[ It's the exact same feeling that resides in Inigo's chest at this very same moment.
Maybe even moreso since something about Tidus grabbing his hand and squeezing it that tightly makes him realise. That this isn't just for Inigo, isn't just because of his own dumb insecurities.
He's not the only one who's been hurt. Tidus has been burned just as badly. If anything, both of them are stuck right at the same spot - at having to face the line that divides them from everything they love, erasing their place in the world they've known. (Even though Inigo may not fully understand yet just how extremely so that applies to Tidus.)
Because Tidus has been sad too. And worried. And scared.
And because still, still, still they can't give up.
Inigo's hand squeezes back with just as much force, as if the hand Tidus has offered him is his lifesaver, the only thing keeping him rooted to the here and now. ]
First to give up gets dragged back by the other.
[ This, too, sounds like a promise. Maybe it's the one thing they can do for each other. Never allow the other to fully be immersed in the pit of despair that always feels like it is lurking around the corner. ]
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Maybe even moreso since something about Tidus grabbing his hand and squeezing it that tightly makes him realise. That this isn't just for Inigo, isn't just because of his own dumb insecurities.
He's not the only one who's been hurt. Tidus has been burned just as badly. If anything, both of them are stuck right at the same spot - at having to face the line that divides them from everything they love, erasing their place in the world they've known. (Even though Inigo may not fully understand yet just how extremely so that applies to Tidus.)
Because Tidus has been sad too. And worried. And scared.
And because still, still, still they can't give up.
Inigo's hand squeezes back with just as much force, as if the hand Tidus has offered him is his lifesaver, the only thing keeping him rooted to the here and now. ]
First to give up gets dragged back by the other.
[ This, too, sounds like a promise. Maybe it's the one thing they can do for each other. Never allow the other to fully be immersed in the pit of despair that always feels like it is lurking around the corner. ]