Atem makes that noise...and then again when he speaks, because it seemed mildly distracted. So he goes back to drying feathers as they speak, and not pulling so hard.]

Well, at least you don't need me to warm you up anymore! Not for a while longer.

[Ryou bites back a yawn as he says that. Talking about sleep is making him sleepier, and the repetitive motion of drying Atem's wings is tiring his arms out. He knew this was going to happen, but he's also not going to give up on it.]

The sun...it must be nice to spend time in it. I thought that since I have a daytime form, I might be able to shift my sleep schedule and see the light, but as soon as the sun hits and I transform, it's like...I don't know, letting the air out of a balloon.

[He shifts to the top row of feathers at last, stretching upward. Then he gives the towel a feel, decides it's too wet to be of any use, and moves on to a fresh one before shifting to another area of wing and starting the process over again.]

[Hmmmm, fresh towel nice. Atem's eyes fall half-closed again.]

You'd have to nap, in your day form...and there's so few daytime hours this time of year...

[He knows what it's like to miss spending time in the sun. He got to have so much of it, as a naga...it's harder as a nephilim, this time of year, but at least Atem's always awake for it.]

Should I wake you up a little before sunset?

[Ryou's hands pause in their work. And it's for a long moment after Atem says that. It's very kind of him to offer so that Ryou can get some (likely very needed) vitamin D, but that's not the only reason why Ryou's tickled over it.]

You...want to watch the sun set with me?

[Be still his beating heart. Why is he such a romantic? Atem probably didn't even mean it that way and here he is getting all flustered about it.]

[For a moment, Atem's not certain he hasn't said something wrong, hasn't overstepped. But he can't think of a possible reason why this would be upsetting to--

--oh. Oh, that's why.]

....yes, I do.

[No, he hadn't gone into this planning for it to be a romantic thing, but it did sound nice, getting to be in the sun together for a while. He wasn't going to wake Ryou up and ditch him, that's for sure. So -- yes. Yes, they'll watch the sun set.]

O-okay. H-haha, that's...yes, I would like to do that.

[Tail wagging? Tail wagging. Ryou can't help it, and he's got no illusions about whether Atem can see it. He's not even embarrassed, he's just happy. Sometimes, it's the small things that mean a lot to him.

He gets back to drying, even though all he really wants right now is to take a break and kiss Atem, to show him how happy he is over something like watching a sunset together. The tail wagging will have to do though, because he's still got a whole wing and a half to go.]

[The dry part of the wing curls around Ryou again, this time around his shoulders, avoiding his hair. He kind of wants to use it to pull Ryou in, to forget about this whole wing-drying thing and bring Ryou back to bed, letting the other wing fend for itself...]

Then it's a date! Tonight.

[Are you sure you don't want to take a break, Ryou? The wing is nudging him just a little towards Atem, nothing forceful, just a suggestion that Ryou wouldn't be unwelcome if he decided the place to be was bed instead of floor.]

I look forward to it!

[Ryou definitely wants to take a break, but he hates to leave a job half finished. So although Atem's nudging him, he continues to work on the one wing. Though...he doesn't fully ignore him.]

Mmm. I think one wing is going to be all I can do...sorry, maybe next time, I can get started earlier. I don't mean to leave things undone, but...

[But he's sleepy, and he wants to crawl in bed and cuddle. Half a wing. He can do this. He can do this! If he picks up the pace, he can get it done in a few minutes...surely!]

That's all right. This feels nice, but whatever's not finished will dry on its own, don't worry!

[Ryou's doing this because it's something Ryou wants to do, and while it does feel nice, and Atem's discovering he likes being taken care of like this, he's more than capable of leaving the other wing fluffed until the air does its job.

If Ryou's sleeping instinct happens to overpower his grooming one, that's completely fine. Atem's not even a cold-blooded monster type anymore. The blankets are warm already. Feathers tickle around Ryou's shoulders. Ryou. Ryou. Come to bed. Come on.]

[He does try, to his credit. Ryou gets through another fourth of the wing before he starts nodding off where he's sitting. The only thing that keeps him from falling asleep where he is would be the feathers tickling at him. Poking him, silently trying to convince him that it's bedtime.

He makes a grouchy noise, but still gets to his feet after dropping the towel. He doesn't even care what clothes he's wearing at this point, he just slips into bed, worming his way under the sheets.]

Gah, fine...fine, you win.

[He sounds grumpy, but he nevertheless shifts as close to Atem as he can get. Judging by how fervently he burrows against Atem's side, he is definitely not upset to be here at all.

The wolf in him is just affronted that he didn't finish.]

Heh heh.

[Arms are waiting for him, wrapping around Ryou and pulling him in, fingers sinking into the hair at the back of his head and stroking it. Atem hums happily; if he can get away with it, he's going to tuck Ryou's head under his chin.]

It'll be dry by evening. And I'll wake you up...with plenty of time to watch the sun.

[There's also going to be breakfast. He doesn't sleep. He has time to get that ready. It might not be as nice as what Ryou makes, but there will be meat, and pastries, and something hot and sweet to drink since they'll probably be outside and the temperature drops fast. This became a date real quick.]

[Ryou wraps an arm loosely around Atem, enjoying his ambient warmth even though between the two of them, he runs hotter right now. That's just how it is when you're an active werewolf. And he is very alright with Atem's head resting in his hair, one ear flattened down to accommodate the position.]

Mmm...I can't wait. Sounds...really nice...

[He smiles, and his tail thumps gently against the bed in a slow rhythm as he begins to doze off, only stilling when he's completely asleep. It doesn't take long, because, uh. He really does get tired once he transforms, and he'd already been holding it off out of concern for Atem's wellbeing, given his absence.

It's only natural that he'd be out like a light within minutes.]

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