In the dark I hear a call

& doesn't the white page seem unfinished
without the dark stain of alphabets?

"See, that is the problem these days. People expect all sorts of warnings and explanations even if the rules are very clear." The alchemist replies with a huff. "Keep out is keep out, and if you do not keep out, well.." He shrugs to indicate that in his opinion, you got whatever consequences were coming to you.

Rather than helping, the meagre distance between them serves only to salt the wound, especially as Remi can't help but look into Isla's eyes. The corner of one side of his mouth twitches as if his frown were trying to shrug. "I know. It is the same for me." It was what had blinded him so spectacularly to Isla's feelings, back when they'd tried to be together. "I'm sorry. I do not mean to be like this, I really don't. I do want you to be happy, and to be in love with someone who loves you the way you want and need. I just..." One of his fingers taps thoughtfully against Isla's lower back as Remi shakes his head slightly. "I just...will always want to kill or at the very least maim anyway who you look at, the way you once looked at me."

the lullaby

Styling stolen from Sky (obviously)