there is always hope
”Hey,” Ronin begins to object, before his playful haughtiness melts into a boyish smile - because Remi is absolutely right. ”I will have to work more on my breathing exercises and the like,” he says. Luckily the talk moves on and he’s right back to haughty indignation at the mention of his sorry excuse for antlers, Ronin’s cheeks colouring; he tries to shake his hair further across his forehead, though with the stream of water the little velvet nubs are impossible to hide.
Still, it’s all in jest, and they can enjoy that fully now - but Ronin is serious about others taking advantage. ”If people know about you, they could overwhelm you with emotion and take advantage while you’re distracted,” he points out, that protective tether between them growing stronger as Ronin moves to turn off the shower. ”Or worse, if they’re angry enough to hurt someone, but without the power to do anything about it... one touch of you and that might change - you might do their dirty work without meaning to.”
Still, it’s all in jest, and they can enjoy that fully now - but Ronin is serious about others taking advantage. ”If people know about you, they could overwhelm you with emotion and take advantage while you’re distracted,” he points out, that protective tether between them growing stronger as Ronin moves to turn off the shower. ”Or worse, if they’re angry enough to hurt someone, but without the power to do anything about it... one touch of you and that might change - you might do their dirty work without meaning to.”
