[Prompto springs up with the force of it, but his hand stays rooted to Grey Ignis's arm like it's attached. He stares down at him, lips pressed firmly together.]
Absolutely not.
[Trying to get him to look up, Prompto tugs his arm a bit.]
You're our friend, Ignis. You're--my friend. [Has he ever dared say that before, make a claim outside the comfortable reach of Noct's shadow? Prompto takes a steadying breath and keeps on.] Not just part of you. You can't be friends with just part of someone, it's an all-or-nothing deal. Take it from me. I mean... that's what you guys taught me, that the person you wanted with you was the real me all along. And with you--I, I wouldn't want it any other way, anyway.
[It doesn't matter how well Prompto can read any particular color Ignis, it doesn't matter which ones have to give way based on the needs of the situation. Iggy is Iggy is Iggy, and Iggy is the best.]
And I'm not saying that to cheer you up, because I don't want you to disappear. I'm just saying it because it's true. You're... you're one of us.
[Prompto doesn't let go, not even to offer a friendly bump of knuckles against Ignis's chest or a shoulder clasp. Letting go is the last thing he ever wants to do to this lonely side of Ignis.]
no subject
[Prompto springs up with the force of it, but his hand stays rooted to Grey Ignis's arm like it's attached. He stares down at him, lips pressed firmly together.]
Absolutely not.
[Trying to get him to look up, Prompto tugs his arm a bit.]
You're our friend, Ignis. You're--my friend. [Has he ever dared say that before, make a claim outside the comfortable reach of Noct's shadow? Prompto takes a steadying breath and keeps on.] Not just part of you. You can't be friends with just part of someone, it's an all-or-nothing deal. Take it from me. I mean... that's what you guys taught me, that the person you wanted with you was the real me all along. And with you--I, I wouldn't want it any other way, anyway.
[It doesn't matter how well Prompto can read any particular color Ignis, it doesn't matter which ones have to give way based on the needs of the situation. Iggy is Iggy is Iggy, and Iggy is the best.]
And I'm not saying that to cheer you up, because I don't want you to disappear. I'm just saying it because it's true. You're... you're one of us.
[Prompto doesn't let go, not even to offer a friendly bump of knuckles against Ignis's chest or a shoulder clasp. Letting go is the last thing he ever wants to do to this lonely side of Ignis.]
Because you want to be, right?