we shall heal our wounds, collect our dead
It's a wash of tension and stress - Cian's death, their complicated talk in the Oerwoud, Kamaria coming to the Greatwood - and Ronin feels as though he's gone through the motions of it without allowing it to touch him afterwards. It's an unhealthy coping mechanism that will come back to bite him one of these days, but at the same time, if it means he can snatch moments of peace between the chaos, he'll choose it every time.
He'd promised Remi breakfast and dancing once upon a time a few days prior, and he's got no intention of letting his husband down. It's true that as the sun reaches its warm fingers in through the houseboat windows, Ronin can be said to be swaying more than actually dancing, but it's fine, right? His arms are linked lazily around the alchemist's waist so he can reach behind him and continue to stir their scrambled eggs and make sure their bacon doesn't burn.
Not long awake, the only music to dance to is birdsong and the crackle of cooking meat, but who cares? Resting his chin on Remi's shoulder and smiling against his bare skin, Ronin hums out a note of contentment. "Please let today be uneventful," he says softly, punctuating the sentiment with a kiss against the other man's neck.
He'd promised Remi breakfast and dancing once upon a time a few days prior, and he's got no intention of letting his husband down. It's true that as the sun reaches its warm fingers in through the houseboat windows, Ronin can be said to be swaying more than actually dancing, but it's fine, right? His arms are linked lazily around the alchemist's waist so he can reach behind him and continue to stir their scrambled eggs and make sure their bacon doesn't burn.
Not long awake, the only music to dance to is birdsong and the crackle of cooking meat, but who cares? Resting his chin on Remi's shoulder and smiling against his bare skin, Ronin hums out a note of contentment. "Please let today be uneventful," he says softly, punctuating the sentiment with a kiss against the other man's neck.
THE DARK STAR
and continue fighting
