I will fight the end
Eyes closing against a kiss that didn't feel real, Ronin slipped his arms around Remi to hold him - whether that was holding him close, or holding him up, it didn't matter. His eyes stung with unshed tears, to see and listen to the gentle alchemist before him, so torn and ruined by the world. And not just by the events of today, either - in a moment of clarity that, whether Ronin knew it or not, was becoming more and more rare, the hunter saw the blight through Remi's eyes; his worsening temper, the encroaching Longnight, the vanishing time left for them together.
Each one a weight pressed so heavily, now, upon Remi's shoulders, that Ronin was amazed that his husband could even stand upright. Guilt and disgust coiled within him, but at least that made a fine motivator to do better for as long as he had available. "I'll do more than that," Ronin said softly, his hands slipping into Remi's and giving them a gentle, reassuring squeeze. "Come on. We didn't burn the house down, but I could always risk flooding it before morning."
With a lopsided smile that was emptier than he'd have liked, Ronin helped to get Remi on his feet again, leading them away towards the shower. "You're amazing, you know," he said softly, his arm firmly around his husband. "The shit you put up with from me... I'd have taken Aoife and left by now."
Each one a weight pressed so heavily, now, upon Remi's shoulders, that Ronin was amazed that his husband could even stand upright. Guilt and disgust coiled within him, but at least that made a fine motivator to do better for as long as he had available. "I'll do more than that," Ronin said softly, his hands slipping into Remi's and giving them a gentle, reassuring squeeze. "Come on. We didn't burn the house down, but I could always risk flooding it before morning."
With a lopsided smile that was emptier than he'd have liked, Ronin helped to get Remi on his feet again, leading them away towards the shower. "You're amazing, you know," he said softly, his arm firmly around his husband. "The shit you put up with from me... I'd have taken Aoife and left by now."
'til the end is here
