Top of the World

"After?" Remi exclaimed, sounding a good deal more skeptical than he meant to. Blinking away the incredulity in his voice as if softening his expression would help, Remi cleared his throat. Gay as he was, perhaps babies were not truly his forte but it did take a good amount of time to create them. And he'd seen Vanya only a few weeks prior. She couldn't be that far along. Which meant Ronin was suggesting waiting months. "As brawny as we know you are-" The alchemist said with a cheeky grin that resolved into a concerned look, "-now that you've got a family to think about, perhaps you should sit this one out?" The mention of constellations on the ceiling made Remi think of Ianto and his heart gave another painful lurch. Before he could properly squash the emotion himself, Ronin had drawn him into a sudden but not unwelcome embrace. Stiff for a moment, the alchemist relaxed and wrapped his arms around Ronin's shoulders and physically sighed. "If you say so." He murmured, not meaning to be melancholy or unnecessarily pessimistic, but feeling unable to do otherwise. R E M I I followed your ashes into outer space