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[anewlingo]

Who: Selphie and Squall
What: Taking a walk and probably some moping :/
When: After this.
Where: Around... outside!
Rating: PG... ish? Maybe?

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[hadtoleave]

The desire to snap at her grew with every passing second, doubling after she mentioned Rinoa.

Squall knew Laguna had been happy to spend time with him but they'd never- There was always some awkwardness just underneath the surface. Seeing him was always some sort of struggle and Squall was sure Laguna had to know that. That must have made it uncomfortable for Laguna every time.

It hadn't been too dissimilar with Rinoa. What had made it so damn hard with her was that there was always an undercurrent of ease. She had cared about him, no questions asked, even when they fought. Even after returning his ring.

"But-"

Squall clenched his jaw against the rest, hoping Selphie wouldn't press.

-I want them here. I… I guess I miss them. I'd… really miss you. Seifer. Ellone. It doesn't matter where I am; it's the same. I forgot almost everyone and that's like losing someone, too. It's the worst thing. I'm…

He stopped walking again and exhaled heavily. …What am I supposed to do? "Sorry," he said. He didn't know if he was apologizing for not continuing his train of thought aloud or forgetting her in the first place or-what. Maybe it didn't matter. …So damn tired…

[anewlingo]

"It's okay," she said, and meant it. She wasn't mad at him for holding back or for forgetting her (though a part of her was still bothered by it, but that was nearly a year ago). "I just wanna make sure you're... er, okay. Or at least, stop you from bottling everything up."

But she herself wasn't being completely honest. The truth was, the way people would just randomly disappear scared her more than she would ever let show. She was afraid of Seifer and Squall disappearing, of course--the former had somehow become a good friend, and the latter had somehow become her closest friend. They made all of the madness in Paradisa bearable, and she did her best to make sure they didn't go nuts because of it, either.

"This place doesn't make anything easy, huh?"