you've long seen your downfall, spelled out in another's bones
Crinkling his nose at the sand flicked in his direction but clearly not minding it, Ronin frowns softly down at the space between them, where the waves still lap against the sandy shore. "I suppose that is true. It's a price we ought to bear gracefully, in that case." Not that saying it will make it any less messy, but gods, at least they can be cognizant of all they have as well as all that they've lost or gotten wrong.
"They were," he insists, of Remi's decisions being the correct ones. "For you, at that time, they were." He shrugs. There was no good decision that would make everyone happy or keep everyone at peace, and so the Bastion could hardly be blamed for doing his best with what he had at the time - his own feelings included. As the other man continues, though, Ronin can't not reach for him, especially as Flora's name spills from his lips.
Clasping his husband's hands and squeezing them, at least this way Remi will be able to feel the love and pride that pours from Ronin when he thinks about the Doubletake, of all she's fought through and overcome to get where she is today. "I can't speak for how things would have gone for Enzo or Hotaru, but Flora is a strong, beautiful woman who has managed to become Queen of Torchline. She's a good leader and she works hard, and I hope you're as proud of her as I am."
"They were," he insists, of Remi's decisions being the correct ones. "For you, at that time, they were." He shrugs. There was no good decision that would make everyone happy or keep everyone at peace, and so the Bastion could hardly be blamed for doing his best with what he had at the time - his own feelings included. As the other man continues, though, Ronin can't not reach for him, especially as Flora's name spills from his lips.
Clasping his husband's hands and squeezing them, at least this way Remi will be able to feel the love and pride that pours from Ronin when he thinks about the Doubletake, of all she's fought through and overcome to get where she is today. "I can't speak for how things would have gone for Enzo or Hotaru, but Flora is a strong, beautiful woman who has managed to become Queen of Torchline. She's a good leader and she works hard, and I hope you're as proud of her as I am."
RONIN
