[SE] what keeps you warm at night

i've hidden all my fears in a book for only my eyes to see

"And if he doesn't? A blanket of stars will remind him of his roots. Where he came from and just how far he's come." This latter sentiment is said with an eye roll and huff. It was both not far at all, and not far enough as far as Remi was concerned.

Shifting to make room for Ronin, Remi offers his husband a feigned look of annoyance as if the Huntsman was very rudely inserting himself where he didn't belong. Nothing could be farther from the truth, though (Ronin always belonged in Remi's lap no matter what the alchemist was doing). "Oh fascinating, you would love it." He says dryly. "It is all about the compositions of various liquids and the reactions they have when blended together in certain ways." Pausing, with a grin, he quickly adds: "And no, that is not a fancy way of saying I am reading about cocktails." That was the book he'd been reading earlier.

"Speaking of gifts..." Flushing and crinkling his nose, Remi reaches onto the table where a poorly wrapped and vaguely spherical object sits. "Flora asked me to give this to you..."

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ALCHEMIST

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