[se] out on that tight rope

the lullaby

And you should know,
I left but never lost my place

"Roooooniiiinnnnn" Remi calls in a melodic voice, stretching out his husband's name as if it were a melting bit of taffy. A chorus of jingle bugs chime with a sound like handbells outside of the houseboat, filling the chilly air with warm and warbling notes. "Oh Roooooonniiiiin...." He calls out again when waiting and listening brought only serene silence. Frowning, the alchemist glances over his shoulder where, atop last year's monumental memory-snow dick sits a prettily-wrapped present. Biting at the inside of his cheek and not wanting to walk back towards their home lest some bug or bird abscond with his gift (it took him ages to place it just so on the head of their penis, after all), Remi huffs to himself before loudly shouting, "RONIN" with enough force to cause a layer of snow to whummppfff off a nearby bough.

Clearing his throat and straightening, Remi glances around inconspicuously, quite sure that he'd done enough to finally rouse his husband from sleep.

and these nights I miss you most
my heart is yours to break

Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!