But Inigo goes quiet entirely when Roland starts about his wife. It's not the first time he's told Inigo about her, and Inigo is indeed well aware of what happened to her even before he hears Roland's voice trail off with the implication now. But that just makes him all the more glad that Roland can talk about it in the first place - that it isn't painful enough to just avoid it entirely - and that he can speak of it with nostalgia rather than sadness.
That's what Roland deserves, after all. Nice memories, fondly remembering them. And maybe Tidus and him showing Roland by accident that he can still make more of those nice memories, even if it's with different people in different places.
And when he hears Roland and Tidus start about the lotion, Inigo releases his hold on Roland, instead grinning as he listens to the two speak, the incredulous tone on Tidus's part being pretty amusing to Inigo. It's so much like how these two interact on a regular basis, and he wouldn't dare interrupt that.
Instead he goes to work on the older guy's hair, gently pulling out the hairtie Roland was already using so he can get to work on tying a new ponytail with the ribbon.
The only thing he says is when he looks at Tidus from across the table a moment later, hands already in Roland's hair-- "Don't we have a comb or a brush in there somewhere?" Look, they bought so much, it's not like Inigo remembers it all!
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But Inigo goes quiet entirely when Roland starts about his wife. It's not the first time he's told Inigo about her, and Inigo is indeed well aware of what happened to her even before he hears Roland's voice trail off with the implication now. But that just makes him all the more glad that Roland can talk about it in the first place - that it isn't painful enough to just avoid it entirely - and that he can speak of it with nostalgia rather than sadness.
That's what Roland deserves, after all. Nice memories, fondly remembering them. And maybe Tidus and him showing Roland by accident that he can still make more of those nice memories, even if it's with different people in different places.
And when he hears Roland and Tidus start about the lotion, Inigo releases his hold on Roland, instead grinning as he listens to the two speak, the incredulous tone on Tidus's part being pretty amusing to Inigo. It's so much like how these two interact on a regular basis, and he wouldn't dare interrupt that.
Instead he goes to work on the older guy's hair, gently pulling out the hairtie Roland was already using so he can get to work on tying a new ponytail with the ribbon.
The only thing he says is when he looks at Tidus from across the table a moment later, hands already in Roland's hair-- "Don't we have a comb or a brush in there somewhere?" Look, they bought so much, it's not like Inigo remembers it all!