the things we hold are always the first to go
”Mm,” Ronin agrees, not at all minding the I told you so given that Remi is absolutely right - and the nuzzles definitely help too. ”It’s kind of relaxing, watching it from up here.” His eyes slip shut, the Star resting his cheek against his husband’s curls, inhaling the salt-sweet scent of him.
For all of the objections, the worry that Ronin has about Remi meddling in things with consequences (god-like ones, especially), his brow furrows as he listens to the Alchemist. ”No, I suppose I can’t. It sounds...” Torturous, honestly, and a pang of genuine sadness ripples through him at the thought that Sunjata and Nate have never shared that connection. ”...Okay. A wedding gift. Make it a good one - I’ll help however I can,” he says softly.
Blinking his eyes back open, he shudders openly at the prospect of spending the season out in something like this. ”No,” he says honestly. ”But I imagine it’s three times as bad as even what you just described to me.” He wrinkles his nose.
For all of the objections, the worry that Ronin has about Remi meddling in things with consequences (god-like ones, especially), his brow furrows as he listens to the Alchemist. ”No, I suppose I can’t. It sounds...” Torturous, honestly, and a pang of genuine sadness ripples through him at the thought that Sunjata and Nate have never shared that connection. ”...Okay. A wedding gift. Make it a good one - I’ll help however I can,” he says softly.
Blinking his eyes back open, he shudders openly at the prospect of spending the season out in something like this. ”No,” he says honestly. ”But I imagine it’s three times as bad as even what you just described to me.” He wrinkles his nose.
