[SE] sweetest tongue has sharpest tooth

babylon lovers hanging lifetimes on a vine

"Do you think if we shove it down his throat that will work...?" Remi wonders, itching at the stubble on his chin and feigning an expression of being deep in thought as Ronin's arms wrap around his waist. "And you're sure you want to go back to bed?" Pausing just as his knees press against their mattress, the Bastion tilts his head, his shoulders rolling to dismiss his wings.

Knowing full well what Ronin was like during Leafchange, Remi had learned as many coping mechanisms to help the Knight deal with things as Ronin probably had. They could go for a run or the sort of flight that would make their muscles and lungs burn if they flew high enough, or they could even spar to try and work some of the tension from Ronin's body and mind.

Or..

"We could always get dressed and go for a stroll along the beach? Maybe a swim?" Intending to provoke his husband's instincts by suggesting being in public, Remi shrugs thoughtfully. "Maybe we could go check up on Isla." Not that he had any lingering feelings for the Remedy, but she was the only woman he knew he could safely tease Ronin with.

it felt like somethin' holy, like souls bleeding