[se] this isn't typical

the lullaby

i don't want the world to see me,
because I don't think they'd understand

The small bit of cloth between them indeed keeps Hotaru's emotions veiled from him. Though he would happily take the weight of her thoughts and feelings anytime they became too much for her, just now with so much on his mind, the potential that his own insecurities might ripple her way was simply too high. "Of course." He hopes that she knows he means it too; for all the strangeness that brought them together and the distance that had pushed their meetings farther away, Remi might not be thought of at all as the sort of man who would care about a woman who could, on less kind readings, be simply thought of as a one night stand. But gods, he did care, even if he was terrible at showing it.

'As long as you like.' He replies, smiling crookedly such that only one dimple pressed itself into the skin of his cheek. 'I do not sleep much anymore, so this is a welcome change.' Breathing deeply of the mountain air, Remi exhales slowly.

"Is Halo prepared for what is to come, do you think?"

when everything's meant to be broken,
i just want you to know who I am

Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!