shut the door & cut me open

"Oh, so that is still a thing, mm?" Remi hummed with healthy interest, brows raised. "It does not just appear when you are falling from manticores, then?"

To continue to repeat what he'd already said, rephrasing apologies as if simply speaking more would somehow get him closer to the heart of what he felt he'd not said, obviously would do no good. And so rather than labour the point further, the alchemist simply pulled the king against him into a tight hug. Closing his eyes, Remi breathed in the scent of his husband, fresh and clean (if not sweaty from all his work). But it was a distinctly Ronin smell, and the alchemist felt his heart skip a beat as he let himself momentarily drown in it.

"Alright." He said, biting back another flood of apologies before turning back into the kitchen.

"Well. If we make the first level Aoife-proof, then the higher levels we needn't worry about." Obviously this was to be a multi-story affair. "Our room can be at the top, beneath the stars." Shooting Ronin a roguish look as he set about heating the water for tea, Remi tried to shrug casually. "I will need your help of course; it will take a lot of wood on my part."

I forgot what it was like, to think I found you finally

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