[se] baby this rain changes everything

looking like that, you'll open some wounds

Remi doesn't hate Varus, much as the instant spark of jealousy makes him want to. Instead, he lets his shoulders drop from where they'd tensed and raised toward his ears. "Well, if it makes it any better, I would say I am the very worst old god follower." Snorting under his breath, he just shrugs. "I never asked for this. I...well. It is only because of Isla that I am a demigod at all, actually."

With a laugh that's almost entirely genuine now, Remi hums the jeopardy theme song makes a clock-ticking noise in the back of his throat. "Better not delay. Just in case. Pelicans can fly quite far, I am told." He grins. "But no, you would not get that from me. That is much more a trick of Safrin's—the need for pain and spectacle."

THE LULLABY