OOM: Clarity
'Ramon? Baby? It's been a month for me.'
'Excellent.'
A hand extends from the card and Ramon grasps it gladly, laughs when he finds his arms suddenly full of blonde.
'Missed you.'
'You too.'
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A couple of hours later, Random is sitting up in bed and tutting. Ramon thinks it's very unfair that he should be doing this so pointedly, especially as he was just dozing off nicely there.
'What have you been doing with the place? It's a mess.'
'The cleaning company'll take care of it. I still have them come once a week.'
'You didn't answer my question.'
It's been a long time since he's been able to get anything past Random.
'Just came to blow off some steam.'
'...why? Are you about to do something...you?'
'I could take offence at that, you know.'
'You could. But you won't. I didn't say I minded.'
Ramon thinks that of course Random doesn't mind anymore because he's not around to deal with the consequences.
'Someone pissed me off.'
'Everyone pisses you off, baby.'
'More than usual.' He sighs and lights a cigarette...then another one, five seconds later. Random will never not be a thief. 'She knew about me and you and she threw it in my face.'
'Oh.'
Random knows very well how that sort of thing usually goes down. He's never been able to get it through Ramon's head that just laughing about it or throwing innuendo right back usually works a lot better. He's a lot better at games than Ramon'll ever be. Patience born of being an immortal prince with a psychotic father.
'She must be stupid.'
'No. Arrogant. Likes to play games.'
'Sounds like the type you normally fight with. Are you going to kill her?'
'...no.'
Probably.
'...ah.' Random knows what that means. If he doesn't want to kill people who piss him off, he's fucking them. 'Promise me you'll...you know.'
His eyes are green and worried and Ramon immediately throws his cigarette away and kisses him.
'No need to worry. You know I have no patience. She'll either learn or she won't.'
And that's what it comes down to. He puts it out of his head and focuses on what he's doing, which is reassure the only really important person in his life, the best way he knows how.