there is always hope
”Hmm...?” Ronin raises his eyebrows as Remi pulls away suddenly, so used to being all but wrapped around his husband that the sudden disengaging is a little jarring. Only when he realises why does the Star let out a quiet laugh, raking a hand through his wet hair and offering a boyish grin to his husband. ”Ah, I see,” he says. ”I suppose we will both have to be a little more mindful of what happens when we shower together.”
Huffing out a deep breath and focusing on the problem - easily enough done when the conversation changes to more serious matters - Ronin scoffs and swats away the sudsy devil horns, gently tilting Remi’s head back beneath the water so he can rinse him off. ”She didn’t just have you to talk to,” he reminds him gently. ”And while you can’t change that you were an asshole then, you can change it now.”
Washing way all the soap, Ronin’s brow furrows as Remi continues, and he reaches out to gently cup his face in his hands. There’s a surge of protectiveness that bubbles to the surface now, wrapping around the Alchemist in a warm and heavy layer. ”Then let them take issue with it,” he suggests softly. ”They can always choose not to touch you. Besides... don’t forget to take care of yourself, with this. There are people out there who would take advantage of you, with this sort of thing.”
Huffing out a deep breath and focusing on the problem - easily enough done when the conversation changes to more serious matters - Ronin scoffs and swats away the sudsy devil horns, gently tilting Remi’s head back beneath the water so he can rinse him off. ”She didn’t just have you to talk to,” he reminds him gently. ”And while you can’t change that you were an asshole then, you can change it now.”
Washing way all the soap, Ronin’s brow furrows as Remi continues, and he reaches out to gently cup his face in his hands. There’s a surge of protectiveness that bubbles to the surface now, wrapping around the Alchemist in a warm and heavy layer. ”Then let them take issue with it,” he suggests softly. ”They can always choose not to touch you. Besides... don’t forget to take care of yourself, with this. There are people out there who would take advantage of you, with this sort of thing.”
