[Here, again, is another crossroads — another time when habit would have him answer one thing while another part of him wouldn't answer in such haste. It leaves him quiet, hesitant to respond right away, and eventually he draws back and takes Noct's face in his hands, running his thumbs over his cheeks as he looks at him softly.]
I don't want you to leave me alone right now.
[That's the first thing, the most important thing.]
But I do think...that I need time, to think about how I feel. I don't want to tell you something and call it true before I've even worked out if it is true or not. Is...that all right?
[ The relief in his eyes is obvious even if Noctis will never admit it. He doesn't want to leave Ignis alone, and giving him space would probably kill Noctis and make him inwardly miserable, so when Ignis reaches for him Noctis wraps his arms around him, leaning into his hands. ]
Okay, I can do that.
[ This whole relationship thing is hard, but at least they're talking it out as honestly as they can, right? Ignis is trying to figure out his complicated feelings and the least Noctis can do is let him. ]
All the time you need. And... catching up, for us.
[ He did just narrowly escape being an icicle, after all. ]
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I don't want you to leave me alone right now.
[That's the first thing, the most important thing.]
But I do think...that I need time, to think about how I feel. I don't want to tell you something and call it true before I've even worked out if it is true or not. Is...that all right?
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Okay, I can do that.
[ This whole relationship thing is hard, but at least they're talking it out as honestly as they can, right? Ignis is trying to figure out his complicated feelings and the least Noctis can do is let him. ]
All the time you need. And... catching up, for us.
[ He did just narrowly escape being an icicle, after all. ]