It wasn’t as if he was going to pretend for one moment that anything about their relationship was easy. It had been a rather long up hill battle from the very start but even Atem was caught off guard by the sudden outburst - yelping as he was suddenly shoved away and fell onto his side with a loud thud.
He hissed slightly in pain, slowly sitting up and rubbing at this side. “I understand how you must be feeling. I’m busy due to the guests that are coming to the Palace for the festival...I though I had explained that I would make it up to you? Your more than welcome to come to the meetings with me but they are rather long and dull”, he sighed and dragged himself back to his feet, fixing his crown as he watched Akefia. Did he still think that he cared for Seto beyond kin-ship?
“You should stay because you are loved. Myself and our child. We both love you alot. We’ll get to spend more free time together once the festival is finally finished, though perhaps we should aim to at least have the chance to eat together?” he sighed and took a step back towards his husband, “I miss you. Even if you can’t see that - it’s the truth”