devils in the canyon

"I love you too," Ronin says sunnily - clearly he has no idea what's coming to him, and as they finally stop, he knows that the time has come for whatever to happen to... well, happen. Thing one, Remi says, and the Star tilts his head at his husband. And whatever Ronin might have been expecting, he clearly doesn't really believe it's going to be that bad. Except it is, put simply. It is that bad and more, and he does try to pull his hand away just to prevent the whipcrack of fury to riot through their Attuned bond and Remi's magic both. Naturally, he's not able to, and then thing two comes along and, regardless of having no predatory shifts lurking within him, a growl of frustration still manages to tear through Ronin's chest and throat. Light splinters out of him, near blinding in fractures of rage, and he clings hold of the alchemist all the tighter. "I see," he nearly snarls. "And what, pray tell, did he do such a thing for?" Already his feet are carrying him forward again, like he can find this Wicker Woman and pulverise it before thing three pops along. RONIN if there's one thing i'm good at, it's surviving