gratuitous violence; unnecessary, satisfying, heartbreaking
Luckily, after said ordeal Ronin has no intention of trying to escape Remi's grip, and as he realises his husband is working to keep them both afloat, the fight leaves him entirely so he might hold tightly onto him instead. It isn't alright, he wants to protest - the infection, the threat against their children that still stands, the violet hued island in the distance, the encroaching void and all the Family want to bring to Caido - nothing is alright. But as his arms wind around Remi's shoulders and he hides his face away in the crook of his neck, he can fool himself enough to think that it just might be, for a second.
"I'm sorry," he whispers, allowing himself to be manoeuvred to face the other man properly, his hair plastered to his forehead, water dripping from his chin. "Good," he grates out, needing to hear the words again more than he'd expected. "Even if that was a really stupid thing to do, wasting a rose on me." Shaking his head, the humour might be dark but at least it's humour again, Ronin drawing the Bastion close against him once more. "I missed you, even though I've been right here."
"I'm sorry," he whispers, allowing himself to be manoeuvred to face the other man properly, his hair plastered to his forehead, water dripping from his chin. "Good," he grates out, needing to hear the words again more than he'd expected. "Even if that was a really stupid thing to do, wasting a rose on me." Shaking his head, the humour might be dark but at least it's humour again, Ronin drawing the Bastion close against him once more. "I missed you, even though I've been right here."
RONIN
