The romance is in the gesture. If you make the wrong call and he gets pissed that you took it without checking in first, it won't be very romantic.
[He's failed to be romantic before, and he's pissed Gladio off a lot over the years. Some calls are just safer to make by communicating.]
Come up with something you like first. Do the design. That bit's safe- if he says no, it isn't permanent. Surprise him with that- that you wanna do this, but you need him to be part of it. Tell him what you told me, and then some. Bet you that it'll mean more to him that you cared enough to ask than if you'd surprised him with a done deal.
[He pauses again, his voice going a bit quiet, glancing away.]
...Listen. He's the last Shield of Lucis, for the last king, and duty meant a lot to him even before everything went to hell. It's never just a tattoo, it's the weight it all represents. It should be his call, whether he shares that part of himself with anybody, and whatever his answer is, you gotta respect it.
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[He's failed to be romantic before, and he's pissed Gladio off a lot over the years. Some calls are just safer to make by communicating.]
Come up with something you like first. Do the design. That bit's safe- if he says no, it isn't permanent. Surprise him with that- that you wanna do this, but you need him to be part of it. Tell him what you told me, and then some. Bet you that it'll mean more to him that you cared enough to ask than if you'd surprised him with a done deal.
[He pauses again, his voice going a bit quiet, glancing away.]
...Listen. He's the last Shield of Lucis, for the last king, and duty meant a lot to him even before everything went to hell. It's never just a tattoo, it's the weight it all represents. It should be his call, whether he shares that part of himself with anybody, and whatever his answer is, you gotta respect it.