salt in the water. sand blowin' in your eyes

REMI

the alchemist

I've said that hope I'll never find
To my myself I must confide

There is little to make the Alchemist feel his feelings this way, but the death of a mother...His stride falters and he finds himself out of pace with Finn. Rather than making up the step he lets himself stutter behind for a moment, eyes squeezed shut. He can see her there, small and hollowed out by disease on the bed, with the morning light spilling in. Her skin is sallow, but her eyes spark painful love for him still. A sound not unlike a moan leaves his lips in the world that exists outside of this memory and Remi loses the last bit of what Finn has to say to the pounding in his ears.

"I'm...sorry to hear that." And he sounds as if he means it, as he gives his head a slight shake and makes an effort to find himself at Finn's side again. "How old were you?"

That there's no choice outside your mind
when your heart is overthrown

Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!