The response feels for all the world like a slap in the face - insulting as well as painful - and Ryo's first reaction is to snap back that he's going somewhere with this-
But he's had years of experience reining in first reactions when they'd get him in trouble, and while he knows Thanatos would never hurt him on purpose, he still grabs it before it can get out and smothers it. He's pushed too far with Thanatos too many times not to have learned something from it.
Thanatos said no. He said it was unwanted. It doesn't matter where Ryo's going with his questions if Thanatos doesn't want him there.
There are a few moments of silence as he wrangles his reactions, and tries to put his thoughts in order, and sighs. "Okay." His tone is mild - no guilt, no judgment, no nothing. He knows pushing makes things worse, and he doesn't need to do that again- no, he doesn't want to do that again. "I hope you feel better." It's sincere, at least - he really does want Thanatos to feel better, even if there's nothing he can do to help it happen.
no subject
But he's had years of experience reining in first reactions when they'd get him in trouble, and while he knows Thanatos would never hurt him on purpose, he still grabs it before it can get out and smothers it. He's pushed too far with Thanatos too many times not to have learned something from it.
Thanatos said no. He said it was unwanted. It doesn't matter where Ryo's going with his questions if Thanatos doesn't want him there.
There are a few moments of silence as he wrangles his reactions, and tries to put his thoughts in order, and sighs. "Okay." His tone is mild - no guilt, no judgment, no nothing. He knows pushing makes things worse, and he doesn't need to do that again- no, he doesn't want to do that again. "I hope you feel better." It's sincere, at least - he really does want Thanatos to feel better, even if there's nothing he can do to help it happen.
That imparted, he turns to leave the way he came.