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a man for flowers ✿ ( INIGO ) ([personal profile] flatteries) wrote in [personal profile] blitzcheer 2021-04-16 05:32 pm (UTC)

[ There's no way he's going to stop crying now, is there.

Sure, there's a bit of a tonal shift - especially with his shirt being half moved down again, in a clumsy best effort by Tidus's one hand, and with the increasing sappiness of the words that are being said. But Inigo doesn't mind, because it's still overwhelming. Just in a different way. A way that makes his heart overflow with emotion, rendering him unable to say anything at all to all of those words at first.

Instead he just moves to cling back tightly to Tidus as the other embraces him. Inigo can feel the tears clinging to his eyelashes, starting to spill out all over again as he repeats the words Tidus said over and over in his head.

At least I got to be trapped with you. Even though Inigo knows how much Tidus hates this whole situation. Because he's seen it. The anger and the frustration over the months, the desperation in the other's eyes as he pleaded with Anan. At least I got to know what life could be like. Then let's have that life, Tidus, come on, just come to Ylisse if going home means--

Rather than words, the only sound coming from Inigo is just a sharp breath being drawn between the tears, his hands desperately gripping onto Tidus, not caring if their remaining roommate may walk in to see them like this. Right now, she doesn't exist. Nothing exists, just the two of them.

Just.. ]


I know.

[ It's said with a sob, but it's then repeated: ]

I know, Tidus. [ He doesn't want there to be another misunderstanding. He doesn't want to deliver Tidus more pain when the other has been through enough after being completely thrown out of his comfortable life. ] I'm sorry that I acted so stupidly after the mission. I didn't mean--

[ Inigo shakes his head. ]

You're.. you're just as important to me as he was, okay? [ For reasons that are obvious to Inigo.

But even if that side to it didn't exist, even just taking that statement at face value with just them as best friends - it's still not untrue, is it? Just the thought of Tidus being the one to walk off the train one day is enough to make him feel like he's been cut off from all air. ]
I mean it.

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