[ He doesn't think that any part of this might not be real. It's happened before, he knows, and all of that feels like a lifetime away, buried under the snow in Niflheim and so far from him that Prompto can't even really taste much of that memory anymore. The thought that whatever this place really is – some infinite space where the Astrals have decided to test them time and time again, perhaps – doesn't even register, not with the weight of Noct's hand in his and the way their fingers just naturally seek one another out. Prompto can't bear to think of it like that, not when he's so close. So, so close to feeling a little more normal in a place that's never going to let them feel normal.
The odd thing is, because of Duplicity, he's used to being alone or left to pick up the pieces of his broken heart. But Noct —
Prompto doesn't say anything until they're out of the club, just outside where the air is only slightly cooler than the inside, and even then, he doesn't let go of his hand. He can't bring himself to, doubts there's going to be a moment where they aren't glued to each other's sides like old times, and he licks at the edge of the bottom lip he's worried nearly raw, turning to look at him. Still there, still Noct. His heart is practically aching in his chest. ]
I didn't – How long have you been here? [ Might as well get the uncomfortable part of this out of the way. ]
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The odd thing is, because of Duplicity, he's used to being alone or left to pick up the pieces of his broken heart. But Noct —
Prompto doesn't say anything until they're out of the club, just outside where the air is only slightly cooler than the inside, and even then, he doesn't let go of his hand. He can't bring himself to, doubts there's going to be a moment where they aren't glued to each other's sides like old times, and he licks at the edge of the bottom lip he's worried nearly raw, turning to look at him. Still there, still Noct. His heart is practically aching in his chest. ]
I didn't – How long have you been here? [ Might as well get the uncomfortable part of this out of the way. ]