we'd play with shields made of stone

REMI

the bastion

Darling, you never could scare me
Set me ablaze like you do

Chuckling under his breath at that and shooting the Remedy an appreciative smile—they both know he wouldn't have listened anyway had she told him not to check in on her, but he adores her all the more for not even trying—Remi accepts his nudge with a theatrical grunt before giving Isla's hand a soft squeeze. "Perhaps in one of them you might mention that you forgot something here and need it immediately...it would at least explain why you would ask me, rather than Everest." You know, just in case anyone was reading their mail or watching their movements.

"If there is anything you need, just ask." He hoped it went without saying, but gods if he didn't still feel completely useless. "Once Ronin gets home we will send word to Deimos about Halo. If and when the Tundra is cleared, I will make sure you are the first to know." Assuming Vox didn't beat him to it.

Rising, Remi follows Isla to the door, scooping her up into a hug. "We'll get through this." The vow is whispered into her tangle of curls, and while he's careful not to promise that they'd succeed, no part of him wants to see Isla forced to lose another lover to a war not of their own making. "I love you."

~FIN

I'd walk over coals in my bare feet
If that gets me closer to you

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