[se] better with you

I think I can manage being collateral damage

"Maybe he's got a crush on one of the doctors." Everest counters slyly, flashing Isla a smile and shrugging like he'd not have blamed the man one bit if that was his motivation.

As she lifts her hair the aviator can't help the way he leans into her almost immediately, his lips finding the point of her shoulder to press a soft kiss there before straightening slightly. "Mhmm. In the same house I grew up in." He confirms. "My grandfather died a few years ago, and my mom took it pretty hard. He'd been sick long enough that it wasn't a surprise, but even so." His father, of course, had no family to speak of. It didn't mean that he didn't have any, only that they'd never once been mentioned. At least not in Ever's presence.

"Mmmm, ah yes, that sounds like me." He says teasingly, shooting the Remedy an adoring smile. "I'll just walk over and ask to borrow one and figure it all out on the fly shall I?" Leaning in to kiss away any other foolish ideas she might have, a scream rises from nearby that has the aviator stiffening and glancing worriedly over his shoulder.

Even if I had to lose you to know you I'd still be that temporary phase that you grow through