my heart is yours to break

right now everything you want is wrong
& right now all your dreams are waking up

Remi frowns, already not liking the sound of Judgement's Needle. It sounded both judgemental and ineffective. However as Ronin mentions the Silk Houses, Remi is forced to exhale out the sour taste that suddenly springs up in the back of his throat. He doesn't swallow it the way he normally would, though, which is something. "Talk of the Silk Houses...It isn't mine to share, but in the interest of understanding more, Finn worked somewhere there as a prostitute, and...I'd just as soon rather not think of it." Because as much as the alchemist was trying to turn over a new leaf, thinking of Finn in compromising sexual positions was about the last possible place his mind needed to go.

And so he sent it somewhere else. "The fighting pits. Me versus you. Who do you think would win?" Remi was arguably the stronger, but Ronin was the trained soldier. If Stormbreak ever needed some entertainment, it might be an interesting way to acure some favours..

But then Ronin is laughing, and Remi doesn't try and ignore the warm rush of relief and joy that settles inside of him. "The Mighty Dragon." He repeats, in as flat a tone as he can muster despite the smile on his lips. "I hope you don't expect me to ever call you that." Remi adds, very much feeling the tension between respecting the physical boundaries needed between them, and wanting to jostle himself against Ronin for good measure.

The Lullaby