Don't need to. [There was a touch of smugness in his voice now.] I've been told I'm a 'teddy bear' and good to cuddle.
... Okay, sure, she was a kid, but she was a smart kid and I trust her judgment.
[Be self-indulgent, Noct. Nothing wrong with being selfish. But wanting a hug from a friend isn't cowardly in the least. For Gladio it isn't. It's comforting. When Noct didn't pull away, when his hand came up to hold his like that, it felt like home.
Maybe they hadn't been this way back there, but Noct and the others were his only real connections to Eos, to where he was born. Being near them reminded him of that. And while it made him homesick on occasion... Pyra's words came back to haunt him. Home was where his friends were, where his family was. And while he couldn't be with his flesh and blood family, he'd learned that family was what you made of it.]
You can shower me with compliments if you want. [He grinned.] I'm generous like that.
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... Okay, sure, she was a kid, but she was a smart kid and I trust her judgment.
[Be self-indulgent, Noct. Nothing wrong with being selfish. But wanting a hug from a friend isn't cowardly in the least. For Gladio it isn't. It's comforting. When Noct didn't pull away, when his hand came up to hold his like that, it felt like home.
Maybe they hadn't been this way back there, but Noct and the others were his only real connections to Eos, to where he was born. Being near them reminded him of that. And while it made him homesick on occasion... Pyra's words came back to haunt him. Home was where his friends were, where his family was. And while he couldn't be with his flesh and blood family, he'd learned that family was what you made of it.]
You can shower me with compliments if you want. [He grinned.] I'm generous like that.