𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐎 ( @mewbell ) " please noctis ! don't go --- " she runs after him , reaching . long thin fingers wrap around his wrist , squeezing . tears streak down pink cheeks , her face pleading . " don't go where i can't find you ! where i can't follow ! " eyes are begging , trembling from tips of ears to toes . she falls into him , burying her face in his chest and taking in his scent . " i love you , noctis ! you're my whole world ! i can't be myself without you . . . you're the light that pushes all the darkness away --- but . . . if you get swallowed by that darkness . . . " there she cuts off , breaking down against him .
𝚄𝙽𝙿𝚁𝙾𝙼𝙿𝚃𝙴𝙳 // 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨.
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐂𝐇 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐇𝐀𝐃 𝐇𝐈𝐌 𝐏𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐄 , 𝐆𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐑𝐈𝐏. He turns slightly , a smile on his face as his hand covers hers. He could hear the 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 , see the pain on her face — and for a 𝐌𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 his resolution wavered. His hand moving from atop hers , 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘮 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘬 , thumb gently stroking there — removing the traces of her tears just moments before she buried her face in his chest. Arms circling her , holding her 𝐓𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐋𝐘 against him for a minute — giving her that brief moment of comfort. If it was 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘸 , 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘵.
𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓 , 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄 𝐅𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐊𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐆𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 into it. It may have caused him to hold her that 𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄 bit tighter. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺 ? He cared about her , of course he did -- 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 ? Not to the extent she did , and not as though it mattered either way. This wasn’t something he could escape and it wasn’t fair on her to give her false hope either.
❝ You’ll be fine , Ichigo. I promise. ❞ His voice was gentle , reassuring, so he 𝐇𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐃. ❝ Trust me , you’re stronger than you know you are. You don’t need me by your side to flourish. ❞ He sighs , before pushing against her shoulders , forcing her back from him. ❝ I wish you’d believe in yourself the way I do. ❞ And 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦 , 𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘭 — heading towards the Crystal. Hand outstretched , he didn’t know 𝐄𝐗𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐋𝐘 what was in store for him , but regardless — he knew he 𝐇𝐀𝐃 to face it.