say you'll stay with me tonight

That should have had more of an effect on him than it did. But so great was Remi's need for his husband, that even knowing Vai would walk through the portal behind him and into danger wasn't enough to immediately stay his feet. It was like knowing there was food just on the other side of a door, when you were already starving. A bed just a few steps away, when you were ready to pass out.

Eventually, he did stop, though his antsiness was palpable. From the way, he constantly shifted his feet, to how his hands couldn't remain still at his sides, it was clear that it took great effort for the Alchemist to even consider hearing reason. [say]"No, not immune, but less susceptible than Ronin."[/say] Because as it was, there was still a man beneath those bright blue eyes and expressive eyebrows who still cared about humanity, unlike with Remi, who only cared for a few now.

[say]"If we're together, it will make whatever he's seeing that much more bearable. That I know."[/say] Head tilted like some animal testing the tethers it was held by, Remi took a step forward. He could easily force Vai to move both physically and magically. Whether or not it would come to that, not even Remi really knew. He didn't know what he was capable of just now.