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voidtreckerexpress2020-12-11 11:10 pm
flatteries) wrote in voidtreckerexpress2020-12-11 11:10 pm
(open) my heart is about to jump out of my chest
Who: Inigo and you!
Where: The upper level of the music carriage
When: Imagination 19/20
What: Inigo thinks he's having a private dance practice moment. Thinks.
Warnings: Probably nothing, will edit if necessary.
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(open to all)
If you happen to pass through the music carriage today - as people usually do when moving through the train - you may notice something. Either you can hear music coming from the upper floor, drawing your attention, or if you have a good heart, you may instead see an odd little creature sitting on the stairs, swaying from side to side along with the music.
If you decide to go upstairs, the creature certainly won't do anything to stop you, if you can see it. In fact, it seems to happily bounce right after you, following you up.
And upstairs the carriage is mostly empty - except for Inigo standing on the stage, dancing. The music is even more audible now. Inigo is dancing along to the beat, eyes closed, yet he doesn't seem to even come close to falling off the stage, as if he knows exactly where to place his feet. Which he probably does, considering his movements seem to be very fluid, practiced. It's a pretty captivating dance, honestly, and it's easy to just keep watching it without realising the time is passing until the song stops.
It's then that Inigo stops moving too, finally opening his eyes..
.. and therefore finally noticing that he's not alone. He lets out an absolute shriek, staring you straight in the eyes, before his foot slips and he finally ends up falling on the stage.
Temporary elegance gone. There is only a miserable little pile of Inigo on the stage now.
(closed to taiki)
Okay, okay. Maybe he just needs to get used to dancing in front of people. He danced in front of Tidus before, and that was only.. only mildly mortifying, so maybe that's what he should do. Make sure to dance in front of people he feels a bit more comfortable with.
Hence why Inigo gently dragged (read: made puppy eyes at until he gave in) Taiki along here. He said it was fine if Taiki would just sit there and paint or something, do whatever he feels like doing! It's just that Inigo has to get used to having an audience, okay! And Taiki is just about the most gentle person Inigo can think of for this sort of thing.
But thinking of that is one thing. The actual execution of this plan is another thing.
Which is why they're both here now, but rather than dancing, Inigo just sitting there on the stage, slumped over, groaning. His face is buried in his hands.
"Why is it so hard to get started when someone else is looking.." Is he whining to Taiki? To himself? Who knows.
Where: The upper level of the music carriage
When: Imagination 19/20
What: Inigo thinks he's having a private dance practice moment. Thinks.
Warnings: Probably nothing, will edit if necessary.
(open to all)
If you happen to pass through the music carriage today - as people usually do when moving through the train - you may notice something. Either you can hear music coming from the upper floor, drawing your attention, or if you have a good heart, you may instead see an odd little creature sitting on the stairs, swaying from side to side along with the music.
If you decide to go upstairs, the creature certainly won't do anything to stop you, if you can see it. In fact, it seems to happily bounce right after you, following you up.
And upstairs the carriage is mostly empty - except for Inigo standing on the stage, dancing. The music is even more audible now. Inigo is dancing along to the beat, eyes closed, yet he doesn't seem to even come close to falling off the stage, as if he knows exactly where to place his feet. Which he probably does, considering his movements seem to be very fluid, practiced. It's a pretty captivating dance, honestly, and it's easy to just keep watching it without realising the time is passing until the song stops.
It's then that Inigo stops moving too, finally opening his eyes..
.. and therefore finally noticing that he's not alone. He lets out an absolute shriek, staring you straight in the eyes, before his foot slips and he finally ends up falling on the stage.
Temporary elegance gone. There is only a miserable little pile of Inigo on the stage now.
(closed to taiki)
Okay, okay. Maybe he just needs to get used to dancing in front of people. He danced in front of Tidus before, and that was only.. only mildly mortifying, so maybe that's what he should do. Make sure to dance in front of people he feels a bit more comfortable with.
Hence why Inigo gently dragged (read: made puppy eyes at until he gave in) Taiki along here. He said it was fine if Taiki would just sit there and paint or something, do whatever he feels like doing! It's just that Inigo has to get used to having an audience, okay! And Taiki is just about the most gentle person Inigo can think of for this sort of thing.
But thinking of that is one thing. The actual execution of this plan is another thing.
Which is why they're both here now, but rather than dancing, Inigo just sitting there on the stage, slumped over, groaning. His face is buried in his hands.
"Why is it so hard to get started when someone else is looking.." Is he whining to Taiki? To himself? Who knows.
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And Inigo's performance - of all things - reminded her of it. She felt the same way, watching that.
Before he realises what he's doing, or what's going on, Inigo can feel his eyes growing watery. A moment later the tears start rolling down his cheeks, and he clasps a hand in front of his mouth.
"I.. I don't know what to say.." He mumbles, as the tears continue. But he quickly shakes his head. It reminded her or something so important. Something that changed her life. "I don't think I'm worth that honour at all, but-- but thank you. I'm glad if I could make you feel that way.."
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Her hand reached for his cheek, a thumb gently rubbing against his face. "You needn't be so surprised. Were you not enjoying yourself? Was that not an expression from within? That was you. That was your dance. That was your heart."
Her hand lowered and her smile droops. "I didn't have a right to... glimpse what you did not want to freely share, but... having seen it... I needed you to know what it meant for me. I needed you to know how special it was. And... should you be brave enough to share it again, I would be... delighted."
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It's the first thing he says, quickly following up on her words. A small shake of his head is added to the statement. The last thing he wants to do is have Eight apologize for intruding when it meant so much to her. When she appreciated it that much.
"I'm just.. being a big baby about all of this. I'm just really shy about my dancing.." Even now. Honestly, as much as he wants to tell her to just come watch always if she enjoys it that much, he can already feel the nerves pricking at his skin at the very idea of always being watched while dancing. It's too much. "B-But if you really would like to see it again sometime so badly, I.. I could try to be a little braver about it. I wouldn't want to deprive you of something so important to you."
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"You are being you." She smiled, trying to be encouraging. "I won't ask you to dance for me if you don't want to. Something that makes you happy shouldn't make you feel scared. We all have to find our own ways to be the person that we want to be and to have the courage to be that person."
Which was... not something that she could do for him. It was something that he needed to find for himself. She knew that, but oh how she wished she could give him the confidence.
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She's right. She's so right. And Inigo now knows that it comes from experience. That Eight really had to change who she was, once she realised that her core identity, the one thing she was always told to think of herself as, wasn't the only thing out there in the world. She had the courage to try and change.
.. so who would he be to not at least make some effort?
That makes Inigo shake his head.
"No, I.." He rubs away the few remaining tears she didn't catch earlier. "I know what I want to be. And I-- I know I have to try to be braver about it, so I want to be." Even though it's hard. Even though it's terrifying.
If he doesn't try, it'll never get better.
"Maybe I won't be able to deal with having an audience all the time, but.. um.. j-just come watch me sometimes. Please. Even if it's rarely. If I really want to be a dancer, I.. I need to get used to having an audience. I want to get used to it, somehow."
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"I think, like the concert I saw two years ago, you have a dance that can change someone's life." When he felt brave enough.