REMI
Remi’s answering laugh is soft and warm, the sound settling easily between them as he watches her get comfortable. He doesn’t rush to contradict her, doesn’t reach for false reassurance out of habit or politeness, not given their complicated but long history together. Instead, he tips his head thoughtfully, a smile tugging at one corner of his mouth. "You are rather....impressively pregnant," he admits with a crooked smile, eyes flicking briefly to her bump before returning to her face. "But you seem to be handling it well."
At her description of kicks and ribs and bladders, he winces in exaggerated sympathy, shoulders hunching as though he can feel it secondhand. "Ah," he says solemnly, brow lifting, "so you are beginning to understand what a man cold is like." The corner of his mouth twitches before he breaks, laughing at himself with an apologetic shake of his head.
His amusement softens as she speaks of Everest, of cribs and care and quiet effort. Remi listens, and when she mentions having a daughter, something in him stills. He leans back slightly in his chair, one arm resting along the table’s edge, eyes lingering on her for a moment longer than before as the news settles. His smile becomes smaller then, not diminished but deeper, gentler, as if it has found its proper shape. "That’s amazing," he says quietly, sincerity threading every syllable. After a pause, he adds with a soft exhale, "I am so happy for you." And then, catching himself with a faint, self-aware tilt of his head, "For both of you."
A shift in the breeze draws Remi’s attention before his thoughts can wander further, his breath hitching slightly as he inhales, head turning just past Isla’s shoulder. "Ah," he murmurs, recognition warming his tone, already rising from his chair as he peers toward the dense, glossy cluster nearby. "Mateo mentioned these." He moves only a few steps away, careful and unhurried, plucking a couple of the sun-cured stalks before returning to set them gently on the table beside her. "People have been growing them for Tanau, for some upcoming festival, I think" he adds thoughtfully.
Remi gives the offering to Isla!
At her description of kicks and ribs and bladders, he winces in exaggerated sympathy, shoulders hunching as though he can feel it secondhand. "Ah," he says solemnly, brow lifting, "so you are beginning to understand what a man cold is like." The corner of his mouth twitches before he breaks, laughing at himself with an apologetic shake of his head.
His amusement softens as she speaks of Everest, of cribs and care and quiet effort. Remi listens, and when she mentions having a daughter, something in him stills. He leans back slightly in his chair, one arm resting along the table’s edge, eyes lingering on her for a moment longer than before as the news settles. His smile becomes smaller then, not diminished but deeper, gentler, as if it has found its proper shape. "That’s amazing," he says quietly, sincerity threading every syllable. After a pause, he adds with a soft exhale, "I am so happy for you." And then, catching himself with a faint, self-aware tilt of his head, "For both of you."
A shift in the breeze draws Remi’s attention before his thoughts can wander further, his breath hitching slightly as he inhales, head turning just past Isla’s shoulder. "Ah," he murmurs, recognition warming his tone, already rising from his chair as he peers toward the dense, glossy cluster nearby. "Mateo mentioned these." He moves only a few steps away, careful and unhurried, plucking a couple of the sun-cured stalks before returning to set them gently on the table beside her. "People have been growing them for Tanau, for some upcoming festival, I think" he adds thoughtfully.
Remi gives the offering to Isla!
There's a rhyme and reason to the wild outdoors
When the heart of this star-crossed voyager beats in time with yours
When the heart of this star-crossed voyager beats in time with yours
Code stolen from Queen Sky
Speaks with a thick Italian accent.
Force and magic can be used against Remi without permission.
Force and magic can be used against Remi without permission.
