Top of the World

"She is an exceptionally clever woman. One of us has to be the brains, and I already have the brawn covered." Ronin grinned, taking the other man's jibes with as much ease as ever. It felt good, in fact, to sit and drink and be at ease. It felt more like him, in a way he missed that he hadn't realised. Whilst Ronin could never shake off the responsibility he'd inherited in his climb through the Storm Guard, he definitely felt better for breaking those chains. Taking a long sip of his drink, he shrugged his shoulders in response to Remi's question. "I was just seeing Vanya when Loren and I were first together. We both told each other, Loren and I, that it wouldn't work out forever. Then I fell in love." Remi might not be able to feel it any longer, but he was sure the other man could remember what that was like. "Besides... I have always wanted a family of my own," he admitted. The alchemist's description of his feelings now towards the man he had loved was sad to say the least, and Ronin frowned into his mug. "I dunno," he mumbled, "that chair is pretty attractive in the right light." He couldn't help it, a smirk tugging at his lips. ronin begin again, as the storm