even my darkness shines for you
"Do you want me to ask Sunjata?" Ronin tilts his head, finding himself surprisingly open to the idea. (Later, when it's dark and he can't sleep, he'll consider that perhaps all of his rage and turmoil has been conveniently hidden away behind scales the colour of night - and that nice as it is to have coherence back, this also comes with a price). "I can at least get his thoughts on the matter. He knows Hotaru a lot better than either of us do," he points out.
But then they're talking morality, and gods if Ronin doesn't just want to scoop Remi up against him that they wouldn't have to think about this. He does lean in, before he can stop himself, to kiss the other man as if he can smooth away the stress in his expression, as if his hands can simply wipe away all that's happened. "You're right," he murmurs. "And we can't always do the things we want to do, just because we're able to."
Drawing back a bit, he considers the question carefully before answering. "I would want to speak with her," he admits. "To try and understand what happened. More than that - to try and understand why it happened, and if it will happen again. Because if she was sick, then that is different to simply being neglectful. We have both done things we regret when we've been unwell." The blight, the Longheat sickness from Tanau... neither man has been exempt.
But then they're talking morality, and gods if Ronin doesn't just want to scoop Remi up against him that they wouldn't have to think about this. He does lean in, before he can stop himself, to kiss the other man as if he can smooth away the stress in his expression, as if his hands can simply wipe away all that's happened. "You're right," he murmurs. "And we can't always do the things we want to do, just because we're able to."
Drawing back a bit, he considers the question carefully before answering. "I would want to speak with her," he admits. "To try and understand what happened. More than that - to try and understand why it happened, and if it will happen again. Because if she was sick, then that is different to simply being neglectful. We have both done things we regret when we've been unwell." The blight, the Longheat sickness from Tanau... neither man has been exempt.
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