[ Kaladin looks to his valuing of Noctis to allow him to value himself. Noctis looks to his pride in Kaladin for being able to chase his own happiness to... to...
No, maybe for now it's enough of a step to chase his own. He promised him already that the guilt would be an omnipresent specter during their time here, whether apart or together. Kaladin had accepted it, because even if he hadn't understood the feeling himself he understands what it means to battle self-worth. To balance selfishness against duty.
Hands cover his and all at once he can't breathe.
Then those words.
It feels like he's misheard. With the ringing in his ears it's possible, isn't it? To say he's interested in him would mimic what he heard of teenage confessions years ago, or what he's seen from actors on the other side of a screen. This is nothing like that. Kaladin doesn't hesitate, and distantly he understands why he'd wanted to be sure. He wanted to come to Noctis with the full understanding of his feelings.
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No, maybe for now it's enough of a step to chase his own. He promised him already that the guilt would be an omnipresent specter during their time here, whether apart or together. Kaladin had accepted it, because even if he hadn't understood the feeling himself he understands what it means to battle self-worth. To balance selfishness against duty.
Hands cover his and all at once he can't breathe.
Then those words.
It feels like he's misheard. With the ringing in his ears it's possible, isn't it? To say he's interested in him would mimic what he heard of teenage confessions years ago, or what he's seen from actors on the other side of a screen. This is nothing like that. Kaladin doesn't hesitate, and distantly he understands why he'd wanted to be sure. He wanted to come to Noctis with the full understanding of his feelings.
Unhidden by fear. ]