I will fight the end
It was treacherous, the way that Remi could make it all seem right - as if Ronin could be absolved of anything as long as the alchemist was there with open arms and a boyish smile. However exhausted his husband undoubtedly was, the hunter felt all tension drain out of him the moment he held Remi close. He was back, unscathed and without a body in tow. Nothing had happened throughout the day even to suggest that what they had done was common, uncommon, or rumoured knowledge. All was normal.
And yet.
"Hey--" he whispered as he felt the alchemist buckle, Ronin trying and failing to hold him up, and eventually he found himself on his knees with him. The cry that had been drawn from his throat was unlike anything Ronin had heard, and he was at a loss, truly, for what could he say in the face of all of this?
But of course, Remi already had the answers, and Ronin smiled despite himself. "And I you," he whispered back, fingers smoothing and teasing through the alchemist's curls. "I'm so sorry, for..." For killing Skyler? No. Not remotely. But sorry that Remi had to be there? That he was involved? That he had helped to clean up after? He'd apologise for that forever.
"Aoife is sleeping upstairs," he said instead. "She's okay. She's been missing you all day."
And yet.
"Hey--" he whispered as he felt the alchemist buckle, Ronin trying and failing to hold him up, and eventually he found himself on his knees with him. The cry that had been drawn from his throat was unlike anything Ronin had heard, and he was at a loss, truly, for what could he say in the face of all of this?
But of course, Remi already had the answers, and Ronin smiled despite himself. "And I you," he whispered back, fingers smoothing and teasing through the alchemist's curls. "I'm so sorry, for..." For killing Skyler? No. Not remotely. But sorry that Remi had to be there? That he was involved? That he had helped to clean up after? He'd apologise for that forever.
"Aoife is sleeping upstairs," he said instead. "She's okay. She's been missing you all day."
'til the end is here
