cruel summer

yes other hearts were broken & other dreams ran dry

but our golden ones sail on and on

Well, he wasn't expecting a response that quickly. Not a positive one at least. Blinking in humbled surprise, the alchemist tilted his head as the side door clicked open, half expecting to see someone else there, but hearing the all too familiar voice of the fox. Something echoed inside of Remi's body, another world where things had ended up differently trying to reassert itself on the present. It was a common hazard of being around Ianto, and likely always would.

Stunned even more by the offering of tea and endlessly overcome by the impossibly handsome face, the alchemist could do little more than offer a crooked and boyish smile as he accepted the warm mug, pulling it close to his chest. Business or pleasure? It was the former, but Remi wanted it to be both.

Had Ianto left it at that, the awkwardness the hawk felt might have persisted. The obvious lie however had his grin growing wry as he shook his head at the mischievous fox. "You know, I have come to find that the more people tell you that, the less true it actually is." He said, ruffling a hand through matted curls and rubbing at an eye.

"I am here for...well. An entirely stupid reason, actually. To ask about finding Arduinna." So saying, Remi held out his non-mug hand palm side up and shrugged as if to say, I did say it was a stupid reason.

Remi

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