[Training] I don't care if it hurts

I swear I still believe but I don't know

It might be worse, yes. There might be worse to come such that Ronin couldn't even imagine it. But he was quiet and content in the knowledge that he had experienced, at least so far, the very worst that life could throw at him, and he was still there to tell the tale. "That sounds wonderful," he murmured, smiling gently to Remi and closing his eyes as their foreheads touched.

"Always, always you," he agreed, drawing the other man closer. It would still be some time before either of them felt strong enough to get up, to brave the trip back down the side of the volcano, but eventually the afternoon would lead them home. To bed, to a roaring fire and a mountain of blankets, and nothing more.

~FIN

the dark star