this madness of now

"Second puberty ought to be all about awkward boners, not sprouting tentacles and fleeing into the sea," Ronin pointed out, thinking he was doing pretty well all things considered, standing waist deep in the ocean while his husbandopus learned how to use his extra appendages. As Remi disappeared beneath the water Ronin was left simply standing, dripping in the sunlight, until a sinister shape peeped up at him from a short distance away. Smiling lopsidedly as the voice echoed in his head again, he could only shrug at the alchemist. He had nothing to that - Remi was the best at what he did, as far as the hunter was concerned. "You sound adorable," he quipped back. "You should keep the accent more often - though I will have to say no to the hug thanks." This last sentence was blurted quickly, and was swiftly followed by Ronin clumsily struggling to exit the ocean to avoid the tentacles. RONIN Darkness is a funny thing. It creeps up on you.