"No," he said with the hint of a low growl in his tone. He looked miffed for a few more seconds in silence. "It's just a dumb gesture that I don't need."

He pointed a finger at Tidus. "Especially not from you."

He's going to keep pretending that if he just keeps teasing Tidus with slightly mean but no real venom to his words that maybe he can get out of this without succumbing to the embarrassment of an actual hug. Seriously, why was this even a topic of discussion. And how did he manage to get into this position of being on the potential end of receiving one??