it feels like we're ready to crack, these days, you and I
Remi doesn't believe what he's saying and Ronin doesn't believe what he's hearing, but fuck if he doesn't need the comfort of the lie all the same. Nodding his agreement - probably the room, because hospitals are either far too warm or the opposite - he lets his hand drop, resisting the urge to reach out to reassure the other man. "No, it's okay," he starts, summoning a smile and shaking his head. "I mean, I imagine they got enough footage from that house to make a double feature of it. Maybe I'll have time to bounce back. And if not, who knows - my absence could be dramatic."
He moves as if he wants to rub at the back of his neck in a reflexive gesture, but of course he gives up halfway, as if remembering how much it will hurt. And when Remi offers something in between a sleepover and basically letting Ronin fend for himself, the relief that drags itself through his bones has him visibly sagging back into the pillows. "That sounds good," he says immediately, before adding (as if realising how eager he seems), "-if you don't mind, obviously."
Feathering his fingers back through his hair, he nods towards the small cubby he's been granted for his belongings. "Isla brought my jacket and helmet, so could you maybe drop me back to get my bike, too...?"
He moves as if he wants to rub at the back of his neck in a reflexive gesture, but of course he gives up halfway, as if remembering how much it will hurt. And when Remi offers something in between a sleepover and basically letting Ronin fend for himself, the relief that drags itself through his bones has him visibly sagging back into the pillows. "That sounds good," he says immediately, before adding (as if realising how eager he seems), "-if you don't mind, obviously."
Feathering his fingers back through his hair, he nods towards the small cubby he's been granted for his belongings. "Isla brought my jacket and helmet, so could you maybe drop me back to get my bike, too...?"
when it's just the two of us, only the two of us, I could die
