I will fight the end
There wasn’t much left to do or say here, it was true. Because while Ronin knew, deep down, that it always took two, of course he would absolve Remi of any guilt. The man was his husband, and for all of Loren’s hardships through the year in which he’d been in self-exile, they had been through Things in the librarian’s absence. Keeping the small amount of bliss he’d managed to carve out in the world was more important to Ronin these days than anything.
”Good. I’m happy for you, truly. The past will give you nothing but grief - the future is where happiness lies.” And that went for both of them. He could only give his former friend a softly pensive look in response to his apologies, his hopes, his honesty, Ronin rubbing at his forehead and beginning to lead them back downstairs.
”Who knows what will happen in the weeks and months after this. For now though, Loren, I’m not sure how much friendship there is left between us. I’m sorry.” Too much water under the bridge. Too many of those bridges burnt. And LongNight, ever looming on the horizon. If they could get through that, maybe there would be time and room to consider old allies. For now, though, there was only cold and snow and darkness.
~FIN
”Good. I’m happy for you, truly. The past will give you nothing but grief - the future is where happiness lies.” And that went for both of them. He could only give his former friend a softly pensive look in response to his apologies, his hopes, his honesty, Ronin rubbing at his forehead and beginning to lead them back downstairs.
”Who knows what will happen in the weeks and months after this. For now though, Loren, I’m not sure how much friendship there is left between us. I’m sorry.” Too much water under the bridge. Too many of those bridges burnt. And LongNight, ever looming on the horizon. If they could get through that, maybe there would be time and room to consider old allies. For now, though, there was only cold and snow and darkness.
~FIN
'til the end is here
