[SE] you can't fix stupid

He said "I bet you don't remember me"

Remi wrinkles his nose at the idea—not out of disagreement—but precisely because Ronin’s suggestion lands too neatly against the part of him that has already been worrying about exactly that. "I hope you don’t expect me to Bastion against Flora," he mutters, voice low as he kicks half-heartedly at a curl of driftwood. "I don’t think I’ll ever be strong enough to stand against her anger, no matter the monsters I've faced."

The admission is soft but unflinching, as honest as the tide. Still, he sighs and nods, because of course Ronin’s right. Again. "We could offer to help," he agrees, his tone cautious but genuine. "I'm sure we can fit a few extra patrols into our busy nap schedule." His lips curve wryly.

When Ronin sidles in and an arm wraps around his waist, Remi melts into the touch instinctively, looping his own arm around in return. The wicked glint in his eye matches the growing smile across his face. "Oh, you absolutely got drunk," he confirms with no sympathy at all. "It was wonderful. You haven’t slurred your words like that in years." He leans in, brushing a kiss just behind Ronin’s ear. "I almost took advantage of you, you know," he whispers, voice gone mockingly scandalous.

and I said "only ever other memory"