no bullies or bums, the chums are tens here

the bastion

Remi lifts his brows at the sibling banter, the sound of Flora’s mangled Travelling Tongue drawing an unmistakable glint of mischief to his eyes. "La ruggine," he corrects mildly, the word warm with amusement rather than reprimand, as if she’s simply practising conjugation and not hurling insults across the kitchen. The grin that follows makes him look boyish as though some piece of their old life has slipped through the years to find him again.

Turning to Ronin, he lets a soft laugh escape, the sound threaded through the attuned bond like sunlight through water. This is going surprisingly well, he murmurs silently, his thoughts edged with affectionate disbelief before leaning in to press a kiss against the Knight’s temple.

Glancing between Kaisel and Flora as they describe the house’s temperamental spirits, Remi chuckles under his breath. "It sounds a little bit like what Sugar and Oria get up to," he says, smiling as the spriggan in question peeks out from behind one of his curls, her green glow flickering in agreement before vanishing again.

I got a feeling inside that I can't domesticate
It doesn't wanna live in a cage,
A feeling that I can't housebreak

Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!