[He means it, every word. Nothing could describe the relief he'd felt to see both of them, particularly Luna considering the circumstances of the last time they'd seen one another alive. Luna had only just come from her own death, of course things are going to be highly emotional. It's different from before, when she'd barely escaped Insomnia before arriving here. And Ignis... Noct's disappearance into the Crystal must have rattled him enough to finally open up about some things. Who knew what else could happen, when they have so little to lose? What was he supposed to do, keep his mouth shut and pretend he doesn't know what he knows, or reveal secrets they might never have otherwise shared and upset them before they can bring it up on their own terms? Neither is a good answer, for a multitude of reasons.
His hand tightens a little around hers, his gaze fixed on the ground below.]
Last time... things were different. We weren't together.
[And Luna had wanted to be with him. Ignis had confessed.]
...I don't... want to hurt anyone. But someone's going to be, no matter what I do.
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[He means it, every word. Nothing could describe the relief he'd felt to see both of them, particularly Luna considering the circumstances of the last time they'd seen one another alive. Luna had only just come from her own death, of course things are going to be highly emotional. It's different from before, when she'd barely escaped Insomnia before arriving here. And Ignis... Noct's disappearance into the Crystal must have rattled him enough to finally open up about some things. Who knew what else could happen, when they have so little to lose? What was he supposed to do, keep his mouth shut and pretend he doesn't know what he knows, or reveal secrets they might never have otherwise shared and upset them before they can bring it up on their own terms? Neither is a good answer, for a multitude of reasons.
His hand tightens a little around hers, his gaze fixed on the ground below.]
Last time... things were different. We weren't together.
[And Luna had wanted to be with him. Ignis had confessed.]
...I don't... want to hurt anyone. But someone's going to be, no matter what I do.