wonderland

"Oh, I do apologise. Should I be asking for magical items left right and centre, until I'm armoured like a titan?" Ronin flashed Remi a mischievous smile, though he fell dutifully quiet as his husband took the axe in his hands to do his thing. He saw the subtle changes in the wood, in the grain and the fixtures, Ronin watching with clear interest; it wasn't often he actually got to see Remi do what he did best after all. Accepting the weapon and doing as instructed, Ronin swore he felt the wood warm under his touch, like it was soaking him in, and he weighed it in his hands again. It felt different and the same all at once. "Thank you," he said quietly, carefully leaning it against the fence post and planting a kiss on Remi's forehead. "For the axe, and for everything else." The glow around Ronin had softened to something a little less harsh, a little less furious, and he could already feel his pulse slowing down. "My hero," he remarked, nudging Remi. taliesin a long and lonesome road