Inigo is experiencing a whole emotional rollercoaster over here. First there's that inexpected leaning in on Tidus's part. Like he's actually going to do it. Inigo refuses to move, because the moment he'd do that, he would actually lose this game. Besides, surely Tidus is just bluffing, right? He's just trying to get him to move and will only back down at the last minute, Inigo just knows it--
And then the shock changes into smugness when that's exactly what happens. But before he can even get to gloating over winning this round of gay chicken yet again, there's Tidus's reaction.
And that stops everything. Even his heart feels like it stops for a moment before sinking right into his boots.
Tidus doesn't have to say a word. Inigo knows exactly why he backed down just from the look on the other's face. From the hollowness of that joke. Yuna. It's Yuna, isn't it.
Guilt hits him like a truck. Of course. There's only so much pretending they can do, right? Only so much they can act like nothing that came before this exists. They can't fully forget their lives on the train. The pain that has taken root inside of them. And Inigo, of course, the dumb idiot, is the one who brought that back. Over what? A dumb game? Them messing around?
He releases his hold on Tidus like he burned his hands on a stove, his gaze turning awkward.
He can feel the rise of 'idiot, idiot' in the back of his mind, like a constantly fast-scrolling Twitch chat making fun of him. But that's fine. He deserves it. He's so dumb.
"N-No, it's fine--" He rambles, awkwardly, a little too quickly. "It's fine. I understand. You've proven yourself enough. You don't.. You don't have to do anything for me, it's fine." Even as he speaks, he realises he's overcorrecting, biting the inside of his cheek. So dumb. Stop talking.
Inigo tilts his head downwards, cheeks slightly red with shame.
"We have enough sweets now, right? Let's go look at those clothes." Get away from this whole dumb situation. Try to fix this somehow, before the hurt overtakes Tidus again.
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Inigo is experiencing a whole emotional rollercoaster over here. First there's that inexpected leaning in on Tidus's part. Like he's actually going to do it. Inigo refuses to move, because the moment he'd do that, he would actually lose this game. Besides, surely Tidus is just bluffing, right? He's just trying to get him to move and will only back down at the last minute, Inigo just knows it--
And then the shock changes into smugness when that's exactly what happens. But before he can even get to gloating over winning this round of gay chicken yet again, there's Tidus's reaction.
And that stops everything. Even his heart feels like it stops for a moment before sinking right into his boots.
Tidus doesn't have to say a word. Inigo knows exactly why he backed down just from the look on the other's face. From the hollowness of that joke. Yuna. It's Yuna, isn't it.
Guilt hits him like a truck. Of course. There's only so much pretending they can do, right? Only so much they can act like nothing that came before this exists. They can't fully forget their lives on the train. The pain that has taken root inside of them. And Inigo, of course, the dumb idiot, is the one who brought that back. Over what? A dumb game? Them messing around?
He releases his hold on Tidus like he burned his hands on a stove, his gaze turning awkward.
He can feel the rise of 'idiot, idiot' in the back of his mind, like a constantly fast-scrolling Twitch chat making fun of him. But that's fine. He deserves it. He's so dumb.
"N-No, it's fine--" He rambles, awkwardly, a little too quickly. "It's fine. I understand. You've proven yourself enough. You don't.. You don't have to do anything for me, it's fine." Even as he speaks, he realises he's overcorrecting, biting the inside of his cheek. So dumb. Stop talking.
Inigo tilts his head downwards, cheeks slightly red with shame.
"We have enough sweets now, right? Let's go look at those clothes." Get away from this whole dumb situation. Try to fix this somehow, before the hurt overtakes Tidus again.