[She has become the missing piece that he hadn't realised was absent. There's only so much of a life that can be satisfactorily taken up by duty and while Ignis has never had a complaint about his friends and never a doubt as to their importance to him, Kate has become part of him as something new.]
Many things are. [He replies, and his matter of fact tone belies his amusement at the comparison. Battle could be like a dance, but he thinks that at this moment he prefers this to fighting anything intent on ripping him apart.
Though unable to see it, he notes their position by the volume of the music and the consistency of the sand under their feet. Still, the soft sound of surprise that leaves him at the first lap of a wave against his ankle is genuine, and he stops mid-step to look towards the ocean as if it should not be where it is.]
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Many things are. [He replies, and his matter of fact tone belies his amusement at the comparison. Battle could be like a dance, but he thinks that at this moment he prefers this to fighting anything intent on ripping him apart.
Though unable to see it, he notes their position by the volume of the music and the consistency of the sand under their feet. Still, the soft sound of surprise that leaves him at the first lap of a wave against his ankle is genuine, and he stops mid-step to look towards the ocean as if it should not be where it is.]
I believe I lost a few steps, somewhere.