[SE] a matter of strategy

the lullaby

Love isn't all that it seems
I did you wrong

How quickly the heat in his belly had descended down into his feet, making him feel weighted and tethered in a moment he wished to flee from. And one day if that is not enough? Remi wonders, the words ringing in his mind like a struck anvil in a quiet room. Unable to help the smile that splits his lips even as unease and frustration curl his shoulders forward, Remi sighs softly against his husband's cheek.

"I stupidly gave my compass to Phoebe for the time being so that she could visit her son in Torchline. Had I kept it for the twins..." Then they could simply have evaded danger instead of being hastily taught how to face it. "Gods why couldn't they have just gone to the Haven." Remi snarls then, his frustration (both sexual and paternal) sharply contorting his tone into something almost unintelligible.

I'll stay here with you
Until this dream is gone

Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!