In the dark I hear a call

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

"Why?" The alchemist frowns at that, even as his arms tighten around her. "Because I love you." He says, sounding as if he might laugh. "I am very complex, you know. I can want things for you that I simultaneously hate."

"Am I...horribly jealous and murderous?" Remi wonders, his grin audible in his words even as he absently leans his chin against the top of her head. "I am. Or...well, it is one of the reasons why we no longer have our Hall Pass when it comes to other people. Neither of us could actually manage it, and unlike with you, with him my feelings are ones I can act on." Particularly the more murdery ones.

"Alas, you only ever make it hard." Remi says, not at all bothering to try and act like the innuendo wasn't fully intentional. Not that it would have mattered much if he did; as a medic the alchemist couldn't even hope that Isla would be ignorant of the effect of having her in his arms would have on him. Add in outright talk of murder and their past sexcapades?

There was no chance.

the lullaby

Styling stolen from Sky (obviously)