even my darkness shines for you
For a moment all Ronin can do is stare, absently pulling his shirt on properly to gaze between Remi and Mateo as if he’s gone completely mad. And when Remi finally speaks (and the tears rolling down his face have the Star’s sight going misty too), he confirms the impossible, and it’s... a lot. ”...We do?” He almost whispers the words, carefully moving forward to lift the babe from his partner’s arms, tucking him close and feeling the warmth and weight of him as something finally, undeniably real.
”Gods, he’s here,” he murmurs, reaching out with a featherlight touch to play with one of the boy’s tiny angel curls. ”How...?” he asks, inevitably, before shaking his head. ”He’s here for good? He’ll... grow up, and everything?”
”Gods, he’s here,” he murmurs, reaching out with a featherlight touch to play with one of the boy’s tiny angel curls. ”How...?” he asks, inevitably, before shaking his head. ”He’s here for good? He’ll... grow up, and everything?”
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