The Unimaginable

Remi knew what Sam was doing. He understood this brand of being caring, of being resilient despite the alchemist's attempts to make the bookmaker go. His heart should have been warmed by it. Look at what an asshole you are being, and yet he stays.Only that wasn't what was currently going through his head. Instead he felt only animosity towards the man who loved him, who sat quietly and unobtrusively while Remi fumbled around his first day of being a father. As Aoife sucked happily on the bottle, Remi ground his teeth against each other softly, watching her contentedly look up at him as she drank. The love he felt for her was immediate and pure. He would give his life in a heartbeat for her, would walk to the ends of the earth, and provide her all that he could. The love for her was as bright and shining as the stars her parents had become. And Sam? Glancing over at him now, Remi felt ... nothing. Absolutely nothing. Nothing besides shock and hunger and panic about Aoife. The point was, he felt none of the things he knew Sam expected. "Do not love me, Sam. " He said at last, looking down and swallowing. "Or stop loving me, or whatever it is." R Ǝ M I Since you burned me at the stake, all of my feelings went away At least there’s no feelings in my way