but you painted me golden

i could be anything in the world

"That I am." He says sweetly in response to his friend's sass, cuddling him all the closer despite his kicks. "Well, I'm glad. I'll...try not to be too..me about it, when you are human. Though I think it'll get easier over time." It was already easier, he thought. Before Ianto hadn't actually been off-limits. He'd been a bright temptation in Remi's mind. Now though, with a line he'd not let himself even contemplate, Remi thought perhaps seeing those mischievous blue eyes wouldn't do his heart in quite so quickly anymore. 'You can be very handsy though. You'll have to watch that, with me." Remi murmured awkwardly, clearing his throat slightly. He wasn't perfect, after all.

"You..." Remi blinks down at the fox, shocked by this latent plot-twist. It certainly wasn't the sort of story he'd been expecting. Exhaling hard enough that his cheeks puffed out for a moment, Remi releases one hand from where it's tangled in the fox so that he can run it through his curls. "I had no idea." He whispers softly. "Why didn't you tell me this before?"

THE ALCHEMIST

but all i wanted was to be his