RONIN
THE DARK STAR
Having thrown out the suggestion without remotely thinking about it, Ronin can't help but smile to himself as he winds a finger through a particularly perfect curl. He can practically feel Remi thinking about it, the Star gently nibbling at the other man's ear as if he might distract him from thoughts about bone anchors and his husband being so unbelievably wrong. "I can get him another bone if that's what he wants," he counters, precisely just to be a shit. It hadn't been the monster that had been the issue after all; just the unfortunate soul who had decided to ride on it.
"A teeny tiny bit," Ronin confirms, though his smile doesn't come quite so easily this time. He shifts so Remi might be half draped over his chest, letting the Star run greedy hands over his husband's back beneath the fur. "If Hotaru had meant a word of that, she would never have told you about the child in the first place," he says airily, though the words stain the air like murder. "She told you to obligate you." And he believes it whether it's true or not.
Ronin is both distracted by the sidestep in subject and grateful for it, and he draws back enought that he might look at Remi properly. "I promise," he vows, as if it's the easiest thing in the world. "I will keep you safe from yourself, and by default, keep everyone else safe from you as well. I've got you. We'll just enjoy the party and see how much sugar we can reasonably feed our son, okay?"
"A teeny tiny bit," Ronin confirms, though his smile doesn't come quite so easily this time. He shifts so Remi might be half draped over his chest, letting the Star run greedy hands over his husband's back beneath the fur. "If Hotaru had meant a word of that, she would never have told you about the child in the first place," he says airily, though the words stain the air like murder. "She told you to obligate you." And he believes it whether it's true or not.
Ronin is both distracted by the sidestep in subject and grateful for it, and he draws back enought that he might look at Remi properly. "I promise," he vows, as if it's the easiest thing in the world. "I will keep you safe from yourself, and by default, keep everyone else safe from you as well. I've got you. We'll just enjoy the party and see how much sugar we can reasonably feed our son, okay?"
now don’t you lose hope
I swear I never dream that we’re alone
I swear I still believe but I don’t know
