"What If..."

Ignis · 07-19-2020, 06:42 PM

His stomach felt all twisted up and his head was swimming. He really just admitted to his best friend that he loved him. But...for a while now, Ig had been thinking about him beyond just best friends...he really, truly loved him...even though he'd felt incredibly confused about it for weeks on end. Months even, but he just didn't know it then. Like Corvus, he felt like he wanted to throw up. But the choking feeling he had wouldn't go away so he doubted he'd be able to even if he tried. He didn't move as he waited for Corvus' reactions. Or words. Or anything. "Ignis, I..." For a moment, his ears perked slightly and his gaze grew hopeful. Did Corvus feel the same way? Was he about to say that he loved him back? His heart fluttered in his chest and the world seemed to fall away, leaving just him and the one he loved. "Ignis, I have.." He...what?

"I have always loved you..." That's what he thought he was about to hear.

He prepared himself to accept and give the love that they both deserved, and he really, truly thought those would be the words coming out of Corvus' mouth. Especially when his friend moved towards him to touch his nose to his shoulder. Ignis' stiffened body nearly instantly relaxed, and before he knew it, Corvus had buried his nose into his fur. Ig craned his neck over the earthen males, taking in his scent as he closed his eyes and tried to immortalize this moment in his mind. If there was anyone in the world who was the best at comforting him, making him feel at home and making him feel like the world would be okay, it was him. It always had been. He just didn't know it then. He could stand like this forever with him...and he was about to speak again, but before he could...

"..I have ...a girlfriend,"

He almost didn't hear it. Or rather...thought maybe he heard wrong. But slowly and surely, the words began to sink into his head. He opened his eyes then, "W-what...?" Did...did he just hear that right? He took a step back. And then another. And another. His world went from feeling elated and happy in the brief moments of being so close to Corvus, to feeling like his world had suddenly shattered. Corvus...had a girlfriend? Confusion and disbelief were clear in his eyes as he tried to make sense of what he'd just heard. And while Corvus' words were straightforward and clear as a bell, Ignis had been too wrapped up in the emotions he'd been feeling to really make sense of it..."Did...did I hear you right? You...you have a...a girlfriend?" His stomach dropped as he said those words. His mouth went dry again and his chest hurt. He suddenly felt incredibly anxious...confused...hurt...upset...and a plethora of other things he couldn't quite sort out just yet...

"Speech"

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