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It's honestly a good thing that Tidus checked beforehand whether or not there's someone else who just walked in, because absolutely any thought of doing that vanishes the moment Tidus's lips are on his own. It makes Inigo's heart jump in his chest, and he definitely chases Tidus for those few kisses more between the other'w words in.

Though it leaves him breathless. Both the kisses, and exactly what Tidus is saying here.

"I.." He starts, but then doesn't know how to say more with the way his heart freezes up in his chest, so he just presses his lips to the other guy's again for a moment, hoping that might help him find the words. "I'm not.. sure if I could live up to.. um."

This time it's a real pause, without being interrupted by dumb distracted kissing. No matter how close Tidus's lips still are.

"To.. anything you might be expecting."

This combines a lot of things he's very nervous about, after all. Especially since he could make a huge fool out of himself in the middle of something that's supposed to be sexy.

He shouldn't distract him, should he? Tidus behaves too, waiting for Inigo to get out what he wants to, is trying. Though he's really wishing they were in their room now - his thoughts of what they could be doing, not so different from what he wants to be doing right now.

"I'd be happy with just you climbing on top of me." You know, might be his favourite view to have, no big deal. And how nice it would be to have going on right now, too.

But there's a pause, a moment where he wants to add, knowing that Inigo's brain will inevitably worry and fret, and where Tidus wants to assure, to get across - leaving another kiss on his lips: "But all I want is - for you to be you. So - you can't fail that."

The ends of his mouth pull upward, and he knows it isn't very poetic, his words... but it's the truth of it. You can't fail to be yourself.

It makes the worried, fussy - or maybe just embarrassed - look on Inigo's face melt into a smile as he stares at the other, as he feels those now familiar lips on top of his own again.

It's nice. The kiss, sure, but the reassurance too. Even if it may be a little simple or straightforward, that's exactly what makes it so effective here.

"I can do that," he says with that same smile. He's trying to remember it, really. The piece of knowledge he has deep down - that Tidus just wants him to be himself. That it's enough.

His hand moves to land on the side of Tidus's upper arm.

"But I'll.. try to make it good anyway." Because he wants Tidus to have something nice too, especially since the other apparently likes the idea of this. It needs to have a little something extra. "For you."

"For me, huh?" he echoes, with his smile turning sly to match his voice. "Then you think you can pull off sexy? Do something like - you knooow."

He lilts, not knowing what to describe, what even to go with. But there's something funny in the request anyway, the mood he was going for with this.

What's sexy (other than having someone on his lap)? Well, Tidus has a few ideas with women...

But hopefully, Inigo's got better ideas with men!

"Like.. 'you know'?" Inigo says.

This time there's something more teasing in it than just something flustered like before. Because it drives home the point that.. well, Tidus knows just as little what he's doing here as Inigo, huh. For different reasons, maybe, but at least it evens out the playing field a little.

Especially since Inigo leans closer to press a quick kiss to Tidus's lips again. When he speaks up again, his voice is a little lower, and a little more quiet.

"Your every - so well described - wish is my command."

Tidus can laugh at himself, laugh when Inigo cheekily responds to him like that. Through his teeth and the grin he wears.

"Thank you, Your Majesty," he gives back in that same low voice, but now he pulls back, resting his hands on either side of himself; the fun of their moment not gone from his posture. Though, he's many not as thirsty as he was earlier-

"You wanna have a few more rounds with me? Of the normal kind," he clarifies, as if cutting off a joke before he can be said. "I want to see what other songs there are! Maybe there's a super sexy dance for couples."

And Inigo can take a few ideas from it.

His hand drops off Tidus's arm as he takes a step backwards, actually letting out a laugh rather than any flustered sound at the suggestion. Maybe it's since it doesn't feel so weird anymore after the mood they were in only a moment ago.

"As long as you explain to anyone who happens to walk in what's going on."

Though no one should walk in.

Hopefully.

"But.. sure. It'd be a waste to already quit now, right?" This whole thing cost points!!

Hah! With Inigo's agreement, he picks himself up onto his feet, giving his arms a stretch above his head - some sense of fluster or dizziness inside him; nothing to put him off balance, but he feels it, coming out of that mood and slipping back into normal.

"Oh, yeah - I'll tell them it's not what it looks like!"

They missed that by five minutes.

He taps the wrist piece, and the hologram boots back up out of rest mode.

"Alright then - time to find us a fun dance!"

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