[Nyx is quiet for a long time after Squall says that, curling an arm around him, leaning into him, replaying those final words to his Captain in his head.
You're a slave to the past
A man's past is his pride
My pride is shaping the future
A future he'd known he would never see. And now he's here in this strange world... with no idea what the future holds.]
I've spent... a long time looking to the past. Someone recently reminded me that honoring the past doesn't mean giving up hope for the future. [A weak smile, grudging but affectionate. Something he'd needed to hear even if he didn't want to at the time.]
You remind me a lot of her. Earnest compassion.... stubborn determination... A knack for getting into trouble- [He almost cuts himself off as he leans in to kiss Squall again, softer this time, gentle and a little apologetic. He'd wanted something far different than Nyx being morose and, as usual, getting caught up in the past.]
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You're a slave to the past
A man's past is his pride
My pride is shaping the future
A future he'd known he would never see. And now he's here in this strange world... with no idea what the future holds.]
I've spent... a long time looking to the past. Someone recently reminded me that honoring the past doesn't mean giving up hope for the future. [A weak smile, grudging but affectionate. Something he'd needed to hear even if he didn't want to at the time.]
You remind me a lot of her. Earnest compassion.... stubborn determination... A knack for getting into trouble- [He almost cuts himself off as he leans in to kiss Squall again, softer this time, gentle and a little apologetic. He'd wanted something far different than Nyx being morose and, as usual, getting caught up in the past.]