[He could HEAR her little feet running, and there's just an amused smile when she bursts to wherever he is, catching her in his arms when she rushes in for that hug.
There's no need to for words, he just hugs her tight, that warm, bright feeling so overwhelming more flowers pop around them, this time looking more like lilies than starflowers, the tips of their petals tinged with blue and yellow.
It might have taken a bit to really realize that it wasn't just mere affection or wish to protect Lyria. And perhaps it's only thanks to them being together here in this world that his original feelings have grown and developed to what they are now. But there is no doubt, having her live with him and Tifa, needing to watch over and care for her has certainly made these feelings into that: love. A kind of close, familial kind that's a little deeper than what they had before.]
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There's no need to for words, he just hugs her tight, that warm, bright feeling so overwhelming more flowers pop around them, this time looking more like lilies than starflowers, the tips of their petals tinged with blue and yellow.
It might have taken a bit to really realize that it wasn't just mere affection or wish to protect Lyria. And perhaps it's only thanks to them being together here in this world that his original feelings have grown and developed to what they are now. But there is no doubt, having her live with him and Tifa, needing to watch over and care for her has certainly made these feelings into that: love. A kind of close, familial kind that's a little deeper than what they had before.]