[ Despite being unsure of how much he deserves it right now, Inigo does take the shoulder the moment it's offered to him, leaning right into the hold. His arms take a moment longer, hesitance fuelled by guilt, but then they raise up to cling to the back of Tidus's shirt.
And he listens. While the tears are still falling, Inigo just clings and listens.
That's how the words start to connect. Slowly. Maybe separately they wouldn't have, but something about the combination of get with a guy for a night and I never even did any of that with Yuna makes it click. Because there's no way Tidus wouldn't have cuddled with Yuna. Inigo has seen just how wildly in love with her Tidus seemed whenever he spoke of her. That hesitance can't have been present back then. And there's no way 'get with a guy' is an expression you'd really use for cuddling.
So Inigo freezes in Tidus's hold. Not letting go, but slowly starting to see where in this conversation something has gone wrong.
He pulls his head back from the shoulder. The hug is still ongoing, but Inigo wants to make sure he can look at Tidus's face when he speaks up - eyes wide, tears still trailing down his cheeks. ]
Tidus, I.. I wasn't asking for sex..
[ He sounds kind of baffled as he says it, like that idea is kind of still processing.
(To a point where, honestly, Inigo probably won't be able to think until later about how Tidus assumed Inigo was asking him to have sex, and rather than flatout rejecting the idea of it said 'I'm not ready'.) ]
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And he listens. While the tears are still falling, Inigo just clings and listens.
That's how the words start to connect. Slowly. Maybe separately they wouldn't have, but something about the combination of get with a guy for a night and I never even did any of that with Yuna makes it click. Because there's no way Tidus wouldn't have cuddled with Yuna. Inigo has seen just how wildly in love with her Tidus seemed whenever he spoke of her. That hesitance can't have been present back then. And there's no way 'get with a guy' is an expression you'd really use for cuddling.
So Inigo freezes in Tidus's hold. Not letting go, but slowly starting to see where in this conversation something has gone wrong.
He pulls his head back from the shoulder. The hug is still ongoing, but Inigo wants to make sure he can look at Tidus's face when he speaks up - eyes wide, tears still trailing down his cheeks. ]
Tidus, I.. I wasn't asking for sex..
[ He sounds kind of baffled as he says it, like that idea is kind of still processing.
(To a point where, honestly, Inigo probably won't be able to think until later about how Tidus assumed Inigo was asking him to have sex, and rather than flatout rejecting the idea of it said 'I'm not ready'.) ]
I just.. wanted to cuddle.