A new normal

Caiside couldn’t help but roll his eyes as the alchemist tried and failed again to say his name. He immediately blinked, and pushed a smile back across his lips, before pausing, remembering he didn’t have to. ”That’s closer.” His voice was encouraging, it was the effort that mattered, even if it didn’t feel like much. The flinch that ran through Remi when his shoulder was touched made Caiside pause, waiting a moment to give the other man a chance to pull away. When he didn’t, and nodded instead, Caiside squeezed, trying to come off as friendly, and turned them so they were both facing the shelf. Imagining himself in the other mans shoes was a dizzying, terrifying experience, and so he would do what he could to alleviate some of the hardships. ”I think having the more breakeable things closer to the floor sounds like a good start to a system.” Caiside teased gently, gathering up the bottles of ink and organizing them on a lower shelf. His eyes were immediately drawn to the other things scattered around the ground. ”Where did you get all these things? The stars, and,” he knocked the staff so it made a solid sound, “staff?” Caiside Deep in the ocean, dead and cast away Where innocence is burned in flames A million miles from home, I'm walking ahead I'm frozen to the bones, I am...